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Best Motion Picture of the Year
Nominees:
Brokeback Mountain (2005) - Diana Ossana, James Schamus

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

Crash (2004) - Paul Haggis, Cathy Schulman

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
Nominees:
Philip Seymour Hoffman for Capote (2005)

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
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)

Reese Witherspoon for Walk the Line (2005)


Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
Nominees:
George Clooney for Syriana (2005)

Matt Dillon for Crash (2004)

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
Nominees:
Amy Adams for Junebug (2005)

Catherine Keener for Capote (2005)

Frances McDormand for North Country (2005)

Rachel Weisz for The Constant Gardener (2005)

Michelle Williams for Brokeback Mountain (2005)


Best Achievement in Directing
Nominees:
George Clooney for Good Night, and Good Luck. (2005)

Paul Haggis for Crash (2004)

Ang Lee for Brokeback Mountain (2005)

Bennett Miller for Capote (2005)

Steven Spielberg for Munich (2005)


Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen
Nominees:
Crash (2004) - Paul Haggis, Robert Moresco

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
Nominees:
Brokeback Mountain (2005) - Larry McMurtry, Diana Ossana

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
Nominees:
Batman Begins (2005) - Wally Pfister

Brokeback Mountain (2005) - Rodrigo Prieto

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

Memoirs of a Geisha (2005) - Dion Beebe

The New World (2005) - Emmanuel Lubezki


Best Achievement in Editing
Nominees:
Cinderella Man (2005) - Daniel P. Hanley, Mike Hill

The Constant Gardener (2005) - Claire Simpson

Crash (2004) - Hughes Winborne

Munich (2005) - Michael Kahn

Walk the Line (2005) - Michael McCusker


Best Achievement in Art Direction
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

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

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


Best Achievement in Costume Design
Nominees:
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005) - Gabriella Pescucci

Memoirs of a Geisha (2005) - Colleen Atwood

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
Nominees:
Brokeback Mountain (2005) - Gustavo Santaolalla

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

Crash (2004) - Michael Becker, Kathleen York ("In the Deep")

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


Best Achievement in Makeup
Nominees:
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005) - Howard Berger, Tami Lane

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

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

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

Memoirs of a Geisha (2005) - Wylie Stateman

War of the Worlds (2005) - Richard King


Best Achievement in Visual Effects
Nominees:
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005) - Dean Wright, Bill Westenhofer, Jim Berney, Scott Farrar

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

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


Best Animated Feature Film of the Year
Nominees:
Corpse Bride (2005) - Tim Burton, Mike Johnson

Hauru no ugoku shiro (2004) - Hayao Miyazaki

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


Best Foreign Language Film of the Year
Nominees:
Bestia nel cuore, La (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)

Tsotsi (2005) - Gavin Hood (South Africa)


Best Documentary, Features
Nominees:
Darwin's Nightmare (2004) - Hubert Sauper

Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room (2005) - Alex Gibney, Jason Kliot

Marche de l'empereur, La (2005) - Luc Jacquet, Yves Darondeau

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

Street Fight (2005) - Marshall Curry


Best Documentary, Short Subjects
Nominees:
God Sleeps in Rwanda (2005) - Kimberlee Acquaro, Stacy Sherman

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

The Life of Kevin Carter (2004) - Dan Krauss

Mushroom Club, The (2005) - Steven Okazaki


Best Short Film, Animated
Nominees:
Badgered (2005) - Sharon Colman

The Moon and the Son (2005) - John Canemaker, Peggy Stern

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
Nominees:
Ausreißer (2004) - Ulrike Grote

Cashback (2004) - Sean Ellis, Lene Bausager

Síðasti bærinn í dalnum (2004) - Rúnar Rúnarsson, Þórir Snær Sigurjónsson

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

Six Shooter (2005) - Martin McDonagh

Predictions anyone?

[Bear]

Munich was such a great film. I wouldn't be surprised if that made it.

[superman]

capote has to win and brokeback mountain sucked, the only reason it's nominated is because it had gay people having sex in it.

[ninefivezero]

I have not seen a single one of those movies, though there are one or two I'd rent at some point.

[czechrboard tassia]

Originally Posted by supaman

capote has to win and brokeback mountain sucked, the only reason it's nominated is because it had attractive gay people having sex in it.

Fixed. It had Anne Hathaway's boobies too, to be fair.

I actually really liked Brokeback.

[Nothing.]

I haven't seen any "big" movies, only the ones that are funny if you're a teenager or a stoner. Maybe a couple big ones here and there.

[saint seiya]

I hope brokeback doen't win shit

[James K]

I've only seen Hauru no ugoku shiro and Narnia out of all of those movies. I heard Munich was good though.

[Cr@cKpiPe tE@sEr noOb!]

I wanna see 'Goodnight and Good Luck' and 'Syriana'. I'm dissappointed Bill Murray wasnt nominated.

[Jackalope]

syriana was good, but i recomend renting it...alot of stuff happens quickly and its difficult to understand, especially since its a long movie, and your mind tends to wander in those.

but def. a good one.

[basketofkittens]

I really enjoyed Syriana. I think it's going to win Best Screenplay. It was just so well-researched, and intricate.

[NoseMaster]

I've only seen Kong, Narnia, and SW3. And none of those really count.

[travisty08]

of the best picture noms i've only seen crash.

[MSP]

Bill Murray is the man.

I was at the Kodak Theater in Hollywood today, and that's where the Academy Awards are being hosted this year. It's right next to Mann's Chinese Theater, and across the street from the Roosevelt Hotel where the very first awards were hosted. I wish I could be here for it, it's bound to be a spectacle.

[Jackalope]

for the record though, I really dont hold the academy awards in high regard. i mean, who decides these things? The whole contest reeks of high school prom to me. I've seen plenty of good movies that have never won, and lots of terrible movies that happened to be just artsy enough or whatever to win. oscars are just another way of throwin your name around.

[crowchaser]

msp should change his rank to "globe trotter"

[MSP]

Originally Posted by crowchaser

msp should change his rank to "globe trotter"

Em, have you seen my rank recently.... <-

[basketofkittens]

Originally Posted by MSP

Em, have you seen my rank recently.... <-

lol