academy award nominations!



oh kids it’s so early!!! but here they are! the top nominations for the 77th annual academy awards due on ABC on feb 27th! (chris rock is to host!) taking place right around the corner from popbytes at hollywood/highland at the kodak theater – i’m barely awake but i made it! but i will return to bed shortly…and take note jamie foxx was nominated as both best actor AND best supporting actor…the aviator leads the pack with 11 nominations…







BEST PICTURE

THE AVIATOR

FINDING NEVERLAND

MILLION DOLLAR BABY

RAY

SIDEWAYS



BEST ACTOR

Don Cheadle – HOTEL RWANDA

Johnny Depp – FINDING NEVERLAND

Leonardo DiCaprio – THE AVIATOR

Clint Eastwood – MILLION DOLLAR BABY

Jamie Foxx – RAY



BEST ACTRESS

Annette Bening – BEING JULIA

Catalina Sandino Moreno – MARIA FULL OF GRACE

Imelda Staunton – VERA DRAKE

Hilary Swank – MILLION DOLLAR BABY

Kate Winslet – ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND



BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

Alan Alda – THE AVIATOR

Thomas Haden Church – SIDEWAYS

Jamie Foxx – COLLATERAL

Morgan Freeman – MILLION DOLLAR BABY

Clive Owen – CLOSER



BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Cate Blanchett – THE AVIATOR

Laura Linney – KINSEY

Virginia Madsen – SIDEWAYS

Sophie Okonedo – HOTEL RWANDA

Natalie Portman – CLOSER



BEST DIRECTING

THE AVIATOR

MILLION DOLLAR BABY

RAY

SIDEWAYS

VERA DRAKE



read the full nominations…

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MK (Michael Knudsen) first started PopBytes back in September of 2003—while trying to make a website for his design portfolio, the site quickly turned into one of the premiere online destinations for all things pop culture! A native New Yorker, he currently resides in Los Angeles with his partner Ivan along with four dogs, four cats and two parrots. Follow him on Twitter @PopBytes.