BEIJING, Feb. 13 (Xinhuanet) -- He has three nominations, but George Clooney doesn't expect to win any Oscars this year.

Actor and director George Clooney in a scene from his film "Good Night, and Good Luck". (Reuters)

    Clooney is a directing and screenplay nominee for "Good Night, and Good Luck," about TV news pioneer Edward R. Murrow and Sen. Joseph McCarthy's House on Un-American Activities witch hunt, and a supporting-actor nominee for the provocative oil-industry thriller "Syriana."

    "I don't think we're going to win any," a deadpan Clooney told reporters Friday in Berlin, where "Syriana" was screened at the city's annual film festival. "There's been a lot of 'Brokeback Mountain' stuff.

    "Oscar nominations are as important as anything," Clooney said. "The hope is that people will see this film ¡ª I don't know about wins.

(Source: Shenzhen Daily/Agencies)