77th Annual Academy Awards Nominations

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BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
‘The Aviator’ (Miramax)
‘Finding Neverland’ (Miramax)
‘Million Dollar Baby’ (Warner Bros.)
‘Ray’ (Universal)
‘Sideways’ (Fox Searchlight)


ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING


Martin Scorsese ‘The Aviator’
Clint Eastwood ‘Million Dollar Baby’
Taylor Hackford ‘Ray’
Alexander Payne ‘Sideways’
Mike Leigh ‘Vera Drake’


BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE


Don Cheadle ‘Hotel Rwanda’
Johnny Depp ‘Finding Neverland’
Leonardo DiCaprio ‘The Aviator’
Clint Eastwood ‘Million Dollar Baby’
Jamie Foxx ‘Ray’


BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE


Annette Bening ‘Being Julia’
Catalina Sandino Moreno ‘Maria Full of Grace’
Imelda Staunton ‘Vera Drake’
Hilary Swank ‘Million Dollar Baby’
Kate Winslet, ‘Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind’


BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE


Alan Alda ‘The Aviator’
Thomas Haden Church ‘Sideways’
Jamie Foxx ‘Collateral’
Morgan Freeman ‘Million Dollar Baby’
Clive Owen ‘Closer’


BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE


Cate Blanchett ‘The Aviator’
Laura Linney ‘Kinsey’
Virginia Madsen ‘Sideways’
Sophie Okonedo ‘Hotel Rwanda’
Natalie Portman ‘Closer’


BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM


‘The Incredibles’ (Buena Vista)
‘Shark Tale’ (DreamWorks)
‘Shrek 2’ (DreamWorks)


BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM OF THE YEAR


‘As It Is in Heaven’ Sweden
‘Les Choristes’ (‘The Chorus’) France
‘Downfall’ Germany
‘The Sea Inside’ Spain
‘Yesterday’ South Africa


BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE


‘Born into Brothels’ Zana Briski & Ross Kauffman
‘The Story of the Weeping Camel’ Luigi Falorni & Byambasuren Davaa
‘Super Size Me’ Morgan Spurlock
‘Tupac: Resurrection’ Lauren Lazin & Karolyn Ali
‘Twist of Faith’ Kirby Dick & Eddie Schmidt


ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY


‘The Aviator’ by John Logan
‘Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind’ by Charlie Kaufman
‘Hotel Rwanda’ by Keir Pearson & Terry George
‘The Incredibles’ by Brad Bird
‘Vera Drake’ by Mike Leigh


ADAPTED SCREENPLAY


‘Before Sunset’ by Richard Linklater & Julie Delpy & Ethan Hawke
‘Finding Neverland’ by David Magee
‘Million Dollar Baby’ by Paul Haggis
‘The Motorcycle Diaries’ by Jose Rivera
‘Sideways’ by Alexander Payne & Jim Taylor


ACHIEVEMENT IN 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


ACHIEVEMENT IN ART DIRECTION


‘The Aviator’ Dante Ferretti, Francesca Lo Schiavo
‘Finding Neverland’ Gemma Jackson, Trisha Edwards
‘Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events’ Rick Heinrichs, Cheryl A. Carasik
‘The Phantom of the Opera’ Anthony Pratt, Celia Bobak
‘A Very Long Engagement’ Aline Bonetto


ACHIEVEMENT IN 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


ACHIEVEMENT IN FILM EDITING


‘The Aviator’ Thelma Schoonmaker
‘Collateral’ Jim Miller & Paul Rubell
‘Finding Neverland’ Matt Chesse
‘Million Dollar Baby’ Joel Cox
‘Ray’ Paul Hirsch


ACHIEVEMENT IN MAKEUP


‘Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events’ Valli O’Reilly & Bill Corso
‘The Passion of the Christ’ Keith Vanderlaan & Christien Tinsley
‘The Sea Inside’ Jo Allen & Manuel Garcia


ORIGINAL SCORE


‘Finding Neverland’ Jan A.P. Kaczmarek
‘Harry Potter & 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


ORIGINAL SONG


‘Accidentally in Love’ from ‘Shrek 2’
‘Al Otro Lado Del Rio’ from ‘The Motorcycle Diaries’
‘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’)


ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND EDITING


‘The Incredibles’ Michael Silvers & Randy Thom
‘The Polar Express’ Randy Thom & Dennis Leonard
‘Spider-Man 2’ Paul N.J. Ottosson


ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND MIXING


‘The Aviator’ Tom Fleischman & Petur Hliddal
‘The Incredibles’ Randy Thom, Gary A. Rizzo & Doc Kane
‘The Polar Express’ Randy Thom, Tom Johnson, Dennis Sands & William B. Kaplan
‘Ray’ Scott Millan, Greg Orloff, Bob Beemer & Steve Cantamessa
‘Spider-Man 2’ Kevin O’Connell, Greg P. Russell, Jeffrey J. Haboush & Joseph Geisinger


ACHIEVEMENT IN VISUAL EFFECTS


‘Harry Potter & the Prisoner of Azkaban’ Roger Guyett, Tim Burke, John Richardson & Bill George
‘I, Robot’ John Nelson, Andrew R. Jones, Erik Nash & Joe Letteri
‘Spider-Man 2’ John Dykstra, Scott Stokdyk, Anthony LaMolinara & John Frazier

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