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January 23, 2007 —The 79th Annual Academy Awards announced its nominees this morning. Many of the nominees were recent guests on The Leonard Lopate Show. Listen to Leonard's interviews by clicking on the links below.

BEST ACTOR
Forest Whitaker, “The Last King of Scotland.”

BEST DIRECTOR
Stephen Frears, “The Queen”

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
“Pan’s Labyrinth,” Mexico
Todd Field and Tom Perrotta, “Little Children”

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Guillermo del Toro, “Pan’s Labyrinth”
Peter Morgan, “The Queen.”

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
“Happy Feet”

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
“Iraq in Fragments”
“Jesus Camp”
“My Country, My Country”
"Deliver Us From Evil"

BEST ART DIRECTION
"Deliver Us From Evil"
“Dreamgirls”
“Pan’s Labyrinth”

Full list of nominees on the Oscars' website

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