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