Academy Awards Nominations !!

[j7wild]

Best Motion Picture of the Year

Nominees:

Babel (2006): Alejandro González Iñárritu, Steve Golin, Jon Kilik

The Departed (2006): Graham King

Letters from Iwo Jima (2006)

Little Miss Sunshine (2006)

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:

Penélope 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 González Iñárritu 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

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:

The Black Dahlia (2006): Vilmos Zsigmond

Children of Men (2006): Emmanuel Lubezki

The Illusionist (2006): Dick Pope

Laberinto del Fauno, El (2006): Guillermo Navarro

The Prestige (2006): Wally Pfister

Best Achievement in Editing

Nominees:

Babel (2006): Douglas Crise, Stephen Mirrione

Blood Diamond (2006): Richard Chew, Steven Rosenblum

Children of Men (2006): Alfonso Cuarón, Alex Rodríguez

The Departed (2006): Thelma Schoonmaker

United 93 (2006): Clare Douglas, Richard Pearson, Christopher Rouse

Best Achievement in Art Direction

Nominees:

Dreamgirls (2006)

The Good Shepherd (2006)

Laberinto del Fauno, El (2006)

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)

The Prestige (2006)

Best Achievement in Costume Design

Nominees:

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

The Queen (2006): Consolata Boyle

Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Score

Nominees:

Babel (2006): Gustavo Santaolalla

The Good German (2006): Thomas Newman

Notes on a Scandal (2006): Philip Glass

Laberinto del Fauno, El (2006): Javier Navarrete

The Queen (2006): Alexandre Desplat

Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Song

Nominees:

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

Dreamgirls (2006)("Listen")

Dreamgirls (2006)("Love You I Do")

Cars (2006)("Our Town")

Dreamgirls (2006)("Patience")

Best Achievement in Makeup

Nominees:

Apocalypto (2006)

Click (2006/I)

Laberinto del Fauno, El (2006)

Best Achievement in Sound

Nominees:

Apocalypto (2006)

Blood Diamond (2006)

Dreamgirls (2006)

Flags of Our Fathers (2006)

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006): Paul Massey, Christopher Boyes, Lee Orloff

Best Achievement in Sound Editing

Nominees:

Apocalypto (2006)

Blood Diamond (2006)

Flags of Our Fathers (2006)

Letters from Iwo Jima (2006)

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

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)

Superman Returns (2006): Mark Stetson, Richard R. Hoover, Neil Corbould, Jon Thum

Best Animated Feature Film of the Year

Nominees:

Cars (2006)

Happy Feet (2006)

Monster House (2006)

Best Foreign Language Film of the Year

Nominees:

Efter brylluppet (2006)(Denmark)

Indigènes (2006)(Algeria)

Laberinto del Fauno, El (2006)(Mexico)

Leben der Anderen, Das (2006)(Germany)

Water (2005)(Canada)

[Mithrandir01]

So many surprises!

1. No United 93 or Dreamgirls is Best Motion Picture of the year
2. No Volver in Best Foreign Language Film of the Year
3. Borat with just one nomiantion.
4. No Bobby here.
5. I don't understand some Best Music nominations...

BTW...

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Deliver Us From Evil
An Inconvenient Truth
Iraq In Fragments
Jesus Camp
My Country, My Country

DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT
The Blood Of Yingzhou District
Recycled Life
Rehearsing A Dream
Two Hands

[Mithrandir01]

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


OK. Now we have all of them!

[Mithrandir01]

Once again Leonardo without Oscar...

Forest will win in leading role, and Leonardo didn't get nomination in supporting role (hope Mark Wahlberg will win).

[Mithrandir01]

Nominations counts:

Dreamgirls - 8 (but 3 songs)
Babel - 7
The Queen - 6
Pan's Labirynth - 6
Blood Diamond - 5
The Departed - 5
Letters from Iwo-Jima - 4
Little Miss Sunshine - 4
Notes on a Scandal - 4
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest - 4
Apocalypto - 3
Children of Men - 3
Little Children - 3
The Devil Wears Prada - 2
Flags of Our Fathers - 2
United 93 - 2

[j7wild]

Casino Royale didn't get nominated for anything!!

Should had gotten at least one of the following:

Editing, Special Effects, Sounds, Cinematography, or even Best Original Screenplay!!

[michalz00]

What do you guys think? Will Martin Scorsese win this time? Maybe Clint will get another one to his collection

BTW: I'm happy for Apocalypto (hope it will get best Make-Up) and Kate Winslet (maybe this time!)

[michalz00]

Apple's Academy Awards site is up:

http://www.apple.com/trailers/awards/2006/

[Jake]

Is The Departed based on something? It's in the "previously published works" category.

[stardragon]

Is The Departed based on something? It's in the "previously published works" category.

It's based off of a foreign movie called "Infernal Affairs" (which is a good movie in its own right).

[j7wild]

The Good Shepherd didn't get nominated either!!

[Granite]

I'm impressed with the cinamatography category -- 4 SCIFI movies!

[j7wild]

I'm impressed with the cinamatography category -- 4 SCIFI movies!

4? where?

[Granite]

Sorry forgot something -- four scifi/fantasy movies (see underlined)

Best Achievement in Cinematography

Nominees:

The Black Dahlia (2006): Vilmos Zsigmond

Children of Men (2006): Emmanuel Lubezki

The Illusionist (2006): Dick Pope

Laberinto del Fauno, El (Pan's Labrinyth) (2006): Guillermo Navarro

The Prestige (2006): Wally Pfister

[j7wild]

Sorry forgot something -- four scifi/fantasy movies (see underlined)

Best Achievement in Cinematography

Nominees:

The Black Dahlia (2006): Vilmos Zsigmond

Children of Men (2006): Emmanuel Lubezki

The Illusionist (2006): Dick Pope

Laberinto del Fauno, El (Pan's Labrinyth) (2006): Guillermo Navarro

The Prestige (2006): Wally Pfister

oh!!



Letters From Iwo Jima never even played here!!