The 77th Academy Awards | 2005
Best Picture
Million Dollar Baby
Clint Eastwood, Albert S. Ruddy and Tom Rosenberg, Producers
The Aviator
Michael Mann and Graham King, Producers
Finding Neverland
Richard N. Gladstein and Nellie Bellflower, Producers
Ray
Taylor Hackford, Stuart Benjamin and Howard Baldwin, Producers
Sideways
Michael London, Producer
Directing
Million Dollar Baby
Clint Eastwood
The Aviator
Martin Scorsese
Ray
Taylor Hackford
Sideways
Alexander Payne
Vera Drake
Mike Leigh
Actor in a Leading Role
Jamie Foxx
Ray
Don Cheadle
Hotel Rwanda
Johnny Depp
Finding Neverland
Leonardo DiCaprio
The Aviator
Clint Eastwood
Million Dollar Baby
Actress in a Leading Role
Hilary Swank
Million Dollar Baby
Annette Bening
Being Julia
Catalina Sandino Moreno
Maria Full of Grace
Imelda Staunton
Vera Drake
Kate Winslet
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Actor in a Supporting Role
Morgan Freeman
Million Dollar Baby
Alan Alda
The Aviator
Thomas Haden Church
Sideways
Jamie Foxx
Collateral
Clive Owen
Closer
Actress in a Supporting Role
Cate Blanchett
The Aviator
Laura Linney
Kinsey
Virginia Madsen
Sideways
Sophie Okonedo
Hotel Rwanda
Natalie Portman
Closer
Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
Sideways
Screenplay by Alexander Payne & Jim Taylor
Before Sunset
Screenplay by Richard Linklater, Julie Delpy, & Ethan Hawke; Story by Richard Linklater & Kim Krizan
Finding Neverland
Screenplay by David Magee
Million Dollar Baby
Screenplay by Paul Haggis
The Motorcycle Diaries
Screenplay by José Rivera
Writing (Original Screenplay)
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Screenplay by Charlie Kaufman; Story by Charlie Kaufman, Michel Gondry, & Pierre Bismuth
The Aviator
Written by John Logan
Hotel Rwanda
Written by Keir Pearson & Terry George
The Incredibles
Written by Brad Bird
Vera Drake
Written by Mike Leigh
Film Editing
The Aviator
Thelma Schoonmaker
Collateral
Jim Miller and Paul Rubell
Finding Neverland
Matt Chesse
Million Dollar Baby
Joel Cox
Ray
Paul Hirsch
Cinematography
The Aviator
Robert Richardson
House of Flying Daggers
Zhao Xiaoding
The Passion of the Christ
Caleb Deschanel
The Phantom of the Opera
John Mathieson
A Very Long Engagement
Bruno Delbonnel
Art Direction
The Aviator
Art Direction: Dante Ferretti; Set Decoration: Francesca Lo Schiavo
Finding Neverland
Art Direction: Gemma Jackson; Set Decoration: Trisha Edwards
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
Art Direction: Rick Heinrichs; Set Decoration: Cheryl Carasik
The Phantom of the Opera
Art Direction: Anthony Pratt; Set Decoration: Celia Bobak
A Very Long Engagement
Art Direction: Aline Bonetto
Costume Design
The Aviator
Sandy Powell
Finding Neverland
Alexandra Byrne
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
Colleen Atwood
Ray
Sharen Davis
Troy
Bob Ringwood
Makeup
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
Valli O'Reilly and Bill Corso
The Passion of the Christ
Keith Vanderlaan and Christien Tinsley
The Sea Inside
The Sea Inside
Visual Effects
Spider-Man 2
John Dykstra, Scott Stokdyk, Anthony LaMolinara and John Frazier
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Roger Guyett, Tim Burke, John Richardson and Bill George
I, Robot
John Nelson, Andrew R. Jones, Erik Nash and Joe Letteri
Music (Original Score)
Finding Neverland
Jan A.P. Kaczmarek
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
John Williams
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
Thomas Newman
The Passion of the Christ
John Debney
The Village
James Newton Howard
Music (Original Song)
The Motorcycle Diaries
Music and Lyric by Jorge Drexler
Shrek 2
Accidentally In Love in "Shrek 2" Music by Adam Duritz, Charles Gillingham, Jim Bogios, David Immergluck, Matthew Malley and David Bryson; Lyric by Adam Duritz and Daniel Vickrey
The Polar Express
Believe in "The Polar Express" Music and Lyric by Glen Ballard and Alan Silvestri
The Phantom of the Opera
Learn To Be Lonely in "The Phantom of the Opera" Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber; Lyric by Charles Hart
The Chorus (Les Choristes)
Look To Your Path (Vois Sur Ton Chemin) in "The Chorus (Les Choristes)" Music by Bruno Coulais; Lyric by Christophe Barratier
Sound Editing
The Incredibles
Michael Silvers and Randy Thom
The Polar Express
Randy Thom and Dennis Leonard
Spider-Man 2
Paul N.J. Ottosson
Sound Mixing
Ray
Scott Millan, Greg Orloff, Bob Beemer and Steve Cantamessa
The Aviator
Tom Fleischman and Petur Hliddal
The Incredibles
Randy Thom, Gary A. Rizzo and Doc Kane
The Polar Express
Randy Thom, Tom Johnson, Dennis Sands and William B. Kaplan
Spider-Man 2
Kevin O'Connell, Greg P. Russell, Jeffrey J. Haboush and Joseph Geisinger
Foreign Language Film
The Sea Inside
Spain
As It Is in Heaven
Sweden
The Chorus (Les Choristes)
France
Downfall
Germany
Yesterday
South Africa
Documentary (Feature)
Born into Brothels
Ross Kauffman and Zana Briski
The Story of the Weeping Camel
Luigi Falorni and Byambasuren Davaa
Super Size Me
Morgan Spurlock
Tupac: Resurrection
Lauren Lazin and Karolyn Ali
Twist of Faith
Kirby Dick and Eddie Schmidt
Animated Feature Film
The Incredibles
Brad Bird
Shark Tale
Bill Damaschke
Shrek 2
Andrew Adamson
Short Film (Live Action)
Wasp
Andrea Arnold
Everything in This Country Must
Gary McKendry
Little Terrorist
Ashvin Kumar
Nacho Vigalondo
Two Cars, One Night
Taika Waititi and Ainsley Gardiner
Short Film (Animated)
Ryan
Chris Landreth
Birthday Boy
Sejong Park and Andrew Gregory
Gopher Broke
Jeff Fowler and Tim Miller
Guard Dog
Bill Plympton
Lorenzo
Mike Gabriel and Baker Bloodworth
Documentary (Short Subject)
Mighty Times: The Children's March
Robert Hudson and Bobby Houston
Autism Is a World
Gerardine Wurzburg
The Children of Leningradsky
Hanna Polak and Andrzej Celinski
Hardwood
Hubert Davis and Erin Faith Young
Sister Rose's Passion
Oren Jacoby and Steve Kalafer