The nominations for this years Oscars were announced this morning with Dreamgirls leading the running with 8 noms. Here are a selection of these, for the full list see here.
Best Picture
Babel, The Departed, Letters from Iwo Jima, Little Miss Sunshine, The Queen

Lead Actress
Penelope Cruz (Volver), Judi Dench (Notes on a Scandal), Helen Mirren (The Queen), Meryl Streep (The Devil Wears Prada), Kate Winslet (Little Children)

Lead Actor
Leonardo DiCaprio (Blood Diamond), Ryan Gosling (Half Nelson), Peter O’Toole (Venus), Will Smith (The Pursuit of Happyness), Forest Whitaker (The Last King of Scotland)

Supporting Actress
Adriana Barraza (Babel), Cate Blanchett (Notes on a Scandal), Abigail Breslin (Little Miss Sunshine), Jennifer Hudson (Dreamgirls), Rinko Kikuchi (Babel)

Supporting Actor
Alan Arkin (Little Miss Sunshine), Jackie Earle Haley (Little Children), Djimon Hounsou (Blood Diamond), Eddie Murphy (Dreamgirls), Mark Wahlberg (The Departed)

Animated Film
Cars, Happy Feet, Monster House

Foreign-Language Film
After the Wedding, Days of Glory, The Lives of Others, Pan’s Labyrinth, Water

Director
Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu (Babel), Martin Scorsese (The Departed), Clint Eastwood (Letters from Iwo Jima), Stephen Frears (The Queen), Paul Greengrass (United 93)

Original Screenplay
Babel, Letters from Iwo Jima, Little Miss Sunshine, Pan’s Labyrinth, The Queen

Adapted Screenplay
Borat, Children of Men, The Departed, Little Children, Notes on a Scandal