2005 (78th Annual Awards)
Nominations and Winners

Listed below are the Academy Award nominations and winners for the year 2005. The symbol appears next to the winner in each category. Click on the name of a film, person or song in the list to display more information about that film, person or song. Or, click on a year in the column on the right to display the nominations and winners from that year.

Best Picture

Brokeback Mountain, River Road Entertainment Production; Focus Features. (USA, Canada) Diana Ossana and James Schamus, Producers.

Capote, A-Line Pictures/Cooper’s Town/Infinity Media Production; UA/Sony Pictures Classics. (USA, Canada) Caroline Baron, William Vince and Michael Ohoven, Producers.

Crash, Bob Yari/DEJ/BlackFriar’s Bridge/Harris Company/ApolloProscreen GmbH & Co./Bull’s Eye Entertainment Production; Lions Gate Films. (USA, Germany) Paul Haggis and Cathy Schulman, Producers.

Good Night, and Good Luck, Good Night Good Luck LLC Production; Warner Independent Pictures. (USA, France, UK, Japan) Grant Heslov, Producer.

Munich, Universal Pictures/DreamWorks Pictures Production; Universal and DreamWorks. (France, Canada, USA) Kathleen Kennedy, Steven Spielberg and Barry Mendel, Producers.

Actor in a Leading Role

Philip Seymour Hoffman in Capote, A-Line Pictures/Cooper’s Town/Infinity Media Production; UA/Sony Pictures Classics. (USA, Canada)

Terrence Howard in Hustle & Flow, Crunk Pictures/Homegrown Pictures Production; Paramount Classics, MTV Films and New Deal Entertainment.

Heath Ledger in Brokeback Mountain, River Road Entertainment Production; Focus Features. (USA, Canada)

Joaquin Phoenix in Walk the Line, Fox 2000 Pictures Production; 20th Century Fox. (USA, Germany)

David Strathairn in Good Night, and Good Luck, Good Night Good Luck LLC Production; Warner Independent Pictures. (USA, France, UK, Japan)

Actress in a Leading Role

Judi Dench in Mrs. Henderson Presents, Heyman Hoskins Production; The Weinstein Company. (UK, USA)

Felicity Huffman in Transamerica, Belladonna Production; The Weinstein Company and IFC Films.

Keira Knightley in Pride & Prejudice, Working Title/Scion Films Production; Focus Features. (France, UK, USA)

Charlize Theron in North Country, Warner Bros. Pictures Production; Warner Bros.

Reese Witherspoon in Walk the Line, Fox 2000 Pictures Production; 20th Century Fox. (USA, Germany)

Actor in a Supporting Role

George Clooney in Syriana, Warner Bros. Pictures Production; Warner Bros. (USA, United Arab Emirates)

Matt Dillon in Crash, Bob Yari/DEJ/BlackFriar’s Bridge/Harris Company/ApolloProscreen GmbH & Co./Bull’s Eye Entertainment Production; Lions Gate Films. (USA, Germany)

Paul Giamatti in Cinderella Man, Universal Pictures and Imagine Entertainment Production; Universal and Miramax.

Jake Gyllenhaal in Brokeback Mountain, River Road Entertainment Production; Focus Features. (USA, Canada)

William Hurt in A History of Violence, Benderspink Production; New Line. (USA, Germany, Canada)

Actress in a Supporting Role

Amy Adams in Junebug, Epoch Films Production; Sony Pictures Classics.

Catherine Keener in Capote, A-Line Pictures/Cooper’s Town/Infinity Media Production; UA/Sony Pictures Classics. (USA, Canada)

Frances McDormand in North Country, Warner Bros. Pictures Production; Warner Bros.

Rachel Weisz in The Constant Gardener, Potboiler Production; Focus Features. (UK, Germany, USA, China, Kenya)

Michelle Williams in Brokeback Mountain, River Road Entertainment Production; Focus Features. (USA, Canada)

Directing

Brokeback Mountain, River Road Entertainment Production; Focus Features. (USA, Canada) Ang Lee.

Capote, A-Line Pictures/Cooper’s Town/Infinity Media Production; UA/Sony Pictures Classics. (USA, Canada) Bennett Miller.

Crash, Bob Yari/DEJ/BlackFriar’s Bridge/Harris Company/ApolloProscreen GmbH & Co./Bull’s Eye Entertainment Production; Lions Gate Films. (USA, Germany) Paul Haggis.

Good Night, and Good Luck, Good Night Good Luck LLC Production; Warner Independent Pictures. (USA, France, UK, Japan) George Clooney.

Munich, Universal Pictures/DreamWorks Pictures Production; Universal and DreamWorks. (France, Canada, USA) Steven Spielberg.

Animated Feature Film

Howl’s Moving Castle, Studio Ghibli Production; Buena Vista. (Japan) Hayao Miyazaki.

Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride, Warner Bros. Productions, Ltd. Production; Warner Bros. (USA, UK) Mike Johnson and Tim Burton.

Wallace & Gromit in The Curse of the Were-Rabbit, Aardman Animations Limited Production; DreamWorks Animation SKG. (UK, USA) Nick Park and Steve Box.

Art Direction-Set Decoration

Good Night, and Good Luck, Good Night Good Luck LLC Production; Warner Independent Pictures. (USA, France, UK, Japan) Art direction by Jim Bissell; set decoration by Jan Pascale.

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Warner Bros. Productions, Ltd. Production; Warner Bros. (UK, USA) Art direction by Stuart Craig; set decoration by Stephenie McMillan.

King Kong, Universal Pictures Production; Universal. (New Zealand, USA, Germany) Art direction by Grant Major; set decoration by Dan Hennah and Simon Bright.

Memoirs of a Geisha, Columbia Pictures/DreamWorks Pictures/Spyglass Entertainment Production; Sony Pictures Releasing. (USA, Japan) Art direction by John Myhre; set decoration by Gretchen Rau.

Pride & Prejudice, Working Title/Scion Films Production; Focus Features. (France, UK, USA) Art direction by Sarah Greenwood; set decoration by Katie Spencer.

Cinematography

Batman Begins, Warner Bros. Pictures Production; Warner Bros. (USA, UK) Wally Pfister.

Brokeback Mountain, River Road Entertainment Production; Focus Features. (USA, Canada) Rodrigo Prieto.

Good Night, and Good Luck, Good Night Good Luck LLC Production; Warner Independent Pictures. (USA, France, UK, Japan) Robert Elswit.

Memoirs of a Geisha, Columbia Pictures/DreamWorks Pictures/Spyglass Entertainment Production; Sony Pictures Releasing. (USA, Japan) Dion Beebe.

The New World, Virginia Company, LLC Production; New Line. (USA, UK) Emmanuel Lubezki.

Costume Design

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Warner Bros. Productions, Ltd. Production; Warner Bros. (USA, UK, Australia) Gabriella Pescucci.

Memoirs of a Geisha, Columbia Pictures/DreamWorks Pictures/Spyglass Entertainment Production; Sony Pictures Releasing. (USA, Japan) Colleen Atwood.

Mrs. Henderson Presents, Heyman Hoskins Production; The Weinstein Company. (UK, USA) Sandy Powell.

Pride & Prejudice, Working Title/Scion Films Production; Focus Features. (France, UK, USA) Jacqueline Durran.

Walk the Line, Fox 2000 Pictures Production; 20th Century Fox. (USA, Germany) Arianne Phillips.

Documentary

(Feature)

Darwin’s Nightmare, Mille et Une Production; International Film Circuit. (Austria, Belgium, France, Germany) Hubert Sauper.

Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room, HDNet Films Production; Magnolia Pictures. Alex Gibney and Jason Kliot.

March of the Penguins, Bonne Pioche Production; Warner Independent Pictures. (France) Luc Jacquet and Yves Darondeau.

Murderball, Eat Films Production; THINKFilm. Henry-Alex Rubin and Dana Adam Shapiro.

Street Fight, Marshall Curry Production. Marshall Curry.

(Short Subject)

The Death of Kevin Carter: Casualty of the Bang Bang Club, Dan Krauss Production. Dan Krauss.

God Sleeps in Rwanda, Acquaro/Sherman Production. Kimberlee Acquaro and Stacy Sherman.

The Mushroom Club, Farallon Films Production. Steven Okazaki.

A Note of Triumph: The Golden Age of Norman Corwin, NomaFilms Production. Corinne Marrinan and Eric Simonson.

Film Editing

Cinderella Man, Universal Pictures and Imagine Entertainment Production; Universal and Miramax. Mike Hill and Dan Hanley.

The Constant Gardener, Potboiler Production; Focus Features. (UK, Germany, USA, China, Kenya) Claire Simpson.

Crash, Bob Yari/DEJ/BlackFriar’s Bridge/Harris Company/ApolloProscreen GmbH & Co./Bull’s Eye Entertainment Production; Lions Gate Films. (USA, Germany) Hughes Winborne.

Munich, Universal Pictures/DreamWorks Pictures Production; Universal and DreamWorks. (France, Canada, USA) Michael Kahn.

Walk the Line, Fox 2000 Pictures Production; 20th Century Fox. (USA, Germany) Michael McCusker.

Foreign Language Film

Don’t Tell, Cattleya/Rai Cinema Production. (Italy, UK, France, Spain) Italy.

Joyeux Noël, Nord-Ouest Production; Sony Pictures Classics. (France, Germany, UK, Belgium, Romania, Norway, Japan, USA) France.

Paradise Now, Augustus Film Production; Warner Independent Pictures. (Palestine, France, Germany, Netherlands, Israel) The Palestinian Territories.

Sophie Scholl—The Final Days, Goldkind Filmproduktion and Broth Film Production; Zeitgeist Films. (Germany) Germany.

Tsotsi, Moviworld Production; Miramax. (UK, South Africa) South Africa.

Makeup

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Walt Disney Pictures/Walden Media Production; Buena Vista. (USA, UK) Howard Berger and Tami Lane.

Cinderella Man, Universal Pictures and Imagine Entertainment Production; Universal and Miramax. David Leroy Anderson and Lance Anderson.

Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith, Lucasfilm, Ltd. Production; 20th Century Fox. Dave Elsey and Nikki Gooley.

Music

(Original Score)

Brokeback Mountain, River Road Entertainment Production; Focus Features. (USA, Canada) Gustavo Santaolalla.

The Constant Gardener, Potboiler Production; Focus Features. (UK, Germany, USA, China, Kenya) Alberto Iglesias.

Memoirs of a Geisha, Columbia Pictures/DreamWorks Pictures/Spyglass Entertainment Production; Sony Pictures Releasing. (USA, Japan) John Williams.

Munich, Universal Pictures/DreamWorks Pictures Production; Universal and DreamWorks. (France, Canada, USA) John Williams.

Pride & Prejudice, Working Title/Scion Films Production; Focus Features. (France, UK, USA) Dario Marianelli.

(Original Song)

In the Deep from Crash, Bob Yari/DEJ/BlackFriar’s Bridge/Harris Company/ApolloProscreen GmbH & Co./Bull’s Eye Entertainment Production; Lions Gate Films. (USA, Germany) Music by Kathleen “Bird” York and Michael Becker; lyric by Kathleen “Bird” York.

It’s Hard out Here for a Pimp from Hustle & Flow, Crunk Pictures/Homegrown Pictures Production; Paramount Classics, MTV Films and New Deal Entertainment. Music and lyric by Jordan Houston, Cedric Coleman and Paul Beauregard.

Travelin’ Thru from Transamerica, Belladonna Production; The Weinstein Company and IFC Films. Music and lyric by Dolly Parton.

Short Films

(Animated)

Badgered, National Film & Television School. (UK) Sharon Colman.

The Moon and the Son: An Imagined Conversation, John Canemaker Production. John Canemaker and Peggy Stern.

The Mysterious Geographic Explorations of Jasper Morello, 3D Films Production; Monster Distributes. (Australia) Anthony Lucas.

9, Shane Acker Production. Shane Acker.

One Man Band, Pixar Animation Studios Production. Andrew Jimenez and Mark Andrews.

(Live Action)

Ausreisser (The Runaway), Hamburg Media School, Filmwerkstatt Production. (Germany) Ulrike Grote.

Cashback, Left Turn Films Production; The British Film Institute. (UK) Sean Ellis and Lene Bausager.

The Last Farm, Zik Zak Filmworks Production. (Iceland) Rúnar Rúnarsson and Thor S. Sigurjónsson.

Our Time Is Up, Station B Production. Rob Pearlstein and Pia Clemente.

Six Shooter, Missing in Action Films and Funny Farm Films Production; Sundance Film Channel. (UK, Ireland) Martin McDonagh.

Sound Editing

King Kong, Universal Pictures Production; Universal. (New Zealand, USA, Germany) Mike Hopkins and Ethan Van der Ryn.

Memoirs of a Geisha, Columbia Pictures/DreamWorks Pictures/Spyglass Entertainment Production; Sony Pictures Releasing. (USA, Japan) Wylie Stateman.

War of the Worlds, Amblin Entertainment/C|W Production; Paramount and DreamWorks. Richard King.

Sound Mixing

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Walt Disney Pictures/Walden Media Production; Buena Vista. (USA, UK) Terry Porter, Dean A. Zupancic and Tony Johnson.

King Kong, Universal Pictures Production; Universal. (New Zealand, USA, Germany) Christopher Boyes, Michael Semanick, Michael Hedges and Hammond Peek.

Memoirs of a Geisha, Columbia Pictures/DreamWorks Pictures/Spyglass Entertainment Production; Sony Pictures Releasing. (USA, Japan) Kevin O’Connell, Greg P. Russell, Rick Kline and John Pritchett.

Walk the Line, Fox 2000 Pictures Production; 20th Century Fox. (USA, Germany) Paul Massey, D. M. Hemphill and Peter F. Kurland.

War of the Worlds, Amblin Entertainment/C|W Production; Paramount and DreamWorks. Andy Nelson, Anna Behlmer and Ronald Judkins.

Visual Effects

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Walt Disney Pictures/Walden Media Production; Buena Vista. (USA, UK) Dean Wright, Bill Westenhofer, Jim Berney and Scott Farrar.

King Kong, Universal Pictures Production; Universal. (New Zealand, USA, Germany) Joe Letteri, Brian Van’t Hul, Christian Rivers and Richard Taylor.

War of the Worlds, Amblin Entertainment/C|W Production; Paramount and DreamWorks. Dennis Muren, Pablo Helman, Randal M. Dutra and Daniel Sudick.

Writing

(Adapted Screenplay)

Brokeback Mountain, River Road Entertainment Production; Focus Features. (USA, Canada) Screenplay by Larry McMurtry & Diana Ossana.

Capote, A-Line Pictures/Cooper’s Town/Infinity Media Production; UA/Sony Pictures Classics. (USA, Canada) Screenplay by Dan Futterman.

The Constant Gardener, Potboiler Production; Focus Features. (UK, Germany, USA, China, Kenya) Screenplay by Jeffrey Caine.

A History of Violence, Benderspink Production; New Line. (USA, Germany, Canada) Screenplay by Josh Olson.

Munich, Universal Pictures/DreamWorks Pictures Production; Universal and DreamWorks. (France, Canada, USA) Screenplay by Tony Kushner and Eric Roth.

(Original Screenplay)

Crash, Bob Yari/DEJ/BlackFriar’s Bridge/Harris Company/ApolloProscreen GmbH & Co./Bull’s Eye Entertainment Production; Lions Gate Films. (USA, Germany) Screenplay by Paul Haggis & Bobby Moresco; story by Paul Haggis.

Good Night, and Good Luck, Good Night Good Luck LLC Production; Warner Independent Pictures. (USA, France, UK, Japan) Screenplay by George Clooney & Grant Heslov.

Match Point, Jada in association with BBC Films and Thema S.A. Production; DreamWorks. (UK, Ireland, Luxembourg) Written by Woody Allen.

The Squid and the Whale, Squid and Whale, Inc. Production; Samuel Goldwyn Films and Sony Pictures Releasing. Written by Noah Baumbach.

Syriana, Warner Bros. Pictures Production; Warner Bros. (USA, United Arab Emirates) Written by Stephen Gaghan.

Honorary Award

To Robert Altman in recognition of a career that has repeatedly reinvented the art form and inspired filmmakers and audiences alike. [ [Statuette]]

To Don Hall in appreciation for outstanding service and dedication in upholding the high standards of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. [ [John A. Bonner Medal of Commendation]]

Gordon E. Sawyer Award

Gary Demos

Scientific and Technical Award

(Scientific and Engineering Award)

To David Grober for the concept and mechanical design and Scott Lewallen for the electronic and software design of the Perfect Horizon camera stabilization head. Perfect Horizon effectively neutralizes the extraneous motion encountered in boats, camera cars, snowmobiles and other vehicles, leaving the pan/tilt head and camera stable and level with the horizon.

To Anatoliy Kokush, Yuriy Popovsky and Oleksiy Zolotarov for the concept and development of the Russian Arm gyro-stabilized camera crane and the Flight Head. The Russian Arm and Flight Head opened new possibilities for filmmakers. With the ability to be mounted on the roof of almost any car, this remotely-operated crane and camera head can move smoothly in a 360 degree circle around the car, even while it is being driven at high speeds by actors, creating heretofore impossible perspectives.

To Anatoliy Kokush for the concept and development of the Cascade series of motion picture cranes. The lightweight structure of the Cascade and Traveling Cascade Cranes enables the filmmaker to achieve new heights of up to 70 feet, allowing for the placement of the camera in otherwise impossible locations.

To Garrett Brown for the original concept of the Skycam flying camera system—the first use of 3-D volumetric cable technology for motion picture cinematography. In creating the first remote-controlled, cable-supported flying camera system, Garrett Brown’s pioneering efforts have influenced all subsequent development in this area of technology.

To David Baraff, Michael Kass and Andrew Witkin for their pioneering work in physically-based computer-generated techniques used to simulate realistic cloth in motion pictures. Their 1998 paper titled “Large Steps in Cloth Simulation” was a seminal work, providing the key in demonstrating to the industry that the calculations necessary to simulate realistic, complex cloth could be achieved efficiently and robustly. Their work provided the conceptual foundation for many cloth simulation systems in use today.

To Laurie Frost, Peter Hannan and Richard Loncraine for the development of the remote camera head known as the Hot-Head. In use for over a quarter of a century, the Hot-Head has brought the possibility of safe, remotely-operated shots to every filmmaker.

(Technical Achievement Award)

To Gary Thieltges for the design and development of the remotely-operated, lightweight camera head known as the Sparrow Head. This well-integrated remote system enables filmmakers to remotely pan and tilt their camera from virtually any moving vehicle, giving the opportunity for unprecedented dynamic camera angles.

To Frank Fletcher and Dave Sherwin for the introduction and continuing development of the Power Pod modular camera head system. The Power Pod system enables filmmakers to configure a remote controlled head to meet their own unique requirements.

To Alvah Miller, Michael Sorensen and J. Walt Adamczyk for the design and development of the Aerohead motion control camera head and the J-Viz Pre-Visualization system. This remote head not only serves the needs of the live-action filmmaker, but also provides the functionality of a motion-controlled head, allowing for sophisticated tiling and pre-visualization techniques.

To Scott Leva for the design and development of the Precision Stunt Airbag for motion picture stunt falls. The Precision Stunt Airbag is designed to envelop the stunt jumper, even on off-center hits. This feature serves to enhance the safety of stunt performers in falls from up to 200 feet.

To Lev Yevstratov, George Peters and Vasiliy Orlov for the development of the Ultimate Arm Camera Crane System for specialized vehicle photography. Representing a significant evolutionary improvement in camera car technology, this remotely-controlled, gyro-stabilized and flexible camera crane offers a highly stable platform for high-speed, rough terrain action shots. Its ingenious applications of sophisticated technology solve many of the problems inherent in chase vehicle filming.

To James Rodnunsky, Alex MacDonald and Mark Chapman for the development of the Cablecam 3-D volumetric suspended cable camera technologies. The evolution of the Cablecam technology has made it possible to move a camera safely and accurately anywhere through a three-dimensional space.

To Tim Drnec, Ben Britten Smith and Matt Davis for the development of the Spydercam 3-D volumetric suspended cable camera technologies. The evolution of Spydercam technology has made it possible to move a camera safely and accurately anywhere through a three-dimensional space.

To John Platt and Demetri Terzopoulos for their pioneering work in physically-based computer-generated techniques used to simulate realistic cloth in motion pictures. Their 1987 paper “Elastically Deformable Models” was a milestone in computer graphics, introducing the concept of physically-based techniques to simulate moving, deforming objects.

To Ed Catmull for the original concept, and Tony DeRose and Jos Stam for their scientific and practical implementation of subdivision surfaces as a modeling technique in motion picture production. Subdivision surfaces have become a preferred modeling primitive for many types of motion picture computer graphics.

To Harold Rattray, Terry Claborn, Steve Garlick, Bill Hogue and Tim Reynolds for the design, engineering and implementation of the Technicolor Real Time Answer Print System. This system provides a method by which filmmakers can preview real-time color corrections using actual film prints, reducing both the turnaround time and the number of reprints required.

To Udo Schauss and Hildegard Ebbesmeier for the optical design and Nicole Wemken and Michael Anderer for the mechanical design of the Cinelux Premiere Cinema Projection Lenses. The Cinelux Premiere Lenses incorporate an iris and aspheric elements which provide a more uniform modulation transfer function and better light transmission to the sides and corners of the theater projection screen. This reduces the traditional problems of softness in the corners, hot-spotting and varying brightness between film formats.