79th Academy Award Nominees
BEST PICTURE
Babel
The Departed
Little Miss Sunshine
The Queen
Letters from Iwo Jima

Best Director
Martin Scorsese, The Departed
Paul Greengrass, United 93
Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, Babel
Stephen Frears, The Queen
Clint Eastwood, Letters from Iwo Jima

ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Will Smith, THE PURSUIT OF HAPPYNESS
Forest Whitaker, THE LAST KING OF SCOTLAND
Peter O'Toole, VENUS
Leonardo DiCaprio, BLOOD DIAMOND
Ryan Gosling, HALF NELSON

ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Eddie Murphy, Dreamgirls
Alan Arkin, Little Miss Sunshine
Mark Wahlberg, The Departed
Djimon Hounsou, BLOOD DIAMOND
Jackie Earle Haley, LITTLE CHILDREN

ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Helen Mirren, The Queen
Judi Dench, NOTES ON A SCANDAL
Kate Winslet, LITTLE CHILDREN
Penelope Cruz, VOLVER
Meryl Street, THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA

ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
AJennifer Hudson, Dreamgirls
Rinko Kinkuchi, Babel
Adriana Barraza, Babel
Abigail Breslin, Little Miss Sunshine
Cate Blanchett, NOTES ON A SCANDAL

ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
Monster House
Cars
Happy Feet

ART DIRECTION
PAN'S LABYRINTH
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
The Prestige
THE GOOD SHEPHERD
Dreamgirls

CINEMATOGRAPHY
Children of Men
The Prestige
THE ILLUSIONIST
The Black Dahlia
PAN'S LABYRINTH

COSTUME DESIGN
Dreamgirls
MARIE ANTOINETTE
CURSE OF THE GOLDEN FLOWER
The Queen
THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH
DELIVER US FROM EVIL
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
The Departed
United 93
Children of Men
BLOOD DIAMOND>

FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
PAN'S LABYRINTH
AFTER THE WEDDING
WATER
DAYS OF GLORY (INDIGENES)
THE LIVES OF OTHERS

MAKEUP
Apocalypto
Click
PAN'S LABYRINTH

MUSIC (SCORE)
Babel
THE GOOD GERMAN
NOTES ON A SCANDAL
PAN'S LABYRINTH
The Queen

MUSIC (SONG)
“Love You I Do” – Dreamgirls, Jennifer Hudson
“Listen” – Dreamgirls, Beyonce Knowles
“I Need to Wake Up” - AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH, Melissa Etheridge
“Patience” – Dreamgirls, Eddie Murphy
“Our Town” - Cars , James Taylor

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

SOUND MIXING
Dreamgirls
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
FLAGS OF OUR FATHERS
BLOOD DIAMOND
Apocalypto

SOUND EDITING
Apocalypto
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
FLAGS OF OUR FATHERS
BLOOD DIAMOND
Letters from Iwo Jima

VISUAL EFFECTS
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
Poseidon
Superman Returns

WRITING (ADAPTED SCREENPLAY)
The Departed
LITTLE CHILDREN
NOTES ON A SCANDAL
Borat
Children of Men

WRITING (ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY)
The Queen
Little Miss Sunshine
Babel
Letters from Iwo Jima
PAN'S LABYRINTH