3rd Annual AML Film Award Nominees

Here are the nominees for the 3rd Annual AML Film Awards:

Film of the Year (awarded to the director and screenplay writer(s))
~ Atonement – Christopher Hampton & Joe Wright
~ No Country for Old Men – Ethan Coen & Joel Coen
~ Ratatouille – Brad Bird, Jim Capobianco, & Jan Pinkava
~ Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street – Tim Burton & John Logan
~ There Will Be Blood – Paul Thomas Anderson

Performance of the Year
~ Julie Christie as Fiona Anderson, Away From Her
~ Marion Cotillard as Edith Piaf, La Vie en Rose
~ Daniel Day-Lewis as Daniel Plainview, There Will Be Blood
~ Johnny Depp as Sweeney Todd, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
~ Angelina Jolie as Mariane Pearl, A Mighty Heart

Director of the Year
~ Paul Thomas Anderson, There Will Be Blood
~ Tim Burton, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
~ Ethan Coen & Joel Coen, No County for Old Men
~ Ridley Scott, American Gangster
~ Joe Wright, Atonement

Ensemble of the Year (awarded to all prominent cast members)
~ Atonement
~ Charlie Wilson’s War
~ Hairspray
~ Juno
~ No Country for Old Men

Screenplay of the Year
~ Atonement – Christopher Hampton
~ Away From Her – Sarah Polley
~ Juno – Diablo Cody
~ No Country for Old Men – Ethan Coen & Joel Coen
~ There Will Be Blood – Paul Thomas Anderson

Drama Film of the Year (awarded to the director and screenplay writer(s)
~ Atonement – Christopher Hampton & Joe Wright
~ Into the Wild – Sean Penn
~ Michael Clayton – Tony Gilroy
~ No Country for Old Men – Ethan Coen & Joel Coen
~ There Will Be Blood – Paul Thomas Anderson

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Film
~ George Clooney as Michael Clayton, Michael Clayton
~ Daniel Day-Lewis as Daniel Plainview, There Will Be Blood
~ James McAvoy as Robbie Turner, Atonement
~ Viggo Mortensen as Nikolai, Eastern Promises
~ Benicio Del Toro as Jerry Sunborne, Things We Lost In The Fire

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Film
~ Halle Berry as Audrey Burke, Things We Lost In The Fire
~ Cate Blanchett as Queen Elizabeth I, Elizabeth: The Golden Age
~ Julie Christie as Fiona Anderson, Away From Her
~ Jodie Foster as Erica Bain, The Brave One
~ Angelina Jolie as Mariane Pearl, A Mighty Heart

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Film
~ Casey Affleck as Robert Ford, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
~ Javier Bardem as Anton Chigurh, No Country for Old Men
~ Hal Holbrook as Ron Franz, Into the Wild
~ Tommy Lee Jones as Ed Tom Bell, No Country for Old Men
~ Tom Wilkinson as Arthur Edens, Michael Clayton

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Film
~ Cate Blanchett as Jude Quinn, I’m Not There
~ Ruby Dee as Mama Lucas, American Gangster
~ Saoirse Ronan as Briony Tallis, Atonement
~ Amy Ryan as Helene McCready, Gone Baby Gone
~ Tilda Swinton as Karen Crowder, Michael Clayton

Outstanding Director for a Drama Film
~ Paul Thomas Anderson, There Will Be Blood
~ Ethan Coen & Joel Coen, No County for Old Men
~ Sean Penn, Into the Wild
~ Ridley Scott, American Gangster
~ Joe Wright, Atonement

Outstanding Ensemble in a Drama Film (awarded to all prominent cast members)
~ Atonement
~ I’m Not There
~ Into the Wild
~ Michael Clayton
~ No Country for Old Men

Comedy/Musical Film of the Year (awarded to the director and screenplay writer(s)
~ Charlie Wilson’s War – Mike Nichols & Aaron Sorkin
~ Hairspray – Leslie Dixon & Adam Shankman
~ Juno – Diablo Cody & Jason Reitman
~ Knocked Up – Judd Apatow
~ Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street – Tim Burton & John Logan

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy/Musical Film
~ Johnny Depp as Sweeney Todd, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
~ Ryan Gosling as Lars Lindstrom, Lars and the Real Girl
~ Tom Hanks as Charlie Wilson, Charlie Wilson’s War
~ Philip Seymour Hoffman as Jon Savage, The Savages
~ Seth Rogen as Ben Stone, Knocked Up

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy/Musical Film
~ Amy Adams as Giselle, Enchanted
~ Nikki Blonsky as Tracy Turnblad, Hairspray
~ Marion Cotillard as Edith Piaf, La Vie en Rose
~ Ellen Page as Juno MacGuff, Juno
~ Keri Russell as Jenna, Waitress

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy/Musical Film
~ Michael Cera as Paulie Bleeker, Juno
~ Philip Seymour Hoffman as Gust Avrakotos, Charlie Wilson’s War
~ Paul Rudd as Pete, Knocked Up
~ J.K. Simmons as Mac MacGuff, Juno
~ John Travolta as Edna Turnblad, Hairspray

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy/Musical Film
~ Helena Bonham Carter as Mrs. Lovett, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
~ Allison Janney as Bren MacGuff, Juno
~ Leslie Mann as Debbie, Knocked Up
~ Michelle Pfeiffer as Velma von Tussle, Hairspray
~ Julia Roberts as Joanne Herring, Charlie Wilson’s War

Outstanding Director for a Comedy/Musical Film
~ Tim Burton, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
~ Mike Nichols, Charlie Wilson’s War
~ Jason Reitman, Juno
~ Adam Shankman, Hairspray
~ Gore Verbinksi, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End

Outstanding Ensemble in a Comedy/Musical Film (awarded to all prominent cast members)
~ Charlie Wilson’s War
~ Enchanted
~ Hairspray
~ Juno
~ Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Animated Film of the Year (awarded to the director and screenplay writer(s)
~ Bee Movie – Spike Feresten, Steve Hickner, Barry Marder, Andy Robin, Jerry Seinfeld, & Simon J. Smith
~ Meet the Robinsons – Stephen J. Anderson, Jon Bernstein, Michelle Bochner, Nathan Greno, Don Hall, Joseph Mateo, Aurian Redson
~ Ratatouille – Brad Bird, Jim Capobianco, & Jan Pinkava
~The Simpsons Movie – James L. Brooks, Matt Groening, Al Jean, Ian Maxtone-Graham, George Meyer, David Mirkin, Mike Reiss, Mike Scully, Matt Selman, David Silverman, John Swartzwelder, Jon Vitti
~ TMNT – Kevin Munroe

Breakthrough Performance of the Year
~ Nikki Blonsky as Tracy Turnblad, Hairspray
~ Katherine Heigl as Alison Scott, Knocked Up
~ Ellen Page as Juno MacGuff, Juno
~ Saoirse Ronan as Briony Tallis, Atonement
~ Ed Sanders as Toby, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Youth Performance of the Year
~ Freddie Highmore as Evan Taylor, August Rush
~ AnnaSophia Robb as Leslie Burke, Bridge to Terebithia
~ Emma Roberts as Nancy Drew, Nancy Drew
~ Saoirse Ronan as Briony Tallis, Atonement
~ Ed Sanders as Toby, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

AML Film Achievement Award (awarded to the director and screenplay writer(s)
~ Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street – Tim Burton & John Logan