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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 Pan's Labyrinth has won the first two Oscars of the 79th Academy Awards, for best art direction and best make-up. Guillermo del Toro's fairytale movie Pan's Labyrinth has won the first two Oscars of the 79th Academy Awards, for best art direction and best make-up.
The ceremony is now under way at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood.The ceremony is now under way at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood.
Forest Whitaker is favourite to win best actor, with The Departed leading the pack for best film.Forest Whitaker is favourite to win best actor, with The Departed leading the pack for best film.
Dame Helen Mirren, a hot favourite for best actress in The Queen, said she had not been distracted by the intense speculation over whether she would win.Dame Helen Mirren, a hot favourite for best actress in The Queen, said she had not been distracted by the intense speculation over whether she would win.
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."
"We know that we're not horses or greyhounds. We're not sportsmen," she told the BBC on the red carpet."We know that we're not horses or greyhounds. We're not sportsmen," she told the BBC on the red carpet.
She described the feeling of being nominated for an Oscar as "amazing".She described the feeling of being nominated for an Oscar 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 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.
'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."
Celebrities have been posing for pictures outside the Kodak TheatreUS 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.Celebrities have been posing for pictures outside the Kodak TheatreUS 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 on a nod for best picture.Musical drama Dreamgirls has eight nominations, including three for best song, but missed out on a nod 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 on the night, along with James Bond star Daniel Craig.Former Oscar winners Nicole Kidman and Reese Witherspoon are among those presenting awards on the night, along with James Bond star Daniel Craig.