The Oscars are Coming
By: JULIE SMITH

The stars are getting ready for the 79th Academy Awards. Millions of eyes around the world will witness the Oscars that will be awarded on February 25th. La crème de la crème will gather that night to celebrate the best actors, actresses and movies.

Some of the nominees are:

Performance By An Actor In A Leading Role 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

Performance By An Actor In A Supporting Role Alan Arkin - Little Miss Sunshine Jackie Earle Haley - Little Children Djimon Hounsou - Blood Diamond Eddie Murphy - Dreamgirls Mark Wahlberg - The Departed

Performance By An Actress In A Leading Role Penélope Cruz - Volver Judi Dench - Notes On A Scandal Helen Mirren - The Queen Meryl Streep - The Devil Wears Prada Kate Winslet - Little Children

Performance By An Actress In A Supporting Role Adriana Barraza - Babel Cate Blanchett - Notes On A Scandal Abigail Breslin - Little Miss Sunshine Jennifer Hudson - Dreamgirls Rinko Kikuchi - Babel

Best Animated Feature Film Of The Year Cars Happy Feet Monster House

Best Documentary Short Subject The Blood Of Yingzhou District Recycled Life Rehearsing A Dream Two Hands

Best Foreign Language Film Of The Year After The Wedding Days Of Glory (Indigènes) The Lives Of Others Pan's Labyrinth Water

Best Motion Picture Of The Year Babel The Departed Letters From Iwo Jima Little Miss Sunshine The Queen

Achievement In Visual Effects Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest Poseidon Superman Returns

This year’s host will be the controversial and famous Ellen DeGeneres who will appear for the first time on the most watched film awards ceremony in the world.

The Academy Awards are given out by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), a professional honorary organization, which as of 2007 had a voting membership of 5,830. The votes have been tabulated and certified by the auditing firm PricewaterhouseCoopers and its predecessor Price Waterhouse for 72 years, since close to the awards' inception. The awards are intended for the films and persons the Academy believes have the top achievements of the year.

The Academy membership may be acquired by a competitive nomination (although, the nominee must be invited to join) or a member may submit a name. The Academy doesn’t disclose its membership publicly, however past press releases have announced the names of those who have been invited to join.

The annual Oscar presentation that has been held since 1929 will take place on February 25, 2007, at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood and it will start at 8pm Eastern Time.

About the Author: Julie Smith is one of the most recognized copy writers on Sports Betting and currently writes for Instant Action Sports. Feel free to reprint this article in its entirety on your site, make sure to leave all links in place and do not modify any of the content.

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