Academy Award Nominations Announced

[Ananas]

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NOMINATIONS BY CATEGORY - 79TH AWARDS

Performance by an actor in a leading role

Leonardo DiCaprio - BLOOD DIAMOND

Ryan Gosling - HALF NELSON

Peter O'Toole - VENUS

Will Smith - THE PURSUIT OF HAPPYNESS

Forest Whitaker - THE LAST KING OF SCOTLAND

Performance by an actor in a supporting role

Alan Arkin - LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE

Jackie Earle Haley - LITTLE CHILDREN

Djimon Hounsou - BLOOD DIAMOND

Eddie Murphy - DREAMGIRLS

Mark Wahlberg - THE DEPARTED

Performance by an actress in a leading role

Penélope Cruz - VOLVER

Judi Dench - NOTES ON A SCANDAL

Helen Mirren - THE QUEEN

Meryl Streep - THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA

Kate Winslet - LITTLE CHILDREN

Performance by an actress in a supporting role

Adriana Barraza - BABEL

Cate Blanchett - NOTES ON A SCANDAL

Abigail Breslin - LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE

Jennifer Hudson - DREAMGIRLS

Rinko Kikuchi - BABEL

Best animated feature film of the year

CARS

HAPPY FEET

MONSTER HOUSE

Achievement in art direction

DREAMGIRLS

THE GOOD SHEPHERD

PAN'S LABYRINTH

PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN'S CHEST

THE PRESTIGE

Achievement in cinematography

THE BLACK DAHLIA

CHILDREN OF MEN

THE ILLUSIONIST

PAN'S LABYRINTH

THE PRESTIGE

Achievement in costume design

CURSE OF THE GOLDEN FLOWER

THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA

DREAMGIRLS

MARIE ANTOINETTE

THE QUEEN

Achievement in directing

BABEL

THE DEPARTED

LETTERS FROM IWO JIMA

THE QUEEN

UNITED 93

Best documentary feature

DELIVER US FROM EVIL

AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH

IRAQ IN FRAGMENTS

JESUS CAMP

MY COUNTRY, MY COUNTRY

Best documentary short subject

THE BLOOD OF YINGZHOU DISTRICT

RECYCLED LIFE

REHEARSING A DREAM

TWO HANDS

Achievement in film editing

BABEL

BLOOD DIAMOND

CHILDREN OF MEN

THE DEPARTED

UNITED 93

Best foreign language film of the year

AFTER THE WEDDING

DAYS OF GLORY (INDIGÈNES)

THE LIVES OF OTHERS

PAN'S LABYRINTH

WATER

Achievement in makeup

APOCALYPTO

CLICK

PAN'S LABYRINTH

Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score)

BABEL

THE GOOD GERMAN

NOTES ON A SCANDAL

PAN'S LABYRINTH

THE QUEEN

Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original song)

"I Need to Wake Up" - AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH

"Listen" - DREAMGIRLS

"Love You I Do" - DREAMGIRLS

"Our Town" - CARS

"Patience" - DREAMGIRLS

Best motion picture of the year

BABEL

THE DEPARTED

LETTERS FROM IWO JIMA

LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE

THE QUEEN

Best animated short film

THE DANISH POET

LIFTED

THE LITTLE MATCHGIRL

MAESTRO

NO TIME FOR NUTS

Best live action short film

BINTA AND THE GREAT IDEA (BINTA Y LA GRAN IDEA)

ÉRAMOS POCOS (ONE TOO MANY)

HELMER & SON

THE SAVIOUR

WEST BANK STORY

Achievement in sound editing

APOCALYPTO

BLOOD DIAMOND

FLAGS OF OUR FATHERS

LETTERS FROM IWO JIMA

PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN'S CHEST

Achievement in sound mixing

APOCALYPTO

BLOOD DIAMOND

DREAMGIRLS

FLAGS OF OUR FATHERS

PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN'S CHEST

Achievement in visual effects

PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN'S CHEST

POSEIDON

SUPERMAN RETURNS

Adapted screenplay

BORAT CULTURAL LEARNINGS OF AMERICA FOR MAKE BENEFIT GLORIOUS NATION OF KAZAKHSTAN

CHILDREN OF MEN

THE DEPARTED

LITTLE CHILDREN

NOTES ON A SCANDAL

Original screenplay

BABEL

LETTERS FROM IWO JIMA

LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE

PAN'S LABYRINTH

THE QUEEN

[Guest President Ringiah Bartlet]

I find it odd that DiCaprio is nominated for Blood Diamond and not the Departed, that's strange. Don't get me wrong, he was awesome in both, but probably better in the Departed. Also good to see Ryan Gosling and Jackie Earle Haley nominated, they were both great. And its nice to see Little Miss Sunshine get a nod too. Apart from that, nothing too shocking.

[ACCBiggz]

Random Predictions.

Performance by an actor in a leading role

Forest Whitaker - THE LAST KING OF SCOTLAND

Performance by an actor in a supporting role

Djimon Hounsou - BLOOD DIAMOND

Performance by an actress in a leading role

Helen Mirren - THE QUEEN

Performance by an actress in a supporting role

Abigail Breslin - LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE

Best animated feature film of the year

MONSTER HOUSE

Achievement in art direction

PAN'S LABYRINTH

Achievement in cinematography

PAN'S LABYRINTH

Achievement in costume design

THE QUEEN

Achievement in directing

THE DEPARTED

Best documentary feature

AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH

Best documentary short subject

RECYCLED LIFE

Achievement in film editing

THE DEPARTED

Best foreign language film of the year

PAN'S LABYRINTH

Achievement in makeup

APOCALYPTO

Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score)

THE GOOD GERMAN

Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original song)

"Love You I Do" - DREAMGIRLS

Best motion picture of the year

THE DEPARTED

Best animated short film

THE LITTLE MATCHGIRL

Best live action short film

HELMER & SON

Achievement in sound editing

LETTERS FROM IWO JIMA

Achievement in sound mixing

DREAMGIRLS

Achievement in visual effects

SUPERMAN RETURNS

Adapted screenplay

THE DEPARTED

Original screenplay

LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE

[Corizzle]

Little Miss Sunshine nominated for best picture? Awesome

I'll edit random picks in soon

[probablyoliver]

If Little Miss Sunshine and Pan's Labyrinth don't rape the oscars I'll be pissed off. Seriously for no film came close to those two last year. An Inconvienient Truth best win too - Al Gore is awesome. Also; if United 93 or Black Dahlia win their respective categories I won't take the Oscars seriously ever again. Ever. I also hope Will Smith picks up Best Actor. I'm yet to see Pursuit of Happiness, but damned if I don't love him to bits.

Edited January 23, 2007 by O!

[Ananas]

If Little Miss Sunshine and Pan's Labyrinth don't rape the oscars I'll be pissed off. Seriously for no film came close to those two last year. An Inconvienient Truth best win too - Al Gore is awesome. Also; if United 93 or Black Dahlia win their respective categories I won't take the Oscars seriously ever again. Ever. I also hope Will Smith picks up Best Actor. I'm yet to see Pursuit of Happiness, but damned if I don't love him to bits.

[probablyoliver]

Not at all, it's just Dahlia was the drizzling shits. It deserves nothing. At all. In fact, any film that denies plot for 20 minutes just for lesbian porn that is a) too graphic and b) pretty irrelevant should be cut from general viewing entirely. I've got nothing against lesbo porn, some days i'm all for it; but in a crime 'thriller' (i say that in inverted commas; because the only thing that thrilled me was the end. And i don't mean the climax; i mean when it ended) i don't want it.

[Ananas]

Not at all, it's just Dahlia was the drizzling shits. It deserves nothing. At all. In fact, any film that denies plot for 20 minutes just for lesbian porn that is a) too graphic and b) pretty irrelevant should be cut from general viewing entirely. I've got nothing against lesbo porn, some days i'm all for it; but in a crime 'thriller' (i say that in inverted commas; because the only thing that thrilled me was the end. And i don't mean the climax; i mean when it ended) i don't want it.

[Guest President Ringiah Bartlet]

All I remember from Black Dahlia is that Scarlett was really, really hot.

[Ananas]

All I remember from Black Dahlia is that Scarlett was really, really hot.

[Guest President Ringiah Bartlet]

Didn't they cut that out?

[probablyoliver]

Not at all, it's just Dahlia was the drizzling shits. It deserves nothing. At all. In fact, any film that denies plot for 20 minutes just for lesbian porn that is a) too graphic and b) pretty irrelevant should be cut from general viewing entirely. I've got nothing against lesbo porn, some days i'm all for it; but in a crime 'thriller' (i say that in inverted commas; because the only thing that thrilled me was the end. And i don't mean the climax; i mean when it ended) i don't want it.

I'm drawing on a pretty vague memory of the film, but I don't remember the burlesque sequences you're referring to being that long or, for that matter, particularly graphic. Certainly not as graphic as some of the depictions of violence in the film. I actually thought it was decent, but the award has nothing to do with the creative issues; technically it looked beautiful and that's why it's nominated in cinematography.

It was a good looking film, I'll admit that - but that means nothing to me. If it wins i'm comitting mari-kari.

And the lesbian scene just seemed to be so out of place, it was relevant to the plot; but the way they did it was just horrendous. I remember sitting there with my friends, that coming up and us just being insanely confused. There was just no place for it.

Not surprising mind, it's not like the rest of it was any better.

[gunnar hendershow]

Little Miss Sunshine won the PGA so I'd assume that's the favorite to pick up Best Picture. I know Babel won at the Globes, but I don't think it'll win at the Oscars for a few reasons -- the biggest being its mixed reviews. I expect Departed or Little Miss Sunshine myself.

[Guest President Ringiah Bartlet]

Wouldn't be surprised if Iwo Jima took it, the Academy loves Clint Eastwood cock.

[probablyoliver]

I never saw Iwo Jima, was it any good?

[Guest President Ringiah Bartlet]

It was good. One of those really nice look war movies with cool cinematography. Not great, but a really nice-looking movie with some very good moments.

[zero]

Shocked to see Little Miss Sunshine getting nominated for best picture. Still the Departed should win everything, even the categories it's not nominated in... Best Animated Feature included.

[Mysterio2000X]

Children of Men got robbed for best film, and Alfonso Cuaron for director.

[Guest mAXi]

Im sorry but this list means nothing without the Prestige nominated for Best Movie of the year with Nolan as Best Director. This is just fucking outrageous. I guess i will just have to root for Little Miss Sunshine <3

There's a lot of good films though, The Departed, Babel. There all fine. But Iwo Jima could of easily been replaced with The Prestige, i swear.

Edited January 23, 2007 by mAXi

[GoGo Yubari]

The only thing I care about is Scorcese winning Best Director finally. Which probably won't happen, but I'm going to watch for it anyway. Keep dangling that carrot, Oscars.