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Let's Debate Oscar
Jan 23, 2007 | 10:05 AM
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The 2007 Academy Awards nominees were announced Tuesday morning in Beverly Hills and there were a few surprises that came along.

First off, 'Dreamgirls' led the way with eight nominations, but was left off of the Best Picture list, surprising many that had it pegged as the year's best film.

And how about Eddie Murphy coming onto the Oscar scene? Leo gets the nods in 'Blood Diamond' instead of in 'The Departed.' And 'Little Miss Sunshine' gets plenty of love from the academy.

What are you thoughts? Your favorites and your surprises? Blog a comment below and let us know!

Here's a complete list of the nominees:

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."
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Mike_Reed read my blog
Jan 23, 2007 | 10:13 AM

My biggest surprise (I should preface this by saying that I haven't seen 'Dreamgirls' yet) is Jennifer Hudson getting the nod for supporting actress.

I think it's because she was on 'American Idol,' and like it or not, that show is a machine that just can't be stopped.

sylviahubbard1 read my blog view my photos
Jan 23, 2007 | 2:23 PM

On Feb 25th the Academy Awards will take place and these are my hopefuls that I'm cheering and routing for... yeah some are just racially motivated, but its been a long time coming and the Oscars need some colors

Supporting Actress - Jennifer Hudson (although that little girl from Little Ms. Sunshine would be so cute and she was pretty good in the film around all those formidable stars)

Supporting Actress - I'm rooting for Eddie Murphy but the guy from blood diamond which I won't attempt to spell his name can get it too. He was way good in that one - although he's scared the bejesus out of me in constantine.

Actress - Meryl Strep should win because I loved The Devil movie immensely and comedies rarely get attention like the Oscars. But I will inwardly root for Penelope Cruz because she's a minority.

Actor - Leonardo deserves something for Blood Diamond and for working his BLEEP off, but Eddie has my vote. He's waited 25 years for some recognition and I think people will really side with him. I think Forest Whittaker should really take the honor of this though, because he was so powerful in the King movie.

Directing: I'm leaning to Clint but since he's got one already it's really open.

Original Screenplay: Little Ms Sunshine! Most definitely. I'm partial to comedies.

Adapted Screenplay: Of course Borat was a surprise to be nominated for me. It was a funny movie, but oh my gawd. But I'm rooting for Notes on a Scandal. For some reason my gut is telling me this, but it could be just hunger.

Foreign Language: I think it will go to The Lives of Others, (th
sylviahubbard1 read my blog view my photos
Jan 23, 2007 | 2:25 PM

and you forgot the rest of the list....


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'
sylviahubbard1 read my blog view my photos
Jan 23, 2007 | 2:29 PM

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 Hersholdt Humanitarian Award (Oscar statuette): Sherry L
colt19112 read my blog view my photos
Feb 27, 2007 | 8:32 PM

my answer goes to who cares
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