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| World waits to hear Oscar winners | World waits to hear Oscar winners |
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| Millions of film fans around the world are eagerly awaiting the 79th Academy Awards in Los Angeles. | Millions of film fans around the world are eagerly awaiting the 79th Academy Awards in Los Angeles. |
| The Oscars ceremony takes place at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood on Sunday at 1700 local time (0100 GMT on Monday). | The Oscars ceremony takes place at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood on Sunday at 1700 local time (0100 GMT on Monday). |
| British hopeful Dame Helen Mirren is hotly tipped to win the coveted best actress award for her role as Elizabeth II in Stephen Frears' film The Queen. | British hopeful Dame Helen Mirren is hotly tipped to win the coveted best actress award for her role as Elizabeth II in Stephen Frears' film The Queen. |
| Forest Whitaker is favourite to win best actor, with The Departed leading the pack for best film. | Forest Whitaker is favourite to win best actor, with The Departed leading the pack for best film. |
| Martin Scorsese is tipped to take his first best director Oscar for The Departed after five previous nominations in the category. | Martin Scorsese is tipped to take his first best director Oscar for The Departed after five previous nominations in the category. |
| Mirren is one of three British contenders for best actress | Mirren is one of three British contenders for best actress |
| Preparations for the event are being finalised, with giant Oscars statuettes in place and grandstand seating erected outside the Kodak Theatre. | |
| US comedy star and talk show host Ellen DeGeneres will host the glittering ceremony, becoming only the second woman, after Whoopi Goldberg, to present the annual telecast single-handedly. | US comedy star and talk show host Ellen DeGeneres will host the glittering ceremony, becoming only the second woman, after Whoopi Goldberg, to present the annual telecast single-handedly. |
| Other nominees in the most sought-after categories are Leonardo DiCaprio, Will Smith, Ryan Gosling and Peter O'Toole for best actor, and Penelope Cruz, Dame Judi Dench, Meryl Streep and Kate Winslet for best actress. | Other nominees in the most sought-after categories are Leonardo DiCaprio, Will Smith, Ryan Gosling and Peter O'Toole for best actor, and Penelope Cruz, Dame Judi Dench, Meryl Streep and Kate Winslet for best actress. |
| HAVE YOUR SAY I'd like Last King of Scotland to win Fiona Gell Send us your comments | |
| Dame Judi has already said she will not be attending the ceremony because she will be in hospital having surgery on her leg. | Dame Judi has already said she will not be attending the ceremony because she will be in hospital having surgery on her leg. |
| Musical drama Dreamgirls has eight nominations, including three for best song, but missed out on a nod best picture. | Musical drama Dreamgirls has eight nominations, including three for best song, but missed out on a nod best picture. |
| The films in the running are The Queen, Babel, The Departed, Letters From Iwo Jima and Little Miss Sunshine. | The films in the running are The Queen, Babel, The Departed, Letters From Iwo Jima and Little Miss Sunshine. |
| Former Oscar winners Nicole Kidman and Reese Witherspoon are among those presenting awards on the night, along with James Bond star Daniel Craig. | Former Oscar winners Nicole Kidman and Reese Witherspoon are among those presenting awards on the night, along with James Bond star Daniel Craig. |