(I feel a little behind the curve, I forgot these were coming out)
http://www.oscar.com/nominees/?pn=list http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/01/23/DDGQ8NNH9A1.DTL Its a faaaaaascinating list...
Complete list of the 79th Annual Academy Award nominations announced Tuesday at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in Beverly Hills, Calif.:
1. Best Picture: "Babel,""The Departed,""Letters From Iwo Jima,""Little Miss Sunshine,""The Queen."
2. Actor: 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."
3. Actress: Penelope Cruz, "Volver"; Judi Dench, "Notes on a Scandal"; Helen Mirren, "The Queen"; Meryl Streep, "The Devil Wears Prada"; Kate Winslet, "Little Children."
4. Supporting Actor: Alan Arkin, "Little Miss Sunshine"; Jackie Earle Haley, "Little Children"; Djimon Hounsou, "Blood Diamond"; Eddie Murphy, "Dreamgirls"; Mark Wahlberg, "The Departed."
5. Supporting Actress: Adriana Barraza, "Babel"; Cate Blanchett, "Notes on a Scandal"; Abigail Breslin, "Little Miss Sunshine"; Jennifer Hudson, "Dreamgirls"; Rinko Kikuchi, "Babel."
6. Directing: Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, "Babel"; Martin Scorsese, "The Departed"; Clint Eastwood, "Letters From Iwo Jima"; Stephen Frears, "The Queen"; Paul Greengrass, "United 93."
7. Foreign Language Film: "After the Wedding," Denmark; "Days of Glory (Indigenes)," Algeria; "The Lives of Others," Germany; "Pan's Labyrinth," Mexico; "Water," Canada.
8. Adapted Screenplay: Sacha Baron Cohen and Anthony Hines and Peter Baynham and Dan Mazer and Todd Phillips, "Borat Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan"; Alfonso Cuaron and Timothy J. Sexton and David Arata and Mark Fergus and Hawk Ostby, "Children of Men"; William Monahan, "The Departed"; Todd Field and Tom Perrotta, "Little Children"; Patrick Marber, "Notes on a Scandal."
9. Original Screenplay: Guillermo Arriaga, "Babel"; Iris Yamashita and Paul Haggis, "Letters From Iwo Jima"; Michael Arndt, "Little Miss Sunshine"; Guillermo del Toro, "Pan's Labyrinth"; Peter Morgan, "The Queen."
10. Animated Feature Film: "Cars,""Happy Feet,""Monster House."
11. Art Direction: "Dreamgirls,""The Good Shepherd,""Pan's Labyrinth,""Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest,""The Prestige."
12. Cinematography: "The Black Dahlia,""Children of Men,""The Illusionist,""Pan's Labyrinth,""The Prestige."
13. Sound Mixing: "Apocalypto,""Blood Diamond,""Dreamgirls,""Flags of Our Fathers,""Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest."
14. Sound Editing: "Apocalypto,""Blood Diamond,""Flags of Our Fathers,""Letters From Iwo Jima,""Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest."
15. Original Score: "Babel," Gustavo Santaolalla; "The Good German," Thomas Newman; "Notes on a Scandal," Philip Glass; "Pan's Labyrinth," Javier Navarrete; "The Queen," Alexandre Desplat.
16. Original Song: "I Need to Wake Up" from "An Inconvenient Truth," Melissa Etheridge; "Listen" from "Dreamgirls," Henry Krieger, Scott Cutler and Anne Preven; "Love You I Do" from "Dreamgirls," Henry Krieger and Siedah Garrett; "Our Town" from "Cars," Randy Newman; "Patience" from "Dreamgirls," Henry Krieger and Willie Reale.
17. Costume: "Curse of the Golden Flower,""The Devil Wears Prada,""Dreamgirls,""Marie Antoinette,""The Queen."
18. Documentary Feature: "Deliver Us From Evil,""An Inconvenient Truth,""Iraq in Fragments,""Jesus Camp,""My Country, My Country."
19. Documentary (short subject): "The Blood of Yingzhou District,""Recycled Life,""Rehearsing a Dream,""Two Hands."
20. Film Editing: "Babel,""Blood Diamond,""Children of Men,""The Departed,""United 93."
21. Makeup: "Apocalypto,""Click,""Pan's Labyrinth."
22. Animated Short Film: "The Danish Poet,""Lifted,""The Little Matchgirl,""Maestro,""No Time for Nuts."
23. Live Action Short Film: "Binta and the Great Idea (Binta Y La Gran Idea),""Eramos Pocos (One Too Many),""Helmer & Son,""The Saviour,""West Bank Story."
24. Visual Effects: "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest,""Poseidon,""Superman Returns."
Academy Award winners previously announced this year:
HONORARY AWARD (Oscar statuette): Ennio Morricone
JEAN HERSHOLT HUMANITARIAN AWARD (Oscar statuette): Sherry Lansing
and a sincker from Mick LaSalle... "At least one good thing happened (by not happening): Brad Pitt ("Babel") wasn't nominated for needing a shave."