Event:
Award nominations are announced ahead of the 67th British Academy Film Awards; heading the list is Sandra Bullock for best actress in 'Gravity' by director Alfonso Cuaron
More Notable Events on January 8: 1996 Blizzard buries eastern U.S. causing at least 50 deaths
1993 Chicago Bull Michael Jordan scores his 20,000th career point
1993 Elvis Presley Commemorative Postage Stamp goes on sale
1974 Loch Ness Monster photographed
1971 Voyageurs National Park, Minnesota established
