The Broadcast Film Critics Association (BFCA) has announced the nominees for the 13th annual Critics' Choice Awards. The winners will be announced at the Critics' Choice Awards gala on Monday, January 7, 2008 at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium. The ceremony will be hosted by actor and comedian D.L. Hughley. VH1 will broadcast this year's ceremony Live at 9:00 PM (ET/PT).
"Into The Wild," leads the pack with seven nominations for the 13th Annual Critics' Choice Awards including Best Picture, a Best Actor nod for Emile Hirsch, Best Supporting Actor for Hal Holbrook, Best Supporting Actress for Catherine Keener and a double nomination for Sean Penn for Best Director and Best Writer. The film also received a nomination for Best Song with Eddie Vedder's "Guaranteed." "Juno" follows with six nominations including Best Picture, a Best Actress nomination for Ellen Page, Best Acting Ensemble, Best Writer, Best Comedy and Best Young Actor for Michael Cera. Cera earned a double nomination in the Best Young Actor category for "Juno" as well as a nod for his performance in "Superbad."
"Atonement," "Michael Clayton," "No Country for Old Men," "Sweeney Todd" and "Hairspray" tied with five nominations each. "Atonement" garnered nods in the Best Picture, Best Supporting Actress, Best Director, Best Young Actress and Best Composer categories while "Michael Clayton" earned five nominations for Best Picture, Best Actor for George Clooney, Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress and Best Writer. "Sweeney Todd" earned nominations for Best Picture, Best Actor for Johnny Depp, Best Acting Ensemble, Best Director for Tim Burton and Best Young Actor and "No Country for Old Men" received nods for Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor, Best Acting Ensemble, Best Director and Best Writer. "Hairspray" received nominations for Best Comedy, Best Family Film, Best Ensemble, Best Young Actress nomination for Nikki Blonsky and Best Song.
Along with Michael Cera, Cate Blanchett and Amy Adams both received two nominations each. Blanchett earned nominations for both Best Actress for "Elizabeth: The Golden Age" and Best Supporting Actress for "I'm Not There." Amy Adams earned two nominations for "Enchanted" including Best Actress and Best Song for "That's How You Know." Other top nominees include "Enchanted" which received four nominations, "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly" and "There Will Be Blood" each received three nominations and "American Gangster," "August Rush," "Before the Devil Knows You're Dead," "Charlie Wilson's War," "Gone Baby Gone," "The Kite Runner," "Lars and the Real Girl," "La Vie En Rose," "Lust, Caution" and "Superbad" round out the top films with two nominations each.
The BFCA, the largest film critics' organization with over 200 members in the United States and Canada, representing television, radio and online critics, selected nominees in each of the 18 categories. The Critics' Choice Awards were created by the BFCA to recognize excellence in cinematic achievement. Eligible films were released in 2007. The accounting firm of Gregory A. Mogab tallied the written ballots. Historically, the Critics' Choice Awards are the most accurate predictor of the Academy Award nominations.
A complete list of nominees is available at http://criticschoice.vh1.com/. VH1's "Critics' Choice Awards" site, which launches today, will be home to detailed information about the awards and will provide a forum for both the Broadcast Film Critics Association (BFCA) critics and users to comment on this year's nominees. VH1 will expand elements of the show online at VH1.com and on VH1 Mobile. Exclusive video footage from the event will include celebrity interviews, "behind-the-scenes" footage and more. Additional multiplatform plans will be announced in the coming weeks.
