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Aviator flies to top of Oscar nominations list

The Howard Hughes epic The Aviator led Academy Awards contenders with 11 nominations today, best picture among them, plus acting honours for Leonardo DiCaprio, Cate Blanchett and Alan Alda and a directing slot for Martin Scorsese.

Aviator flies to top of Oscar nominations list

Tue, 25 Jan, 2005 - 13:58

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The Howard Hughes epic The Aviator led Academy Awards contenders with 11 nominations today, best picture among them, plus acting honours for Leonardo DiCaprio, Cate Blanchett and Alan Alda and a directing slot for Martin Scorsese.

The boxing saga Million Dollar Baby and the JM Barrie tale Finding Neverland followed with seven nominations each, among best picture and acting nominations for Clint Eastwood, Morgan Freeman, Hillary Swank and Johnny Depp.

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