British actresses Kate Winslet, Helen Mirren and Judi Dench are to go head to head in the battle for the Best Actress gong at this year's Oscars. The nominations were announced by Salma Hayek last night.
Spanish actress Penelope Cruz (Volver) and Meryl Streep (The Devil Wears Prada) complete the nominations for Best Actress, while Best Actor will be chosen from Forest Whitaker, Peter O'Toole, Will Smith, Ryan Gosling and Leonardo DiCaprio.
Dreamgirls was nominated in no less than 8 categories, but not for Best Picture (the nominees are Babel, The Departed, Letters From Iwo Jima, Little Miss Sunshine and The Queen).
Nominees in other categories include United 93, Borat, Pirates of the Carribean 2, The Queen and The Departed.
For a full list of nominees, see http://oscars.com/nominees/ | 
