Well, when it comes to Best Picture, it won’t be “Dreamgirls-” the urban musical found itself snubbed for the night’s highest honor along with it’s “leading” actress Beyonce. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences just announced the Oscar nominations for the Best in American Films. Statues will be handed out February 25th, 2007 in a live ceremony hosted by Ellen DeGeneres. Check out the nominees in the top categories:

Best Picture:

Babel
The Departed
Letters From Iwo Jima
Little Miss Sunshine
The Queen

Best 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

Best Actress:

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

Best Supporting Actor:

Alan Arkin, Little Miss Sunshine
Jackie Earle Haley, Little Children
Dijmon Hinsou, Blood Diamond
Eddie Murphy, Dreamgirls
Mark Wahlberg, The Departed

Best Supporting Actress:

Adriana Barraza, Babel
Cate Blanchett, Notes on a Scandal
Abigail Breslin, Little Miss Sunshine
Jennifer Hudson, Dreamgirls
Riko Kikuchi, Babel