New Line Cinema earned a total of three 2006 Academy Award nominations on Tuesday for the films A History of Violence and The New World.

William Hurt is a best supporting actor nominee for his role as a ruthless gangster in A History of Violence. The film was also nominated for best adapted screenplay, written by Josh Olson, based on the graphic novel by Vince Locke and John Wagner.

Cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki garnered a cinematography nomination for Terrence Malick’s The New World.

The 78th annual Academy Awards will be presented on Sunday, March 5, and will be aired on ABC, live from the Kodak Theater in Hollywood.

About New Line Cinema Corporation:
Founded almost 40 years ago, New Line Cinema is the most successful independent film company in the world. Its mission is to produce innovative, popular and profitable entertainment in the best creative environment. In addition to the production, marketing and distribution of theatrical motion pictures, the fully-integrated studio has divisions devoted to home entertainment, television, music, theater, merchandising and an international unit. In 2005, New Line partnered with HBO to form Picturehouse, a new theatrical distribution company to release independent films. A pioneer in franchise filmmaking, New Line’s Oscar-winning The Lord of the Rings trilogy is one of the most successful film franchises in history. New Line is a division of Time Warner, Inc. (TWX).