2005 Oscars - The Complete List

[David Meek]

Winners shown in bold text.


Picture: The Aviator, Finding Neverland, Million Dollar Baby (Winner), Ray, Sideways.


Director: Martin Scorsese, The Aviator; Clint Eastwood, Million Dollar Baby (Winner); Taylor Hackford, Ray; Alexander Payne, Sideways; Mike Leigh, Vera Drake.

Actor: Don Cheadle, Hotel Rwanda; Johnny Depp, Finding Neverland; Leonardo DiCaprio, The Aviator; Clint Eastwood, Million Dollar Baby; Jamie Foxx, Ray (Winner).

Actress: Annette Bening, Being Julia; Catalina Sandino Moreno, Maria Full of Grace; Imelda Staunton, Vera Drake; Hilary Swank, Million Dollar Baby (Winner); Kate Winslet, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.

Supporting actor: Alan Alda, The Aviator; Jamie Foxx, Collateral; Morgan Freeman, Million Dollar Baby (Winner); Thomas Haden Church, Sideways; Clive Owen, Closer.

Supporting Actress: Cate Blanchett, The Aviator (Winner); Laura Linney, Kinsey; Virginia Madsen, Sideways; Sophie Okonedo, Hotel Rwanda; Natalie Portman, Closer.

Writing (Adapted Screenplay): Richard Linklater, Julie Delpy and Ethan Hawke, Before Sunset; David Magee, Finding Neverland; Paul Haggis, Million Dollar Baby; Jose Rivera, The Motorcycle Diaries; Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor, Sideways (Winner).

Writing (Original Screenplay): John Logan, The Aviator; Charlie Kaufman, Michel Gondry and Pierre Bismuth, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (Winner); Brad Bird, The Incredibles; Mike Leigh, Vera Drake.

Foreign Film: As It Is In Heaven (Sweden), The Chorus (Les Choristes) (France), Downfall (Germany), The Sea Inside (Spain) (Winner), Yesterday (South Africa).

Animated Feature Film: The Incredibles, (Winner) Shark Tale, Shrek 2.

Animated Short Film: Birthday Boy, Gopher Broke, Guard Dog, Lorenzo, Ryan (Winner).

Live Action Short Film: Everything in This Country Must, Little Terrorist, 7:35 in the Morning (7:35 de la Manana), Two Cars, One Night, and Wasp (Winner).

Documentary: Born Into Brothels, (Winner), The Story of the Weeping Camel, Super Size Me, Tupac: Resurrection, Twist of Faith.

Documentary Short Subject: Autism Is a World, The Children of Leningradsky, Hardwood, Mighty Times: The Children's March (Winner), Sister Rose's Passion.

Art Direction: The Aviator (Winner), Finding Neverland, Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events, The Phantom of the Opera, A Very Long Engagement.

Cinematography: The Aviator (Winner), House of Flying Daggers, The Passion of the Christ, The Phantom of the Opera, A Very Long Engagement.

Film Editing: The Aviator (Winner), Collateral, Finding Neverland, Million Dollar Baby, Ray.

Costume Design: The Aviator (Winner), Finding Neverland, Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events, Ray, Troy.

Makeup: Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (Winner), The Passion of the Christ, The Sea Inside.

Original Score: Finding Neverland (Winner), Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events, The Passion of the Christ, The Village.

Original Song: Accidentally In Love from Shrek 2, Al Otro Lado Del Rio from The Motorcycle Diaries (Winner), Believe from The Polar Express, Learn To Be Lonely from The Phantom of the Opera, Look To Your Path (Vois Sur Ton Chemin) from The Chorus (Les Choristes).

Sound Editing: The Incredibles (Winner), The Polar Express, Spider-Man 2.

Sound Mixing: The Aviator, The Incredibles, The Polar Express, Ray (Winner), Spider-Man 2.

Visual Effects: Harry Potter and the Prince of Azkaban, I, Robot, Spider-Man 2 (Winner).

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Oscar winners previously announced this year:

Honorary Academy Award: Sidney Lumet.

Gordon E. Sawyer Award (technical achievement): Takuo Miyagishima.

Scientific and Technical Oscars: Horst Burbulla, Jean-Marie Lavalou, Alain Masseron and David Samuelson.

source: The Houston Chronicle

[George Bellefontaine]

No real surprises for me, except for best director. I knew Foxx was going to take best actor after watching him in RAY. I really thought Scorcese was going to win best director this year, though, but Eastwood is one helluva director, and even though I haven't seen Million Dollar Baby as yet, what I have seen of it certainly looked terrific. Way to go, Clint.

[Gordon Moore]

I liked the new format, to speed things along....I was however disappointed with the "presentation in your seat" style. It takes away from the achievement and diminishes the winner's accolades. I found that to be in poor taste, as those winners had every right (maybe moreso ) to be up on stage as any other member of the academy. Whether it's Clint Eastwood (well known) or some lesser known foreign film screenwriter or musician....they should all get equal time, as I doubt actors dues are any more than any other academy member.

So I had no problem with bringing out all the potential winners on stage in pagentry fashion....I had a big problem with the presenting the awards in the balcony approach. Those winners earned the right to be up on stage as anyone else (even if the "bigger" artistry awards are more publically known).

What's the point of the awards then?

I'd be right pissed if they treated me that way and would tell them where to go with their member dues. These awards are for academy member achievements. the fact that we the public gets to watch, is a plus.

Just my feeling on the whole thing. I don't like the 2-tiered attitude, even when it comes to the fluff of Hollywood.