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Oscars 2007

The Departed: Best Picture · Martin Scorsese: directing

Oscars 2007: winning films and award nominations

The Departed won Best Picture at the 2007 Oscars, with Martin Scorsese recognised for directing the same film. Helen Mirren received the leading actress award for The Queen. Forest Whitaker won for The Last King of Scotland.

  • The Departed
  • The Last King of Scotland
  • The Queen
  • Dreamgirls
  • Happy Feet
Best Picture: The Departed

Nominated films and award entries at Oscars 2007

Babel and Letters from Iwo Jima competed for Best Picture alongside The Departed at the 2007 Oscars. Explore their other category entries as well: a film can have several nominations and win in a different category.

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Wins are included in nomination counts.

Explore Oscars 2007 nominations and winners by category

Pan’s Labyrinth received Cinematography recognition at the 2007 Oscars, while Marie Antoinette - As You Wish won Costume Design. Explore the other category shortlists and their credited winners within the same ceremony year.

Best Picture

5 nominations
The Departed Winner The Departed Graham King

Directing

5 nominations
The Departed Winner The Departed Martin Scorsese

Actor in a Leading Role

5 nominations
The Last King of Scotland Winner The Last King of Scotland Forest Whitaker

Actress in a Leading Role

5 nominations
The Queen Winner The Queen Helen Mirren

Actor in a Supporting Role

5 nominations
Little Miss Sunshine Winner Little Miss Sunshine Alan Arkin

Actress in a Supporting Role

5 nominations
Dreamgirls Winner Dreamgirls Jennifer Hudson

Animated Feature Film

3 nominations
Happy Feet Winner Happy Feet George Miller

Cinematography

5 nominations
Pan's Labyrinth Winner Pan's Labyrinth Guillermo Navarro

Costume Design

5 nominations
Marie Antoinette - As You Wish Winner Marie Antoinette - As You Wish Milena Canonero

Documentary (Feature)

5 nominations
An Inconvenient Truth Winner An Inconvenient Truth Davis Guggenheim

Documentary (Short Subject)

4 nominations
The Blood of Yingzhou District 《潁州的孩子》 Winner The Blood of Yingzhou District 《潁州的孩子》 Ruby Yang, Thomas Lennon

Film Editing

5 nominations
The Departed Winner The Departed Thelma Schoonmaker

Foreign Language Film

5 nominations
Das Leben der Anderen Winner Das Leben der Anderen Germany

Makeup

3 nominations
Pan's Labyrinth Winner Pan's Labyrinth David Martí, Montse Ribé

Music (Original Score)

5 nominations
Babel Winner Babel Gustavo Santaolalla

Music (Original Song)

5 nominations
An Inconvenient Truth Winner I Need To Wake Up An Inconvenient Truth Melissa Etheridge

Art Direction

5 nominations
Pan's Labyrinth Winner Pan's Labyrinth Eugenio Caballero, Pilar Revuelta

Short Film (Animated)

5 nominations
The Danish Poet Winner The Danish Poet Torill Kove

Short Film (Live Action)

5 nominations
West Bank Story Winner West Bank Story Ari Sandel

Sound Mixing

5 nominations
Dreamgirls Winner Dreamgirls Michael Minkler, Bob Beemer, Willie Burton

Visual Effects

3 nominations
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest Winner Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest John Knoll, Hal Hickel, Charles Gibson, Allen Hall

Writing (Adapted Screenplay)

5 nominations
The Departed Winner The Departed William Monahan

Writing (Original Screenplay)

5 nominations
Little Miss Sunshine Winner Little Miss Sunshine Michael Arndt

Sound Editing

5 nominations
Letters from Iwo Jima Winner Letters from Iwo Jima Alan Robert Murray, Bub Asman

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Ceremony date
February 25, 2007
Last verified
October 29, 2026

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Oscars 2007: Winners and Nominees

Forest Whitaker won for The Last King of Scotland, and Helen Mirren for The Queen. Acting recognition at the 2007 Oscars sits alongside craft awards, including Cinematography for Pan's Labyrinth.

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