Nominations for the 79th Academy Awards were announced this morning in Los Angeles, by Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences President Sid Ganis and Academy member and past Oscar® nominee Salma Hayek.
The full list of nominees is posted here.
Despite multiple category wins at the Golden Globes, “Dreamgirls” failed to receive a much anticipated nomination in the Best Picture category. However Best Supporting Actor and Actress nominations were handed out to Eddie Murphy and Jennifer Hudson, respectively. The film received eight nominations overall, leading all contenders.
Golden Globes winner Forest Whitaker received a Best Actor nomination for playing Ugandan dictator Idi Amin in “The Last King of Scotland” and is considered the frontrunner. Will Smith was also nominated in that category for “The Pursuit of Happyness.”
Best Actress nominee Meryl Streep received her 14th nomination for “The Devil Wears Prada.” She is a two-time winner.
Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2006 will be presented on Sunday, February 25, 2007, at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center®. ??The Oscars® will be televised live on ABC at 5 p.m. PST (8 p.m. EST), beginning with a half-hour red carpet arrivals segment, “The Road to the Oscars.”
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The list is solid; not many surprises. Looks like Babel is this year’s Crash.
Did u see my predictions of the nominations??
I do love me some Meryl, but Miss Helen Mirren is going to win the Best Actress oscar on Feb 25th.
I think the tightest races are for Best Actress and Best Actor. I hope Forrest Whitaker wins the latter, though I still need to see his film. I’ve got *Devil* sitting in the apt. living room in Chicago, so I’ll watch that tonight!
a few of these nominations in the acting categories are absolute rubbish.