The 80th annual Academy Award nominations were announced yesterday.

Nominees for Best Motion Picture of the Year were Atonement, Juno, Michael Clayton, No Country for Old Men, and There Will Be Blood.

No Country for Old Men, a film by brothers Ethan and Joel Coen, had 8 nominations, including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Supporting Actor for Javier Bardem. If you're interested in seeing more of the Coen brothers' movies, Fargo and The Big Lebowski are just two of the titles you'll find here at the library. Or, you might like to read Cormac McCarthy's book, on which the film is based.

There Will Be Blood also received 8 nominations, including Best Actor for Daniel Day-Lewis. According to the handy, searchable database on the Academy Awards web site, Oscar.com, Daniel Day-Lewis has already won for his role in "My Left Foot." He was also nominated for Best Actor for his roles in Gangs of New York and In the Name of the Father.

Michael Clayton came in with 7 nominations, including a Best Actor nomination for George Clooney.

Also taking 7 nominations was Atonement, which was based on Ian McEwan's book by the same name. We have several copies of the book, if you'd like to add your name to the waiting list.

Check back with the library as these titles are released on DVD. We have many award-winners in our collection!

The complete list of Academy Award nominations is available from the official Oscar web site, at http://www.oscar.com/nominees/.