Best Art Direction
"Children of Men"
"Dreamgirls"
"The Good Shepherd"
"Pan’s Labyrinth"
"The Prestige"
(alt.: "Flags of Our Fathers")

Best Cinematography
"Apocalypto"
"Babel"
"Children of Men"
"The Good Shepherd"
"The Illusionist"
(alt.: "Pan’s Labyrinth")

Best Costume Design
"Curse of the Golden Flower"
"The Devil Wears Prda"
"Dreamgirls"
"Marie Antoinette"
"Miss Potter"
(alt.: "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest")

Best Film Editing
"Babel"
"The Departed"
"Dreamgirls"
"The Queen"
"United 93"
(alt.: "Casino Royale")

Best Makeup
"Apocalypto"
"Pan’s Labyrinth"
"Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest"
(alt.: "X-Men: The Last Stand")

Best Music – Original Score
"Apocalypto"
"Babel"
"The Illusionist"
"Notes on a Scandal"
"The Painted Veil"
(alt.: "The Queen")

Best Music – Original Song
"Bobby"
"Cars"
"Dreamgirls"
"Happy Feet"
"An Inconvenient Truth"
(alt.: "Dreamgirls")

Best Sound Mixing
"Blood Diamond"
"The Departed"
"Dreamgirls"
"Flags of Our Fathers"
"Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest"
(alt.: "Babel")

Best Sound Editing
"Cars"
"Casino Royale"
"Flags of Our Fathers"
"Letters from Iwo Jima"
"Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest"
(alt.: "Superman Returns")

Best Visual Effects
"Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest"
"Superman Returns"
"X-Men: The Last Stand"
(alt.: "Casino Royale")

Best Animated Feature Film
"Cars"
"Happy Feet"
"Monster House"
(alt.: "Over the Hedge")

Best Foreign Language Film
"After the Wedding"
"The Lives of Others"
"Pan’s Labyrinth"
"Volver"
"Water"
(alt.: "Avenue Montaigne")