| 80th Academy Awards | |
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 Official poster by Drew Struzan | |
| Date | February 24, 2008 |
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| Hosted by | Jon Stewart |
| Preshow hosts | |
| Produced by | Gil Cates |
| Directed by | Louis J. Horvitz |
| Highlights | |
| Best Picture | No Country for Old Men |
| Most awards | No Country for Old Men (4) |
| Most nominations | No Country for Old Men and There Will Be Blood (8) |
| TV in the United States | |
| Network | ABC |
| Duration | 3 hours, 21 minutes[2] |
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The 80th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored the best films of 2007. The award ceremony took place on February 24, 2008, at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles. During the ceremony, AMPAS presented Academy Awards (commonly referred to as Oscars) in 24 categories. The ceremony was televised in the United States by ABC, and produced by Gil Cates and directed by Louis J. Horvitz.[4][5] Comedian Jon Stewart hosted the show for the second time, having previously presided over the 78th ceremony held in 2006.[6] On February 9, at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, the Academy Awards for Technical Achievement were presented by host Jessica Alba.[7]
No Country for Old Men won four awards, including Best Picture.[8][9] Other winners included The Bourne Ultimatum with three awards, La Vie en Rose and There Will Be Blood with two, and Atonement, The Counterfeiters, Elizabeth: The Golden Age, Freeheld, The Golden Compass, Juno, Michael Clayton, Le Mozart des Pickpockets, Once, Peter & the Wolf, Ratatouille, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, and Taxi to the Dark Side with one. The telecast garnered 31 million viewers, making it the least watched Oscar broadcast since 1974, when Nielsen began keeping records of viewership.[10]
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