The 2006 Best Actress nod for her fantastic performance in “Notes on a Scandal” is Judi Dench's six nomination in less than a decade. Dench, 72, has won the Supporting Actress Oscar in 1998 for the historical romantic comedy, John Madden's “Shakespeare in Love,” which also received Best Picture and Best Actress to Gwyneth Paltrow.

33 Days to Oscar

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Over the next month, we will be posting “Oscar Question of the Day,” basic facts (and trivia too) about the Oscar, the most prestigious and influential award in the film world.

Day 2: How many performers (male and female) have been nominated for lead (Best Actor, Best Actress) AND supporting roles (Supporting Actor, Supporting Actress)

Are there any trends in this year's Oscar nominations There are plenty of surprises and disappointments in this year's Oscar news. A first look shows a more international perspective to the nominations. Several foreign-language films have received nods in major categories.

Jan 23, 2007– The Oscar news for the upcoming 2006 awards is as follows — “Dreamgirls” led the nominations for the 79th Academy Awards, with eight bids. However, the musical did not get a Best Picture or Best Director nods. The five Best Picture nominees are: “Babel,” “The Departed,” “Letters From Iwo Jima,” “Little Miss Sunshine” and “The Queen.”

Jan 16, 2007–Nine films have been named to a “short list” of titles for the Best Foreign-Language Oscar nomination: “Days of Glory” (Algeria), “Water” (Canada), “After the Wedding” (Denmark), “Avenue Montaigne” (France), “The Lives of Others” (Germany), “Pan's Labyrinth” (Mexico), “Black Book” (Netherlands), “Volver” (Spain), and “Vitus,” (Switzerland).