The candidates for Best Movie for the 80th Annual Oscars are:

1. Atonement with Keira Knightley and James McAvoy.
2. No Country for Old Men with Javier Bardem, Tommy Lee Jones, Josh Brolin, Woody Harrelson.
3. There Will Be Blood with Daniel Day-Lewis.
4. Michael Clayton with George Clooney.
5. Juno with Ellen Page.

I’ve seen #1 and 3. Daniel Day-Lewis was magnificent. Atonement had terrible editing and was a really patchy story with a confusing timeline. But aside from these serious shortcomings, it was an excellent period piece. I have plans to see #2 an 5, but for the life of me, no matter how many times I see a trailer for Michael Clayton, it doesn’t interest me in the slightest. And I’m a huge George Clooney fan. Oh well.