2007
The 79th Academy Awards | 2007
Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center
Sunday, February 25, 2007
Honoring movies released in 2006
Highlights
- Costume Design
Marie AntoinetteMilena Canonero, presented by Anne Hathaway and Emily Blunt - Foreign Language Film
The Lives of OthersFlorian Henckel von Donnersmarck, accepting for Germany - Supporting Actor
Little Miss SunshineAlan Arkin
Memorable Moments
Martin ScorseseBest Directing winner for The Departed, with presenters Francis Ford Coppola, George Lucas and Steven Spielberg
An Inconvenient TruthDocumentary Feature winner Davis Guggenheim with Al Gore, Lawrence Bender, Laurie David, Scott Burns and Lesley Chilcott
Jennifer HudsonSupporting Actress winner for Dreamgirls
Winners & Nominees
Actor in a Leading Role
Winner
Forest Whitaker
The Last King of Scotland
Nominees
Peter O'Toole
Venus
Leonardo DiCaprio
Blood Diamond
Ryan Gosling
Half Nelson
Will Smith
The Pursuit of Happyness
Actor in a Supporting Role
Winner
Alan Arkin
Little Miss Sunshine
Nominees
Jackie Earle Haley
Little Children
Djimon Hounsou
Blood Diamond
Eddie Murphy
Dreamgirls
Mark Wahlberg
The Departed
Actress in a Leading Role
Winner
Helen Mirren
The Queen
Nominees
Penélope Cruz
Volver
Judi Dench
Notes on a Scandal
Meryl Streep
The Devil Wears Prada
Kate Winslet
Little Children
Actress in a Supporting Role
Winner
Jennifer Hudson
Dreamgirls
Nominees
Adriana Barraza
Babel
Cate Blanchett
Notes on a Scandal
Abigail Breslin
Little Miss Sunshine
Rinko Kikuchi
Babel
Animated Feature Film
Winner
Happy Feet
George Miller
Nominees
Monster House
Gil Kenan
Cars
John Lasseter
Best Picture
Winner
The Departed
Graham King, Producer
Nominees
Babel
Babel
Letters from Iwo Jima
Clint Eastwood, Steven Spielberg and Robert Lorenz, Producers
Little Miss Sunshine
David T. Friendly, Peter Saraf and Marc Turtletaub, Producers
The Queen
Andy Harries, Christine Langan and Tracey Seaward, Producers
Cinematography
Winner
Pan's Labyrinth
Guillermo Navarro
Nominees
The Black Dahlia
Vilmos Zsigmond
Children of Men
Emmanuel Lubezki
The Illusionist
Dick Pope
The Prestige
Wally Pfister
Costume Design
Winner
Marie Antoinette
Milena Canonero
Nominees
Curse of the Golden Flower
Yee Chung Man
The Devil Wears Prada
Patricia Field
Dreamgirls
Sharen Davis
The Queen
Consolata Boyle
Directing
Winner
The Departed
Martin Scorsese
Nominees
Babel
Babel
Letters from Iwo Jima
Clint Eastwood
The Queen
Stephen Frears
United 93
Paul Greengrass
Film Editing
Winner
The Departed
Thelma Schoonmaker
Nominees
Blood Diamond
Steven Rosenblum
Children of Men
Children of Men
United 93
Clare Douglas, Christopher Rouse and Richard Pearson
Babel
Stephen Mirrione and Douglas Crise
Foreign Language Film
Winner
The Lives of Others
Germany
Nominees
After the Wedding
Denmark
Algeria
Pan's Labyrinth
Mexico
Water
Canada
Sound Editing
Winner
Letters from Iwo Jima
Alan Robert Murray and Bub Asman
Nominees
Apocalypto
Sean McCormack and Kami Asgar
Blood Diamond
Lon Bender
Flags of Our Fathers
Alan Robert Murray and Bub Asman
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
Christopher Boyes and George Watters II
Sound Mixing
Winner
Dreamgirls
Michael Minkler, Bob Beemer and Willie Burton
Nominees
Blood Diamond
Andy Nelson, Anna Behlmer and Ivan Sharrock
Apocalypto
Kevin O’Connell, Greg P. Russell and Fernando Cámara
Flags of Our Fathers
John Reitz, Dave Campbell, Gregg Rudloff and Walt Martin
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
Paul Massey, Christopher Boyes and Lee Orloff
Visual Effects
Winner
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
John Knoll, Hal Hickel, Charles Gibson and Allen Hall
Nominees
Poseidon
Boyd Shermis, Kim Libreri, Chas Jarrett and John Frazier
Superman Returns
Mark Stetson, Neil Corbould, Richard R. Hoover and Jon Thum
Art Direction
Winner
Pan's Labyrinth
Art Direction: Eugenio Caballero; Set Decoration: Pilar Revuelta
Nominees
Dreamgirls
Art Direction: John Myhre; Set Decoration: Nancy Haigh
The Good Shepherd
Art Direction: Jeannine Oppewall; Set Decoration: Gretchen Rau and Leslie E. Rollins
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
Art Direction: Rick Heinrichs; Set Decoration: Cheryl Carasik
The Prestige
Art Direction: Nathan Crowley; Set Decoration: Julie Ochipinti
Music (Original Score)
Winner
Babel
Gustavo Santaolalla
Nominees
The Good German
Thomas Newman
Notes on a Scandal
Philip Glass
Pan's Labyrinth
Javier Navarrete
The Queen
Alexandre Desplat
Writing (Original Screenplay)
Winner
Little Miss Sunshine
Written by Michael Arndt
Nominees
Babel
Written by Guillermo Arriaga
Pan's Labyrinth
Written by Guillermo del Toro
The Queen
Written by Peter Morgan
Letters from Iwo Jima
Screenplay by Iris Yamashita; Story by Iris Yamashita & Paul Haggis
Documentary (Short Subject)
Winner
The Blood of Yingzhou District
Ruby Yang and Thomas Lennon
Nominees
Recycled Life
Leslie Iwerks and Mike Glad
Rehearsing a Dream
Karen Goodman and Kirk Simon
Two Hands
Nathaniel Kahn and Susan Rose Behr
Documentary (Feature)
Winner
An Inconvenient Truth
Davis Guggenheim
Nominees
Deliver Us from Evil
Amy Berg and Frank Donner
Iraq in Fragments
James Longley and John Sinno
Jesus Camp
Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady
My Country, My Country
Laura Poitras and Jocelyn Glatzer
Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award
Winner
Sherry Lansing
Short Film (Animated)
Winner
The Danish Poet
Torill Kove
Nominees
Maestro
Maestro
Lifted
Gary Rydstrom
The Little Matchgirl
Roger Allers and Don Hahn
No Time for Nuts
Chris Renaud and Michael Thurmeier
Short Film (Live Action)
Winner
West Bank Story
Ari Sandel
Nominees
Helmer & Son
Helmer & Son
Binta and the Great Idea (Binta Y La Gran Idea)
Javier Fesser and Luis Manso
Borja Cobeaga
The Saviour
Peter Templeman and Stuart Parkyn
Music (Original Song)
Winner
An Inconvenient Truth
I Need To Wake Up in "An Inconvenient Truth" Music and Lyric by Melissa Etheridge
Nominees
Dreamgirls
Listen in "Dreamgirls" Music by Henry Krieger and Scott Cutler; Lyric by Anne Preven
Dreamgirls
Love You I Do in "Dreamgirls" Music by Henry Krieger; Lyric by Siedah Garrett
Cars
Our Town in "Cars" Music and Lyric by Randy Newman
Dreamgirls
Patience in "Dreamgirls" Music by Henry Krieger; Lyric by Willie Reale
Makeup
Winner
Pan's Labyrinth
Pan's Labyrinth
Nominees
Apocalypto
Aldo Signoretti and Vittorio Sodano
Click
Kazuhiro Tsuji and Bill Corso
Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
Winner
The Departed
Screenplay by William Monahan
Nominees
Notes on a Scandal
Screenplay by Patrick Marber
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
Little Children
Screenplay by Todd Field & Tom Perrotta
Children of Men
Screenplay by Alfonso Cuarón, Timothy J. Sexton, David Arata, Mark Fergus and Hawk Ostby
A
After the Wedding
1 NominationForeign Language Film - Denmark
Apocalypto
3 NominationsMakeup - Aldo Signoretti and Vittorio Sodano
Sound Mixing - Kevin O’Connell, Greg P. Russell and Fernando Cámara
Sound Editing - Sean McCormack and Kami Asgar
B
Babel
7 Nominations, 1 WinActress in a Supporting Role - Adriana Barraza in "Babel"
Best Picture - Babel
Directing - Babel
Actress in a Supporting Role - Rinko Kikuchi in "Babel"
Film Editing - Stephen Mirrione and Douglas Crise
Writing (Original Screenplay) - Written by Guillermo Arriaga
* Music (Original Score) - Gustavo Santaolalla
Binta and the Great Idea (Binta Y La Gran Idea)
1 NominationShort Film (Live Action) - Javier Fesser and Luis Manso
The Black Dahlia
1 NominationCinematography - Vilmos Zsigmond
Blood Diamond
5 NominationsSound Mixing - Andy Nelson, Anna Behlmer and Ivan Sharrock
Actor in a Supporting Role - Djimon Hounsou in "Blood Diamond"
Actor in a Leading Role - Leonardo DiCaprio in "Blood Diamond"
Sound Editing - Lon Bender
Film Editing - Steven Rosenblum
The Blood of Yingzhou District
1 Win, 1 Nomination* Documentary (Short Subject) - Ruby Yang and Thomas Lennon
Borat Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
1 NominationWriting (Adapted Screenplay) - Screenplay by Sacha Baron Cohen, Anthony Hines, Peter Baynham, & Dan Mazer; Story by Sacha Baron Cohen, Peter Baynham, Anthony Hines, & Todd Phillips
C
Cars
2 NominationsAnimated Feature Film - John Lasseter
Music (Original Song) - Our Town in "Cars" Music and Lyric by Randy Newman
Children of Men
3 NominationsFilm Editing - Children of Men
Cinematography - Emmanuel Lubezki
Writing (Adapted Screenplay) - Screenplay by Alfonso Cuarón, Timothy J. Sexton, David Arata, Mark Fergus and Hawk Ostby
Click
1 NominationMakeup - Kazuhiro Tsuji and Bill Corso
Curse of the Golden Flower
1 NominationCostume Design - Yee Chung Man
D
The Danish Poet
1 Win, 1 Nomination* Short Film (Animated) - Torill Kove
Deliver Us from Evil
1 NominationDocumentary (Feature) - Amy Berg and Frank Donner
The Departed
5 Nominations, 4 Wins* Best Picture - Graham King, Producer
* Directing - Martin Scorsese
* Writing (Adapted Screenplay) - Screenplay by William Monahan
* Film Editing - Thelma Schoonmaker
Actor in a Supporting Role - Mark Wahlberg in "The Departed"
The Devil Wears Prada
2 NominationsActress in a Leading Role - Meryl Streep in "The Devil Wears Prada"
Costume Design - Patricia Field
Dreamgirls
8 Nominations, 2 WinsArt Direction - Art Direction: John Myhre; Set Decoration: Nancy Haigh
Actor in a Supporting Role - Eddie Murphy in "Dreamgirls"
Music (Original Song) - Listen in "Dreamgirls" Music by Henry Krieger and Scott Cutler; Lyric by Anne Preven
Music (Original Song) - Love You I Do in "Dreamgirls" Music by Henry Krieger; Lyric by Siedah Garrett
Music (Original Song) - Patience in "Dreamgirls" Music by Henry Krieger; Lyric by Willie Reale
Costume Design - Sharen Davis
* Actress in a Supporting Role - Jennifer Hudson in "Dreamgirls"
* Sound Mixing - Michael Minkler, Bob Beemer and Willie Burton
F
Flags of Our Fathers
2 NominationsSound Editing - Alan Robert Murray and Bub Asman
Sound Mixing - John Reitz, Dave Campbell, Gregg Rudloff and Walt Martin
G
The Good German
1 NominationMusic (Original Score) - Thomas Newman
The Good Shepherd
1 NominationArt Direction - Art Direction: Jeannine Oppewall; Set Decoration: Gretchen Rau and Leslie E. Rollins
H
Half Nelson
1 NominationActor in a Leading Role - Ryan Gosling in "Half Nelson"
Happy Feet
1 Win, 1 Nomination* Animated Feature Film - George Miller
Helmer & Son
1 NominationShort Film (Live Action) - Helmer & Son
I
The Illusionist
1 NominationCinematography - Dick Pope
An Inconvenient Truth
2 Wins, 2 Nominations* Documentary (Feature) - Davis Guggenheim
* Music (Original Song) - I Need To Wake Up in "An Inconvenient Truth" Music and Lyric by Melissa Etheridge
Iraq in Fragments
1 NominationDocumentary (Feature) - James Longley and John Sinno
J
Jesus Camp
1 NominationDocumentary (Feature) - Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady
L
The Last King of Scotland
1 Win, 1 Nomination* Actor in a Leading Role - Forest Whitaker in "The Last King of Scotland"
Letters from Iwo Jima
4 Nominations, 1 Win* Sound Editing - Alan Robert Murray and Bub Asman
Directing - Clint Eastwood
Best Picture - Clint Eastwood, Steven Spielberg and Robert Lorenz, Producers
Writing (Original Screenplay) - Screenplay by Iris Yamashita; Story by Iris Yamashita & Paul Haggis
Lifted
1 NominationShort Film (Animated) - Gary Rydstrom
Little Children
3 NominationsActor in a Supporting Role - Jackie Earle Haley in "Little Children"
Actress in a Leading Role - Kate Winslet in "Little Children"
Writing (Adapted Screenplay) - Screenplay by Todd Field & Tom Perrotta
The Little Matchgirl
1 NominationShort Film (Animated) - Roger Allers and Don Hahn
Little Miss Sunshine
4 Nominations, 2 WinsActress in a Supporting Role - Abigail Breslin in "Little Miss Sunshine"
Best Picture - David T. Friendly, Peter Saraf and Marc Turtletaub, Producers
* Actor in a Supporting Role - Alan Arkin in "Little Miss Sunshine"
* Writing (Original Screenplay) - Written by Michael Arndt
The Lives of Others
1 Win, 1 Nomination* Foreign Language Film - Germany
M
Maestro
1 NominationShort Film (Animated) - Maestro
Marie Antoinette
1 Win, 1 Nomination* Costume Design - Milena Canonero
Monster House
1 NominationAnimated Feature Film - Gil Kenan
My Country, My Country
1 NominationDocumentary (Feature) - Laura Poitras and Jocelyn Glatzer
N
No Time for Nuts
1 NominationShort Film (Animated) - Chris Renaud and Michael Thurmeier
Notes on a Scandal
4 NominationsActress in a Supporting Role - Cate Blanchett in "Notes on a Scandal"
Actress in a Leading Role - Judi Dench in "Notes on a Scandal"
Music (Original Score) - Philip Glass
Writing (Adapted Screenplay) - Screenplay by Patrick Marber
P
Pan's Labyrinth
6 Nominations, 3 Wins* Art Direction - Art Direction: Eugenio Caballero; Set Decoration: Pilar Revuelta
* Cinematography - Guillermo Navarro
* Makeup - Pan's Labyrinth
Music (Original Score) - Javier Navarrete
Foreign Language Film - Mexico
Writing (Original Screenplay) - Written by Guillermo del Toro
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
4 Nominations, 1 WinArt Direction - Art Direction: Rick Heinrichs; Set Decoration: Cheryl Carasik
Sound Editing - Christopher Boyes and George Watters II
Sound Mixing - Paul Massey, Christopher Boyes and Lee Orloff
* Visual Effects - John Knoll, Hal Hickel, Charles Gibson and Allen Hall
Poseidon
1 NominationVisual Effects - Boyd Shermis, Kim Libreri, Chas Jarrett and John Frazier
The Prestige
2 NominationsArt Direction - Art Direction: Nathan Crowley; Set Decoration: Julie Ochipinti
Cinematography - Wally Pfister
The Pursuit of Happyness
1 NominationActor in a Leading Role - Will Smith in "The Pursuit of Happyness"
Q
The Queen
6 Nominations, 1 WinMusic (Original Score) - Alexandre Desplat
Best Picture - Andy Harries, Christine Langan and Tracey Seaward, Producers
Costume Design - Consolata Boyle
Directing - Stephen Frears
Writing (Original Screenplay) - Written by Peter Morgan
* Actress in a Leading Role - Helen Mirren in "The Queen"
R
Recycled Life
1 NominationDocumentary (Short Subject) - Leslie Iwerks and Mike Glad
Rehearsing a Dream
1 NominationDocumentary (Short Subject) - Karen Goodman and Kirk Simon
S
The Saviour
1 NominationShort Film (Live Action) - Peter Templeman and Stuart Parkyn
Superman Returns
1 NominationVisual Effects - Mark Stetson, Neil Corbould, Richard R. Hoover and Jon Thum
T
Two Hands
1 NominationDocumentary (Short Subject) - Nathaniel Kahn and Susan Rose Behr
U
United 93
2 NominationsFilm Editing - Clare Douglas, Christopher Rouse and Richard Pearson
Directing - Paul Greengrass
V
Venus
1 NominationActor in a Leading Role - Peter O'Toole in "Venus"
Volver
1 NominationActress in a Leading Role - Penélope Cruz in "Volver"
W
Water
1 NominationForeign Language Film - Canada
West Bank Story
1 Win, 1 Nomination* Short Film (Live Action) - Ari Sandel
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