According to Variety, "Into the Wild" and "No Country for Old Men" were among the nominees for the Cinema Audio Society, making them the clear industry favorites as the guild announcements continue to flow this week.  Each film was well represented by the Screen Actors Guild (4 nods for "Wild," 3 for "No Country"), each received a Directors Guild nomination and now, the Cinema Audio Society.  "No Country" also got some love from the American Society of Cinematographers, but surely Eric Gautier was this close to getting a mention there as well.

All of this is substantially important because the case continues to be made that these two films are the two best bets for Best Picture nominations in two weeks time.  Everything else is way up in the air, so it'll be an ugly fight to see who lands in the final three slots.

The Writers Guild of America will take time away from the picket lines today to announce its screen nominees.  "No Country" and "Wild" figure to be represented there as well.  Both screenplays were nominated for the USC Scripter award, which "No Country" won yesterday.

The other CAS nominees were "300," "The Bourne Ultimatum" and "Transformers."  No love for musicals "Hairspray" and "Sweeney Todd," the latter of which has been experiencing a nose-dive this awards season.