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Oscar Nominees

By Jeralyn, Section Media
Posted on Sun Feb 25, 2007 at 02:00:12 AM EST
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Steve Gilliard of The News Blog is in the hospital. Go on over and send him some good wishes. Thanks to one of his guest posters, here are the Oscar nominees:

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

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

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

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

ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
CARS
HAPPY FEET
MONSTER HOUSE

ART DIRECTION
DREAMGIRLS
THE GOOD SHEPHERD
PAN'S LABYRINTH
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN'S CHEST
THE PRESTIGE

CINEMATOGRAPHY
THE BLACK DAHLIA
CHILDREN OF MEN
THE ILLUSIONIST
PAN'S LABYRINTH
THE PRESTIGE

COSTUME DESIGN
CURSE OF THE GOLDEN FLOWER
THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA
DREAMGIRLS
MARIE ANTOINETTE
THE QUEEN

DIRECTING
BABEL
THE DEPARTED
LETTERS FROM IWO JIMA
THE QUEEN
UNITED 93

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
DELIVER US FROM EVIL
AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH
IRAQ IN FRAGMENTS
JESUS CAMP
MY COUNTRY, MY COUNTRY

DOCUMENTARY SHORT
THE BLOOD OF YINGZHOU DISTRICT
RECYCLED LIFE
REHEARSING A DREAM
TWO HANDS

FILM EDITING
BABEL
BLOOD DIAMOND
CHILDREN OF MEN
THE DEPARTED
UNITED 93

FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
AFTER THE WEDDING
DAYS OF GLORY (INDIGÈNES)
THE LIVES OF OTHERS
PAN'S LABYRINTH
WATER

MAKEUP
APOCALYPTO
CLICK
PAN'S LABYRINTH

MUSIC (SCORE)
BABEL
THE GOOD GERMAN
NOTES ON A SCANDAL
PAN'S LABYRINTH
THE QUEEN

MUSIC (SONG)
"I Need to Wake Up" – AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH
"Listen" – DREAMGIRLS
"Love You I Do" – DREAMGIRLS
"Our Town" – CARS
"Patience" – DREAMGIRLS

BEST PICTURE
BABEL
THE DEPARTED
LETTERS FROM IWO JIMA
LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE
THE QUEEN

SHORT FILM (ANIMATED)
THE DANISH POET
LIFTED
THE LITTLE MATCHGIRL
MAESTRO
NO TIME FOR NUTS

SHORT FILM (LIVE ACTION)
BINTA AND THE GREAT IDEA (BINTA Y LA GRAN IDEA)
ÉRAMOS POCOS (ONE TOO MANY)
HELMER & SON
THE SAVIOUR
WEST BANK STORY

SOUND EDITING
APOCALYPTO
BLOOD DIAMOND
FLAGS OF OUR FATHERS
LETTERS FROM IWO JIMA
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN'S CHEST

SOUND MIXING
APOCALYPTO
BLOOD DIAMOND
DREAMGIRLS
FLAGS OF OUR FATHERS
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN'S CHEST

VISUAL EFFECTS
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN'S CHEST
POSEIDON
SUPERMAN RETURNS

WRITING (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

WRITING (ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY)
BABEL
LETTERS FROM IWO JIMA
LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE
PAN'S LABYRINTH
THE QUEEN

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    My picks, and reasons (none / 0) (#1)
    by scribe on Sun Feb 25, 2007 at 07:02:08 AM EST
    ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
    Forest Whitaker (villains are the best roles)
    Peter O'Toole  (Sentimental favorite and They Owe Him One For His Career)

    ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE Eddie Murphy - Dreamgirls (regardless of how Seriously Bad his other stuff has been, he puts serious numbers of butts in seats - which is why he's still making movies - and he pulls ahead to win on that alone)

    ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
    Helen Mirren (channels QE2 the way Blanchett channeled Hepburn in "Aviator", capstone on a great career)
    Penélope Cruz (slips in the Academy splits 3 ways among Judy, Helen and Meryl; she's done so much good work, it shouldn't be characterized as "slipping in", but she hasn't been around long enough to win on Strength of Career like O'Toole might, above.)

    ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
    Jennifer Hudson - Dreamgirls (the Cuba Gooding, Jr. Rookie of The Year award)

    ANIMATED FEATURE FILM- Happy Feet (everyone loves penguins)

    ART DIRECTION- Dreamgirls (everyone loves musicals pulled off well, viz. "Chicago")

    CINEMATOGRAPHY - Children of Men (the extended un-edited chase scene does it, like going through the kitchen at the Copa in "Goodfellas")

    COSTUME DESIGN -ehhh, pick em.

    DIRECTING
    The Departed (It's Marty's time)
    Letters from Iwo Jima (the spite-Marty vote)

    DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
    An Inconvenient Truth
    Jesus Camp (close runner-up)

    DOCUMENTARY SHORT - no idea

    FILM EDITING - Children of Men (see cinematography, above)

    FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
    The Lives of Others (one which you really should see - deals with living under the Stasi and the culture of informers where half the society were state-informers)

    MAKEUP - no idea, but not Mel.  Pick Pan....

    MUSIC (SCORE) - no idea.

    MUSIC (SONG) -anything from Dreamgirls

    BEST PICTURE - ehhh
    The Departed (They'll justify this by saying "it's for Jack, not Marty", thus sustaining my "2 for Clint, for every one for Marty" rule below)

    SHORT FILM (ANIMATED) The Little Matchgirl (no idea, so, everyone loves a classic)

    SHORT FILM (LIVE ACTION) - West Bank Story (no idea, so, pick one)

    SOUND EDITING - Letters from Iwo Jima (one for Clint)

    SOUND MIXING - Dreamgirls (everyone loves musicals)

    VISUAL EFFECTS - Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (they made gobs of money, so they get one, too)

    WRITING (ADAPTED SCREENPLAY) - Children of Men (a nice anti-admin and anti-anti-feminist slap)

    WRITING (ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY) -Letters from Iwo Jima (for every one Marty gets, Clint gets two)

    Departed (none / 0) (#2)
    by squeaky on Sun Feb 25, 2007 at 08:43:48 AM EST
    Is the best new picture I have seen in a while.  

    Isnt it (none / 0) (#3)
    by jondee on Sun Feb 25, 2007 at 01:11:37 PM EST
    true that Whitaker wasn't even nominated for Bird some years back and that Titanic won best picture?

    Just two reasons why these awards dont mean squat beyond a boost in box office.

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