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79th OSCARS

80th (2008)

 
     
 
 
 
 

Yes the big one has now been announced, the nominations for the 79th annual Oscars.

Ellen DeGeneres announced the winners at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center on Sunday, February 25th 2007.
 
 

And the nominations and winners were:

 
 
  Best Motion Picture of the Year  
 

 

Babel (2006): Alejandro González Iñárritu, Steve Golin, Jon Kilik
The Departed (2006): Nominees to be determined  (Winner)
Letters from Iwo Jima (2006): Clint Eastwood, Steven Spielberg, Robert Lorenz
Little Miss Sunshine (2006): Nominees to be determined
The Queen (2006): Andy Harries, Christine Langan, Tracey Seaward

 

 
  Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role  
 

 

Leonardo DiCaprio for Blood Diamond (2006)
Ryan Gosling for Half Nelson (2006)
Peter O'Toole for Venus (2006/I)
Will Smith for The Pursuit of Happyness (2006)
Forest Whitaker for The Last King of Scotland (2006) (Winner)

 

 
  Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role  
 

 

Penélope Cruz for Volver (2006/I)
Judi Dench for Notes on a Scandal (2006)
Helen Mirren for The Queen (2006) (Winner)
Meryl Streep for The Devil Wears Prada (2006)
Kate Winslet for Little Children (2006)

 

 
  Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role  
 

 

Alan Arkin for Little Miss Sunshine (2006) (Winner)
Jackie Earle Haley for Little Children (2006)
Djimon Hounsou for Blood Diamond (2006)
Eddie Murphy for Dreamgirls (2006)
Mark Wahlberg for The Departed (2006)

 
 
  Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role  
 

 

Adriana Barraza for Babel (2006)
Cate Blanchett for Notes on a Scandal (2006)
Abigail Breslin for Little Miss Sunshine (2006)
Jennifer Hudson for Dreamgirls (2006) (Winner)
Rinko Kikuchi for Babel (2006)

 

 
  Best Achievement in Directing  
 

 

Clint Eastwood for Letters from Iwo Jima (2006)
Stephen Frears for The Queen (2006)
Paul Greengrass for United 93 (2006)
Alejandro González Iñárritu for Babel (2006)
Martin Scorsese for The Departed (2006) (Winner)

 

 
  Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen  
 

 

Babel (2006): Guillermo Arriaga
Letters from Iwo Jima (2006): Iris Yamashita, Paul Haggis
Little Miss Sunshine (2006): Michael Arndt (Winner)
Pan's Labyrinth (Laberinto del Fauno, El) (2006): Guillermo del Toro
The Queen (2006): Peter Morgan

 

 
  Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published  
 

 

Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan (2006): Sacha Baron Cohen, Anthony Hines, Peter Baynham, Dan Mazer, Todd Phillips
Children of Men (2006): Alfonso Cuarón, Timothy J. Sexton, David Arata, Mark Fergus, Hawk Ostby
The Departed (2006): William Monahan (Winner)
Little Children (2006): Todd Field, Tom Perrotta
Notes on a Scandal (2006): Patrick Marber

 
  Best Achievement in Cinematography  
 

 

The Black Dahlia (2006): Vilmos Zsigmond
Children of Men (2006): Emmanuel Lubezki
The Illusionist (2006): Dick Pope
The Prestige (2006): Wally Pfister

Pan's Labyrinth (Winner)

 

 
  Best Achievement in Editing  
 

 

Babel (2006): Douglas Crise, Stephen Mirrione
Blood Diamond (2006): Steven Rosenblum
Children of Men (2006): Alfonso Cuarón, Alex Rodríguez
The Departed (2006): Thelma Schoonmaker (Winner)
United 93 (2006): Clare Douglas, Richard Pearson, Christopher Rouse

 

 
  Best Achievement in Art Direction  
 

 

Dreamgirls (2006): John Myhre, Nancy Haigh
The Good Shepherd (2006): Jeannine Claudia Oppewall, Gretchen Rau, Leslie E. Rollins
Pan's Labyrith (Laberinto del Fauno, El) (2006): Eugenio Caballero, Pilar Revuelta (Winner)
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006): Rick Heinrichs, Cheryl Carasik
The Prestige (2006): Nathan Crowley, Julie Ochipinti

 

 
  Best Achievement in Costume Design  
 

 

Man cheng jin dai huang jin jia (2006): Chung Man Yee
The Devil Wears Prada (2006): Patricia Field
Dreamgirls (2006): Sharen Davis
Marie Antoinette (2006): Milena Canonero (Winner)
The Queen (2006): Consolata Boyle

 

 
  Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Score  
 

 

Babel (2006): Gustavo Santaolalla (Winner)
The Good German (2006): Thomas Newman
Notes on a Scandal (2006): Philip Glass
Pan's Labyrinth (aberinto del Fauno, E)l (2006): Javier Navarrete
The Queen (2006): Alexandre Desplat

 

 
  Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Song  
 

 

An Inconvenient Truth (2006): Melissa Etheridge("I Need To Wake Up") (Winner)
Dreamgirls (2006): Henry Krieger, Scott Cutler, Anne Preven("Listen")
Dreamgirls (2006): Henry Krieger, Siedah Garrett("Love You I Do")
Cars (2006): Randy Newman("Our Town")
Dreamgirls (2006): Henry Krieger, Willie Reale("Patience")

 

 
 

Best Achievement in Makeup

 
 

 

Apocalypto (2006): Aldo Signoretti, Vittorio Sodano
Click (2006/I): Kazuhiro Tsuji, Bill Corso
Pans's Labyrinth (Laberinto del Fauno, El) (2006): David Martí, Montse Ribé (Winner)

 

 
 

Best Achievement in Sound

 
 

 

Apocalypto (2006): Kevin O'Connell, Greg P. Russell, Fernando Cámara
Blood Diamond (2006): Andy Nelson, Anna Behlmer, Ivan Sharrock
Dreamgirls (2006): Michael Minkler, Bob Beemer, Willie D. Burton (Winner)
Flags of Our Fathers (2006): John T. Reitz, David E. Campbell, Gregg Rudloff, Walt Martin
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006): Paul Massey, Christopher Boyes, Lee Orloff

 

 
  Best Achievement in Sound Editing  
 

 

Apocalypto (2006): Sean McCormack, Kami Asgar
Blood Diamond (2006): Lon Bender
Flags of Our Fathers (2006): Alan Robert Murray, Bub Asman
Letters from Iwo Jima (2006): Alan Robert Murray (Winner)
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006): George Watters II, Christopher Boyes

 

 
 

Best Achievement in Visual Effects

 
 

 

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006): John Knoll, Hal T. Hickel, Charles Gibson, Allen Hall (Winner)
Poseidon (2006): Boyd Shermis, Kim Libreri, Chas Jarrett, John Frazier
Superman Returns (2006): Mark Stetson, Richard R. Hoover, Neil Corbould, Jon Thum

 

 
  Best Animated Feature Film of the Year  
 

 

Cars (2006): John Lasseter
Happy Feet (2006): George Miller (Winner)
Monster House (2006): Gil Kenan

 

 
  Best Foreign Language Film of the Year  
 

 

Efter brylluppet (2006)(Denmark)
Indigènes (2006)(Algeria)
Pan's Labyrinth (Laberinto del Fauno, El) (2006)(Mexico)
Leben der Anderen, Das (2006)(Germany) (Winner)
Water (2005)(Canada)

 

 
  Best Documentary, Features  
 

 

Deliver Us from Evil (2006): Amy Berg, Frank Donner
An Inconvenient Truth (2006): Davis Guggenheim (Winner)
Iraq in Fragments (2006): James Longley, Yahya Sinno
Jesus Camp (2006): Heidi Ewing, Rachel Grady
My Country My Country (2006): Laura Poitras, Jocelyn Glatzer

 

 
  Best Documentary, Short Subjects  
 

 

The Blood of Yingzhou District (2006): Ruby Yang, Thomas Lennon (Winner)
Recycled Life (2006): Leslie Iwerks, Mike Glad
Rehearsing a Dream: Karen Goodman, Kirk Simon
Two Hands: Nathaniel Kahn, Susan Rose Behr

 
 
  Best Short Film, Animated  
   

The Danish Poet (2006): Torill Kove (Winner)
Lifted (2006): Gary Rydstrom
The Little Matchgirl (2006): Roger Allers, Don Hahn
Maestro (2006): Géza M. Tóth
No Time for Nuts (2006): Chris Renaud, Mike Thurmeier

 

 
  Best Short Film, Live Action  
 

 

Binta y la gran idea (2004): Javier Fesser, Luis Manso
Éramos pocos (2005): Borja Cobeaga
Helmer & Son: Søren Pilmark, Kim Magnusson
The Saviour (2005): Peter Templeman, Stuart Parkyn
West Bank Story (2005): Ari Sandel (Winner)

 

 
  Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award  
   

Sherry Lansing

 

 
  Honorary Award  
 

 

Ennio Morricone
 

 
     
 
 
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