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| In this undated promotional photo provided by
Miramax, actor Leonardo DiCaprio portrays Howard Hughes in a scene
from Martin Scorsese's 'The Aviator.' (AP Photo/Miramax Films) |
The Howard Hughes bio-pic "The Aviator" led the
77th Oscar nominations with 11 nods, including best picture, best actor
and best director, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
announced Tuesday.
Leonardo DiCaprio was nominated for best actor Oscar for starring in
"Aviator," Cate Blanchett got a nod for best supporting actress and Martin
Scorsese was named best director contender for directing "Aviator."
Competing against Golden Globes winner "The Aviator" for the best
picture Oscar are "Finding Neverland," "Million Dollar Baby,""Ray" and
"Sideways."
Two hit movies in 2004 -- Michael Moore's anti-war documentary
"Fahrenheit 9/11" and Mel Gibson-directed drama about Christ's last hours
"The Passion of the Christ" -- were bypassed as best picture nominees.
While "Fahrenheit 9/11" did not receive any nominations, "The Passion
of the Christ" received three nominations for cinematography, makeup and
original score.
Both "Finding Neverland" and "Million Dollar Baby" got seven
nominations.
Besides DiCaprio, other nominees for best actor Oscar included Don
Cheadle of "Hotel Rwanda," Johnny Depp in "Finding Neverland," Clint
Eastwood in "Million Dollar Baby," and Jamie Foxx in "Ray."
Fox, who also received a best supporting actor nomination for his role
in "Collateral," was regarded as a top contender in this category. He
already won the Golden Globe trophy for best actor inthe musical/comedy
series.
The nominees for best actress are Hilary Swank in "Million Dollar
Baby," Annette Bening in "Being Julia," Catalina Sandino Moreno in "Maria
Full of Grace," Imelda Staunton in "Vera Drake," and Kate Winslet in
"Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind."
This created a rematch of
the 1999 showdown, when
underdog Swank won the Oscar for "Boys Don't Cry" over Bening, who was
front-runner for "American Beauty."
Both have won Golden Globes for the roles, Swank for best dramatic
actress, Bening for actress in a musical or comedy.
Along with Eastwood and Scorsese, other directing nominees are Taylor
Hackford for "Ray", Mike Leigh for "Vera Drake" and Alexander Payne for
"Sideways."
Along with Foxx, other nominees for supporting actor Oscar include Alan
Alda in "The Aviator," Morgan Freeman in "Million Dollar Baby." Thomas
Haden Church in "Sideways" and Clive Owen in "Closer." Oven already won
the Golden Globe in this category.
Along with Blanchett, other supporting actress nominees are Laura
Linney in "Kinsey," Virginia Madsen in "Sideways," Sophie Okonedo in
"Hotel Rwanda" and Natalie Portman in "Closer." Portmanwas the winner of
this year's best supporting actress Golden Globe.
The best foreign language picture nominees are "As It is in
Heaven,""The Chorus" (France), "Downfall" (Germany), "The Sea
Inside"(Spain) and "Yesterday" (South Africa).
The nominees for best animated film are "Shrek 2," "The Incredibles"and
"Shark Tale."
In the original screenplay category, the nominees are "The
Aviator,""Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind," "Hotel Rwanda," "The
Incredibles" and "Vera Drake."
The adapted screenplay nominees are "Before Sunset," "Finding
Neverland," "Million Dollar Baby," "The Motorcycle Diaries" and"Sideways."
The 77th Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2004 will
be presented on Feb. 27 at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood.The ceremony will be televised live by ABC.
(AP) | 
Updated: 2005-01-26 15:24