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Pan's Labyrinth takes two Oscars Pan's Labyrinth takes two Oscars
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Guillermo del Toro's fairytale film Pan's Labyrinth has won Oscars for best art direction and best make-up at the 79th Academy Awards in Hollywood.Guillermo del Toro's fairytale film Pan's Labyrinth has won Oscars for best art direction and best make-up at the 79th Academy Awards in Hollywood.
Alan Arkin was best supporting actor for Little Miss Sunshine, while The Departed was top adapted screenplay.Alan Arkin was best supporting actor for Little Miss Sunshine, while The Departed was top adapted screenplay.
Happy Feet took best animated film, while there was a sound editing award for Letters from Iwo Jima. Dreamgirls won for best sound mixing.Happy Feet took best animated film, while there was a sound editing award for Letters from Iwo Jima. Dreamgirls won for best sound mixing.
Dame Helen Mirren is strongly tipped to win best actress for The Queen.Dame Helen Mirren is strongly tipped to win best actress for The Queen.
But she told the BBC on the red carpet that she had not been distracted by speculation over whether she would win.But she told the BBC on the red carpet that she had not been distracted by speculation over whether she would win.
Alan Arkin's character was a foul-mouthed, drug-taking grandfather"We know that we're not horses or greyhounds. We're not sportsmen."Alan Arkin's character was a foul-mouthed, drug-taking grandfather"We know that we're not horses or greyhounds. We're not sportsmen."
She described the feeling of being nominated for an Oscar for The Queen as "amazing".She described the feeling of being nominated for an Oscar for The Queen as "amazing".
"I didn't think I was that sort of actress," she added."I didn't think I was that sort of actress," she added.
Also among the early winners of the night were The Danish Poet, named best animated short film, and West Bank Story, which was best live-action short film. Also among the winners were Marie Antoinette, which received the Academy Award for best costume design.
The Danish Poet was named best animated short film, while West Bank Story was best live-action short film.
'Excited and nervous''Excited and nervous'
Martin Scorsese is tipped to take his first best director Oscar for The Departed after five previous nominations in the category.Martin Scorsese is tipped to take his first best director Oscar for The Departed after five previous nominations in the category.
Leonardo DiCaprio, one of the stars of that movie, arrived at the ceremony with his mother.Leonardo DiCaprio, one of the stars of that movie, arrived at the ceremony with his mother.
"She's strolling around here somewhere," he said of her. "She loves it, man. She's more excited than me.""She's strolling around here somewhere," he said of her. "She loves it, man. She's more excited than me."
Dame Helen described her Oscar nomination as "amazing" Mirren on red carpet "Being the front-runner or the winner honestly doesn't come into it. I haven't really been thinking about that."Dame Helen described her Oscar nomination as "amazing" Mirren on red carpet "Being the front-runner or the winner honestly doesn't come into it. I haven't really been thinking about that."
US comedy star and talk show host Ellen DeGeneres is presenting the glittering ceremony, becoming only the second woman, after Whoopi Goldberg, to front the annual telecast single-handedly.US comedy star and talk show host Ellen DeGeneres is presenting the glittering ceremony, becoming only the second woman, after Whoopi Goldberg, to front the annual telecast single-handedly.
In the best actor category, Smith also faces competition from Leonardo DiCaprio, Ryan Gosling and Peter O'Toole, while Cruz is also up against Dame Judi Dench, Meryl Streep and Kate Winslet for best actress.In the best actor category, Smith also faces competition from Leonardo DiCaprio, Ryan Gosling and Peter O'Toole, while Cruz is also up against Dame Judi Dench, Meryl Streep and Kate Winslet for best actress.
Cruz - nominated for Volver - said she was "very excited and very nervous".Cruz - nominated for Volver - said she was "very excited and very nervous".
"I don't think I'm going to win tonight but it's just wonderful to be here.""I don't think I'm going to win tonight but it's just wonderful to be here."
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Musical drama Dreamgirls has eight nominations, including three for best song, but missed out for best picture.Musical drama Dreamgirls has eight nominations, including three for best song, but missed out for best picture.
The films in the running are The Queen, Babel, The Departed, Letters From Iwo Jima and Little Miss Sunshine.The films in the running are The Queen, Babel, The Departed, Letters From Iwo Jima and Little Miss Sunshine.
Former Oscar winners Nicole Kidman and Reese Witherspoon are among those presenting awards, along with James Bond star Daniel Craig.Former Oscar winners Nicole Kidman and Reese Witherspoon are among those presenting awards, along with James Bond star Daniel Craig.