The Nominees Are In!!!

Here are the 79th Annual Academy Award Nominees!!! Stay tuned for our winning picks from the NYIndieSeen Team!

Best Picture

Babel (2006): Alejandro González Iñárritu, Steve Golin, Jon Kilik

The Departed (2006): Graham King

Letters from Iwo Jima (2006)

Little Miss Sunshine (2006)

The Queen (2006): Andy Harries, Christine Langan, Tracey Seaward

Best Actor

Leonardo DiCaprio for Blood Diamond (2006)

Ryan Gosling for Half Nelson (2006)

Peter O'Toole for Venus (2006/I)

Will Smith for The Pursuit of Happyness (2006)

Forest Whitaker for The Last King of Scotland (2006)

Best Actress

Penélope Cruz for Volver (2006/I)

Judi Dench for Notes on a Scandal (2006)

Helen Mirren for The Queen (2006)

Meryl Streep for The Devil Wears Prada (2006)

Kate Winslet for Little Children (2006)

Best Supporting Actor

Alan Arkin for Little Miss Sunshine (2006)

Jackie Earle Haley for Little Children (2006)

Djimon Hounsou for Blood Diamond (2006)

Eddie Murphy for Dreamgirls (2006)

Mark Wahlberg for The Departed (2006)

Best Supporting Actress

Adriana Barraza for Babel (2006)

Cate Blanchett for Notes on a Scandal (2006)

Abigail Breslin for Little Miss Sunshine (2006)

Jennifer Hudson for Dreamgirls (2006)

Rinko Kikuchi for Babel (2006)

Best Director

Clint Eastwood for Letters from Iwo Jima (2006)

Stephen Frears for The Queen (2006)

Paul Greengrass for United 93 (2006)








Alejandro González Iñárritu for Babel (2006)










Martin Scorsese for The Departed (2006)










For a list of all nominees click here