Celebrity info

The 79th Academy Awards

Ellen DeGeneres is set to host the 79th Academy Awards February 25, 2007, Live on ABC. It will be DeGeneres first appearance on the Academy Awards telecast. Hosting the Oscars requires someone who can keep the show alive and fresh and moving, as well that entertain everyone. Ellen competely fits the bill for all of this. Here are a list of some of the nominees.


Actor in a leading role

*Leonardo DiCaprio Blood Diamond
*Ryan Gosling Half Nelson
*Peter O' Toole Venus
*Will Smith The Pursuit of Happyness
*Forest Whitaker The Last King of Scotland




Actor in a supporting role

*Alan Arkin Little Miss Sunshine
*Jackie Earle Haley Little Children
*Djimon Hounsou Blood Driven
*Eddie Murphy Dreamgirls
*Mark Walberg The Departed




Actress in a leading role

*Penelope Cruz Volver
*Judi Pench Notes on a Scandal
*Helen Mirren The Queen
*Meryle Streep The devil wears Prada
*Kate Winslet Little Children




Actress in a supporting role

*Adriana Barraza Babel
*Cate Blanchett Notes on a scandal
*Abigail Breslin Little Miss Sunshine
*Jennifer Hudson Dream Girls
*Binko Kikuchi Babel




Animated Feature Film

*Cars

*Happy Feet

*Monster House




Best Picture

*Babel

*The Departed

*letters from IWO JIMA

*Little Miss Sunshine

*The Queen