With the Writers' Guild of America strike recently ending, the 80th Academy Awards luckily took place on Feb. 24. The 100-day writer strike ended just in time for the Oscars, as it was a threat to the prestigious event.

This well-respected awards ceremony was held in the Kodak Theater, Hollywood and Highland in Los Angles. For the second time in Oscar history, The Daily Show's Jon Stewart hosted.

"No Country for Old Men," starring Javier Bardem, Tommy Lee Jones and Josh Brolin took home the most Oscars with Best Picture, Best Director, Best Supporting Actor (Bardem); and Best Adapted Screenplay.

Juno, the oddball film this year, was surprisingly nominated four times. The nominations included Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role (Ellen Page); Achievement in Directing (Jason Reitman); and Best Motion Picture of the year. The final nomination was for Original Screenplay. At the end of the Oscar night, Juno only received an Oscar for Best Screenplay which was accepted by Diablo Cody.

Juno was not the only surprise of the Oscars this year, as the absence of nominations for some popular 2007 movies left some confusion.

It is known to the entertainment world as well as some of the viewing public that the Oscar does not always pick the most popular movies among its consumers.

Gitesh Pandya, editor of box-office analysis for boxofficeguru.com comments."The Academy doesn't go by what the public likes. They're looking more at what deserves to be considered the best films of the year, and often those are tough sells at the box office."

Abcnews.com also highlights important information on this trend. The movies with the highest grossing amounts were not nominated this year. These 2007 movies were "Harry Potter and The Order of The Phoenix", the comedic film "Knocked Up" and the third installment of Spider-Man. These films did well with fans as well as at the box office.

Also in the Abcnews.com article, Entertainment Weekly's Los Angles Bureau of Chief Sean Smith commented. "The gap, it has seemed to widen in recent years. In the last four years, you're looking at one movie, two movies at the most in the best picture category that has grossed over 100 million or more."

Pandya might be right about the Oscars and its lack of listening skills when it comes to its very own audience. People.com shows that this last Oscars broadcast had the lowest viewing rate in its entire history.