Hudson wins for “DreamGirls, yet “Labyrinth” leads with three Oscars

February 25th, 2007 · No Comments

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HOLLYWOOD, CA (Hollywood Today) 02/24/07 — Jennifer Hudson tearfully picked her expected best-supporting actress Oscar but in a the year with little consensus on any one picture, Pans Labrynth looks to be the Oscar leader, picking up three awards in the first half of the show including Best Cinematography.

Said Montse Ribe, best make up on “Labyrinth,” said as he accepted his award: “It’s very heavy. Thank you very much to the Academy. Thank you. Thank you very much to Guillermo Del Toro. You’re a very special person and very talented. Thank you very much to Picturehouse and Picasso and Tequila Gang.”

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Said Eugenio Caballero, winner of achievement in art direction: “Thank you. We want to thank, first of all to the Academy for this dream come true. It’s an honor for us. Thank you to our crew, they made a wonderful job. To Picturehouse, to all of our producers, they’ve been tremendously supportive. To Guillermo Navarro for his beautiful light. To Guillermo Del Toro for guiding us through this labyrinth. I want to thank my wife and my family for their support. And I want to dedicate this to the memory of my mother and all the filmmakers of my country.”

Oscar winners thus far are:

- Art direction/set decoration: Eugenio Caballero and Dipiler Rebuelta, Pan’s Labrynth

- Makeup: David Marti Moutse Ribe, Pan’s Labrynth

- Animated short film: Torril Kove, The Danish Poet

- Live Action Short Film: Ari Sandel. West Bank Story

- Sound Editing: Bob Asman, Alan Robert Murray, Letters from Iowa Jima

- Sound Mixing, Michael Minkler, Bob Beemer, and Willie Burton, DreamGirls

- Best Supporting: Alan Arkin

- Best animation, Happy Feet

- Best Adapted Screenplay: William Monahan, The Departed

- Costume: Milena Canonero, Marie Antoinette

- Lifetime Achievement Award: Sherry Lansing