2008 Republican Party presidential primaries 2008 Republican Party presidential primaries The 2008 Republican presidential primaries were the selection process by which voters of the Republican Party chose its nominee for President of the United States in the 2008 U.S. presidential election. Senator John McCain of Arizona was selected as the nominee through a series of primary elections and caucuses culminating in the 2008 Republican National Convention held from Monday, September 1, through Thursday, September 4, 2008, in St. Paul, Minnesota. President George W Bush was ineligible to be elected to a third term due to the term limits established by the 22nd Amendment. In a
Brian Oliver (producer) March" and received a second Producer's Guild of America Producer of the Year Award nomination for Best Picture of the Year. Additional CCP credits include "The Woman in Black", starring Daniel Radcliffe, and Ron Howard’s Formula One racing biopic, "Rush". Other credits include "A Walk Among the Tombstones", "Everest", and "Black Mass". Oliver is the producer of World War II film "Hacksaw Ridge", directed by Mel Gibson, and "American Made", starring Tom Cruise. To date, the nine films that have been financed and produced by Oliver during his tenure at Cross Creek Pictures have been nominated for six Academy Awards,