THE OSCARS - nominations

ACTOR -- LEADING

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 -- SUPPORTING

Alan Arkin – LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE

Jackie Earle Haley – LITTLE CHILDREN

Djimon Hounsou – BLOOD DIAMOND

Eddie Murphy – DREAMGIRLS

Mark Wahlberg – THE DEPARTED

ACTRESS -- LEADING

Penélope Cruz – VOLVER

Judi Dench – NOTES ON A SCANDAL

Helen Mirren – THE QUEEN

Meryl Streep – THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA

Kate Winslet – LITTLE CHILDREN

ACTRESS -- SUPPORTING

Adriana Barraza – BABEL

Cate Blanchett – NOTES ON A SCANDAL

Abigail Breslin – LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE

Jennifer Hudson – DREAMGIRLS

Rinko Kikuchi – BABEL