The nominations for The 79th Annual Academy Awards were released today. For the full list click here. Nominations marked with an * are my winning picks Best Actor Ryan Gosling in "Half Nelson" Peter O'Toole in "Venus" Forest Whitaker in "The Last King of Scotland"* Leonardo DiCaprio in "The Departed" Will Smith in "The Pursuit of Happyness Best Supporting Actor Alan Arkin in "Little Miss Sunshine" Eddie Murphy in "Dreamgirls"* Mark Wahlberg in "The Departed" Djimon Hounsou in "Blood Diamond" Jackie Earle Haley on "Little Children" Best Actress Penelope Cruz in "Volver" Judi Dench in "Notes on a Scandal" Helen Mirren in "The Queen"* Meryl Streep in "The Devil Wears Prada" Kate Winslet in "Little Children" Best Supporting Actress Adriana Barraza in "Babel"* Cate Blanchett in "Notes on a Scandal" Jennifer Hudson in "Dreamgirls" Rinko Kikuchi in "Babel" Abigail Breslin in "Little Miss Sunshine" Best motion picture of the year Babel The Departed Letters from Iwo Jima The Queen Little Miss Sunshine* Best animated feature film of the year Cars Happy Feet* Monster House Best foreign language film of the year Pan's Labyrinth* Days of Glory Water After The Wedding The Lives of Others Best Directing Alejandro González Iñárritu for "Babel"* Martin Scorsese for "The Departed" Clint Eastwood for "Letters from Iwo Jima" Stephen Frears for "The Queen" Paul Greengrass for "United 93" Only a few surprises like Dreamgirls not being nominated for Best Picture and Ryan Gosling sneaking into the Best Actor category. Who or what do you think is going to win? On a side note is Salma Hayek the most fabulous person in Hollywood? Pictures by Fernando Allende

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Update: I thought this was going to be easy because as you commentators pointed out her 'rats nest' and 'ray-bans' have become her signature look. Who is Fabrizio Moretti flirting with? Leave your guesses in the comments and check back later. Pictures Westley Hargrave and Austin Hargrave

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Paris Hilton was sentenced to three years probation yesterday after pleading no contest to alcohol-related reckless driving. The It girl, who was not in court and entered the plea through her attorneys, was also fined $390 (she spends more than that on lunch) and ordered to attend an alcohol-education program (with Lindsay Lohan?). This followed her arrest in Hollywood last September.

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Eddie Murphy looked like a man with a few things on his mind as he strolled with his new girlfriend at Sundance. Perhaps someone walked past singing a Spice Girls song, or mentioned babies? Cheer up Eddie, life's too short.

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Jennifer Garner and hubby Ben Affleck attended the World Premiere of Catch and Release last night. Jennifer stars in the film as a woman who struggles to accept the death of her fiancé and the secrets he kept from her. Jennifer looked extremely radiant but I'm not to sure on her choice of dress. A little frumpy and plain for a lady as pretty as her.

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Overheard in the office today: "Wow, Minnie Driver really isn't attractive. And just think, she is only going to get older." Ouch. Picture by Luis Martinez

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