NNLO predictions for the Higgs boson signal in the H → WW → lνlν and H → ZZ → 4l decay channels

We consider Standard Model Higgs boson production by gluon-gluon fusion in hadron collisions. We present a calculation of the next-to-next-to-leading order QCD corrections to the cross section in the H --> WW --> l nu l nu and H --> ZZ --> 4l decay channels. The calculation is implemented in the parton level Monte Carlo program HNNLO and allows us to apply arbitrary cuts on the final state leptons and the associated jet activity. We present selected numerical results for the signal cross section at the LHC, by using all the nominal cuts proposed for the forthcoming Higgs boson search.