Awards

Last Year's Academy Awards

The Departed Wins Best Picture, 4 Oscars

February 25, 2007 -- In a night that went mostly as expected, Martin Scorsese's THE DEPARTED emerged as the top winner, taking home four Oscars, including Best Picture, at the 79th annual Academy Awards in Hollywood.

In addition to top film, THE DEPARTED also earned Scorsese his first Best Director trophy after a long run of setbacks, and additional Oscars for its Adapted Screenplay and Editing. The Best Actor and Actress trophies, as expected, went to Forest Whitaker for THE LAST KING OF SCOTLAND, and Helen Mirren for THE QUEEN. The Spanish import, PAN'S LABYRINTH picked up 3 Oscars, for Cinematography, Art Direction and Makeup, but was surprised in the Best Foreign Film category by Germany's THE LIVES OF OTHERS. Alan Arkin of LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE upset favorite Eddie Murphy for Best Supporting Actor, while the Golden Globe winner, Jennifer Hudson of DREAMGIRLS, took home Supporting Actress honors. The Al Gore hosted doc, AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH as expected won Best Documentary, but also surprised thrice nominated DREAMGIRLS in the Best Song category.

Following are the complete 2007 Oscar Winners:

Best Picture--THE DEPARTED
Best Actor--Forest Whitaker (THE LAST KING OF SCOTLAND)
Best Actress--Helen Mirren (THE QUEEN)
Best Supporting Actor--Alan Arkin (LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE)
Best Supporting Actress--Jennifer Hudson (DREAMGIRLS)
Best Director--Martin Scorsese (THE DEPARTED)
Best Original Screenplay--Michael Arndt (LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE)
Best Adapted Screenplay--William Monahan (THE DEPARTED)
Best Cinematography--PAN'S LABYRINTH
Best Art Direction--PAN'S LABYRINTH
Best Costume Design--MARIE ANTOINETTE
Best Sound--DREAMGIRLS
Best Film Editing--THE DEPARTED
Best Effects, Sound Effects Editing--THE DEPARTED
Best Effects, Visual Effects--PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN'S CHEST
Best Makeup--PAN'S LABYRINTH
Best Music, Song--"I Need To Wake Up" (AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH)
Best Musical Score--BABEL
Best Feature Film, Animated--HAPPY FEET
Best Short Films, Animated Films--THE DANISH POET
Best Short Films, Live Action--WEST BANK STORY
Best Documentary, Short Subjects--THE BLOOD OF YANGZHOU DISTRICT
Best Documentary, Features--AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH
Best Foreign Language Film--THE LIVES OF OTHERS (Germany)