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Can Brokeback scale the Oscar mountain?

It's this time of the year when everyone is struck with the much-awaited Oscar fever. Some popular nominations for you.
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THE NOMINATIONS FOR THE 78th ANNUAL ACADEMY AWARDS, 2006
BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Philip Seymour Hoffman
CAPOTETerrence Howard
HUSTLE & FLOW
Heath Ledger
BROKEBACK MOUNTAINJoaquin Phoenix
WALK THE LINE
David Strathairn
GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK
BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
George Clooney
SYRIANAMatt Dillon
CRASH
Paul Giamatti
CINDERELLA MANJake Gyllenhaal
BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN
William Hurt
A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE

BESTACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Judi DenchMRS.
1x1 polls
HENDERSON PRESENTS Felicity Huffman
TRANSAMERICA
Keira Knightley

PRIDE & PREJUDICECharlize Theron
NORTH COUNTRY
Reese Witherspoon
WALK THE LINE

BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Amy Adams
JUNEBUGCatherine Keener
CAPOTE
Frances McDormand
NORTH COUNTRYRachel Weisz
THE CONSTANT GARDENER
Michelle Williams
BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN

BEST DIRECTION
Ang Lee
BROKEBACK MOUNTAINBennett Miller
CAPOTE
Paul Haggis
CRASHGeorge Clooney
GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK
Steven Spielberg
MUNICH

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Don't Tell (Italy)
Directed by: Cristina ComenciniJoyeux No��l(France)
Directed by: Christian Carion
Paradise Now(Palestine)
Directed by: Hany Abu-AssadSophie Scholl - The Final Days
(Germany)
Directed by: Marc Rothemund
Tsotsi(South Africa)
Directed by: Gavin Hood

BEST FILM
BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN
Diana Ossana and James SchamusCAPOTE
Caroline Baron, William Vince and Michael Ohoven
CRASH
Paul Haggis and Cathy SchulmanGOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK
Grant Heslov
MUNICH
Kathleen Kennedy, Steven Spielberg and Barry Mendel

BEST FILM EDITING
CINDERELLA MAN
Mike Hill and Dan HanleyTHE CONSTANT GARDENER
Claire Simpson
CRASH
Paul Haggis MUNICH
Michael Kahn
WALK THE LINE
Michael McCusker

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
BATMAN BEGINS
Wally Pfister BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN
Rodrigo Prieto
GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK
Robert Elswit
THE NEW WORLD
Emmanuel Lubezki
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