2008 NOMINEES
Winner; *runner-up

BEST MUSIC (SOUNDTRACK OR SCORE)
CONTROL	INTO THE WILD	JUNO	NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN*	ONCE	SWEENEY TODD	THERE WILL BE BLOOD

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
	THE GOLDEN COMPASS
	HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX
	NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN
	PERSEPOLIS
	SWEENEY TODD
	THERE WILL BE BLOOD*

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
HOT FUZZ (Edgar Wright and Simon Pegg)	JUNO (Diablo Cody)	MICHAEL CLAYTON* (Tony Gilroy)	ONCE (John Carney)	RATATOUILLE (Brad Bird)	WAITRESS (Adrienne Shelly)

BEST ENSEMBLE CAST
HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX (Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, Imelda Staunton, Fiona Shaw, Richard Griffiths, Ralph Fiennes, Natalia Tena, Brendan Gleeson, Gary Oldman, David Thewlis, Maggie Smith, Julie Walters, Bonnie Wright, Jason Isaacs, Michael Gambon, Tom Felton, Katie Leung, Evanna Lynch, Alan Rickman, Emma Thompson, Helena Bonham Carter, Robbie Coltrane)	JUNO (Ellen Page, Michael Cera, Jennifer Garner, Jason Bateman, Allison Janney, J.K. Simmons, Olivia Thirlby, Rainn Wilson, Valerie Tian)	KNOCKED UP* (Seth Rogen, Katherine Heigl, Paul Rudd, Leslie Mann, Jason Segel, Jay Baruchel, Martin Starr, Jonah Hill, Charlyne Yi, Harold Ramis, Alan Tudyk, Kristen Wiig, Craig Robinson)	NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN (Tommy Lee Jones, Javier Bardem, Josh Brolin, Woody Harrelson, Kelly Macdonald, Tess Harper, Barry Corbin, Stephen Root)	SUPERBAD (Jonah Hill, Michael Cera, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Bill Hader, Seth Rogen, Martha MacIsaac, Emma Stone, Aviva, Kevin Corrigan, Carla Gallo, David Krumholtz, Martin Starr)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Jennifer Garner, JUNO	Allison Janney, JUNO	Kelly Macdonald, NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN	Leslie Mann, KNOCKED UP	Imelda Staunton, HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX*	Tilda Swinton, MICHAEL CLAYTON

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Jason Bateman, JUNO	Phillip Seymour Hoffman, CHARLIE WILSON'S WAR	Paul Rudd, KNOCKED UP	Kurt Russell, GRINDHOUSE: DEATH PROOF	Tom Wilkinson, MICHAEL CLAYTON*

BEST ACTOR
Javier Bardem, NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN*	Josh Brolin, NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN	George Clooney, MICHAEL CLAYTON	Matt Damon, THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM	Daniel Day-Lewis, THERE WILL BE BLOOD	Glen Hansard, ONCE

ACTOR WITH WHOM YOU MOST WANT TO GET IT ON
George Clooney, MICHAEL CLAYTON	Matt Damon, THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM	Nathan Fillion, WAITRESS	James McAvoy, ATONEMENT*	That One Guy With the Abs -- Which One Was It -- Oh Yeah, All of Them, 300

ACTRESS WITH WHOM YOU MOST WANT TO GET IT ON
Cate Blanchett, I'M NOT THERE	Romola Garai, ATONEMENT	Keira Knightley, ATONEMENT	Kelly Macdonald, NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN*	Ellen Page, JUNO	Marisa Tomei, BEFORE THE DEVIL KNOWS YOU'RE DEAD	Tang Wei, LUST, CAUTION

BEST DIRECTOR
Paul Thomas Anderson, THERE WILL BE BLOOD	John Carney, ONCE	Ethan and Joel Coen, NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN	Tony Gilroy, MICHAEL CLAYTON*	Jason Reitman, JUNO	Quentin Tarantino, GRINDHOUSE: DEATH PROOF

WORST FUCKING THING
BEFORE THE DEVIL KNOWS YOU'RE DEAD	The End of I AM LEGEND	THE GOLDEN COMPASS	NATIONAL TREASURE: BOOK OF SECRETS	SPIDER-MAN 3*

BEST PICTURE
THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM	JUNO	MICHAEL CLAYTON*	NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN	ONCE	RATATOUILLE

SPECIAL JURY PRIZES
These awards are not voted on by the Virtual Crib, but are given out by the Cribbies administration based on voting patterns Cribwide.

The Al Pacino Award for Largest Performance
Daniel Day-Lewis, THERE WILL BE BLOOD

The Wild Kingdom Prize for Best Performances by Nonhumans
The Dog, I AM LEGEND
Remy the Rat, RATATOUILLE
Bumblebee, TRANSFORMERS

The Amy Poehler Prize for Hotness Unrecognized By You Assholes
Rachel Bilson, THE LAST KISS

The Pepe the Prawn Prize for Best Performance by a Cartoon Ensemble
PERSEPOLIS

The Eastern Promises Award for Deadliest Nudity
Viggo Mortensen's Wang, EASTERN PROMISES

The Chris Columbus Prize for Unbelievably Botched Adaptation
THE GOLDEN COMPASS

The Dark Materials Prize for Movie Most in Need of Peter Jackson
THE GOLDEN COMPASS

The Julianne Moore Prize for Violently Split Opinion
THERE WILL BE BLOOD

The Jay and Silent Bob Prize for Overabundance of Cameos
Cate Blanchett, Steve Coogan, Martin Freeman, Peter Jackson, Graham Low, Bill Nighy, HOT FUZZ 

The Elisha Cuthbert Prize for Movie Made By Someone Who Was Reading Steve's Thoughts When He Was 14
TRANSFORMERS

HALL OF AWESOME INDUCTEES

	CROTCH-KICKING
	CATHERINE KEENER
	VAL KILMER
	VIGGO MORTENSEN
	EMMA THOMPSON

THE CRIBBIES CANON

BEING JOHN MALKOVICH 2000: 6 nominations, 3 wins	BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN 2006: 9 nominations, 1 win

CHILDREN OF MEN 2007: 7 nominations, 2 wins	DONNIE DARKO 2002: 0 nominations, 0 wins

ELECTION 2000: 5 nominations, 2 wins	GALAXY QUEST 2000: 1 nomination, 0 wins

GHOST WORLD 2002: 3 nominations, 0 wins	HENRY FOOL 1999: 6 nominations, 2 wins

LANTANA 2002: 5 nominations, 0 wins	THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING 2004: 8 nominations, 5 wins

THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE TWO TOWERS 2003: 9 nominations, 6 wins	MULHOLLAND DR. 2002: 5 nominations, 1 win

O BROTHER, WHERE ART THOU? 2001: 8 nominations, 3 wins	OUT OF SIGHT 1999: 6 nominations, 3 wins

THE ROYAL TENENBAUMS 2002: 9 nominations, 1 win	SOUTH PARK: BIGGER, LONGER AND UNCUT 2000: 3 nominations, 0 wins

SPIRITED AWAY 2003: 2 nominations, 1 win	TOPSY-TURVY 2000: 2 nominations, 1 win

WEDDING CRASHERS 2006: 2 nominations, 1 win	YI YI (A ONE AND A TWO...) 2001: 4 nominations, 0 wins

VIRTUAL CRIB IS "FALLING SLOWLY" FOR "ONCE"
Cribbies Shocker as Irish Musical Wins Top Prize; Cribbies Canon Established

  Ten years into the awarding of the Cribbies, an upset has finally come along to rival the legendary triumph of HENRY FOOL in 1999's first annual awards ceremony. ONCE, a ramshackle musical that was the subject of little pre-awards speculation, swept past heavy favorites JUNO and NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN to take three Cribbies, including Best Picture. When the award was announced, audible gasps were heard in the Cribbies Ballroom; stars Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova were visibly shaken as they accepted the award. "Winning an Oscar is one thing," Hansard said. "But the Cribbie? Sweet Jaysus."

Irglova also attempted to speak, but the Cribbies Orchestra -- a member of the Cribbies Administration in the back of the room with a boom box -- shooed her off the stage.

JUNO and NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN weren't shut out; the teen-pregnancy comedy won three awards, including Best Actress (Ellen Page) and Best Supporting Actress (Jennifer Garner). However, screenwriter Diablo Cody -- who used to be a stripper -- was shut out, losing in the Original Screenplay category to ONCE's John Carney. "Snap to my Lou, me hearties, I'm 'Once' bitten, twice fly! I'm a cautionary fail!" Cody shouted, gnashing her teeth at the orderlies who wheeled her away. "THIS IS ONE DOODLE THAT CAN'T BE UNDID!"

Meanwhile, Joel and Ethan Coen accepted their Best Director Cribbie for NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN with delirious enthusiasm. "This is by far the best thing that's ever happened to us," Joel Coen said, an infectious grim creasing his face. The brothers then made a witty and enjoyable 25-minute speech.

The coveted Get It On awards were won by Nathan Fillion of WAITRESS and Marisa Tomei of BEFORE THE DEVIL KNOWS YOU'RE DEAD. The two performers hoisted their awards -- glasses of the finest Jack Daniels sippin' whiskey -- and clinked them together; within minutes they were canoodling in a corner.

In honor of the Cribbies' tenth anniversary, the Cribbies Administration has established the Cribbies Canon, a selection of movies from the Cribbies' first ten years that truly represent what the Cribbies are all about. Based on voting by Crib members, twenty films have been inducted into the Canon, from 1999's surprise Best Picture winner HENRY FOOL to 2007's Best Director-winning CHILDREN OF MEN. The films range from THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE TWO TOWERS, which won 6 awards in 2003, to DONNIE DARKO, which was never even nominated for a single Cribbie, due to the fact that in its eligible year only two Crib members saw it.

This year's inductees into the Cribbies Hall of Awesome are Catherine Keener, Val Kilmer, Viggo Mortensen, Emma Thompson, and crotch-kicking.

HONEST TO BLOG ON THE HAMBURGER PHONE, FRIEND-O!
Cribbies Spurn Onetime Darling Apatow for 'Juno,' Coens; Voters Asked to Weigh In on Cribbies Canon

The Virtual Crib spread the love in the Tenth Annual Cribbie Nominations, Celebrating Achievement in Filmmaking, Acting and Hotness. While JUNO and NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN dominated the proceedings, with eleven and ten nominations, respectively, five other films racked up five nominations or more. The pack of runners-up was led by fellow Best Picture nominees MICHAEL CLAYTON (seven noms) and ONCE (six), with HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX a surprise contender with six nominations, though the big prize eluded it. Rounding out the Best Picture nominees were THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM and RATATOUILLE.

Though Paul Thomas Anderson's THERE WILL BE BLOOD collected five nominations, including Best Director, the hotly-debated film failed to earn a Best Picture nomination and, in fact, almost was nominated for Worst Fucking Thing, according to Cribbies insiders. Academy Award nominee ATONEMENT failed to achieve nominations anywhere other than the prestigious Get It On categories, where it garnered an unmatched three nominations.

The Best Picture nomination for RATATOUILLE was a sharp turnaround for Cribbies voters, who just last year were anti-rat, giving the award for Worst Fucking Thing to that fucking rat at the end of Departed. This year's Worst Fucking Thing nominees are BEFORE THE DEVIL KNOWS YOU'RE DEAD, THE GOLDEN COMPASS, NATIONAL TREASURE: BOOK OF SECRETS, SPIDER-MAN 3, and the end of I AM LEGEND.

Notably absent from the major nominations was former Cribbie winner Judd Apatow's KNOCKED UP, tabbed by Cribbies insiders as a front-runner for this year's big prize after the writer-director's THE 40 YEAR-OLD VIRGIN won six awards two years ago. While KNOCKED UP did collect five nominations, they were all for its actors, and the film was even shut out of the screenwriting category.

A total of 29 films were nominated for Cribbies, an impressive total considering how everyone spent the entire nomination period bitching about how they didn't see any movies. Other films that performed well in today's nominations included WAITRESS, whose three nominations included Best Actress and Best Original Screenplay; SWEENEY TODD, whose four nominations included Best Actress; and Quentin Tarantino's half of GRINDHOUSE, which got Tarantino his first-ever Cribbie nomination for Best Director. Upon hearing the news, the director spoke excitedly about the proud history of the Cribbies for seventeen consecutive minutes.

Some surprising nominations include NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN's for Best Music, considering that the Coens' film had none, and the Get It On nomination for That One Guy With the Abs -- Which One Was It -- Oh Yeah, All of Them, in the sword-and-sandals action movie 300. With a Get It On nomination for I'M NOT THERE, Cate Blanchett moved all alone into third  place all-time with her ninth nomination. Meanwhile, two multiple nominees are close behind, with seven each; longtime Cribbie fave Kelly Macdonald, who earned her first award way back in 2002 for GOSFORD PARK, scored three nominations this year. And Matt Damon, whose first nomination was in the Cribbies' first year, for SAVING PRIVATE RYAN, picked up two this year for THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM. "I'm proud of all seven nominations," Damon told reporters, "with the possible exception of my nomination for Best Bit Part in 2005, when I was nominated as a puppet version of myself who could only retardedly slur my own name, in TEAM AMERICA: WORLD POLICE."

Among the 23 nominees for inclusion in the Cribbies Hall of Awesome are Viggo Mortensen, Tom Waits, Jane Adams, and Crotch-kicking.

In honor of the Cribbies' tenth anniversary, the Cribbies Administration is sponsoring the first ever voting for the Cribbies Canon, the selection of movies from the Cribbies' first ten years that truly represent what the Cribbies are all about. Included on the list of 100 nominees are every film nominated for Best Picture and Best Director in the Cribbies' first ten years, plus a selection of other worthy nominees. The films run the gamut, from 50 FIRST DATES to YOU CAN COUNT ON ME. Cribbies voters will be asked to vote for one favorite film, which is guaranteed a spot in the Cribbies Canon, as well as up to ten others they believe worthy of inclusion.

So now, it's time to vote! An official ballot will follow this press release. Send Dan your votes before the night of SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2007 at MIDNIGHT. The Cribbies winners will be announced immediately after those other, less prestigious awards on the 24th.

Thanks to all of you who sent in your nominations. Even if you didn't have a chance to nominate anything, though, PLEASE be sure to vote! It's your participation that makes this fun. And feel free, everyone, to campaign for your favorites -- though it would be swell to keep the family-threatening to a minimum.

Visit http://www.cribbies.com for more information.