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Guillermo del Toro's fairytale film Pan's Labyrinth has won Oscars for art direction, cinematography and make-up at the Academy Awards in Hollywood.Guillermo del Toro's fairytale film Pan's Labyrinth has won Oscars for art direction, cinematography and make-up at the 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 Jennifer Hudson's role in Dreamgirls earned her best supporting actress.
Happy Feet took best animated film, while there was a sound editing award for Letters from Iwo Jima. The Departed was top adapted screenplay and Happy Feet took best animated film.
Dreamgirls won for best sound mixing, with Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest having best visual effects. There was a sound editing award for Letters from Iwo Jima, while Dreamgirls won for best sound mixing.
Also receiving awards were German production Das Leben der Anderen (The Lives of Others), named best foreign-language film, plus Marie Antoinette, for best costume design. Jennifer Hudson thanked God twice in her acceptance speechPirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest was presented with the Academy Award for best visual effects.
Alan Arkin's character was a foul-mouthed, drug-taking grandfatherThe Danish Poet was best animated short film, while West Bank Story collected best live-action short film. Also receiving Oscars were German production Das Leben der Anderen (The Lives of Others), named best foreign-language film, plus Marie Antoinette, for best costume design.
The Danish Poet was best animated short film, while West Bank Story collected best live-action short film.
The Blood of Yingzhou District, a Chinese film about the effects of Aids, won best documentary short.
'Amazing'
Dame Helen Mirren is thought to be a strong candidate for best actress for The Queen, but she told the BBC on the red carpet that she had not been distracted by speculation over her chances.Dame Helen Mirren is thought to be a strong candidate for best actress for The Queen, but she told the BBC on the red carpet that she had not been distracted by speculation over her chances.
"We know that we're not horses or greyhounds. We're not sportsmen.""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". "Being the front-runner or the winner honestly doesn't come into it. I haven't really been thinking about that."
"I didn't think I was that sort of actress," she added. Alan Arkin's character was a foul-mouthed, drug-taking grandfatherShe 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.
'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."
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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 at the Kodak Theatre.
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. She is only the second woman, after Whoopi Goldberg, to front the annual telecast single-handedly.
Dame Helen described her Oscar nomination as "amazing" Mirren on red carpet
In the best actor category, Will Smith also faces competition from Leonardo DiCaprio, Ryan Gosling and Peter O'Toole, while Penelope Cruz is 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."
Musical drama Dreamgirls has eight nominations in total, including three for best song, but missed out for best picture.
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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.