`` No Country for Old Men , '' `` There Will Be Blood '' lead with eight nods each . `` Transformers '' Original Score `` Atonement , '' Dario Marianelli `` The Kite Runner , '' Alberto Iglesias `` Michael Clayton , '' James Newton Howard ` George Clooney and Johnny Depp are among best actor nominees . Comment: Cate Blanchett is nominated for both best actress and best supporting actress .
`` No Country for Old Men , '' `` There Will Be Blood '' lead with eight nods each . George Clooney and Johnny Depp are among best actor nominees . Comment: Cate Blanchett is nominated for both best actress and best supporting actress .