The Film-Lover's Check List: Academy Award 2006 Nominations

Academy Award 2006 Nominations

Actor -- Leading


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

Directing


Martin Scorsese.	The Departed (2006)
Paul Greengrass.	United 93 (2006)
Stephen Frears.	The Queen (2006)
Clint Eastwood.	Letters From Iwo Jima (2006)
Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu.	Babel (2006)

Best Picture


	The Departed (2006)
	Little Miss Sunshine (2006)
	The Queen (2006)
	Letters From Iwo Jima (2006)
	Babel (2006)

Actor -- Supporting


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

Screenplay -- Adapted


	The Departed (2006)
	Borat (2006)
	Notes On a Scandal (2006)
	Little Children (2006)
	Children of Men (2006)

Visual Effects


	Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)
	Poseidon (2006)
	Superman Returns (2006)

Actress -- Leading


Helen Mirren.	The Queen (2006)
Judi Dench.	Notes On a Scandal (2006)
Kate Winslet.	Little Children (2006)
Meryl Streep.	The Devil Wears Prada (2006)
Penelope Cruz.	Volver (2006)

Screenplay -- Original


	Little Miss Sunshine (2006)
	The Queen (2006)
	Pan's Labyrinth (2006)
	Babel (2006)
	Letters From Iwo Jima (2006)

Makeup


	Pan's Labyrinth (2006)
	Apocalypto (2006)
	Click (2006)

Actress -- Supporting


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

Film Editing


	The Departed (2006)
	United 93 (2006)
	Children of Men (2006)
	Babel (2006)
	Blood Diamond (2006)

Sound Editing


	Letters From Iwo Jima (2006)
	Apocalypto (2006)
	Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)
	Blood Diamond (2006)
	Flags of Our Fathers (2006)

Cinematography


	Pan's Labyrinth (2006)
	Children of Men (2006)
	The Prestige (2006)
	The Illusionist (2006)
	The Black Dahlia (2006)

Art Direction


	Pan's Labyrinth (2006)
	The Prestige (2006)
	Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)
	The Good Shepherd (2006)
	Dreamgirls (2006)

Sound Mixing


	Dreamgirls (2006)
	Apocalypto (2006)
	Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)
	Blood Diamond (2006)
	Flags of Our Fathers (2006)

Original Score


Gustavo Santaolalla.	Babel (2006)
Philip Glass.	Notes On a Scandal (2006)
Javier Navarrete.	Pan's Labyrinth (2006)
Alexandre Desplat.	The Queen (2006)
Thomas Newman.	The Good German (2006)

Costume Design


	Marie Antoinette (2006)
	Curse of the Golden Flower (2006)
	The Queen (2006)
	The Devil Wears Prada (2006)
	Dreamgirls (2006)

Foreign Language Film


Germany.	The Lives of Others (2006)
Mexico.	Pan's Labyrinth (2006)
Denmark.	Efter Brylluppet (2006)
Algeria.	Days of Glory (2006)
Canada.	Water (2005)

Original Song


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

Short Film -- Animated


Norway.	The Danish Poet (2006)
USA.	Lifted (2006)
USA.	No Time For Nuts (2006)
Hungary.	Maestro (2005)
USA.	The Little Matchgirl (2006)

Documentary Feature


	An Inconvenient Truth (2006)
	Deliver Us From Evil (2006)
	Jesus Camp (2006)
	P.O.V.: My Country, My Country (2006)
	Iraq In Fragments (2006)

Animated Feature


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

Short Film -- Live Action


USA.	West Bank Story (2005)
Australia.	The Saviour (2005)
Denmark.	Helmer & Son (2006)
Spain.	Eramos Pocos (2005)
Spain.	Binta and the Great Idea (2004)

Documentary Short


	The Blood of Yingzhou District
	Recycled Life
	Rehearsing a Dream
	Two Hands: The Leon Fleisher Story

Honorary Award


	Ennio Morricone

Host


	Ellen DeGeneres

Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award


	Sherry Lansing (exec)