79th Annual Academy Awards Coverage (2007)

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  • Date of Ceremony: Sunday, February 25, 2007
  • For films released in: 2006
  • Nominations Announcement: Tuesday, January 23, 2007
  • Location: Kodak Theatre, Los Angeles, California
  • Host(s): Ellen DeGeneres (video)
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Welcome to Digital Hit’s coverage of the 79th Annual Academy Awards. The nominations for this year were announced on January 23rd, 2007. The ceremony, hosted by Ellen DeGeneres, took place on February 25th, 2007.

Presenters for the evening included Ben Affleck, Gael Garcia Bernal, Jessica Biel, Jack Black, Cate Blanchett, Emily Blunt, Abigail Breslin, Steve Carell, George Clooney, Daniel Craig, Tom Cruise, Penlope Cruz, Catherine Deneuve, Cameron Diaz, Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert Downey, Jr., Kirsten Dunst, Will Ferrell, Jodie Foster, former Vice President Al Gore, Eva Green, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Tom Hanks, Anne Hathaway, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Hugh Jackman, Diane Keaton, Nicole Kidman, Greg Kinnear, Queen Latifah, Jennifer Lopez, Tobey Maguire, James McAvoy, Helen Mirren, Jack Nicholson, Clive Owen, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jerry Seinfeld, Jaden Christopher Syre Smith, Meryl Streep, John Travolta, Ken Watanabe, Naomi Watts, Rachel Weisz, Kate Winslet, and Reese Witherspoon.

We were backstage and on the red carpet so stick with DigitalHit.com for all your Academy Awards coverage needs.

Special thanks to the Best Western Hollywood Plaza Inn for their assistance with our coverage stay and to Freeman Formalwear for Ian Evans’ tuxedo.

Heading into the ceremony, the following film(s) had five or more nominations:

  • Dreamgirls: 8
  • Babel: 7
  • The Queen: 6
  • Pan's Labyrinth: 6
  • The Departed: 5
  • Blood Diamond: 5
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