And the nominations are...

It's that time of year where the red carpet is rolled out again... the nominations are in and I have to be honest, there aren't many big suprises. Perhaps, maybe, that a certain large ape didn't make the two major categories comes as a slight suprise given the director's past exploits.

So here are the nominations in the four main categories (for a full list go to www.oscars.com)

Actor in a Leading Role
Philip Seymour Hoffman - CAPOTE
Terrence Howard - HUSTLE & FLOW
Heath Ledger - BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN
Joaquin Phoenix - WALK THE LINE
David Strathairn - GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK

Actress in a Leading Role
Judi Dench - MRS. HENDERSON PRESENTS
Felicity Huffman - TRANSAMERICA
Keira Knightley - PRIDE & PREJUDICE
Charlize Theron - NORTH COUNTRY
Reese Witherspoon - WALK THE LINE

Directing
Ang Lee - BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN
Bennett Miller - CAPOTE
Paul Haggis - CRASH
George Clooney - GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK.
Steven Spielberg - MUNICH

Best Picture
BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN
CAPOTE
CRASH
GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK.
MUNICH

And would you believe it, but the only category I said I would vote for Munich in (Best Actor - Eric Bana) does not even include the lead actor in the nominations list!

That is all for this morning. Be sure to put Sunday March 5th, 2006 in your diaries, as this will be Oscar night! I would imagine the Red Carpet will be televised around midnight in the UK with the ceremony kicking off at around 1am.