77th OSCAR NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCED
Director Mike Leigh is shown in an undated publicity photo from his film "Vera Drake." Leigh received an Oscar nod for best director as nominations were announced by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in Beverly Hills, California January 25, 2005. The Oscars will be awarded February 27, 2005. (UPI Photo/Fine Line Features/AMPAS/HO).
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