The New York Times reports that "No Country For Old Men,” and "There Will Be Blood" topped the nominations announced this morning.

No surprise, Daniel Day-Lewis was nominated for best actor. "There Will Be Blood" is also up for best picture and director (Paul Thomas Anderson).

"Michael Clayton" and "Atonement" were also big winners garnering quite a few nominations. Julian Schnabel was nominated for best director for "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly" (which I loved).

Surprisingly, "Into the Wild" directed by Sean Penn received just one nomination: Hal Holbrook for best supporting actor, his very first nomination.

Not surprisingly, the film everyone seems to love, "Juno," was nominated for 4 awards including best actress.

For her sensitive and beautiful portrayal of a woman with Alzheimer’s, the great Julie Christie is up for the best actress award, as is the astounding Marion Cotillard for her age-spanning role as Edith Piaf in "La Vie en Rose."

The question remains: will there be an awards show or will it just be a news conference like the Golden Globes? At our house we make a big deal about Oscar night but we could live without it in solidarity with the writers.