79 Annual Academy Awards - Oscar Nominees

The Winners of the 79 Annual Academy Awards to be announced on Sunday, February 25th. Let's take a look at a list of nominees.

Best Motion Picture of the Year

Nominees:

Babel (2006): Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, Steve Golin, Jon Kilik

The Departed (2006): Graham King

Letters from Iwo Jima (2006): Clint Eastwood, Steven Spielberg, Robert Lorenz

Little Miss Sunshine (2006): David T. Friendly, Peter Saraf, Marc Turtletaub

The Queen (2006): Andy Harries, Christine Langan, Tracey Seaward

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role

Nominees:

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)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role

Nominees:

Penelope Cruz for Volver (2006/I)

Judi Dench for Notes on a Scandal (2006)

Helen Mirren for The Queen (2006)

Meryl Streep for The Devil Wears Prada (2006)

Kate Winslet for Little Children (2006)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role

Nominees:

Alan Arkin for Little Miss Sunshine (2006)

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

Nominees:

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)

Rinko Kikuchi for Babel (2006)

Best Achievement in Directing

Nominees:

Clint Eastwood for Letters from Iwo Jima (2006)

Stephen Frears for The Queen (2006)

Paul Greengrass for United 93 (2006)

Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu for Babel (2006)

Martin Scorsese for The Departed (2006)

Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen

Nominees:

Babel (2006): Guillermo Arriaga

Letters from Iwo Jima (2006): Iris Yamashita, Paul Haggis

Little Miss Sunshine (2006): Michael Arndt

Laberinto del Fauno, El (2006): Guillermo del Toro

The Queen (2006): Peter Morgan

Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published

Nominees:

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

Little Children (2006): Todd Field, Tom Perrotta

Notes on a Scandal (2006): Patrick Marber

Best Achievement in Cinematography

Nominees:

An Inconvenient Truth (2006): Melissa Etheridge("I Need To Wake Up")

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

Nominees:

Apocalypto (2006): Aldo Signoretti, Vittorio Sodano

Click (2006/I): Kazuhiro Tsuji, Bill Corso

Laberinto del Fauno, El (2006): David Marti, Montse Ribe

Best Achievement in Sound

Nominees:

Apocalypto (2006): Kevin O'Connell, Greg P. Russell, Fernando Camara

Blood Diamond (2006): Andy Nelson, Anna Behlmer, Ivan Sharrock

Dreamgirls (2006): Michael Minkler, Bob Beemer, Willie D. Burton

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

Nominees:

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, Bub Asman

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006): George Watters II, Christopher Boyes

Best Achievement in Visual Effects

Nominees:

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006): John Knoll, Hal T. Hickel, Charles Gibson, Allen Hall

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

Nominees:

Cars (2006): John Lasseter

Happy Feet (2006): George Miller

Monster House (2006): Gil Kenan

Best Foreign Language Film of the Year

Nominees:

Efter brylluppet (2006)(Denmark)

Indigenes (2006)(Algeria)

Laberinto del Fauno, El (2006)(Mexico)

Leben der Anderen, Das (2006)(Germany) Water (2005)(Canada)

Best Documentary, Features

Nominees:

Deliver Us from Evil (2006): Amy Berg, Frank Donner

An Inconvenient Truth (2006): Davis Guggenheim

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

Nominees:

The Blood of Yingzhou District (2006): Ruby Yang, Thomas Lennon

Recycled Life (2006): Leslie Iwerks, Mike Glad

Rehearsing a Dream: Karen Goodman, Kirk Simon

Two Hands: The Leon Fleisher Story (2006): Nathaniel Kahn, Susan Rose Behr

Best Short Film, Animated

Nominees:

The Danish Poet (2006): Torill Kove

Lifted (2006): Gary Rydstrom

The Little Matchgirl (2006): Roger Allers, Don Hahn

Maestro (2005): Geza M. Tóth No Time for Nuts (2006): Chris Renaud, Mike Thurmeier

Best Short Film, Live Action

Nominees:

Binta y la gran idea (2004): Javier Fesser, Luis Manso

Eramos pocos (2005): Borja Cobeaga

Helmer & Son (2006): Soren Pilmark, Kim Magnusson

The Saviour (2005): Peter Templeman, Stuart Parkyn

West Bank Story (2005): Ari Sandel





Source: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences