Well, the Oscar nominees were announced earlier today. There were a few surprises and, overall, I'm happy with who was chosen. But, as is usually the case, I didn't agree with everything and decided to make my own Oscar list. Why? Because I can. I haven't seen everything that is up for an award this year, but I have seen quite a few.
So, here are Laura's Oscar Nominees 2007:
Some categories aren't full, but that's because there just weren't enough performances to fit into five spots.
BEST PICTURES
Children of Men
The Departed
Letter From Iwo Jima
Little Miss Sunshine
The Queen
BEST DIRECTOR
Alfonso Cuaron--Children of Men
Clint Eastwood--Letters From Iwo Jima
Stephen Frears--The Queen
Mel Gibson--Apocalypto
Martin Scorsese--The Departed
BEST ACTOR
Sasha Baron Cohen--Borat
Leonardo DiCaprio--Blood Diamond
Leonardo DiCaprio--The Departed
Clive Owen--Children of Men
Ken Watanabe--Letters From Iwo Jima
BEST ACTRESS
Toni Collette--Little Miss Sunshine
Helen Mirren--The Queen
Kate Winslet--Little Children
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Matt Damon--The Departed
Djimon Hounsou--Blood Diamond
Jack Nicholson--The Departed
Kazunari Ninomiya--Letters From Iwo Jima
Michael Sheen--The Queen
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Abigail Breslin--Little Miss Sunshine
Claire-Hope Ashitey--Children of Men