Oscar Nominations- No Dreamgirls Best Picture


Message boards are going crazy about the lack of best pic and director for "Dreamgirls". Many are calling it racism...which doesn't explain the noms for Forest Whitaker, Will Smith, Djimon Hounsou, Eddie Murphy, Jennifer Hudson, Penélope Cruz, Rinko Kikuchi, Alejandro González Iñárritu...

I havent seen Dreamgirls so Im not sure if its worthy. Its lack of writing nominee makes me think it is more a movie of performances than substance.

Picture
“Babel”
“The Departed”
“Letters from Iwo Jima”
“Little Miss Sunshine”
“The Queen”

Achievement in directing
“Babel,” Alejandro González Iñárritu
“The Departed,” Martin Scorsese
“Letters from Iwo Jima,” Clint Eastwood
“The Queen,” Stephen Frears
“United 93,” Paul Greengrass

Performance by an actor in a leading role
Leonardo DiCaprio in “Blood Diamond”
Ryan Gosling in “Half Nelson”
Peter O’Toole in “Venus”
Will Smith in “The Pursuit of Happyness”
Forest Whitaker in “The Last King of Scotland”

Performance by an actor in a supporting role
Alan Arkin in “Little Miss Sunshine”
Jackie Earle Haley in “Little Children”
Djimon Hounsou in “Blood Diamond”
Eddie Murphy in “Dreamgirls”
Mark Wahlberg in “The Departed”


Performance by an actress in a leading role
Penélope Cruz in “Volver”
Judi Dench in “Notes on a Scandal”
Helen Mirren in “The Queen”
Meryl Streep in “The Devil Wears Prada”
Kate Winslet in “Little Children”

Performance by an actress in a supporting role
Adriana Barraza in “Babel”
Cate Blanchett in “Notes on a Scandal”
Abigail Breslin in “Little Miss Sunshine”
Jennifer Hudson in “Dreamgirls”
Rinko Kikuchi in “Babel”

Adapted screenplay
“Borat Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan”
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”
Screenplay by Alfonso Cuarón & Timothy J. Sexton and David Arata and Mark Fergus & Hawk Ostby

“The Departed”
Screenplay by William Monahan

“Little Children”
Screenplay by Todd Field & Tom Perrotta

“Notes on a Scandal”
Screenplay by Patrick Marber

Original screenplay
“Babel”
Written by Guillermo Arriaga

“Letters from Iwo Jima”
Screenplay by Iris Yamashita
Story by Iris Yamashita & Paul Haggis

“Little Miss Sunshine”
Written by Michael Arndt

“Pan’s Labyrinth”
Written by Guillermo del Toro

“The Queen”
Written by Peter Morgan


-LB

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