Oscar 2008: Best Makeup Longlist



Marion Cotillard in La Vie en Rose
Keira Knightley, Geoffrey Rush, Johnny Depp in Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
Imelda Staunton, Emma Thompson, Maggie Smith in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Marion Cotillard in La Vie en Rose (top); Keira Knightley, Geoffrey Rush, Johnny Depp in Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End (middle); Imelda Staunton, Emma Thompson, Maggie Smith in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (bottom)

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced that seven films still in the running for the 2008 Academy Award for best makeup. They are:

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
La Vie en Rose
Norbit
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
300

On Saturday, January 19, the members of the Academy’s Makeup Branch will view 10-minute excerpts from each of the seven films. Following the screenings, they will pick three films for final Oscar consideration.

The 80th Academy Awards nominations will be announced on Tuesday, January 22, 2008, at 5:30 a.m. Pacific Time in the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills.

The Academy Awards ceremony will be held on Sunday, February 24, 2008, at the Kodak Theatre at the Hollywood & Highland Center.

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2 Responses to “Oscar 2008: Best Makeup Longlist”

  1. Marsha on January 29th, 2009

    Why is 300 here?

  2. Maggie on February 23rd, 2009

    diving bell and the butterfly?!?:|?

    HAHAHA! LOLZ!!XD!

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