On Sunday, the 80th Annual Academy Awards will take place.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences chose the nominees in late January and the votes are in – they just need to be counted.

None of the nominees were up for the award last year and three of them – Viggo Mortensen, Marion Cotillard and Ellen Page – are first-timers. And only two – Daniel Day-Lewis and Julie Christie – have won for lead acting, though Cate Blanchett and George Clooney have previously won in supporting roles.

For the first time since 1992, not one of the best picture nominees is based on or inspired by true events. That has only happened on two other occasions in the past 30 years.

Other than the three categories listed here, there are 21 other categories, ranging from Best Animated Film to Best Makeup.

“No Country for Old Men” and “There Will Be Blood” lead the pack with eight nominations apiece while “Atonement” and “Michael Clayton” each have seven. The animated film “Ratatouille” brought in five nominations – and perhaps even lost a shot at Best Picture after deciding to vie for Best Animated Film.

Best Picture

‘Juno’

Directed by: Jason Reitman

Starring: Ellen Page, Michael Cera, Jennifer Garner and Jason Bateman

In the only comedy nominated for Best Picture, the outgoing, highly spirited teenager Juno MacGuff has gotten pregnant. She now must decide how to deal with the consequences, and facing that choice is her first step toward becoming a woman.

‘No Country for Old Men’

Directed by: Joel Coen and Ethan Coen

Starring: Javier Bardem, Tommy Lee Jones and Josh Brolin

A man stumbles onto the scene of a drug deal gone wrong, finding millions of dollars alongside a truckload of cocaine and a lot of dead bodies. He takes the money, but must run for his life as a crazed hitman tries to track him down. All the while, a sheriff and a less-crazed hitman try to track down both men.

‘Atonement’

Directed by: Joe Wright

Starring: Keira Knightley, James McAvoy and Saoirse Ronan

A young girl falsely accuses her sister’s lover of rape, sending him to prison and, later, to war against Germany. As years pass, the girl must confront what she did as her sister and lover cope with their inability to be together.

‘There Will Be Blood’

Directed by: Paul Thomas Anderson

Starring: Daniel Day-Lewis and Dillon Freasier

Black gold. Texas tea. Daniel Plainview comes to a small Texas town to drill for oil and promises to help improve the community. His drive for wealth and power causes him to push away the people who are closest to him and run himself down.

‘Michael Clayton’

Directed by: Tony Gilroy

Starring: George Clooney, Tom Wilkinson and Sydney Pollack

As his law firm’s “fixer,” Michael Clayton may be in over his head when a fellow colleague has a breakdown and threatens to expose the corruption of a high-profile client. The longer the colleague is missing, the more danger Clayton is in.

Best Actor

George Clooney

“Michael Clayton”

Clooney plays a “fixer” for a law firm who ends up over his head and in danger when one of his colleagues suffers a mental breakdown.

See Him Next: “Leatherheads,” due April 4. A romantic comedy set amid 1920s football.

Daniel Day-Lewis

“There Will Be Blood”

Lewis’ power-packed performance depicts an oil businessman who ends up running his life into the ground. Day-Lewis and Javier Bardem winning for “Old Country” would make the year’s two big antagonists the Oscar winners.

See Him Next: No announcements have been made.

Johnny Depp

“Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street”

A Johnny Depp win is long overdue, but his energized performance and bold step in the bloody musical don’t hold up when compared to his fellow nominees.

See Him Next: “The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus,” due in 2009. Depp partially takes over the role intended for Heath Ledger.

Tommy Lee Jones

“In the Valley of Elah”

Jones was the dark horse nomination this year, likely beating out James McAvoy (“Atonement”) with his portrayal of a war veteran trying to find his son who just returned from Iraq.

See Him Next: “In the Electric Mist,” due later this year. Jones plays a detective who is led into a series of surreal encounters.

Viggo Mortensen

“Eastern Promises”

Mortensen is a driver for a Russian Mafia boss’s son and cleans up the inevitable dead bodies on the side. He then becomes a full member of the family, but there is a trap set for him.

See Him Next: “Appaloosa,” due later this year. The film is a Western about police officers hired to bring order to a town, but it becomes complicated when a widow played by Renee Zellweger arrives.

Best Actress

Cate Blanchett

“Elizabeth: The Golden Age”

Blanchett returns to the role that earned her a nomination nine years ago. However, this is Blanchett’s “other” nomination – she is also up for supporting actress, for which her odds are better.

See Her Next: “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.” It arrives on May 22. Hopefully you don’t need a description.

Julie Christie

“Away From Her”

Christie has the most momentum going into the ceremony. She hasn’t won since 1966, and her role as an Alzheimer’s patient is likely to be very alluring to Academy members.

See Her Next: No announcements have been made.

Marion Cotillard

“La Vie en Rose”

Cotillard stars in this French biopic about Edith Piaf and her rise to fame. The fact that the film is foreign could make an Oscar win difficult.

See Her Next: “Public Enemies,” due in 2009, a Michael Mann film about Feds taking down John Dillinger (nominee Johnny Depp), “Baby Face” Nelson and “Pretty Boy” Floyd.

Laura Linney

“The Savages”

Linney portrays Philip Seymour Hoffman’s sister who, as the two reunite, tries to find a proper nursing home for their father, but ends up having just as much difficulty with her personal life.

See Her Next: HBO’s production “John Adams,” set to air in March. Linney is playing Abigail Adams – Paul Giamatti will play John Adams.

Ellen Page

“Juno”

Page plays the spirited teenager Juno MacGuff who, after experimenting with sex with a close friend, becomes and pregnant and must decide whether to have an abortion or put the child up for adoption.

See Her Next: “Smart People,” due in April, with Dennis Quaid and Sarah Jessica Parker starring as new-found lovers.