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As a tie-in to the 2007 Oscar season, we have compiled a set of the conversations that TimesSquare.com's editors and writers have had with this year's Academy Award nominees and winners. We've talked in-depth with some of the most hyped as well as the most underappreciated nominees. Get your Oscar fix here!

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Martin Scorsese, Leonardo DiCaprio and Matt Damon on set of the 2007 Best Picture winner "The Departed"

Martin Scorsese, Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, William Monahan, and Vera Farmiga
"The Departed"

Winner:
Best Picture of the Year, Achievement in Directing (Scorcese), Achievement in film editing (Thelma Schoonmaker), Adapted Screenplay (William Monahan)

Also Nominated For: Actor in a Supporting Role (Wahlberg)

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Forest Whitaker as Ugandan leader Idi Amin


Forest Whitaker
"The Last King of Scotland"

Winner:
Actor in a leading role


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Helen Mirren as HM Queen Elizabeth II in "The Queen"

Helen Mirren
"The Queen"

Winner:
Performance by an actress in a leading role

"The Queen" was also nominated for: Best motion picture of the year, Achievement in directing, Achievement in costume design, Achievement in music written for motion pictures, Original screenplay

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Directors Valerie Faris and Jonathan Dayton on the set of "Little Miss Sunshine"
Valerie Faris and Jonathan Dayton
Directors of "Little Miss Sunshine"

Winner: Performance by an actor in a supporting role (Alan Arkin), Original Screenplay (Michael Arndt),

Also Nominated for:
Best motion picture of the year, Performance by an actress in a supporting role (Abigail Breslin)

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Meryl Streep (left) in "The Devil Wears Prada"
Meryl Streep 
"The Devil Wears Prada"

Nominated for:
Performance by an actress in a leading role

"The Devil Wears Prada" is nominated for: Achievement in costume design

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Alfonso Cuarón (right) with cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki on the set of "Children of Men"

Alfonso Cuarón

Director of "Children of Men"

"Children of Men" is nominated for: Adapted screenplay (Alfonso Cuarón, Timothy J. Sexton, David Arata, Mark Fergus & Hawk Ostby), Achievement in cinematography (Emmanuel Lubezki), Achievement in film editing


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Supporting Actress nominee Rinko Kikuchi in "Babel"

Rinko Kikuchi
"Babel"

Nominated for:
Performance by an actress in a supporting role

"Babel" is also nominated for: Best motion picture of the year, Performance by an actress in a supporting role (Adriana Barraza), Achievement in directing, Achievement in film editing, Original screenplay, Original score

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Best Actor nominee Will Smith with his son Jaden in "The Pursuit of Happyness"

Will Smith
"The Pursuit of Happyness"

Nominated for:
Performance by an actor in a leading role
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Cate Blanchett at the "Notes On A Scandal" premiere




Cate Blanchett
"Notes On A Scandal"

Nominated for:
Performance by an actress in a supporting role


"Notes On A Scandal" is nominated for:  Performance by an actress in a leading role (Judi Dench), Original score, Adapted screenplay



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Director Paul Greengrass

Paul Greengrass
Director, "United 93"

Nominated for: Achievement in directing, Achievement in film editing


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Penelope Cruz as Raimunda in "Volver"


Penélope Cruz
"Volver"

Nominated for: Performance by an actress in a leading role

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Best Actress nominee Kate Winslet and Patrick Wilson in "Little Children"
Kate Winslet and Patrick Wilson
"Little Children"

Nominated for: 
Performance by an actress in a leading role (Winslet)

"Little Children" is nominated for: Adapted Screenplay, Performance by an actor in a supporting role (Jackie Earle Haley)

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Clint Eastwood and Ken Watanabe on the set of "Letters From Iwo Jima"


Ken Watanabe
"Letters From Iwo Jima"

"Letters From Iwo Jima" is nominated for: Best motion picture of the year, Achievement in directing, Achievement in sound editing, Original screenplay

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Peter O'Toole and Jodie Whitaker in "Venus"


Jodie Whittaker
"Venus"

"Venus" is nominated for:  Performance by an actor in a leading role (Peter O'Toole)

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Ivana Baquero in "Pan's Labyrinth"
Ivana Baquero
"Pan's Labyrinth"

"Pan's Labyrinth" is nominated for: Best foreign language film of the year, Original screenplay, Achievement in art direction, Achievement in cinematography, Achievement in makeup, Original score

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Lisa Ray in "Water"

Lisa Ray
"Water"

"Water" is nominated for: Best foreign language film of the year

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Anne Hathaway and Best Actress nominee Meryl Streep in "The Devil Wears Prada"

Anne Hathaway
"The Devil Wears Prada"

"The Devil Wears Prada" is nominated for: Performance by an actress in a leading role (Meryl Streep), Achievement in costume design

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"Monster House" is nominated for Best Animated Feature.

Gil Kenan
Director of "Monster House"

"Monster House" is nominated for:
Best animated feature film of the year

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See the complete list of winners and nominees at www.oscars.org

 

 

 



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