On the nominees

A sampling of what Roger Ebert and other film critics had to say about this year's nominees:

Best Picture • 'The Aviator' • 'Finding Neverland' • 'Million Dollar Baby' • 'Ray' • 'Sideways'

Best Actor • Don Cheadle in 'Hotel Rwanda' • Johnny Depp in 'Finding Neverland' • Leonardo DiCaprio in 'The Aviator' • Clint Eastwood in 'Million Dollar Baby' • Jamie Foxx in 'Ray'

Best Actress • Annette Bening in 'Being Julia' • Catalina Sandino Moreno in 'Maria Full of Grace' • Imelda Staunton in 'Vera Drake' • Hilary Swank in 'Million Dollar Baby' • Kate Winslet in 'Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind'