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The Oscar nominations were announced this morning, with major categories as follows:

BEST PICTURE
“Chicago”
“Gangs Of New York”
“The Hours”
“The Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers”
“The Pianist”

ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Adrien Brody, “The Pianist”
Nicolas Cage, “Adaptation”
Michael Caine, “The Quiet American”
Daniel Day-Lewis, “Gangs of New York”
Jack Nicholson, “About Schmidt”

ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Salma Hayek, “Frida”
Nicole Kidman, “The Hours”
Diane Lane, “Unfaithful”
Julianne Moore, “Far From Heaven”
Renée Zellweger, “Chicago”

ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Chris Cooper, “Adaptation”
Ed Harris, “The Hours”
Paul Newman, “The Road To Perdition”
John C. Reilly, “Chicago”
Christopher Walken, “Catch Me If You Can”

ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Kathy Bates, “About Schmidt”
Julianne Moore, “The Hours”
Queen Latifah, “Chicago”
Meryl Streep, “Adaptation”
Catherine Zeta-Jones, “Chicago”

DIRECTING
Rob Marshall, “Chicago”
Martin Scorcese, “Gangs Of New York”
Roger Daldry, “The Hours”
Roman Polanski, “The Pianist”
Pedro Almodóvar, “Talk To Her”

WRITING (ADAPTED SCREENPLAY)
“About A Boy”
“Adaptation”
“Chicago”
“The Hours”
“The Pianist”

WRITING (ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY)
“Far From Heaven”
“Gangs Of New York”
“My Big Fat Greek Wedding”
“Talk To Her”
“Y Tu Mamá También”

The Oscars get handed out on Sunday, March 23.