FACTBOX: Best picture Academy Award nominees

(Reuters) - Following are some facts about the nominees for the best motion picture Oscar, the top award at the 80th annual Academy Awards ceremony which will be held in Los Angeles on Sunday.

* "ATONEMENT" - The British World War Two epic, about two lovers torn apart by a family betrayal, picked up seven Oscar nominations.

-- The film won the Golden Globe honor for best film drama and claimed a second award for best original score.

-- "Atonement" is an adaptation of Ian McEwan's novel about a girl whose imagination leads her to make a false accusation that has tragic consequences.

-- The movie features British actress Keira Knightley, reuniting her with British director Joe Wright. They worked together on "Pride and Prejudice," in which Knightley played Elizabeth Bennet and earned an Oscar nomination.

* "JUNO" - In the quirky comedy, independent-minded geek Juno MacGuff gets pregnant and considers abortion but then decides to have the baby and place it up for adoption with a childless couple.

-- Ellen Page, who plays MacGuff, was nominated for a best actress Oscar. Jason Reitman was nominated for directing and Diablo Cody earned an Oscar nod for original screenplay.

* "MICHAEL CLAYTON" - The movie focuses on a burned-out "fixer" for a New York law firm and features themes of corporate corruption, personal greed and the moral dilemmas people face at the workplace every day.

-- The legal thriller picked up seven Oscar nominations.