79TH ACADEMY AWARDS NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCED

Actress Salma Hayek (L) and Academy President Sid Ganis announce the 79th Academy Awards nominees for best picture at the at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in Beverly Hills, California on January 23, 2007. (UPI Photo/Jim Ruymen).

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