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The Academy Awards drew a respectable 39.9 million viewers with Ellen DeGeneres hosting the event, according to Nielsen. It was DeGeneres’ first time as Oscar host, as well as her first appearance on an Academy Awards telecast. Some have given her high marks, while others have criticized her style as too low key. This was better than last year, but not quite as high as the 41.1 million viwers for Chris Rock’s hosting.

“Ellen DeGeneres was born to host the Academy Awards. There is no more challenging hosting job in show business. It requires someone who can keep the show alive and fresh and moving, as well as someone who is a flat-out great entertainer. Ellen completely fits the bill. I can already tell she is going to set the bar very high for herself and therefore for all of us involved in putting on the show. Now all we need is a lot of great movies,” said producer Laura Ziskin.

Here is the list of Academy Awards Winners 2007 presented on Sunday, February 25, 2007, at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center.

1. Best motion picture of the year: The Departed
2. Best motion picture of the year: The Departed
3. Achievement in directing: The Departed, Martin Scorsese
4. Performance by an actor in a leading role: Forest Whitaker, The Last King of Scotland
5. Performance by an actor in a supporting role: Alan Arkin, Little Miss Sunshine
6. Performance by an actress in a leading role: Helen Mirren, The Queen
7. Performance by an actress in a supporting role: Jennifer Hudson, Dreamgirls
8. Original screenplay: Michael Arndt, Little Miss Sunshine
9. Adapted screenplay: The Departed
10. Achievement in cinematography: Pan’s Labyrinth
11. Achievement in film editing: The Departed
12. Visual Effects: Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest
13. Achievement in art direction: Pan’s Labyrinth
14. Achievement in costume design: Marie Antoinette
15. Achievement in makeup: Pan’s Labyrinth
16. Achievement in sound mixing: Dreamgirls
17. Achievement in sound editing: Letters from Iwo Jima
18. Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original song): “I Need to Wake Up,” An Inconvenient Truth
19. Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score): Babel
20. Best animated feature film of the year: Happy Feet
21. Best foreign language film of the year: The Lives of Others
22. Best documentary feature: An Inconvenient Truth
23. Best documentary short subject: The Blood of Yingzhou District
24. Best animated short film: The Danish Poet
25. Best live action short film: West Bank Story

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