US (2005): Drama/Adventure/Romance
Set in the 1930s, this is the story of a young and beautiful actress, Ann Darrow (Naomi Watts), from the world of vaudeville who finds herself lost in depression-era New York. Her luck changes when she meets over-ambitious filmmaker Carl Denham (Jack Black) who brings her on an exploratory expedition to mysterious Skull Island, where she finds compassion and the true meaning of humanity with the ape Kong. The Beauty and the Beast finally meet their fate back in the city of New York where the filmmaker takes the ape and displays him in a quest of his fame by commercial exploitation. This, of course, ultimately leads to catastrophe for everyone including playwright Jack Driscoll (Adrien Brody), who falls in love with Ann and plays an unlikely hero by trying to save her from Kong and her destiny. Directed by Peter Jackson, the film also features Thomas Kretschmann, Colin Hanks, Andy Serkis, Jamie Bell and Kyle Chandler. (Universal Pictures - Web site)
4 nominations, 3 Awards
· Best Achievement in Sound Editing 2005: Michael Hopkins & Ethan Van der Ryn
· Best Achievement in Sound Mixing 2005: Christopher Boyes, Michael Semanick, Michael Hedges & Hammond Peek
· Best Achievement in Visual Effects 2005: Joe Letteri, Brian Van't Hul, Christian Rivers & Richard Taylor
· Achievement in Art Direction 2005: Art Direction - Grant Major; Set Decoration - Dan Hennah & Simon Bright