Road to the Oscars '06
BALLOT NOMINATIONS POLLS PHOTOS AWARDS MESSAGE BOARDS
BEST ACTOR BEST ACTRESS BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS BEST DIRECTOR BEST PICTURE

78th Annual Academy Awards®

Best Motion Picture of the Year

WINNER

Crash (2004/I): Paul Haggis, Cathy Schulman

Other Nominees:

Brokeback Mountain (2005): Diana Ossana, James Schamus

Capote (2005): Caroline Baron, William Vince, Michael Ohoven

Good Night, and Good Luck. (2005): Grant Heslov

Munich (2005): Steven Spielberg, Kathleen Kennedy, Barry Mendel

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role

WINNER

Philip Seymour Hoffman for Capote (2005)

Other Nominees:

Terrence Howard for Hustle & Flow (2005)

Heath Ledger for Brokeback Mountain (2005)

Joaquin Phoenix for Walk the Line (2005)

David Strathairn for Good Night, and Good Luck. (2005)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role

WINNER

Reese Witherspoon for Walk the Line (2005)

Other Nominees:

Judi Dench for Mrs Henderson Presents (2005)

Felicity Huffman for Transamerica (2005)

Keira Knightley for Pride & Prejudice (2005)

Charlize Theron for North Country (2005)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role

WINNER

George Clooney for Syriana (2005)

Other Nominees:

Matt Dillon for Crash (2004/I)

Paul Giamatti for Cinderella Man (2005)

Jake Gyllenhaal for Brokeback Mountain (2005)

William Hurt for A History of Violence (2005)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role

WINNER

Rachel Weisz for The Constant Gardener (2005)

Other Nominees:

Amy Adams for Junebug (2005)

Catherine Keener for Capote (2005)

Frances McDormand for North Country (2005)

Michelle Williams for Brokeback Mountain (2005)

Best Achievement in Directing

WINNER

Ang Lee for Brokeback Mountain (2005)

Other Nominees:

George Clooney for Good Night, and Good Luck. (2005)

Paul Haggis for Crash (2004/I)

Bennett Miller for Capote (2005)

Steven Spielberg for Munich (2005)

Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen

WINNER

Crash (2004/I): Paul Haggis, Robert Moresco

Other Nominees:

Good Night, and Good Luck. (2005): George Clooney, Grant Heslov

Match Point (2005): Woody Allen

The Squid and the Whale (2005): Noah Baumbach

Syriana (2005): Stephen Gaghan

Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published

WINNER

Brokeback Mountain (2005): Larry McMurtry, Diana Ossana

Other Nominees:

Capote (2005): Dan Futterman

The Constant Gardener (2005): Jeffrey Caine

A History of Violence (2005): Josh Olson

Munich (2005): Tony Kushner, Eric Roth

Best Achievement in Cinematography

WINNER

Memoirs of a Geisha (2005): Dion Beebe

Other Nominees:

Batman Begins (2005): Wally Pfister

Brokeback Mountain (2005): Rodrigo Prieto

Good Night, and Good Luck. (2005): Robert Elswit

The New World (2005): Emmanuel Lubezki

Best Achievement in Editing

WINNER

Crash (2004/I): Hughes Winborne

Other Nominees:

Cinderella Man (2005): Daniel P. Hanley, Mike Hill

The Constant Gardener (2005): Claire Simpson

Munich (2005): Michael Kahn

Walk the Line (2005): Michael McCusker

Best Achievement in Art Direction

WINNER

Memoirs of a Geisha (2005): John Myhre, Gretchen Rau

Other Nominees:

Good Night, and Good Luck. (2005): James D. Bissell, Jan Pascale

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005): Stuart Craig, Stephanie McMillan

King Kong (2005): Grant Major, Dan Hennah, Simon Bright

Pride & Prejudice (2005): Sarah Greenwood, Katie Spencer

Best Achievement in Costume Design

WINNER

Memoirs of a Geisha (2005): Colleen Atwood

Other Nominees:

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005): Gabriella Pescucci

Mrs Henderson Presents (2005): Sandy Powell

Pride & Prejudice (2005): Jacqueline Durran

Walk the Line (2005): Arianne Phillips

Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Score

WINNER

Brokeback Mountain (2005): Gustavo Santaolalla

Other Nominees:

The Constant Gardener (2005): Alberto Iglesias

Memoirs of a Geisha (2005): John Williams

Munich (2005): John Williams

Pride & Prejudice (2005): Dario Marianelli

Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Song

WINNER

Hustle & Flow (2005): Jordan Houston, Cedric Coleman, Paul Beauregard("It's Hard Out Here For a Pimp")

Other Nominees:

Crash (2004/I): Michael Becker, Kathleen York("In the Deep")

Transamerica (2005): Dolly Parton("Travelin' Thru")

Best Achievement in Makeup

WINNER

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005): Howard Berger, Tami Lane

Other Nominees:

Cinderella Man (2005): David LeRoy Anderson, Lance Anderson

Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005): Dave Elsey, Annette Miles

Best Achievement in Sound

WINNER

King Kong (2005): Christopher Boyes, Michael Semanick, Michael Hedges, Hammond Peek

Other Nominees:

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005): Terry Porter, Dean A. Zupancic, Tony Johnson

Memoirs of a Geisha (2005): Kevin O'Connell, Greg P. Russell, Rick Kline, John Pritchett

Walk the Line (2005): Paul Massey, Doug Hemphill, Peter F. Kurland

War of the Worlds (2005): Andy Nelson, Anna Behlmer, Ron Judkins

Best Achievement in Sound Editing

WINNER

King Kong (2005): Mike Hopkins, Ethan Van der Ryn

Other Nominees:

Memoirs of a Geisha (2005): Wylie Stateman

War of the Worlds (2005): Richard King

Best Achievement in Visual Effects

WINNER

King Kong (2005): Joe Letteri, Brian Van't Hul, Christian Rivers, Richard Taylor

Other Nominees:

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005): Dean Wright, Bill Westenhofer, Jim Berney, Scott Farrar

War of the Worlds (2005): Pablo Helman, Dennis Muren, Randy Dutra, Daniel Sudick

Best Animated Feature Film of the Year

WINNER

Wallace & Gromit in The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005): Steve Box, Nick Park

Other Nominees:

Corpse Bride (2005): Tim Burton, Mike Johnson

Hauru no ugoku shiro (2004): Hayao Miyazaki

Best Foreign Language Film of the Year

WINNER

Tsotsi (2005): Gavin Hood(South Africa)

Other Nominees:

La bestia nel cuore (2005): Cristina Comencini(Italy)

Joyeux Noël (2005): Christian Carion(France)

Paradise Now (2005): Hany Abu-Assad(Palestine)

Sophie Scholl - Die letzten Tage (2005): Marc Rothemund(Germany)

Best Documentary, Features

WINNER

La marche de l'empereur (2005): Luc Jacquet, Yves Darondeau

Other Nominees:

Darwin's Nightmare (2004): Hubert Sauper

"Independent Lens: Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room (#8.22)" (2005): Alex Gibney, Jason Kliot

Murderball (2005): Henry Alex Rubin, Dana Adam Shapiro

Street Fight (2005): Marshall Curry

Best Documentary, Short Subjects

WINNER

A Note of Triumph: The Golden Age of Norman Corwin (2005): Corinne Marrinan, Eric Simonson

Other Nominees:

God Sleeps in Rwanda (2005): Kimberlee Acquaro, Stacy Sherman

The Life of Kevin Carter (2004): Dan Krauss

The Mushroom Club (2005): Steven Okazaki

Best Short Film, Animated

WINNER

The Moon and the Son: An Imagined Conversation (2005): John Canemaker, Peggy Stern

Other Nominees:

Badgered (2005): Sharon Colman

The Mysterious Geographic Explorations of Jasper Morello (2005): Anthony Lucas

9 (2005): Shane Acker

One Man Band (2005): Mark Andrews, Andrew Jimenez

Best Short Film, Live Action

WINNER

Six Shooter (2004): Martin McDonagh

Other Nominees:

Ausreisser (2004): Ulrike Grote

Cashback (2004): Sean Ellis, Lene Bausager

Síðasti bærinn (2004): Rúnar Rúnarsson,

Our Time Is Up (2004): Rob Pearlstein, Pia Clemente