Receiving the big stiff arm: Dreamgirls, which pulled expected supporting nods for Eddie Murphy and Jennifer Hudson among its eight honors, but no top shelf nominations.
Salma Hayek, meanwhile, let out a little screech of celebration upon BFF Penelope Cruz’s Best Actress nomination for Volver, then went bizarrely ethnic during her follow-up interview live on E! “There are so many Mexicans that are nominated!” she said, no doubt providing fodder for Tom Tancredo’s presidential campaign. “When I was nominated there were 11 people nominated (?), and no one made a mention of it. But now I want to mention it!”
More to follow…