Scott Rudin, Ethan Coen and Joel Coen collected an Oscar at the 80th Academy Awards for Best Picture for the film "No Country for Old Men." During his acceptance speech, Rudin thanked his longtime partner, John Barlow, referring to him as "honey."

Daniel Day-Lewis won the second Best Actor Oscar of his career, picking up the coveted award for his portrayal of a ruthless oil prospector in "There Will Be Blood."

France's Marion Cotillard, 32,  was crowned Best Actress for her astounding performance as tragic chanteuse Edith Piaf in "La Vie En Rose," becoming the first French woman to win the best actress Oscar since Simone Signoret in 1960.

Lesbian fave Tilda Swinton was chosen Best Supporting Actress for her role in "Michael Clayton", while Spanish actor Javier Bardem won the award for Best Supporting Actor for "No Country for Old Men".

"Freeheld", the documentary film which chronicles lesbian Detective Lieutenant Laurel Hester's struggle to transfer her earned pension to her domestic partner, Stacie Andree, won the award for Best Documentary Short.

Here are the nominees and winners (underlined):

Best Picture
  Atonement
  Juno
  Michael Clayton
  No Country for Old Men
  There Will Be Blood

Achievement in Directing
  The Diving Bell and the Butterfly - Julian Schnabel
  Juno - Jason Reitman
  Michael Clayton - Tony Gilroy 
  No Country for Old Men - Joel Coen and Ethan Coen
  There Will Be Blood - Paul Thomas Anderson 
 
Actor in a Leading Role
  George Clooney - Michael Clayton
  Daniel Day-Lewis - There Will Be Blood
  Johnny Depp - Sweeney Todd
  Tommy Lee Jones - In the Valley of Elah
  Viggo Mortensen - Eastern Promises
 
Actress in a Leading Role 
  Cate Blanchett - Elizabeth: The Golden Age
  Julie Christie - Away from Her 
  Marion Cotillard - La Vie en Rose
  Laura Linney - The Savages
  Ellen Page - Juno   

Adapted Screenplay
  Atonement - Screenplay by Christopher Hampton
  Away from Her - Written by Sarah Polley
  The Diving Bell and the Butterfly - Screenplay by Ronald Harwood
  No Country for Old Men - Written for the screen by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen
  There Will Be Blood - Written for the screen by Paul Thomas Anderson
 
Original Screenplay 
  Juno - Written by Diablo Cody
  Lars and the Real Girl - Written by Nancy Oliver
  Michael Clayton - Written by Tony Gilroy
  Ratatouille - Screenplay by Brad Bird, Story by Jan Pinkava, Jim Capobianco, Brad Bird
  The Savages - Written by Tamara Jenkins
 
Actor in a Supporting Role
  Casey Affleck - The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
  Javier Bardem - No Country for Old Men
  Philip Seymour Hoffman - Charlie Wilson’s War
  Hal Holbrook - Into the Wild
  Tom Wilkinson - Michael Clayton

Actress in a Supporting Role
  Cate Blanchett - I’m Not There
  Ruby Dee - American Gangster
  Saoirse Ronan - Atonement
  Amy Ryan - Gone Baby Gone 
  Tilda Swinton - Michael Clayton
 
Best Animated Feature
  Persepolis 
  Ratatouille
  Surf's Up
 
Achievement in Art Direction
  American Gangster - Art Direction: Arthur Max, Set Decoration: Beth A. Rubino
  Atonement - Art Direction: Sarah Greenwood, Set Decoration: Katie Spencer
  The Golden Compass - Art Direction: Dennis Gassner, Set Decoration: Anna Pinnock 
  Sweeney Todd - Art Direction: Dante Ferretti, Set Decoration: Francesca Lo Schiavo
  There Will Be Blood - Art Direction: Jack Fisk, Set Decoration: Jim Erickson
 
Achievement in Cinematography 
  The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford - Roger Deakins
  Atonement - Seamus McGarvey
  The Diving Bell and the Butterfly - Janusz Kaminski
  No Country for Old Men - Roger Deakins 
  There Will Be Blood - Robert Elswit
 
Achievement in Costume Design
  Across the Universe - Albert Wolsky
  Atonement - Jacqueline Durran 
  Elizabeth: The Golden Age - Alexandra Byrne
  La Vie en Rose - Marit Allen
  Sweeney Todd - Colleen Atwood
 
Best Documentary Feature
  No End in Sight
  Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience
  Sicko 
  Taxi to the Dark Side
  War/Dance 
 
Best Documentary Short 
  Freeheld
  La Corona
  Salim Baba
  Sari’s Mother
 
Achievement in Film Editing 
  The Bourne Ultimatum - Christopher Rouse
  The Diving Bell and the Butterfly - Juliette Welfling
  Into the Wild - Jay Cassidy
  No Country for Old Men - Roderick Jaynes
  There Will Be Blood - Dylan Tichenor
 
Best Foreign Language Film
  Beaufort
  The Counterfeiters
  Katy?
  Mongol
  12 
 
Achievement in Makeup 
  La Vie en Rose - Didier Lavergne and Jan Archibald
  Norbit - Rick Baker and Kazuhiro Tsuji
  Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End - Ve Neill and Martin Samuel
 
Achievement in Music written for Motion Pictures (Original score) 
  Atonement - Dario Marianelli
  The Kite Runner - Alberto Iglesias
  Michael Clayton - James Newton Howard
  Ratatouille - Michael Giacchino
  3:10 to Yuma - Marco Beltrami
 
Achievement in Music written for Motion Pictures (Original song)
 'Falling Slowly' from Once - Music and Lyric by Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova
 'Happy Working Song' from Enchanted - Music by Alan Menken; Lyric by Stephen Schwartz
 'Raise It Up' from August Rush - Music and Lyric by Jamal Joseph, Charles Mack and Tevin Thomas
 'So Close' from Enchanted - Music by Alan Menken; Lyric by Stephen Schwartz
 'That's How You Know' from Enchanted - Music by Alan Menken; Lyric by Stephen Schwartz
 
Best Animated Short
  I Met the Walrus
  Madame Tutli-Putli
  Même les Pigeons Vont au Paradis
  My Love (Moya Lyubov) 
  Peter & the Wolf 
 
Best Live Action Short 
  At Night
  Il Supplente 
  Le Mozart des Pickpockets (The Mozart of Pickpockets)
  Tanghi Argentini
  The Tonto Woman
 
Achievement in Sound Editing 
  The Bourne Ultimatum - Karen Baker Landers and Per Hallberg
  No Country for Old Men - Skip Lievsay
  Ratatouille - Randy Thom and Michael Silvers
  There Will Be Blood - Christopher Scarabosio and Matthew Wood
  Transformers - Ethan Van der Ryn and Mike Hopkins
 
Achievement in Sound Mixing 
  The Bourne Ultimatum - Scott Millan, David Parker and Kirk Francis
  No Country for Old Men - Skip Lievsay, Craig Berkey, Greg Orloff and Peter Kurland
  Ratatouille - Randy Thom, Michael Semanick and Doc Kane
  3:10 to Yuma - Paul Massey, David Giammarco and Jim Stuebe
  Transformers - Kevin O’Connell, Greg P. Russell and Peter J. Devlin
 
Achievement in Visual Effects  
  The Golden Compass - Michael Fink, Bill Westenhofer, Ben Morris and Trevor Wood
  Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End - John Knoll, Hal Hickel, Charles Gibson and John Frazier 
  Transformers - Scott Farrar, Scott Benza, Russell Earl and John Frazier

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