Detroit Film Critics Society Nominees

Best film

"No Country for Old Men"
"Juno"
"Into the Wild"
"The Diving Bell and the Butterfly"
"There Will Be Blood"

easily the most diverse set of nominees. It looks like the race is coming down to "No Country" and There Will Be Blood. So long "Atonement".

Best director

Joel & Ethan Coen, "No Country for Old Men"
Julian Schnabel, "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly"
Paul Thomas Anderson, "There Will Be Blood"
Sean Penn, "Into the Wild"
Tim Burton, "Sweeney Todd"
Jason Reitman, "Juno"

the only place they feel they can "honor" Sweeney is in director? Must be a strong year...or they're nuts

Best actor

Daniel Day-Lewis, "There Will Be Blood"
George Clooney, "Michael Clayton"
Emile Hirsch, "Into the Wild"
Tommy Lee Jones, "No Country for Old Men"
Mathieu Amalric, "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly"

ENOUGH with Clooney!! And I'm glad that Tommy Lee Jones got nominated, but it's for the wrong movie (he was 100% supporting in No Country)

Best actress

Ellen Page, "Juno"
Julie Christie, "Away From Her"
Marion Cotillard, "La Vie En Rose"
Laura Linney, "The Savages"
Amy Adams, "Enchanted"

No Jolie? Yes for Adams and Linney? Excellent.

Best supporting actor

Javier Bardem, "No Country for Old Men"
Tom Wilkinson, "Michael Clayton"
Hal Holbrook, "Into the Wild"
Paul Dano, "There Will Be Blood"
Casey Affleck, "The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford"

And there he his: Paul Dano (aka he whose work was being overshadowed by Day-Lewis until just now..)

Best supporting actress

Tilda Swinton, "Michael Clayton"
Amy Ryan, "Gone Baby Gone"
Cate Blanchett, "I'm Not There"
Catherine Keener, "Into the Wild"
Emily Mortimer, "Lars and the Real Girl"

no Saoirse? Looks like the supporting categories have three locks each. It's going to be a total campaign blood bath to see who can take the last two spots. Good for Emily Mortimer though.

Best ensemble

"Juno"
"Lars and the Real Girl"
"Waitress"
"Zodiac"
"Before the Devil Knows You're Dead"

WAITRESS!!!!!

Best newcomer

Sarah Polley, writer-director, "Away From Her"
Michael Cera, actor, "Juno" and "Superbad"
Diablo Cody, writer, "Juno"
Adrienne Shelley, director-writer-actor, "Waitress"
Nikki Blonsky, actor, "Hairspray"

no Ben Affleck? Surprising. The best bet is either Cody or Polley. And how is Adrienne Shelly a "new comer"?