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| Three Oscars for Pan's Labyrinth | Three Oscars for Pan's Labyrinth |
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| Guillermo del Toro's fairytale film Pan's Labyrinth has won Oscars for art direction, cinematography and make-up at the Academy Awards in Hollywood. | Guillermo del Toro's fairytale film Pan's Labyrinth has won Oscars for art direction, cinematography and make-up at the Academy Awards in Hollywood. |
| Alan Arkin was best supporting actor for Little Miss Sunshine, while Jennifer Hudson's role in Dreamgirls earned her best supporting actress. | Alan Arkin was best supporting actor for Little Miss Sunshine, while Jennifer Hudson's role in Dreamgirls earned her best supporting actress. |
| The Departed was top adapted screenplay and Happy Feet took best animated film. | The Departed was top adapted screenplay and Happy Feet took best animated film. |
| There was a sound editing award for Letters From Iwo Jima, while Dreamgirls won for best sound mixing. | |
| Jennifer Hudson thanked God twice in her acceptance speechPirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest was presented with the Academy Award for best visual effects. | Jennifer Hudson thanked God twice in her acceptance speechPirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest was presented with the Academy Award for best visual effects. |
| Also receiving Oscars were German production Das Leben der Anderen (The Lives of Others), named best foreign-language film, plus Marie Antoinette, for best costume design. | Also receiving Oscars were German production Das Leben der Anderen (The Lives of Others), named best foreign-language film, plus Marie Antoinette, for best costume design. |
| The Danish Poet was best animated short film, while West Bank Story collected best live-action short film. | The Danish Poet was best animated short film, while West Bank Story collected best live-action short film. |
| The Blood of Yingzhou District, a Chinese film about the effects of Aids, won best documentary short. | The Blood of Yingzhou District, a Chinese film about the effects of Aids, won best documentary short. |
| 'Amazing' | 'Amazing' |
| Dame Helen Mirren is thought to be a strong candidate for best actress for The Queen, but she told the BBC on the red carpet that she had not been distracted by speculation over her chances. | Dame Helen Mirren is thought to be a strong candidate for best actress for The Queen, but she told the BBC on the red carpet that she had not been distracted by speculation over her chances. |
| "We know that we're not horses or greyhounds. We're not sportsmen." | "We know that we're not horses or greyhounds. We're not sportsmen." |
| "Being the front-runner or the winner honestly doesn't come into it. I haven't really been thinking about that." | "Being the front-runner or the winner honestly doesn't come into it. I haven't really been thinking about that." |
| Alan Arkin's character was a foul-mouthed, drug-taking grandfatherShe described the feeling of being nominated for an Oscar for The Queen as "amazing". "I didn't think I was that sort of actress," she added. | Alan Arkin's character was a foul-mouthed, drug-taking grandfatherShe described the feeling of being nominated for an Oscar for The Queen as "amazing". "I didn't think I was that sort of actress," she added. |
| 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. |
| Leonardo DiCaprio, one of the stars of that movie, arrived at the ceremony with his mother. | Leonardo DiCaprio, one of the stars of that movie, arrived at the ceremony with his mother. |
| "She's strolling around here somewhere," he said of her. "She loves it, man. She's more excited than me." | "She's strolling around here somewhere," he said of her. "She loves it, man. She's more excited than me." |
| 'Excited and nervous' | 'Excited and nervous' |
| US comedy star and talk show host Ellen DeGeneres is presenting the glittering ceremony at the Kodak Theatre. | US comedy star and talk show host Ellen DeGeneres is presenting the glittering ceremony at the Kodak Theatre. |
| Dame Helen described her Oscar nomination as "amazing" Mirren on red carpet | Dame Helen described her Oscar nomination as "amazing" Mirren on red carpet |
| She is only the second woman, after Whoopi Goldberg, to front the annual telecast single-handedly. | |
| In the best actor category, DiCaprio faces competition from Forest Whitaker, Will Smith, Ryan Gosling, Peter O'Toole. | |
| Penelope Cruz is up against Dame Helen, Dame Judi Dench, Meryl Streep and Kate Winslet for best actress. | |
| Cruz - nominated for Volver - said she was "very excited and very nervous". | Cruz - nominated for Volver - said she was "very excited and very nervous". |
| "I don't think I'm going to win tonight but it's just wonderful to be here." | "I don't think I'm going to win tonight but it's just wonderful to be here." |
| HAVE YOUR SAY I'd like Last King of Scotland to win Fiona Gell Send us your comments | HAVE YOUR SAY I'd like Last King of Scotland to win Fiona Gell Send us your comments |
| Musical drama Dreamgirls has eight nominations in total, including three for best song, but missed out for best picture. | |
| The films in the running for that category are The Queen, Babel, The Departed, Letters From Iwo Jima and Little Miss Sunshine. |