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BEVERLY HILLS (CALIFORNIA), JAN. 25 . The Howard Hughes epic "The Aviator" led Academy Awards contenders with 11 nominations today, including best picture, 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 J .M. Barrie tale "Finding Neverland" followed with seven nominations each, among them best picture and acting nominations for Clint Eastwood, Morgan Freeman, Hilary Swank and Johnny Depp. Eastwood also got a directing nomination for "Million Dollar Baby." The other best-picture nominees were the Ray Charles portrait "Ray" and the buddy comedy "Sideways." Along with Eastwood, Jamie Foxx also scored two nominations, as best actor for the title role in "Ray" and supporting actor as a taxi driver whose cab is hijacked by a hit man in "Collateral." Foxx's dead-on emulation of Charles has made him the front-runner in the lead-actor category. Starring as aviation trailblazer and Hollywood rebel Hughes, DiCaprio also was nominated for best actor. He and Foxx will compete against Depp as "Peter Pan" playwright Barrie in "Finding Neverland;" Eastwood as a cantankerous boxing trainer in "Mllion Dollar Baby;" and Don Chedle for "Hotel Rwanda," starring as hotel manager Paul Rusesabagina, who sheltered refugees from the Rwandan genocide. The best actress category presents a rematch of the 1999 showdown, when underdog Swank won the Oscar for "Boys Don't Cry" over Anette Bening, who had been the front-runner for "American Beauty." This time, Swank was nominated as a bullheaded boxing champ whose life takes a cruel twist in "Million Dollar Baby." AP
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