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  1. Film Editing - Children of Men Writing (Adapted Screenplay) - Screenplay by Alfonso Cuarón, Timothy J. Sexton, David Arata, Mark Fergus and Hawk Ostby

  2. The 79th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored the best films of 2006 and took place February 25, 2007, at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles beginning at 5:30 p.m. PST / 8:30 p.m. EST. During the ceremony, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences presented Academy Awards (commonly referred to as Oscars) in 24 ...

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    I’m backstage right now and we’re all firing up our laptops, making sure our connections work, and of course, eating the spread they put out for the press. We’re watching the Road to the Oscarpre-show and getting ready for the moment when the first person joins us in the interview room.

    Here we go! The show begins with a series of interview clips with the nominees. Quite cute. Alan Arkin says, “Losing builds character.”

    Ellen DeGeneres takes to the stage in a velvet tux. “We’re celebrating the nominees’most years we just celebrate the winners.” “Most people have a dream of winning an Academy Award. I dreamed of hosting. So it’s a lesson for you kids out there: aim lower.” “I think I see some Americans here tonight: the seat fillers.” “It’s not that we don’t have t...

    Nicole Kidman and Daniel Craig are presenting tonight’s first award, Art Direction. And the Oscar goes to Eugenio Caballero and Pilar Revuelta for Pan’s Labyrinth.

    Maggie Gyllenhaalstrolls out to say the she recently had a date with magicians, as she was the host of the Academy’s Science and Technical Awards. She discusses the night’s winners.

    Will Ferrell sings “A comedian at the Oscars, the saddest man of all.” He’s joined in the song by Jack Black. They discuss how they’ll beat up the nominees, except for Mark Wahlbergwho’s pretty tough. John C. Riley then joins the song.

    The trio then present the award for Best Makeup. And the Oscar goes to Pan’s Labyrinth’s David Marti and Montse Ribe. The pair get played off.

    Ellen is gossiping backstage with a crew member. She introduces Abigail Breslin and Jaden Smith. The young twosome are presenting the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film. And the Oscar goes to The Danish Poet’s Torill Kove. She thanks the Academy for supporting the animated short category.

    Ellen gives a shout out to the orchestra. She then introduces a “sound effects choir” who add foley to scenes playing behind them.

    Steve Carell and Greg Kinnear are out next. “Sound editing is like sex. Done at night, all alone and surrounded by elecronic gadgets.” They are, obviously, presenting the awards for Sound Editing. This is quite a new twist as usually we’ve had one acting award by now. And the Oscar goes to Letters From Iwo Jima’s Alan Robert Murray, whose father wa...

  3. Nominations for this award are closely correlated with the Academy Award for Best Picture. For 33 consecutive years, 1981 to 2013, every Best Picture winner had also been nominated for the Film Editing Oscar, and about two thirds of the Best Picture winners have also won for Film Editing.

  4. Highlights. Best Picture: The Departed. Best Director: Martin Scorsese. Best Leading Actress: Helen Mirren. Best Leading Actor: Forest Whitaker. Best Supporting Actor: Alan Arkin. Best Supporting Actress: Jennifer Hudson. Best International Film: The Lives of Others. Best Original Screenplay: Michael Arndt.

  5. Feb 25, 2007 · Last Updated : February 25, 2007. Grosses as of February 25, 2007. The 79th Annual Academy Awards will air live on Sunday, February 25, at 8pm ET on ABC. Home

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  7. Date of Ceremony: Sunday, February 25, 2007; For films released in: 2006; Nominations Announcement: Tuesday, January 23, 2007; 79th Overview; Results & Commentary; 79th Academy Award Photos; Backstage Quotes