A detailed guide to the nominees in Oscar's top six categories
This year's nominees in the Best Picture category.
"Babel" - The Story: An accidental shooting has consequences for several characters in various parts of the world.
- Directed By: Alejandro González Iñárritu
- Starring: Cate Blanchett, Brad Pitt, Rinko Kikuchi, Adriana Barraza and Gael Garcia Bernal
- Film Fact: "Babel" was filmed on three continents and in multiple cities, including Tokyo, San Diego, Tijuana and Casablanca.
- Resources: Trailer | Showtimes | Review
"The Departed"
- The Story: Martin Scorsese's remake of "Infernal Affairs," in which a pair of moles get caught up in police-and-mafia intrigue.
- Directed By: Martin Scorsese
- Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson and Mark Wahlberg
- Film Fact: Scorsese sent a copy of the script to Mel Gibson, who turned down an opportunity to join the cast because he was preparing to film "Apocalypto."
- Resources: Trailer | Showtimes | Review
"Letters From Iwo Jima"
- The Story: A look at the pivotal World War II battle from the perspective of the Japanese soliders who fought in it.
- Directed By: Clint Eastwood
- Starring: Ken Watanabe, Kazunari Ninomiya, Tsuyoshi Ihara and Ryo Kase
- Film Fact: Although the production received special permission to shoot some footage on Iwo Jima, the key combat scenes were filmed in Iceland.
- Resources: Trailer | Showtimes | Review
"Little Miss Sunshine"
- The Story: An unconventional family takes a cross-country road trip to enter young Olive in a beauty pageant.
- Directed By: Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris
- Starring: Greg Kinnear, Toni Collette, Abigail Breslin, Steve Carell, Alan Arkin and Paul Dano
- Film Fact: In the final version of the film, the family members travel from New Mexico to California, but the original draft of the script took them from Maryland to Florida.
- Resources: Trailer | Showtimes | Review
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"The Queen"
- The Story: A look at the royal family in the days immediately following the unexpected death of Princess Diana.
- Directed By: Stephen Frears
- Starring: Helen Mirren, James Cromwell, Alex Jennings and Michael Sheen
- Film Fact: Sheen also played British Prime Minister Tony Blair in a 2003 British TV movie, coincidentally directed by Stephen Frears.
- Resources: Trailer | Showtimes | Review
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