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The 79th Annual Academy Awards

Today the Oscar nominees were announced, which are listed below.

Performance by an actor in a leading role
Leonardo DiCaprio in “Blood Diamond” (Warner Bros.)
Ryan Gosling in “Half Nelson” (THINKFilm)
Peter O’Toole in “Venus” (Miramax, Filmfour and UK Council)
Will Smith in “The Pursuit of Happyness” (Sony Pictures Releasing)
Forest Whitaker in “The Last King of Scotland” (Fox Searchlight)
Performance by an actor in a supporting role
Alan Arkin in “Little Miss Sunshine” (Fox Searchlight)
Jackie Earle Haley in “Little Children” (New Line)
Djimon Hounsou in “Blood Diamond” (Warner Bros.)
Eddie Murphy in “Dreamgirls” (DreamWorks and Paramount)
Mark Wahlberg in “The Departed” (Warner Bros.)
Performance by an actress in a leading role
Penélope Cruz in “Volver” (Sony Pictures Classics)
Judi Dench in “Notes on a Scandal” (Fox Searchlight)
Helen Mirren in “The Queen” (Miramax, Pathé and Granada)
Meryl Streep in “The Devil Wears Prada” (20th Century Fox)
Kate Winslet in “Little Children” (New Line)
Performance by an actress in a supporting role
Adriana Barraza in “Babel” (Paramount and Paramount Vantage)
Cate Blanchett in “Notes on a Scandal” (Fox Searchlight)
Abigail Breslin in “Little Miss Sunshine” (Fox Searchlight)
Jennifer Hudson in “Dreamgirls” (DreamWorks and Paramount)
Rinko Kikuchi in “Babel” (Paramount and Paramount Vantage)
Best animated feature film of the year
Cars” (Buena Vista) John Lasseter
Happy Feet” (Warner Bros.) George Miller
Monster House” (Sony Pictures Releasing) Gil Kenan
Achievement in art direction
Dreamgirls” (DreamWorks and Paramount)
Art Direction: John Myhre
Set Decoration: Nancy Haigh
The Good Shepherd” (Universal)
Art Direction: Jeannine Oppewall
Set Decoration: Gretchen Rau and Leslie E. Rollins
Pan’s Labyrinth” (Picturehouse)
Art Direction: Eugenio Caballero
Set Decoration: Pilar Revuelta
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest” (Buena Vista)
Art Direction: Rick Heinrichs
Set Decoration: Cheryl A. Carasik
The Prestige” (Buena Vista)
Art Direction: Nathan Crowley
Set Decoration: Julie Ochipinti
Achievement in cinematography
The Black Dahlia” (Universal) Vilmos Zsigmond
Children of Men” (Universal) Emmanuel Lubezki
The Illusionist” (Yari Film Group) Dick Pope
Pan’s Labyrinth” (Picturehouse) Guillermo Navarro
The Prestige” (Buena Vista) Wally Pfister
Achievement in costume design
Curse of the Golden Flower” (Sony Pictures Classics) Yee Chung Man
The Devil Wears Prada” (20th Century Fox) Patricia Field
Dreamgirls” (DreamWorks and Paramount) Sharen Davis
Marie Antoinette” (Sony Pictures Releasing) Milena Canonero
The Queen” (Miramax, Pathé and Granada) Consolata Boyle
Achievement in directing
Babel” (Paramount and Paramount Vantage) Alejandro González Iñárritu
The Departed” (Warner Bros.) Martin Scorsese
Letters from Iwo Jima” (Warner Bros.) Clint Eastwood
The Queen” (Miramax, Pathé and Granada) Stephen Frears
United 93” (Universal and StudioCanal) Paul Greengrass
Best documentary feature
Deliver Us from Evil” (Lionsgate)
A Disarming Films Production
Amy Berg and Frank Donner
An Inconvenient Truth” (Paramount Classics and Participant Productions)
A Lawrence Bender/Laurie David Production
Davis Guggenheim
Iraq in Fragments” (Typecast Releasing)
A Typecast Pictures/Daylight Factory Production
James Longley and John Sinno
Jesus Camp” (Magnolia Pictures)
A Loki Films Production
Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady
My Country, My Country” (Zeitgeist Films)
A Praxis Films Production
Laura Poitras and Jocelyn Glatzer
Best documentary short subject
The Blood of Yingzhou District
A Thomas Lennon Films Production
Ruby Yang and Thomas Lennon
Recycled Life
An Iwerks/Glad Production
Leslie Iwerks and Mike Glad
Rehearsing a Dream
A Simon & Goodman Picture Company Production
Karen Goodman and Kirk Simon
Two Hands
A Crazy Boat Pictures Production
Nathaniel Kahn and Susan Rose Behr
Achievement in film editing
Babel” (Paramount and Paramount Vantage)
Stephen Mirrione and Douglas Crise
Blood Diamond” (Warner Bros.)
Steven Rosenblum
Children of Men” (Universal)
Alex Rodríguez and Alfonso Cuarón
The Departed” (Warner Bros.)
Thelma Schoonmaker
United 93” (Universal and StudioCanal)
Clare Douglas, Christopher Rouse and Richard Pearson
Best foreign language film of the year
After the Wedding” A Zentropa Entertainments 16 Production
Denmark
Days of Glory (Indigènes)” A Tessalit Production
Algeria
The Lives of Others” A Wiedemann & Berg Production
Germany
Pan’s Labyrinth” A Tequila Gang/Esperanto Filmoj/Estudios Picasso Production
Mexico
Water” A Hamilton-Mehta Production
Canada
Achievement in makeup
Apocalypto” (Buena Vista) Aldo Signoretti and Vittorio Sodano
Click” (Sony Pictures Releasing) Kazuhiro Tsuji and Bill Corso
Pan’s Labyrinth” (Picturehouse) David Marti and Montse Ribe
Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score)
Babel” (Paramount and Paramount Vantage) Gustavo Santaolalla
The Good German” (Warner Bros.) Thomas Newman
Notes on a Scandal” (Fox Searchlight) Philip Glass
Pan’s Labyrinth” (Picturehouse) Javier Navarrete
The Queen” (Miramax, Pathé and Granada) Alexandre Desplat
Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original song)
I Need to Wake Up” from “An Inconvenient Truth”
(Paramount Classics and Participant Productions)
Music and Lyric by Melissa Etheridge
Listen” from “Dreamgirls”
(DreamWorks and Paramount)
Music by Henry Krieger and Scott Cutler
Lyric by Anne Preven
Love You I Do” from “Dreamgirls”
(DreamWorks and Paramount)
Music by Henry Krieger
Lyric by Siedah Garrett
Our Town” from “Cars”
(Buena Vista)
Music and Lyric by Randy Newman
Patience” from “Dreamgirls”
(DreamWorks and Paramount)
Music by Henry Krieger
Lyric by Willie Reale
Best motion picture of the year
Babel” (Paramount and Paramount Vantage)
An Anonymous Content/Zeta Film/Central Films Production
Alejandro González Iñárritu, Jon Kilik and Steve Golin, Producers
The Departed” (Warner Bros.)
A Warner Bros. Pictures Production
Nominees to be determined
Letters from Iwo Jima” (Warner Bros.)
A DreamWorks Pictures/Warner Bros. Pictures Production
Clint Eastwood, Steven Spielberg and Robert Lorenz, Producers
Little Miss Sunshine” (Fox Searchlight)
A Big Beach/Bona Fide Production
Nominees to be determined
The Queen” (Miramax, Pathé and Granada)
A Granada Production
Andy Harries, Christine Langan and Tracey Seaward, Producers
Best animated short film
The Danish Poet” (National Film Board of Canada)
A Mikrofilm and National Film Board of Canada Production
Torill Kove
Lifted” (Buena Vista)
A Pixar Animation Studios Production
Gary Rydstrom
The Little Matchgirl” (Buena Vista)
A Walt Disney Pictures Production
Roger Allers and Don Hahn
Maestro” (Szimplafilm)
A Kedd Production
Geza M. Toth
No Time for Nuts” (20th Century Fox)
A Blue Sky Studios Production
Chris Renaud and Michael Thurmeier
Best live action short film
Binta and the Great Idea (Binta Y La Gran Idea)
A Peliculas Pendelton and Tus Ojos Production
Javier Fesser and Luis Manso
Éramos Pocos (One Too Many)” (Kimuak)
An Altube Filmeak Production
Borja Cobeaga
Helmer & Son
A Nordisk Film Production
Soren Pilmark and Kim Magnusson
The Saviour” (Australian Film Television and Radio School)
An Australian Film Television and Radio School Production
Peter Templeman and Stuart Parkyn
West Bank Story
An Ari Sandel, Pascal Vaguelsy, Amy Kim, Ravi Malhotra and Ashley Jordan Production
Ari Sandel
Achievement in sound editing
Apocalypto” (Buena Vista)
Sean McCormack and Kami Asgar
Blood Diamond” (Warner Bros.)
Lon Bender
Flags of Our Fathers” (DreamWorks and Warner Bros., Distributed by Paramount)
Alan Robert Murray and Bub Asman
Letters from Iwo Jima” (Warner Bros.)
Alan Robert Murray
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest” (Buena Vista)
Christopher Boyes and George Watters II
Achievement in sound mixing
Apocalypto” (Buena Vista)
Kevin O’Connell, Greg P. Russell and Fernando Camara
Blood Diamond” (Warner Bros.)
Andy Nelson, Anna Behlmer and Ivan Sharrock
Dreamgirls” (DreamWorks and Paramount)
Michael Minkler, Bob Beemer and Willie Burton
Flags of Our Fathers” (DreamWorks and Warner Bros., Distributed by Paramount)
John Reitz, Dave Campbell, Gregg Rudloff and Walt Martin
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest” (Buena Vista)
Paul Massey, Christopher Boyes and Lee Orloff
Achievement in visual effects
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest” (Buena Vista)
John Knoll, Hal Hickel, Charles Gibson and Allen Hall
Poseidon” (Warner Bros.)
Boyd Shermis, Kim Libreri, Chaz Jarrett and John Frazier
Superman Returns” (Warner Bros.)
Mark Stetson, Neil Corbould, Richard R. Hoover and Jon Thum
Adapted screenplay
Borat Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan” (20th Century Fox)
Screenplay by Sacha Baron Cohen & Anthony Hines & Peter Baynham & Dan Mazer
Story by Sacha Baron Cohen & Peter Baynham & Anthony Hines & Todd Phillips
Children of Men” (Universal)
Screenplay by Alfonso Cuarón & Timothy J. Sexton and David Arata and Mark Fergus & Hawk Ostby
The Departed” (Warner Bros.)
Screenplay by William Monahan
Little Children” (New Line)
Screenplay by Todd Field & Tom Perrotta
Notes on a Scandal” (Fox Searchlight)
Screenplay by Patrick Marber
Original screenplay
Babel” (Paramount and Paramount Vantage)
Written by Guillermo Arriaga
Letters from Iwo Jima” (Warner Bros.)
Screenplay by Iris Yamashita
Story by Iris Yamashita & Paul Haggis
Little Miss Sunshine” (Fox Searchlight)
Written by Michael Arndt
Pan’s Labyrinth” (Picturehouse)
Written by Guillermo del Toro
The Queen” (Miramax, Pathé and Granada)
Written by Peter Morgan

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