The nominees:

Contemporary:
"Babel," Brigitte Broch
"Casino Royale," Peter Lamont
"The Da Vinci Code," Allan Cameron
"The Departed," Kristi Zea
"The Queen," Alan Macdonald

Period:
"Curse of the Golden Flower," Huo Tingxiao
"Dreamgirls," John Myhre
"Flags of Our Fathers," Henry Bumstead
"The Good Shepehrd," Jeannine Oppewall
"The Prestige," Nathan Crowley

Fantasy:
"Children of Men," Jim Clay, Geoffrey Kirkland
"Pan's Labyrinth," Eugenio Caballero
"Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest," Rick Heinrichs
"Superman Returns," Guy Hendrix Dyas
"V for Vendetta," Owen Patterson

I was 8/15 in my predictions, and would've been 9/15 if not for the placement of "Pirates."

It's nice that the late Henry Bumstead received this recognition, and really, it might translate to an Oscar nomination for his swangsong efforts "Flags of Our Fathers" and "Letters from Iwo Jima" (seriously - no guild love...no one has SEEN the damn thing).

The biggest omission is "Marie Antoinette," but I've suspected for a long time that it wasn't on steady ground. After all, you're gonna have pretty sets if you shoot in Versailles. How much actual DESIGN was involved?

The guild stampede continues for "Babel," with 8 mentions (to "Dreamgirls"'s 7), while "The Queen" also stays in the thick of the precursor hunt. I'm personally happy for Nathan Crowley and his wonderful work on "The Prestige," but to be honest, I have NO idea how this will shake down for Oscar.