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Complete list of 2006 Oscar nominees

Brokeback Mountain leads the 2006 Oscar nominations announced this morning.
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Brokeback Mountain leads the 2006 Oscar nominations announced this morning.

The cowboy love story film has eight nominations overall, including one nomination for best picture, one for Ang Lee as best director and one for Heath Ledger as best actor in a lead role.

Here's the complete list:

********************* Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences 78th Annual Academy Awards Nominations

PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE Philip Seymour Hoffman - CAPOTE Terrence Howard - HUSTLE & FLOW Heath Ledger - BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN Joaquin Phoenix - WALK THE LINE David Strathairn - GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK.

PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE George Clooney - SYRIANA Matt Dillon - CRASH Paul Giamatti - CINDERELLA MAN Jake Gyllenhaal - BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN William Hurt - A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE

PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE Judi Dench - MRS. HENDERSON PRESENTS Felicity Huffman - TRANSAMERICA Keira Knightley - PRIDE & PREJUDICE Charlize Theron - NORTH COUNTRY Reese Witherspoon - WALK THE LINE

PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE Amy Adams - JUNEBUG Catherine Keener - CAPOTE Frances McDormand - NORTH COUNTRY Rachel Weisz - THE CONSTANT GARDENER Michelle Williams - BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM OF THE YEAR HOWL'S MOVING CASTLE TIM BURTON'S CORPSE BRIDE WALLACE & GROMIT IN THE CURSE OF THE WERE-RABBIT

ACHIEVEMENT IN ART DIRECTION GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK. HARRY POTTER AND THE GOBLET OF FIRE KING KONG MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA PRIDE & PREJUDICE

ACHIEVEMENT IN CINEMATOGRAPHY BATMAN BEGINS BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK. MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA THE NEW WORLD

ACHIEVEMENT IN COSTUME DESIGN CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA MRS. HENDERSON PRESENTSPRIDE & PREJUDICE WALK THE LINE

ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN CAPOTE CRASH GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK. MUNICH

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE DARWIN'S NIGHTMARE ENRON: THE SMARTEST GUYS IN THE ROOM MARCH OF THE PENGUINS MURDERBALL STREET FIGHT

BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT THE DEATH OF KEVIN CARTER: CASUALTY OF THE BANG BANG CLUB GOD SLEEPS IN RWANDA THE MUSHROOM CLUB A NOTE OF TRIUMPH: THE GOLDEN AGE OF NORMAN CORWIN

ACHIEVEMENT IN FILM EDITING CINDERELLA MAN THE CONSTANT GARDENER CRASH MUNICH WALK THE LINE

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM OF THE YEAR DON'T TELL JOYEUX NOèL PARADISE NOW SOPHIE SCHOLL - THE FINAL DAYS TSOTSI

ACHIEVEMENT IN MAKEUP THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE CINDERELLA MAN STAR WARS: EPISODE III REVENGE OF THE SITH

ACHIEVEMENT IN MUSIC WRITTEN FOR MOTION PICTURES (ORIGINAL SCORE) BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN THE CONSTANT GARDENER MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA MUNICH PRIDE & PREJUDICE

ACHIEVEMENT IN MUSIC WRITTEN FOR MOTION PICTURES (ORIGINAL SONG) "In the Deep" - CRASH "It's Hard Out Here for a Pimp" - HUSTLE & FLOW "Travelin' Thru" - TRANSAMERICA

BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN CAPOTE CRASH GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK. MUNICH

BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM BADGERED THE MOON AND THE SON: AN IMAGINED CONVERSATION THE MYSTERIOUS GEOGRAPHIC EXPLORATIONS OF JASPER MORELLO 9 ONE MAN BAND

BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM AUSREISSER (THE RUNAWAY) CASHBACK THE LAST FARM OUR TIME IS UP SIX SHOOTER

ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND EDITING KING KONG MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA WAR OF THE WORLDS

ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND MIXING THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE KING KONG MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA WALK THE LINE WAR OF THE WORLDS

ACHIEVEMENT IN VISUAL EFFECTS THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE KING KONG WAR OF THE WORLDS

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN CAPOTE THE CONSTANT GARDENER A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE MUNICH

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY CRASH GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK. MATCH POINT THE SQUID AND THE WHALE SYRIANA

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