A DAY OF DREAMS FOR MANY LIST OF OSCAR NOMINEES BY TURNS PREDICTABLE, UNEXPECTED, RECORD-BREAKING.Byline: Greg Hernandez Staff Writer `Dreamgirls'' earned more Academy Award nominations -- eight -- than any other film Tuesday morning but was stunningly left out of the best picture race despite widely being considered a front-runner. Instead, the competition for Oscar's biggest prize is between Golden Globe Award winner ``Babel Babel (bā`bəl) [Heb.,=confused], in the Bible, place where Noah's descendants (who spoke one language) tried to build a tower reaching up to heaven to make a name for themselves. ,'' ``Letters From Iwo Jima Letters from Iwo Jima (Japanese: 硫黄島からの手紙, Iwo jima kara no tegami) is a 2006 Academy Award and Golden Globe-winning critically-acclaimed[1][2][3] ,'' surprise Producers Guild of America winner ``Little Miss Sunshine,'' ``The Departed'' and ``The Queen.'' The absence of ``Dreamgirls'' left the Oscar race more wide open than usual, with no clear-cut front-runner. By any standard, however, it is an unusual year. While the ethnic diversity that marked the nominations is being celebrated, many categories did not follow form. For instance, none of the best picture nominees had anyone in the best actor category. Nor did any of them receive a cinematography cinematography: see motion picture photography. cinematography Art and technology of motion-picture photography. It involves the composition of a scene, lighting of the set and actors, choice of cameras, camera angle, and integration of special nomination, almost always a hallmark of a best picture. Only two (``Babel,'' ``The Departed'') were nominated in the best editing category. And the snubbed ``Dreamgirls'' got the most nominations with eight. ``Babel'' nabbed seven nominations overall, including a nod for director Alejandro Gonzalez Innaritu. He competes against two-time best director Oscar winner Clint Eastwood, nominated for ``Iwo Jima Iwo Jima (ē`wō jē`mə, ē`wô), Jap. Io-jima, volcanic island, c.8 sq mi (21 sq km), W Pacific, largest and most important of the Volcano Islands. Mt. ,'' and ``Departed'' director Martin Scorsese Noun 1. Martin Scorsese - United States filmmaker (born in 1942) Scorsese , who earned his eighth Oscar nomination but has famously never won. Rounding out the directing category are Stephen Frears for ``The Queen'' and Paul Greengrass for ``United 93.'' Surprisingly left off the list were ``Dreamgirls'' director Bill Condon Bill Condon (born William Condon on October 22, 1955) is an Academy Award winning American screenwriter and director. Biography Condon was born in New York City and attended Regis High School and Columbia College of Columbia University, where he studied philosophy. and ``Sunshine'' co-directors Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris. Best actress nominee Meryl Streep Noun 1. Meryl Streep - United States film actress (born in 1949) Streep , however, is rarely overlooked on any acting list. The two-time Oscar winner made history with her best actress nomination for ``The Devil Wears Prada'' -- her 14th overall -- breaking her own record for the most nominations of any performer in history. ``It's extraordinary that anyone in the actor's branch is even speaking to me, never mind nominating me yet again,'' the good-humored Streep said in a statement. ``I'm very, very grateful.'' Front-runner Helen Mirren received an expected best actress nomination for ``The Queen'' and will compete against Streep, first-time nominee Penelope Cruz (``Volver''), five-time nominee Kate Winslet <noinclude></noinclude> Kate Elizabeth Winslet (born October 5, 1975) is a five-time Academy Award-nominated, Emmy Award-nominated, BAFTA, Grammy and Screen Actors Guild Award-winning English actress. for ``Little Children'' and former winner Judi Dench Dame Judith Olivia Dench, CH, DBE, FRSA, (born 9 December 1934), usually known as Dame Judi Dench, is an Academy Award, Golden Globe, Tony, three-time BAFTA, and six-time Laurence Olivier Award-winning English actress. , nominated for ``Notes on a Scandal.'' ``It is astounding a·stound tr.v. a·stound·ed, a·stound·ing, a·stounds To astonish and bewilder. See Synonyms at surprise. [From Middle English astoned, past participle of astonen, the way audiences have responded by taking the film to their hearts,'' Mirren said in a statement. ``It is one of the hardest roles to play not just a living person but one who is part of our everyday lives in Britain.'' Dench, who earned her sixth Oscar nod, said: ``I'm in frighteningly good company. It is very nice of the queen to allow me in for a minute. It was one of the harder parts I have played. At the end of the day I was quite glad to get back to the person I am.'' Another Oscar perennial, Peter O'Toole Noun 1. Peter O'Toole - British actor (born in Ireland in 1932) O'Toole, Peter Seamus O'Toole Emerald Isle, Hibernia, Ireland - an island comprising the republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland , is back in the hunt for a best actor Oscar for his performance in ``Venus.'' He's been nominated eight times but his only Oscar is an honorary one bestowed upon him in 2002. ``If you fail the first time, try, try try, try, try, try, try again. Yoicks yoicks also hoicks interj. Used as a hunting cry to urge hounds after a fox. !'' O'Toole stated Tuesday. Overall, the acting categories were more ethnically diverse than usual, with two of O'Toole's competitors -- Forest Whitaker for ``The Last King of Scotland'' and Will Smith for ``The Pursuit of Happyness'' -- African-Americans. Rounding out the best actor category are first-time nominee Ryan Gosling Ryan Thomas Gosling (born November 12 1980) is an Academy Award-nominated Canadian actor. He is perhaps best known for his roles in The Notebook, Half Nelson and Fracture. (``Half Nelson'') and Leonardo DiCaprio Leonardo Wilhelm DiCaprio (born November 11 1974[1]) is a three-time Academy Award-nominated and Golden Globe Award-winning American actor who garnered world wide fame for his role as Jack Dawson in Titanic. , nominated for ``Blood Diamond,'' who said his nomination ``is a tribute to everyone who worked on this film.'' Eddie Murphy Edward "Eddie" Regan Murphy (born April 3, 1961) is an Academy Award nominated, Golden Globe Award-winning American actor and comedian. He was a regular cast member on Saturday Night Live from 1980 to 1984, and has worked as a stand-up comedian. , another African-American, got his first Oscar nod, for ``Dreamgirls,'' in the best supporting actor supporting actor n → attore m non protagonista category. His competition includes African actor Djimon Hounsou Djimon Gaston Hounsou (born April 24, 1964) is an Academy Award-nominated Beninoise actor, dancer and fashion model. Biography Early life Hounsou (pronounced / , Alan Arkin (``Little Miss Sunshine''), Mark Wahlberg For the actor and television game show host, see Mark L. Walberg. Mark Robert Michael Wahlberg (born June 5 1971) is an Academy Award-nominated American actor and television producer. for ``The Departed,'' and Jackie Earle Haley from ``Little Children.'' The supporting actress category is also ethnically diverse, with African-American actress Jennifer Hudson up for ``Dreamgirls,'' Mexican actress Adriana Barraza nominated for supporting actress in ``Babel,'' and Japanese actress Rinko Kikuchi nominated for the same film. Also in the category are Cate Blanchett for ``Notes on a Scandal'' and child actress Abigail Breslin for ``Little Miss Sunshine.'' ``I knew when I was filming, the movie was going to get a lot of recognition and people would love it,'' Kikuchi said from Paris through an interpreter. ``I believed in the energy and the strength of the film. But when it came to myself, to get this recognized, I never thought I would ever get it.'' Warner Bros BROS Brothers BROS Benefits and Retirement Operations Section (King County, Washington) BROS Barnes and Richmond Operatic Society (London, UK) . received the most nominations for a studio with 18. The 79th annual Academy Awards will be handed out at the Kodak Theatre on Feb. 25. Greg Hernandez (818) 713-3758 greg.hernandez@dailynews.com OSCAR nominations Complete list of the 79th annual Academy Award nominations announced Tuesday at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in Beverly Hills: Best Picture: ``Babel,'' ``The Departed,'' ``Letters From Iwo Jima,'' ``Little Miss Sunshine,'' ``The Queen'' 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'' Actress: Penelope Cruz, ``Volver''; Judi Dench, ``Notes on a Scandal''; Helen Mirren, ``The Queen''; Meryl Streep, ``The Devil Wears Prada''; Kate Winslet, ``Little Children'' Supporting Actor: Alan Arkin, ``Little Miss Sunshine''; Jackie Earle Haley, ``Little Children''; Djimon Hounsou, ``Blood Diamond''; Eddie Murphy, ``Dreamgirls''; Mark Wahlberg, ``The Departed'' Supporting Actress: Adriana Barraza, ``Babel''; Cate Blanchett, ``Notes on a Scandal''; Abigail Breslin, ``Little Miss Sunshine''; Jennifer Hudson, ``Dreamgirls''; Rinko Kikuchi, ``Babel'' Directing: Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, ``Babel''; Martin Scorsese, ``The Departed''; Clint Eastwood, ``Letters From Iwo Jima''; Stephen Frears, ``The Queen''; Paul Greengrass, ``United 93'' Foreign Language Film: ``After the Wedding,'' Denmark; ``Days of Glory (Indigenes),'' Algeria; ``The Lives of Others,'' Germany; ``Pan's Labyrinth,'' Mexico; ``Water,'' Canada Adapted Screenplay: Sacha Baron Cohen
Sacha Noam Baron Cohen[1] (born 13 October, 1971) is an English comedian, writer and actor most noted for his comic characters Borat (a Kazakh reporter), Ali G (a junglist-hip hop gangsta wannabe , Anthony Hines, Peter Baynham, Dan Mazer and Todd Phillips, ``Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan''; Alfonso Cuaron, Timothy J. Sexton, David Arata, 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'' Original Screenplay: Guillermo Arriaga, ``Babel''; Iris Yamashita and Paul Haggis, ``Letters From Iwo Jima''; Michael Arndt, ``Little Miss Sunshine''; Guillermo del Toro Toro may refer to:
Animated Feature Film: ``Cars,'' ``Happy Feet,'' ``Monster House'' Art Direction: ``Dreamgirls,'' ``The Good Shepherd,'' ``Pan's Labyrinth,'' ``Pirates of the Caribbean This article is about the franchise. For other, more specific uses, see Pirates of the Caribbean (disambiguation). For real pirates, see Piracy in the Caribbean. Pirates of the Caribbean : Dead Man's Chest,'' ``The Prestige'' Cinematography: ``The Black Dahlia,'' ``Children of Men,'' ``The Illusionist,'' ``Pan's Labyrinth,'' ``The Prestige'' Sound Mixing: ``Apocalypto,'' ``Blood Diamond,'' ``Dreamgirls,'' ``Flags of Our Fathers,'' ``Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest.'' Sound Editing: ``Apocalypto,'' ``Blood Diamond,'' ``Flags of Our Fathers,'' ``Letters From Iwo Jima,'' ``Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest'' 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 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 Costumes: ``Curse of the Golden Flower Curse of the Golden Flower (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; Pinyin: Mǎnchéng Jìndài Huángjīnjiǎ ,'' ``The Devil Wears Prada,'' ``Dreamgirls,'' ``Marie Antoinette,'' ``The Queen'' 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'' Film Editing: ``Babel,'' ``Blood Diamond,'' ``Children of Men,'' ``The Departed,'' ``United 93'' Makeup: ``Apocalypto,'' ``Click,'' ``Pan's Labyrinth'' Animated Short Film: ``The Danish Poet,'' ``Lifted,'' ``The Little Matchgirl,'' ``Maestro,'' ``No Time for Nuts'' 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'' Visual Effects: ``Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest,'' ``Poseidon,'' ``Superman Returns'' Academy Award winners previously announced this year: Honorary Award: Ennio Morricone Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award: Sherry Lansing CAPTION(S): 4 photos, box Photo: (1 -- cover -- color) Dreams are made of this 79th Annual Academy Awards nominations (2) Will Smith is a best actor nominee for his role in ``The Pursuit of Happyness,'' in which he co-stars with real-life son Jaden. (3) Brad Pitt deals with bad news in the film ``Babel,'' which received seven Oscar nominations, including best picture and best director. (4) Eddie Murphy received a supporting actor nod - his first Oscar nomination - for his work in ``Dreamgirls.'' The film led with eight nominations but did not make the best picture list. Box: OSCAR nominations (see text) |
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