Aviator scores 11 nominations
2005-01-25 16:27
Beverley Hills - The Howard Hughes epic The Aviator led Academy Awards contenders with 11 nominations on Tuesday, best picture among them, plus acting honors for Leonardo DiCaprio, Cate Blanchett and Alan Alda and a directing slot for Martin Scorsese.
The boxing saga Million Dollar Baby and the JM Barrie tale "Finding Neverland" followed with seven nominations each, among best picture and acting nominations for Clint Eastwood, Morgan Freeman, Hillary Swank and Johnny Depp.
Eastwood also got a directing nomination for Million Dollar Baby.
The other best-picture nominees were the Ray Charles portrait Ray and and the buddy comedy Sideways
Along with Eastwood, Jamie Foxx also scored two nominations, as best actor for the title role in Ray and supporting actor as a taxi driver whose cab is hijacked by a hitman in Collateral
Foxx's dead-on emulation of Charles has made him the front-runner in the lead-actor category.
- AP