| The 79th Oscar Academy awards nominees were announced yesterday, but the finals are set for 25th of February
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The musical "Dreamgirls" got eight nominations, but surprisingly was shut out in the best picture category after being considered a potential front-runner.
The "Babel" drama is close behind with seven, including best picture and acting honors for two newcomers: Adriana Barraza and Rinko Kikuchi.
Other best-picture nominees is Martin Scorsese's bloody crime saga "The Departed," Clint Eastwood's World War II spectacle "Letters From Iwo Jima," the road-trip comedy "Little Miss Sunshine" and the monarchy-in-crisis chronicle "The Queen."
With Golden Globe musical winner "Dreamgirls" out of the running, the race could come down to Golden Globe drama winner "Babel" and "The Departed," though "The Queen" could be a dark-horse contender as well.
The year's top-grossing movie, "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest," grabbed four nominations in technical categories, including visual effects
Prim Oscar voters maintained their track record of ignoring over-the-top comic performances, snubbing Sacha Baron Cohen for his Golden Globe-winning role in the raucous "Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan."
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