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2007 Oscar Nominations 

The 2007 Oscars were awarded
on Sunday February 25, 2007

Click here for the complete 2007 Oscar Schedule.
 
 

Read Jan’s Oscar article in THE DIGITAL FILMMAKER Website:

When you’re a film critic, Oscar Night is a bit of a bore. We’re like political pundits energized by the primaries; from long experience, we know that by the time election night rolls around, most of the important issues have already been decided. So my biggest day of the year is the day that Oscar nominations are announced, not the day awards are actually distributed. (Read More)
 

Read Jan’s Oscar Chat with WRFK Radio Host Jim Engster:

A year ago we visited with Chicago Film Critic Jan Huttner, who was not at all happy about the Oscar nominations of 2006; and here is it 2007. Everything went as planned for DREAMGIRLS, except the eight nominations did not include one for Best Picture. We’ll talk about this and much more. The Oscar nominations were released a few days ago. Good to have you back on WRKF, Jan Huttner. (Read More)
 

 

MAJOR OSCAR CATEGORIES

Best Picture Best Actress Best Actor
Best Director Best Supporting Actress Best Supporting Actor
Best Original Screenplay Best Adapted Screenplay Best Art Direction
Best Foreign Language Film Best Costume Design Best Editing
Best Original Musical Score Best Make-Up Best Documentary

 

OUR TOP PICKS FOR WHO SHOULD WIN
(based solely on the options offered)

  Jan's Pick Rich's Pick
Best Picture:
BABEL BABEL BABEL
DEPARTED    
LETTERS FROM IWO JIMA    
LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE    
QUEEN    
 

Best Director:

BABEL
Alejandro González Iñárritu
Iñárritu Iñárritu
DEPARTED
Martin Scorsese
   
LETTERS FROM IWO JIMA
Clint Eastwood
   
QUEEN
Stephen Frears
   
UNITED 93 
Paul Greengrass
   
 

Best Actor:

BLOOD DIAMOND
Leonardo DiCaprio
   
HALF NELSON
Ryan Gosling
   
LAST KING OF SCOTLAND
Forest Whitaker
  Whitaker
PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS
Will Smith
   
VENUS
Peter O'Toole
O'Toole  
 

Best Actress:

DEVIL WEARS PRADA
Meryl Streep
   
LITTLE CHILDREN
Kate Winslet
   
NOTES ON A SCANDAL
Judi Dench
Dench  
QUEEN
Helen Mirren
  Mirren
VOLVER
Penélope Cruz
   
 

Best Supporting Actor:

BLOOD DIAMOND
Djimon Hounsou
Hounsou  
DEPARTED
Mark Wahlberg
   
DREAMGIRLS
Eddie Murphy
   
LITTLE CHILDREN
Jackie Earle Haley
   
LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE
Alan Arkin
  Arkin
 

Best Supporting Actress:

BABEL
Adriana Barraza
Barraza  
BABEL
Rinko Kikuchi
  Kikuchi
DREAMGIRLS
Jennifer Hudson
   
LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE
Abigail Breslin
   
NOTES ON A SCANDAL
Cate Blanchett
   
 

Best Foreign Language Film:

AFTER THE WEDDING    
DAYS OF GLORY    
LIVES OF OTHERS LIVES LIVES
PAN’S LABYRINTH    
WATER    
 

Best Documentary Film:

DELIVER US FROM EVIL    
INCONVENIENT TRUTH   TRUTH
IRAQ IN FRAGMENTS    
JESUS CAMP CAMP  
MY COUNTRY, MY COUNTRY    
 

Best Adapted Screenplay:

BORAT
Sacha Baron Cohen & Friends
Cohen Cohen
CHILDREN OF MEN
Alfonso Cuaron & Friends
   
DEPARTED
William Monahan
   
LITTLE CHILDREN
Todd Field & Tom Perrotta
   
NOTES ON A SCANDAL
Patrick Marber
   
 

Best Original Screenplay:

BABEL
Guillermo Arriaga
Arriaga Arriaga
LETTERS FROM IWO JIMA
Iris Yamashita
   
LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE
Michael Arndt
   
PAN’S LABYRINTH
Guillermo del Toro
   
QUEEN
Peter Morgan
   
 

Best Original Score:

BABEL
Gustavo Santaolalla
   
GOOD GERMAN 
Thomas Newman
   
NOTES ON A SCANDAL
Philip Glass
Glass  
PAN’S LABYRINTH
Javier Navarrete
  Navarrete
QUEEN
Alexandre Desplat
   

 
Listen to our NPR friend Andy Trudeau analyze
this year’s nominees for Best Original Score.

 

 

Best Editing:

BABEL BABEL BABEL
BLOOD DIAMOND    
CHILDREN OF MEN    
DEPARTED    
UNITED 93    
 

Best Make-Up:

APOCALYPTO   APOCALYPTO
CLICK    
PAN’S LABYRINTH PAN  
 

Best Art Direction:

DREAMGIRLS GIRLS  
GOOD SHEPHERD    
PAN’S LABYRINTH   PAN
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN    
PRESTIGE    
 

Best Costume Design:

CURSE OF THE GOLDEN FLOWER   FLOWER
DEVIL WEARS PRADA    
DREAMGIRLS    
MARIE ANTOINETTE MARIE  
QUEEN