Dreamgirls Gets Nominated For Every Oscar Except the One it Really Wanted

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Dreamgirls picked up eight Academy Award nominations, but failed to land the best picture category, in which the musical drama was considered a front-runner. The film Babel was close behind with seven noms, including best pictures and best supporting actress nods for newcomers Adriana Barraza and Rinko Kikuchi, although Hollywood A-lister Brad Pitt was shut out completely. Perpetual bridesmaid nominee Martin Scorsese, who has yet to win an Academy Award, picked up his sixth nomination for best director - his eight overall. Oscar Nomination List:BEST PICTURE Babel The Departed Letters From Iwo Jima Little Miss Sunshine BETS ACTOR 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 BEST ACTRESS Penelope Cruz, Volver Judi Dench, Notes on a Scandal Helen Mirren, The Queen Meryl Streep, THe Devil Wears Prada Kate Winslet, Little Children BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR Alan Arkin, Little Miss Sunshine Jackie Earle Haley, Little Children Dijmon Hinsou, Blood Diamond Eddie Murphy, Dreamgirls Mark Wahlberg, The Departed BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS Adriana Barraza, Babel Cate Blanchett, Notes on a Scandal Abigail Breslin, Little Miss Sunshine Jennifer Hudson, Dreamgirls Riko Kikuchi, Babel BEST DIRECTOR Alejandro Gonzalez Iñarritu, Babel Martin Scorsese, The Departed Clint Eastwood, Letters from Iwo Jima Stephen Frears, The Queen Paul Greengrass, United 93 BEST ORGINIAL SCREENPLAY Babel Letters from Iwo Jiwa Little Miss Sunshine Pan's Labyrinth The Queen