Nominations are announced in about an hour. Feel free to post howls of joy or anger at the results. I'll post a full list once their done (unless someone beats me to it )

Please, please, please let this be Peter O'Toole's year. I don't care how good Forrest Whitaker is in The Last King Of Scotland, I just want Peter to win his first competitive Oscar.

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I hope Steve Carrell gets a best supporting nod for Little Miss Sunshine, not very likely though I think. But then again there's also Jack for The Departed, we'll see...

I'll post a list in minute - but you got your wish gfiac
Mark Walhberg got nominated for best supporting actor - yay!
Looks like The Queen, Little Miss Sunshine, The Departed and Babel are leading the pack. Overall I'm pretty pleased.

Dreamgirls missed out?

I'm trying to follow the posts from Oscarwatch.com but they're so over excited that a lot of the posts aren't making sense.

EDIT: Yay for Peter! It's going to be hard to beat Whitaker though. Surely they can't deny a sick old legend for the ninth time.

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Jennifer Hudson and Eddie Murphy got best supporting nods I think, but that's it - but it will probably get one for best song.

Best Picture noms are: The Departed, Little Miss Sunshine, Letters From Iwo Jima, Babel and The Queen

And if my memory serves me correctly the same all were nominated best director apart from the director of LMS and instead Paul Greengrass is nominated for United 93.

It's another Scorsese/ Eastwood fight!

Oh noes! Not fucking Clint again!

The Academy had better give it to Marty this time.

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Best Motion Picture of the Year

Babel (2006): Alejandro González Iñárritu, Steve Golin, Jon Kilik
The Departed (2006): Graham King
Letters from Iwo Jima (2006)
Little Miss Sunshine (2006)
The Queen (2006): Andy Harries, Christine Langan, Tracey Seaward

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role

Leonardo DiCaprio for Blood Diamond (2006)
Ryan Gosling for Half Nelson (2006)
Peter O'Toole for Venus (2006/I)
Will Smith for The Pursuit of Happyness (2006)
Forest Whitaker for The Last King of Scotland (2006)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role

Penélope Cruz for Volver (2006/I)
Judi Dench for Notes on a Scandal (2006)
Helen Mirren for The Queen (2006)
Meryl Streep for The Devil Wears Prada (2006)
Kate Winslet for Little Children (2006)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role

Alan Arkin for Little Miss Sunshine (2006)
Jackie Earle Haley for Little Children (2006)
Djimon Hounsou for Blood Diamond (2006)
Eddie Murphy for Dreamgirls (2006)
Mark Wahlberg for The Departed (2006)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role

Adriana Barraza for Babel (2006)
Cate Blanchett for Notes on a Scandal (2006)
Abigail Breslin for Little Miss Sunshine (2006)
Jennifer Hudson for Dreamgirls (2006)
Rinko Kikuchi for Babel (2006)

Best Achievement in Directing

Clint Eastwood for Letters from Iwo Jima (2006)
Stephen Frears for The Queen (2006)
Paul Greengrass for United 93 (2006)
Alejandro González Iñárritu for Babel (2006)
Martin Scorsese for The Departed (2006)

Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen

Babel (2006): Guillermo Arriaga
Letters from Iwo Jima (2006): Iris Yamashita
Little Miss Sunshine (2006): Michael Arndt
Laberinto del Fauno, El (2006): Guillermo del Toro
The Queen (2006): Peter Morgan

Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published

Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan (2006): Sacha Baron Cohen, Anthony Hines, Peter Baynham, Dan Mazer, Todd Phillips
Children of Men (2006): Alfonso Cuarón, Timothy J. Sexton, David Arata, Mark Fergus, Hawk Ostby
The Departed (2006): William Monahan
Little Children (2006): Todd Field, Tom Perrotta
Notes on a Scandal (2006): Patrick Marber

Best Achievement in Cinematography

The Black Dahlia (2006): Vilmos Zsigmond
Children of Men (2006): Emmanuel Lubezki
The Illusionist (2006): Dick Pope
Laberinto del Fauno, El (2006): Guillermo Navarro
The Prestige (2006): Wally Pfister

Best Achievement in Editing

Babel (2006): Douglas Crise, Stephen Mirrione
Blood Diamond (2006): Richard Chew, Steven Rosenblum
Children of Men (2006): Alfonso Cuarón, Alex Rodríguez
The Departed (2006): Thelma Schoonmaker
United 93 (2006): Clare Douglas, Richard Pearson, Christopher Rouse

Best Achievement in Art Direction

Dreamgirls (2006)
The Good Shepherd (2006)
Laberinto del Fauno, El (2006)
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)
The Prestige (2006)

Best Achievement in Costume Design

Man cheng jin dai huang jin jia (2006): Chung Man Yee
The Devil Wears Prada (2006): Patricia Field
Dreamgirls (2006): Sharen Davis
Marie Antoinette (2006): Milena Canonero
The Queen (2006): Consolata Boyle

Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Score

Babel (2006): Gustavo Santaolalla
The Good German (2006): Thomas Newman
Notes on a Scandal (2006): Philip Glass
Laberinto del Fauno, El (2006): Javier Navarrete
The Queen (2006): Alexandre Desplat

Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Song

An Inconvenient Truth (2006)("I Need To Wake Up")
Dreamgirls (2006)("Listen")
Dreamgirls (2006)("Love You I Do")
Cars (2006)("Our Town")
Dreamgirls (2006)("Patience")

Best Achievement in Makeup

Apocalypto (2006)
Click (2006/I)
Laberinto del Fauno, El (2006)


Best Achievement in Sound

Apocalypto (2006)
Blood Diamond (2006)
Dreamgirls (2006)
Flags of Our Fathers (2006)
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006): Paul Massey, Christopher Boyes, Lee Orloff

Best Achievement in Sound Editing

Apocalypto (2006)
Blood Diamond (2006)
Flags of Our Fathers (2006)
Letters from Iwo Jima (2006)
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006): Christopher Boyes, George Watters II

Best Achievement in Visual Effects

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006): John Knoll, Hal T. Hickel, Charles Gibson, Allen Hall
Poseidon (2006)
Superman Returns (2006): Mark Stetson, Richard R. Hoover, Neil Corbould, Jon Thum

Best Animated Feature Film of the Year

Cars (2006)
Happy Feet (2006)
Monster House (2006)

Best Foreign Language Film of the Year

Efter brylluppet (2006)(Denmark)
Indigènes (2006)(Algeria)
Laberinto del Fauno, El (2006)(Mexico)
Leben der Anderen, Das (2006)(Germany)
Water (2005)(Canada)

Best Documentary, Features

Deliver Us from Evil (2006)
An Inconvenient Truth (2006)
Iraq in Fragments (2006)
Jesus Camp (2006)
My Country My Country (2006)

Best Documentary, Short Subjects

The Blood of Yingzhou District (2006)
Recycled Life (2006)
"Rehearsing a Dream"
"Two Hands"

Best Short Film, Animated

The Danish Poet (2006): Torill Kove
Lifted (2006): Gary Rydstrom
The Little Matchgirl (2006): Roger Allers
Maestro (2006): Géza M. Tóth
No Time for Nuts (2006): Chris Renaud, Mike Thurmeier

Best Short Film, Live Action

Binta y la gran idea (2004)
Éramos pocos (2005)
"Helmer & Son"
The Saviour (2005)
West Bank Story (2005)

I really hope Meryl Streep wins, but that is some fierce competition. I would have thought her character in The Devil Wears Prada would have gone under as best supporting actress, but I really do think Meryl made that role and the whole film her own.

How can it be that I didn't see a SINGLE movie this year?? In fact, my 1st Grader actually saw a couple of these even. She's become more cultured than me.

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I didn't know Pan's Labyrinth was Mexican. It's been nominated for so many things I feel compelled to watch it now. But that's just nationalistic loyalties. I doubt I will see any of the other ones that I haven't seen already. I wonder if Al Gore will win?

wtf @ dreamgirls getting three nominations in original song.

i cant believe a movie staring beyonce, eddie murphy and an american idol reject gets that many nominations... though i havent seen it (and i dont plan on it), the clips ive seen has been involuntarily hilairous.

im really not surprised, well besides volver not getting a nomination for best foreign film...

I just saw it this weekend - I assumed it was Spanish since it's set in Spain, but I'm not that familiar with the director, although I recognize some titles of his previous work.

The Queen & Pan's Labyrinth are about all I've seen for this year, but I really liked both of them. I understand Streep really stole the show in Prada, but I'd like to see Mirren get it.

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How interesting. The director is from Guadalajara, Mex. I wonder if it was funded by a Mexican production company? I guess I'd have to look at the eligibility rules.

I was also surprised about Volver. It;s been my favorite movie in years. Penelope deserves that Oscar but won't get it. Streep doesn't deserve a nomination. I mean, that movie was fluff...and while it was funny and enjoyable, it doesn't mean it merits any awards. UGH AND DREAMGIRLS

I don't know why I care. I never agree with the academy because they love stuff about old dead people or from big directors or very politically correct stuff.

no little children for best picture??
go rinko!!!
loving the little miss sunshine love. i'm sure the backlash is on its way. but what a disarming film.

It's way overdue. Departed had better get Best Picture and not just best director. Though I do love Little Miss Sunshine more than I love most people. But it's Marty's year.

Thanks for posting these by the way.

I'm thrilled that Beyonce was snubbed.
& I really hope 'Little Miss Sunshine' wins for Best Picture, but I doubt it will.

It won't, Eternal Sunshine didn't, Citizen Cane didn't even, I highly doubt Little Miss Sunshine will.

But it's just the Oscars. It has to have made the most money to be good. OBVIOUSLY.

And let me just say this:

What the fuck is with Abigail Breslin being nominated for a supporting role!? She's practically the star of the damned film!

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