Mortensen was also nominated for Academy Award for Best Actor at the 80th Academy Awards , but told the Associated Press : " If there 's a strike I will not go . " &mdash; a reference to the ongoing Writers Guild of America strike . On February 12 , 2008 , the strike ended , and he attended the ceremony , although he lost the award to Daniel Day-Lewis for '' There Will Be Blood ''
80th Academy Awards
80th Academy Awards
Eastern Promises