| Outstanding Performance by a Male in a Leading Role |
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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 |
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| Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role |
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Penélope Cruz – Volver
Judi Dench – Notes On A Scandal
Meryl Streep – The Devil Wears Prada
Helen Mirren – The Queen
Kate Winslet – Little Children |
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| Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role |
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Alan Arkin – Little Miss Sunshine
Jackie Earle Haley – The Departed
Djimon Hounsou – Blood Diamond
Leonardo DiCaprio – The Departed
Eddie Murphy – Dreamgirls |
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| Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role |
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Adriana Barraza
Babel
Cate Blanchett
Notes on a Scandal
Abigail Breslin
Olive
Jennifer Hudson
Dreamgirls
Rinko Kikuchi
Babel |
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| For Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture |
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Babel
Bobby
The Departed
The Departed
Little Miss Sunshine |
