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Best Picture of the Year 2005
 BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN [8,3] (Focus Features) - Diana Ossana & James Schamus, producers
 CAPOTE [5,1] (UA/Sony Pictures Classics) - Caroline Baron, William Vince & Michael Ohoven, producers
 CRASH [6,3] (Lions Gate) - Paul Haggis & Cathy Schulman, producers
 GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK [6,0] (Warner Bros. Independent Pictures) - Grant Heslov, producer
 MUNICH [5,0] (Universal and DreamWorks) - Steven Spielberg, Kathleen Kennedy & Barry Mendel, producers

Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
 Philip Seymour Hoffman in CAPOTE
 Terrence Howard in HUSTLE & FLOW [2,1]
 Heath Ledger in BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN
 Joaquin Phoenix in WALK THE LINE [5,1]
 David Strathairn in GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK

Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
 Judi Dench in MRS. HENDERSON PRESENTS [2,0]
 Felicity Huffman in TRANSAMERICA [2,0]
 Keira Knightley in PRIDE & PREJUDICE [4,0]
 Charlize Theron in NORTH COUNTRY [2,0]
 Reese Witherspoon in WALK THE LINE

Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
 George Clooney in SYRIANA [2,1]
 Matt Dillon in CRASH
 Paul Giamatti in CINDERELLA MAN [3,0]
 Jake Gyllenhaal in BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN
 William Hurt in A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE [2,0]

Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
 Amy Adams in JUNEBUG [1,0]
 Catherine Keener in CAPOTE
 Frances McDormand in NORTH COUNTRY
 Rachel Weisz in THE CONSTANT GARDENER [4,1]
 Michelle Williams in BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN

Achievement in Direction
 George Clooney for GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK
 Paul Haggis for CRASH
 Ang Lee for BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN
 Bennett Miller for CAPOTE
 Steven Spielberg for MUNICH

Achievement in Writing: Original Screenplay
 CRASH - Screenplay by Paul Haggis & Bobby Moresco; story by Paul Haggis
 GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK - Screenplay by George Clooney & Grant Heslov
 MATCH POINT - Written by Woody Allen [1,0]
 THE SQUID AND THE WHALE - Written by Noah Baumbach [1,0]
 SYRIANA - Written by Stephen Gaghan

Achievement in Writing: Adapted Screenplay
 BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN - Screenplay by Larry McMurtry & Diana Ossana
 CAPOTE - Screenplay by Dan Futterman
 THE CONSTANT GARDENER - Screenplay by Jeffrey Caine
 A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE - Screenplay by Josh Olson
 MUNICH - Screenplay by Tony Kushner

Achievement in Animated Feature Films
 HAURU NO UGOKU SHIRO (HOWL'S MOVING CASTLE) [1,0] (Buena Vista) Hayao Miyazaki
 TIM BURTON'S CORPSE BRIDE [1,0] (Warner Bros.) Tim Burton & Mike Johnson
 WALLACE & GROMIT IN THE CURSE OF THE WERE-RABBIT [1,1] (DreamWorks Animation SKG) Nick Park & Steve Box

Achievement in Art Direction
 GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK - Art Direction: Jim Bissell; Set Decoration: Jan Pascale
 HARRY POTTER AND THE GOBLET OF FIRE [1,0] - Art Direction: Stuart Craig; Set Decoration: Stephenie McMillan
 KING KONG [4,3] - Art Direction: Grant Major; Set Decoration: Dan Hennah & Simon Bright
 MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA [6,3] - Art Direction: John Myhre; Set Decoration: Gretchen Rau
 PRIDE & PREJUDICE - Art Direction: Sarah Greenwood; Set Decoration: Katie Spencer

Achievement in Cinematography
 BATMAN BEGINS [1,0] - Wally Pfister
 BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN - Rodrigo Prieto
 GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK - Robert Elswit
 MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA - Dion Beebe
 THE NEW WORLD [1,0] - Emmanuel Lubezki

Achievement in Costume Design
 CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY [1,0] - Gabriella Pescucci
 MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA - Colleen Atwood
 MRS. HENDERSON PRESENTS - Sandy Powell
 PRIDE & PREJUDICE - Jacqueline Durran
 WALK THE LINE - Arianne Phillips

Achievement in Documentary Features
 DARWIN'S NIGHTMARE [1,0] - (International Film Circuit) A Mille et Une Production; Hubert Sauper
 ENRON: THE SMARTEST GUYS IN THE ROOM [1,0] - (Magnolia Pictures) An HDNet Films Production; Alex Gibney and Jason Kliot
 LA MARCHE DE L'EMPEREUR (MARCH OF THE PENGUINS) [1,1] - (Warner Independent Pictures) A Bonne Pioche Production; Luc Jacquet and Yves Darondeau
 MURDERBALL [1,0] - (THINKFilm) An Eat Films Production; Henry-Alex Rubin and Dana Adam Shapiro
 STREET FIGHT [1,0] - A Marshall Curry Production; Marshall Curry

Achievement in Documentary Short Subjects
 THE DEATH OF KEVIN CARTER - CASUALTY OF THE BANG BANG CLUB [1,0] - A Dan Krauss Production; Dan Krauss
 GOD SLEEPS IN RWANDA [1,0] - An Acquaro/Sherman Production; Kimberlee Acquaro and Stacy Sherman
 THE MUSHROOM CLUB [1,0] - A Farallon Films Production; Steven Okazaki
 A NOTE OF TRIUMPH - THE GOLDEN AGE OF NORMAN CORWIN [1,1]: A Normal Films Production; Corinne Marrinan and Eric Simonson

Achievement in Film Editing
 CINDERELLA MAN - Mike Hill & Dan Hanley
 THE CONSTANT GARDENER - Claire Simpson
 CRASH - Hughes Winbourne
 MUNICH - Michael Kahn
 WALK THE LINE - Michael McCusker

Best Foreign Language Film of the Year
 LA BESTIA NEL CUORE (DON'T TELL) [1,0] - A Cattleya/Rai Cinema Production (Italy) - Cristina Comencini, director
 JOYEUX NOËL (MERRY CHRISTMAS) [1,0] - A Nord-Quest Production (France)
 PARADISE NOW [1,0] - An Augustus Film Production (Palestinian Territories) - Hany Abu-Assad, director
 SOPHIE SCHOLL - DIE LETZTEN TAGE (SOPHIE SCHOLL - THE FINAL DAYS) [1,0] - A Goldkind Filmproduction and Broth Films Production (Germany) - Marc Rothemund, director
 TSOTSI [1,1] - A Moviworld Production (South Africa) - Gavin Hood, director

Achievement in Makeup
 THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE [3,1] - Howard Berger & Tami Lane
 CINDERELLA MAN - David Leroy Anderson & Lance Anderson
 STAR WARS: EPISODE III - REVENGE OF THE SITH [1,0] - David Elsey & Annette Miles

Achievement in Music: Original Score
 BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN - Gustavo Santaolalla
 THE CONSTANT GARDENER - Alberto Iglesias
 MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA - John Williams
 MUNICH - John Williams
 PRIDE & PREJUDICE - Dario Marianelli

Achievement in Music: Original Song
 CRASH -  "In the Deep" - Music by Kathleen "Bird" York and Michael Becker; Lyric by Kathleen "Bird" York
 HUSTLE & FLOW - "It's Hard Out Here for a Pimp" - Music & Lyric by Jordan Houston, Cedric Coleman & Paul Beauregard
 TRANSAMERICA - "Travelin' Thru" - Music & Lyric by Dolly Parton

Achievement in Animated Short Films
 BADGERED [1,0] - A National Film and Television School Production; Sharon Colman
 THE MOON AND THE SON: AN IMAGINED CONVERSATION [1,1] - A John Canemaker Production; John Canemaker & Peggy Stern
 THE MYSTERIOUS GEOGRAPHIC EXPLORATIONS OF JASPER MORELLO [1,0] - (Monster Distributes) A 3D Films Production; Anthony Lucas
 9 [1,0] - A Shane Acker Production; Shane Acker
 ONE MAN BAND [1,0] - A Pixar Animation Studios Production; Andrew Jimenez & Mark Andrews

Achievement in Live Action Short Films
 AUSREIßER (THE RUNAWAY) [1,0] - A Hamburg Media School, Filmwerkstatt Production; Ulrike Grote
 CASHBACK [1,0] - (The British Film Institute) A Left Turn Films Production; Sean Ellis and Lene Bausager
 SÍδASTI BÆRINN Í DALNUM (THE LAST FARM) [1,0] - A Zik Zak Filmworks Production; Rúnar Rúnarsson and Thor S. Sigurjónsson
 OUR TIME IS UP [1,0] - A Station B Production; Rob Pearlstein and Pia Clemente
 SIX SHOOTER [1,1] - (Sundance Film Channel) A Missing in Action Films and Funny Farm Films Production; Martin McDonagh

Achievement in Sound Editing
 KING KONG - Mike Hopkins & Ethan Van der Ryn
 MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA - Wylie Stateman
 WAR OF THE WORLDS [3,0] - Richard King

Achievement in Sound Mixing
 THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE - Terry Porter, Dean A. Zupancic & Tony Johnson
 KING KONG - Christopher Boyes, Michael Semanick, Michael Hedges & Hammond Peek
 MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA - Kevin O'Connell, Greg P. Russell, Rick Kline & John Pritchett
 WALK THE LINE - Paul Massey, D.M. Hemphill & Peter F. Kurland
 WAR OF THE WORLDS - Andy Nelson, Anna Behlmer & Ronald Judkins

Achievement in Visual Effects
 THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE - Dean Wright, Bill Westenhofer, Jim Berney & Scott Farrar
 KING KONG - Joe Letteri, Brian Van't Hul, Christian Rivers & Richard Taylor
 WAR OF THE WORLDS - Dennis Muren, Pablo Helman, Randy Dutra & Daniel Sudick

Testimonial Awards
Honorary Award (Statuette):
 To Robert Altman: For "a career that has repeatedly reinvented the art form and inspired filmmakers and audiences alike."

Irving G. Thalberg Award: No Award presented for 2005

Medal of Commendation:
 Don Hall (sound editor, from 1953 until 1995)

Scientific and Technical Awards

Academy Award of Merit (Statuette): No Award for 2005

Scientific and Engineering Awards (Academy Plaques):
 David Baraff; Michael Kass; Andy Witkin - For their pioneering work in physically-based computer-generated techniques used to simulate realistic cloth in motion pictures.
 Garrett Brown - For the original concept of the Skycam flying camera system - the first use of 3D volumetric cable technology for motion picture cinematography.
 Laurie Frost; Peter Hannan; Richard Loncraine - For the development of the remote camera head known as the Hot-Head.
 David Grober; Scott Lewallen - For the concept and mechanical design (Grober) and for the electronic and software design (Lewallen) of the Perfect Horizon camera stabilization head.
 Anatoliy Kokush - For the concept and development of the Cascade series of motion picture cranes.
 Anatoliy Kokush; Yuriy Popovsky; Oleksiy Zolotarov - For the concept and development of the Russian Arm gyro-stabilized camera crane and the Flight Head.

Technical Achievement Awards (Academy Certificates):
 Ed Catmull; Tony DeRose; Jos Stam - For the original concept (Catmull) and the scientific and practical implementation (DeRose/Stam) of subdivision surfaces as a modeling technique in motion picture production.
 Tim Drnec; Ben Britten Smith; Matt Davis - For the development of the Spydercam 3-D volumetric suspended cable camera technologies.
 Frank Fletcher; Dave Sherwin - For the introduction and continuing development of the Power Pod modular camera head system.
 Scott Leva - For the design and development of the Precision Stunt Airbag for motion picture stunt falls.
 Alvah J. Miller; Michael Sorensen; J. Walt Adamczyk - For the design and development of the Aerohead motion control camera head and the J-Viz Pre-Visualization system.
 John Platt; Demetri Terzopoulos - For their pioneering work in physically-based computer-generated techniques used to simulate realistic cloth in motion pictures.
 Harold Rattray; Terry Claborn; Steve Garlick; Bill Hogue; Tim Reynolds - For the design, engineering and implementation of the Technicolor Real Time Answer Print System.
 James Rodnunsky; Alex MacDonald; Mark Chapman - For the development of the Cablecam 3-D volumetric suspended cable camera technologies.
 Udo Schauss; Hildegard Ebbesmeier; Nicole Wemken; Michael Anderer - For the optical design (Schauss/Ebbesmeier) and the mechanical design (Wemken/Anderer) of the Cinelux Premiere Cinema Projection Lenses.
 Gary Thieltges - For the design and development of the remotely-operated, lightweight camera head known as the Sparrow Head.
 Lev Yevstratov; George Peters; Vasiliy Orlov - For the development of the Ultimate Arm Camera Crane System for specialized vehicle photography.

Award of Commendation: No Award this year.

Gordon E. Sawyer Award (Statuette):
 Gary Demos

FIRSTS
· All the Acting, Directing and Writing Awards recipients are first-time winners. [Ang Lee received an Oscar® as a producer of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000).]
· First time since 1957 that each of the top 6 awards - Best Picture, Director, Actor, Actress, Supporting Actor and Supporting Actress - went to 6 different movies.
·  First time since 1962 that the four acting winners were all first-time nominees.

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