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Nominees List - 78th Annual Academy Awards, 5 March 2006

Best Picture
"Brokeback Mountain"
"Capote"
"Crash"
"Good Night, and Good Luck"
"Munich"

Actor in a Leading Role
Philip Seymour Hoffman, "Capote"
Terrence Howard, "Hustle & Flow"
Heath Ledger, "Brokeback Mountain"
Joaquin Phoenix, "Walk the Line"
David Strathairn, "Good Night, and Good Luck"

Actor in a Supporting Role
George Clooney, "Syriana"
Matt Dillon, "Crash"
Paul Giamatti, "Cinderella Man"
Jake Gyllenhaal, "Brokeback Mountain"
William Hurt, "A History of Violence"

Actress in a Leading Role
Judi Dench, "Mrs. Henderson Presents"
Felicity Huffman, "Transamerica"
Keira Knightley, "Pride & Prejudice"
Charlize Theron, "North Country"
Reese Witherspoon, "Walk the Line"

Actress in a Supporting Role
Amy Adams, "Junebug"
Catherine Keener, "Capote"
Frances McDormand, "North Country"
Rachel Weisz, "The Constant Gardener"
Michelle Williams, "Brokeback Mountain"

Animated Feature Film
"Howl's Moving Castle," Hayao Miyazake
"Tim Burton's Corpse Bride," Tim Burton and Mike Johnson
"Wallace & Grommit: Curse of the Were-Rabbit," Nick Park and Steve Box

Art Direction
"Good Night, and Good Luck"
"Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire"
"King Kong"
"Memoirs of a Geisha"
"Pride & Prejudice"

Cinematography
"Batman Begins"
"Brokeback Mountain"
"Good Night, and Good Luck"
"Memoirs of a Geisha"
"The New World"

Costume Design
"Charlie and the Chocolate Factory"
"Memoirs of a Geisha"
"Mrs. Henderson Presents"
"Pride & Prejudice"
"Walk the Line"

Directing
Ang Lee, "Brokeback Mountain"
Bennett Miller, "Capote"
Paul Haggis, "Crash"
George Clooney, "Good Night, and Good Luck"
Steven Spielberg, "Munich"

Documentary Feature
"Darwin's Nightmare"
"Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room"
"March of the Penguins"
"Murderball"
"Street Fight"

Documentary Short Subject
"The Death of Kevin Carter: Casualty of the Bang Bang Club"
"God Sleeps in Rwanda"
"The Mushroom Club"
"A Note of Triumph: The Golden Age of Norman Corwin"

Film Editing
"Cinderella Man"
"The Constant Gardener"
"Crash"
"Munich"
"Walk the Line"

Foreign Language Film
"Don't Tell" (Italy)
"Joyeux Noel" (France)
"Paradise Now" (Palestine)
"Sophie Scholl - The Final Days" (Germany)
"Tsotsi" (South Africa)

Makeup
"The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe"
"Cinderella Man"
"Star Wars: Episode III -- Revenge of the Sith"

Music (Original Score)
"Brokeback Mountain"
"The Constant Gardener"
"Memoirs of a Geisha"
"Munich"
"Pride & Prejudice"

Music (Original Song)
"In the Deep" - "Crash"
"It's Hard Out Here for a Pimp" - "Hustle & Flow"
"Travelin' Thru" - "Transamerica"

Short Film (Animated)
"Badgered"
"The Moon and the Son: An Imagined Conversation"
"The Mysterious Geographic Explorations of Jasper Morello"
"9"
"One Man Band"

Short Film (Live Action)
"Ausreisser (The Runaway)"
"Cashback"
"The Last Farm"
"Our Time Is Up"
"Six Shooter"

Sound Editing
"King Kong"
"Memoirs of a Geisha"
"War of the Worlds"

Sound Mixing
"The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe"
"King Kong"
"Memoirs of a Geisha"
"Walk the Line"
"War of the Worlds"

Visual Effects
"The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe"
"King Kong"
"War of the Worlds"

Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
Larry McMutry and Diana Ossana, "Brokeback Mountain"
Dan Futterman, "Capote"
Jeffrey Caine, "The Constant Gardener"
Josh Olson, "A History of Violence"
Tony Kushner and Eric Roth, "Munich"

Writing (Original Screenplay)
Paul Haggis and Bobby Moresco, "Crash"
George Clooney and Grant Heslov, "Good Night, and Good Luck"
Woody Allen, "Match Point"
Noah Baumbach, "The Squid and the Whale"
Steven Gaghan, "Syriana"

By Film (except short films)

Batman Begins
Cinematography

Brokeback Mountain
Actor in a Leading Role
Actor in a Supporting Role
Actress in a Supporting Role
Cinematography
Directing
Music (Original Score)
Best Picture
Adapted Screenplay

Capote
Actor in a Leading Role
Actress in a Supporting Role
Directing
Best Picture
Adapted Screenplay

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Costume Design

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Makeup
Sound Editing
Sound Mixing
Visual Effects

Cinderella Man
Actor in a Supporting Role
Film Editing
Makeup

The Constant Gardener
Actress in a Supporting Role
Film Editing
Music (Original Score)
Adapted Screenplay

Crash
Actor in a Supporting Role
Directing
Film Editing
Music (Original Song)
Best Picture
Original Screenplay

Darwin's Nightmare
Documentary Feature

Don't Tell
Foreign Language Film

Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room
Documentary Feature

Good Night, and Good Luck
Actor in a Leading Role
Art Direction
Cinematography
Directing
Best Picture
Original Screenplay

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Art Direction

A History of Violence
Actor in a Supporting Role
Adapted Screenplay

Howl's Moving Castle
Animated Feature Film

Hustle & Flow
Actor in a Leading Role
Music (Original Song)

Joyeux Noel
Foreign Language Film

Junebug
Actress in a Supporting Role

King Kong
Art Direction
Sound Editing
Sound Mixing
Visual Effects

March of the Penguins
Documentary Feature

Match Point
Original Screenplay

Memoirs of a Geisha
Art Direction
Cinematography
Costume Design
Music (Original Score)
Sound Mixing

Mrs. Henderson Presents
Actress in a Leading Role
Costume Design

Munich
Directing
Film Editing
Music (Original Score)
Best Picture
Adapted Screenplay

Murderball
Documentary Feature

The New World
Cinematography

North Country
Actress in a Leading Role
Actress in a Supporting Role

Paradise Now
Foreign Language Film

Pride & Prejudice
Actress in a Leading Role
Art Direction
Costume Design
Music (Original Score)

Sophie Scholl - The Final Days
Foreign Language Film

The Squid and the Whale
Original Screenplay

Star Wars: Episode III -- Revenge of the Sith
Makeup

Street Fight
Documentary Feature

Syriana
Actor in a Supporting Role
Original Screenplay

Tim Burton's Corpse Bride
Animated Feature Film

Transamerica
Actress in a Leading Role
Music (Original Song)

Tsotsi
Foreign Language Film

Walk the Line
Actor in a Leading Role
Actress in a Leading Role
Costume Design
Film Editing
Sound Mixing

Wallace & Grommit: Curse of the Were-Rabbit
Animated Feature Film

War of the Worlds
Sound Editing
Sound Mixing
Visual Effects

Best Picture
"Brokeback Mountain"
"Capote"
"Crash"
"Good Night, and Good Luck"
"Munich"

Actor in a Leading Role
Philip Seymour Hoffman, "Capote"
Terrence Howard, "Hustle & Flow"
Heath Ledger, "Brokeback Mountain"
Joaquin Phoenix, "Walk the Line"
David Strathairn, "Good Night, and Good Luck"

Actor in a Supporting Role
George Clooney, "Syriana"
Matt Dillon, "Crash"
Paul Giamatti, "Cinderella Man"
Jake Gyllenhaal, "Brokeback Mountain"
William Hurt, "A History of Violence"

Actress in a Leading Role
Judi Dench, "Mrs. Henderson Presents"
Felicity Huffman, "Transamerica"
Keira Knightley, "Pride & Prejudice"
Charlize Theron, "North Country"
Reese Witherspoon, "Walk the Line"

Actress in a Supporting Role
Amy Adams, "Junebug"
Catherine Keener, "Capote"
Frances McDormand, "North Country"
Rachel Weisz, "The Constant Gardener"
Michelle Williams, "Brokeback Mountain"

Animated Feature Film
"Howl's Moving Castle," Hayao Miyazake
"Tim Burton's Corpse Bride," Tim Burton and Mike Johnson
"Wallace & Grommit: Curse of the Were-Rabbit," Nick Park and Steve Box

Art Direction
"Good Night, and Good Luck"
"Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire"
"King Kong"
"Memoirs of a Geisha"
"Pride & Prejudice"

Cinematography
"Batman Begins"
"Brokeback Mountain"
"Good Night, and Good Luck"
"Memoirs of a Geisha"
"The New World"

Costume Design
"Charlie and the Chocolate Factory"
"Memoirs of a Geisha"
"Mrs. Henderson Presents"
"Pride & Prejudice"
"Walk the Line"

Directing
Ang Lee, "Brokeback Mountain"
Bennett Miller, "Capote"
Paul Haggis, "Crash"
George Clooney, "Good Night, and Good Luck"
Steven Spielberg, "Munich"

Documentary Feature
"Darwin's Nightmare"
"Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room"
"March of the Penguins"
"Murderball"
"Street Fight"

Documentary Short Subject
"The Death of Kevin Carter: Casualty of the Bang Bang Club"
"God Sleeps in Rwanda"
"The Mushroom Club"
"A Note of Triumph: The Golden Age of Norman Corwin"

Film Editing
"Cinderella Man"
"The Constant Gardener"
"Crash"
"Munich"
"Walk the Line"

Foreign Language Film
"Don't Tell" (Italy)
"Joyeux Noel" (France)
"Paradise Now" (Palestine)
"Sophie Scholl - The Final Days" (Germany)
"Tsotsi" (South Africa)

Makeup
"The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe"
"Cinderella Man"
"Star Wars: Episode III -- Revenge of the Sith"

Music (Original Score)
"Brokeback Mountain"
"The Constant Gardener"
"Memoirs of a Geisha"
"Munich"
"Pride & Prejudice"

Music (Original Song)
"In the Deep" - "Crash"
"It's Hard Out Here for a Pimp" - "Hustle & Flow"
"Travelin' Thru" - "Transamerica"

Short Film (Animated)
"Badgered"
"The Moon and the Son: An Imagined Conversation"
"The Mysterious Geographic Explorations of Jasper Morello"
"9"
"One Man Band"

Short Film (Live Action)
"Ausreisser (The Runaway)"
"Cashback"
"The Last Farm"
"Our Time Is Up"
"Six Shooter"

Sound Editing
"King Kong"
"Memoirs of a Geisha"
"War of the Worlds"

Sound Mixing
"The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe"
"King Kong"
"Memoirs of a Geisha"
"Walk the Line"
"War of the Worlds"

Visual Effects
"The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe"
"King Kong"
"War of the Worlds"

Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
Larry McMutry and Diana Ossana, "Brokeback Mountain"
Dan Futterman, "Capote"
Jeffrey Caine, "The Constant Gardener"
Josh Olson, "A History of Violence"
Tony Kushner and Eric Roth, "Munich"

Writing (Original Screenplay)
Paul Haggis and Bobby Moresco, "Crash"
George Clooney and Grant Heslov, "Good Night, and Good Luck"
Woody Allen, "Match Point"
Noah Baumbach, "The Squid and the Whale"
Steven Gaghan, "Syriana"

I'll play on some...

Best Picture
"Brokeback Mountain"
Spoiler0 Crash

Actor in a Leading Role
Philip Seymour Hoffman, "Capote"
Spoiler- Heath Ledger, "Brokeback Mountain"


Actor in a Supporting Role
George Clooney, "Syriana"
Spoiler -Paul Giamatti, "Cinderella Man"

Actress in a Leading Role
Spoiler- Felicity Huffman, "Transamerica"
Reese Witherspoon, "Walk the Line"

Actress in a Supporting Role
Spoiler-Amy Adams, "Junebug"
Rachel Weisz, "The Constant Gardener"

Animated Feature Film
Spoiler-"Howl's Moving Castle," Hayao Miyazake
"Wallace & Grommit: Curse of the Were-Rabbit," Nick Park and Steve Box

Art Direction
[color:gold"Memoirs of a Geisha"[/COLOR]
Spoiler -"Pride & Prejudice"

[color:gold]Cinematography[/color]
Spoiler"Brokeback Mountain"
"Good Night, and Good Luck"


Costume Design

"Memoirs of a Geisha"
Spoiler-"Pride & Prejudice"


Directing
Spoiler -Paul Haggis, "Crash"
Ang Lee, "Brokeback Mountain"

George will either win in the writing or acting


Documentary Feature
Spoiler-"March of the Penguins"
"Murderball"

Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
Larry McMutry and Diana Ossana, "Brokeback Mountain"
Spoiler-Jeffrey Caine, "The Constant Gardener"


Writing (Original Screenplay)
Spoiler-Paul Haggis and Bobby Moresco, "Crash"
George Clooney and Grant Heslov, "Good Night, and Good Luck"

In a way not a surprising list since most of the films are the ones that were being touted as the probable nominees but also nice to see that teh prediction that smaller budget or less mass market appeal films have actually been given the nod this year. Does that mean the Academy has realised that just because tosh like Titanic has a huge budget and makes lots of money doesn't mean they're actually good films? Not sure about that, but it makes a change. Ok so the ones nominated aren't tiny films but they're not the blockbusters either.

That being said since most of them have only just come out here in the Uk or haven't even been released yet I shan't make predictions since I've seen almost none of them.

I'm hoping 'Good Night, Good Luck", the best film I saw all year, wins Best Picture, and I'd be thrilled if Dave Straitharn won Lead Actor (like Jacquin Phoenix too though) or George Clooney won for Directing.

I think there's a lot of great performances though and good artists nominated. Paul Giamatti was excellent in "Cindarella Man". Russell Crowe was too, and despite some people not liking him, the man can certainly act, and act extremely well. Still, he's been nominated three times and has one once already, so I'm not too concerned...

YAY for all the attention thrust upon Brokeback Mountain and Transamerica!

Memphis is all a-twitter over the Hustle & Flow and Walk The Line nominations, as both were filmed here.

Me, I haven't seen any of 'em yet. Won't stop me for pulling for BBM!

As a big movie and Oscar fan, I've seen most of them and am going Brokeback all the way.

There weren't many surprises here, but I am *thrilled* Amy Adams got a nod for JUNEBUG. For me, that was THE performance of the year. She won't win of course--Rachel Weisz seems to have the momentum. I don't get it though, she was just fine in The CONSTANT GARDENER, but Adams and Michelle Williams in BROKEBACK are much more deserving, IMHO.
I would have liked to have seen some recognition for SHOPGIRL, another of my favorite movies from '05.

Was there a rules change in the Music Division?

Only three nominees for Best Original Song?

(and none of them are "So Long, And Thanks For All The Fish" )

So Long... probably doesn't count since even though the music is original the lyrics are based on existing lyrics, so it's kind of an adapted song if you see what I mean. Although with the Oscars you never know why something has/hasn't been included...

Best Picture
"Brokeback Mountain"
"Capote"
"Crash"
"Good Night, and Good Luck"
"Munich"

Actor in a Leading Role
Philip Seymour Hoffman, "Capote"
Terrence Howard, "Hustle & Flow"
Heath Ledger, "Brokeback Mountain"
Joaquin Phoenix, "Walk the Line"
David Strathairn, "Good Night, and Good Luck"

Actor in a Supporting Role
George Clooney, "Syriana"
Matt Dillon, "Crash"
Paul Giamatti, "Cinderella Man"
Jake Gyllenhaal, "Brokeback Mountain"
William Hurt, "A History of Violence"

Actress in a Leading Role
Judi Dench, "Mrs. Henderson Presents"
Felicity Huffman, "Transamerica"
Keira Knightley, "Pride & Prejudice"
Charlize Theron, "North Country"
Reese Witherspoon, "Walk the Line"

Actress in a Supporting Role
Amy Adams, "Junebug"
Catherine Keener, "Capote"
Frances McDormand, "North Country"
Rachel Weisz, "The Constant Gardener"
Michelle Williams, "Brokeback Mountain"

Animated Feature Film
"Howl's Moving Castle," Hayao Miyazake
"Tim Burton's Corpse Bride," Tim Burton and Mike Johnson
"Wallace & Grommit: Curse of the Were-Rabbit," Nick Park and Steve Box

Art Direction
"Good Night, and Good Luck"
"Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire"
"King Kong"
"Memoirs of a Geisha"
"Pride & Prejudice"

Cinematography
"Batman Begins"
"Brokeback Mountain"
"Good Night, and Good Luck"
"Memoirs of a Geisha"
"The New World"

Costume Design
"Charlie and the Chocolate Factory"
"Memoirs of a Geisha"
"Mrs. Henderson Presents"
"Pride & Prejudice"
"Walk the Line"

Directing
Ang Lee, "Brokeback Mountain"
Bennett Miller, "Capote"
Paul Haggis, "Crash"
George Clooney, "Good Night, and Good Luck"
Steven Spielberg, "Munich"

Documentary Feature
"Darwin's Nightmare"
"Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room"
"March of the Penguins"
"Murderball"
"Street Fight"

Documentary Short Subject
"The Death of Kevin Carter: Casualty of the Bang Bang Club"
"God Sleeps in Rwanda"
"The Mushroom Club"
"A Note of Triumph: The Golden Age of Norman Corwin"

Film Editing
"Cinderella Man"
"The Constant Gardener"
"Crash"
"Munich"
"Walk the Line"

Foreign Language Film
"Don't Tell" (Italy)
"Joyeux Noel" (France)
"Paradise Now" (Palestine)
"Sophie Scholl - The Final Days" (Germany)
"Tsotsi" (South Africa)

Makeup
"The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe"
"Cinderella Man"
"Star Wars: Episode III -- Revenge of the Sith"

Music (Original Score)
"Brokeback Mountain"
"The Constant Gardener"
"Memoirs of a Geisha"
"Munich"
"Pride & Prejudice"

Music (Original Song)
"In the Deep" - "Crash"
"It's Hard Out Here for a Pimp" - "Hustle & Flow"
"Travelin' Thru" - "Transamerica"

Short Film (Animated)
"Badgered"
"The Moon and the Son: An Imagined Conversation"
"The Mysterious Geographic Explorations of Jasper Morello"
"9"
"One Man Band"

Short Film (Live Action)
"Ausreisser (The Runaway)"
"Cashback"
"The Last Farm"
"Our Time Is Up"
"Six Shooter"

Sound Editing
"King Kong"
"Memoirs of a Geisha"
"War of the Worlds"

Sound Mixing
"The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe"
"King Kong"
"Memoirs of a Geisha"
"Walk the Line"
"War of the Worlds"

Visual Effects
"The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe"
"King Kong"
"War of the Worlds"

Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
Larry McMutry and Diana Ossana, "Brokeback Mountain"
Dan Futterman, "Capote"
Jeffrey Caine, "The Constant Gardener"
Josh Olson, "A History of Violence"
Tony Kushner and Eric Roth, "Munich"

Writing (Original Screenplay)
Paul Haggis and Bobby Moresco, "Crash"
George Clooney and Grant Heslov, "Good Night, and Good Luck"
Woody Allen, "Match Point"
Noah Baumbach, "The Squid and the Whale"
Steven Gaghan, "Syriana"

I've only seen two of the films (Brokeback Mountain and Walk the Line - I liked everything about Brokeback Mountain. I liked the acting in Walk the Line a lot, but thought the story was really boring.) So I'm just guessing for the most part or voting for whom I like. My list really has nothing to do with what was the best film or the best performance. It's just who and what I like. Somehow, I think this is probably the way many of the Academy members actually vote.

Best Picture
"Brokeback Mountain"
The others just seem boring.

Actor in a Leading Role
Heath Ledger, "Brokeback Mountain"
-or-
Joaquin Phoenix, "Walk the Line"

Both Heath and Joaquin were very good in their roles. (I really don't want Philip Seymour Hofman to win).

Actor in a Supporting Role
George Clooney, "Syriana"
Matt Dillon, "Crash"
Jake Gyllenhaal, "Brokeback Mountain"

(I can't stand Giamatti and Hurt, so any of the 3 remaining would be fine.)

Actress in a Leading Role
Judi Dench, "Mrs. Henderson Presents"
Felicity Huffman, "Transamerica"
or
Reese Witherspoon, "Walk the Line"
I like all three of these ladies.

Actress in a Supporting Role
Rachel Weisz, "The Constant Gardener"
I love Rachel Weisz. To me she's one of the most beautiful women in film today.


Art Direction
"King Kong"
or
"Memoirs of a Geisha"

Cinematography
"Batman Begins"
"Brokeback Mountain"
or
"Memoirs of a Geisha"

Costume Design
"Memoirs of a Geisha"

Directing
Ang Lee, "Brokeback Mountain"


Documentary Feature
"March of the Penguins"

Makeup
"The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe"

Music (Original Score)
"Brokeback Mountain"

Sound Editing
"War of the Worlds"

Sound Mixing
"War of the Worlds"

Visual Effects
"War of the Worlds"

Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
Larry McMutry and Diana Ossana, "Brokeback Mountain"


Writing (Original Screenplay)
George Clooney and Grant Heslov, "Good Night, and Good Luck"

Finally saw "Transamerica"---Felicity Huffman was very good, but I think Reese deserves to win Best Actress. Watched "Junebug" again on DVD, and I'm even more certain that Amy Adams SHOULD win, but she may be to unknown. However, maybe the Oscar voters have seen the film now that it's on DVD--and of all the Oscar categories, Supporting Actress is the most unpredictable. I like Rachel Weisz very much, but I'd put her third in line for the trophy, because Michelle Williams was brilliant in "Brokeback Mountain." My boyfriend will be thrilled if Weisz takes it--he loves her.

I still think it's a shame that my two favorite actresses, Kate Winslet and Julianne Moore, don't have Oscars. There's still time though!

Knowjack, I'm with you on Julianne Moore, who is phenominal, but I think she'll get one eventually.

I saw "Walk the Line" recently and loved it. I really want Reece Witherspoon to win now. Up until now, I've never really cared one way or another for her, but I'm definately a fan now. I think Jocquain Phoenix is an excellent actor and wouldn't mind him winning at all. But I still think Dave Straitharn from 'Good Night, Good Luck' had one of the best performances I've ever seen in anything (movie, TV, on stage, etc.). "Good Night, Good Luck" was also the best movie I saw all year.

Semi, I think you're right about that being how the Academy decides too.