79th Academy Awards

thumb|right|335 px|A series of scenes from The Departed 
==Events==
Ellen DeGeneres hosted the show for the very first time. Former US Vice President Al Gore made a special appearance at the Oscars celebrating the win of documentary, "An Inconvenient Truth." Former Paramount Pictures chairman Sherry Lansing was given the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award and an honorary Oscar was given to Ennio Morricone for contributions to motion picture music soundtracks.
==Winners==
Happy Feet won Best Animated Feature
The Danish Poet won Best Animated Short
The Blood Of Yingzhou District won Best Documentary Short
Germany won Best Foreign Language Film for their entry The Lives Of Others
West Bank Story won Best Live Action Short
Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest won Best Visual Effects
Marie Antoinette won Best Costume Design
Letters From Iwo Jima won Best Sound Editing
Babel won Best Original Score
The Queen won Best Actress
The Last King Of Scotland won Best Actor
An Inconvenient Truth won both Academy Awards they were nominated for: Best Documentary Feature and Best Original Song (I Need To Wake Up)
Dreamgirls won its 2 Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actress and Best Sound Mixing
Little Miss Sunshine won its 2 Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actor and Best Original Screenplay
Pan's Labyrinth won 3 Academy Awards for Best Art Direction, Best Cinematography, and Best Makeup
================================== AND FINALLY ===============================
The Departed won 4 Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Film Editing
Category:2000's ceremonies