January 24, 2007 03:41:02 GMT
Musical drama "Dreamgirls" garnered most nominations yet got excluded from Best Picture slot.
Closer to the peak of the award season, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) has officially issued list of nominations for its prestigious Academy Awards, revealed by its President Sid Ganis and actress yesterday, January 23, 2007 in Beverly Hills, California.
Though gave musical drama "" eight nominations which thus made the flick the top scorer in the list, the organization surprisingly cast out the DreamWorks release from Best Picture slot, lining up "", "", "", "", and "" for the category instead.
Nevertheless, the Bill Condon-directed feature indeed left a significant mark in the competition as it amazingly struck three nods in Best Music (Song) race besides smoothly placing its two stars and in the supporting acting categories.
Both encountering their first Oscar nomination, Murphy is facing against of "Little Miss Sunshine", Jackie Earle Haley of "", of "", and of "The Departed" while Hudson will vie for the honor alongside of "", of "Little Miss Sunshine", plus Adriana Barraza and Rinko Kikuchi of "Babel."
Meanwhile, critics' favorites of "" and of "The Queen" delightfully made their way to land nomination in lead acting slot, together with the likes of , , , , , , , and .
As for other movies, Mexico's "" fabulously swept six nominations altogether, notably that in Best Foreign Language Film of the Year with this year's BFCA Awards winners "" and "" vying for the title of Best Animated Feature Film and Best Documentary Feature, respectively.
Complete list of nominees can be viewed on the award's official site at http://www.oscar.com/nominees/?pn=list. The ceremony honoring the winners is scheduled to take place at Kodak Theatre in Hollywood aired live by ABC on February 25, 2007 with as the host.
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