78th Annual Academy Awards Nominations

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PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE


Philip Seymour Hoffman Capote
Terrence Howard Hustle & Flow
Heath Ledger Brokeback Mountain
Joaquin Phoenix Walk the Line
David Strathairn Good Night,


and Good Luck


PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE


George Clooney Syriana
Matt Dillon Crash
Paul Giamatti Cinderella Man
Jake Gyllenhaal Brokeback Mountain
William Hurt A History of Violence


PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE


Judi Dench Mrs. Henderson Presents
Felicity Huffman Transamerica
Keira Knightley Pride & Prejudice
Charlize Theron North Country
Reese Witherspoon Walk the Line


PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE


Amy Adams Junebug
Catherine Keener Capote
Frances Mcdormand North Country
Rachel Weisz The Constant Gardener
Michelle Williams Brokeback Mountain


BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM OF THE YEAR


Howl’s Moving Castle
Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride
Wallace & Gromit in the Curse of the Were-Rabbit


ACHIEVEMENT IN ART DIRECTION


Good Night, and Good Luck
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
King Kong
Memoirs of a Geisha
Pride & Prejudice


ACHIEVEMENT IN CINEMATOGRAPHY


Batman Begins
Brokeback Mountain
Good Night, and Good Luck
Memoirs of a Geisha The New World


ACHIEVEMENT IN COSTUME DESIGN


Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Memoirs of a Geisha
Mrs. Henderson Presents
Pride & Prejudice
Walk the Line


ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING


Brokeback Mountain
Capote
Crash
Good Night, and Good Luck
Munich


BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE


Darwin’s Nightmare
Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room
March of the Penguins
Murderball
Street Fight


BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT


The Death of Kevin Carter: Casualty of the Bang Bang Club
God Sleeps in Rwanda
The Mushroom Club
A Note of Triumph: The Golden Age of Norman Corwin


ACHIEVEMENT IN FILM EDITING


Cinderella Man
The Constant Gardener
Crash
Munich
Walk the Line


BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM


Don’t Tell
Joyeux Noel
Paradise Now
Sophie Scholl – The Final Days Tsotsi


ACHIEVEMENT IN MAKEUP


The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
Cinderella Man
Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith


ACHIEVEMENT IN MUSIC WRITTEN FOR MOTION PICTURES
(Original Score)


Brokeback Mountain
The Constant Gardener
Memoirs of a Geisha
Munich
Pride & Prejudice


ACHIEVEMENT IN MUSIC WRITTEN FOR MOTION PICTURES
(Original Song)


“In the Deep” Crash
“It’s Hard Out Here For a Pimp” Hustle & Flow
“Travelin’ Thru” Transamerica


BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR


Brokeback Mountain
Capote Crash
Good Night, and Good Luck
Munich


BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM


Badgered
The Moon and the Son: An Imagined Conversation
The Mysterious Geographic Explorations of Jasper Morello
9
One Man Band


BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM


Ausreisser (The Runaway)
Cashback
The Last Farm
Our Time Is Up
Six Shooter


ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND EDITING


King Kong
Memoirs of a Geisha
War of the Worlds


ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND MIXING


The Chronicles of Narnia: the Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
King Kong
Memoirs of a Geisha
Walk the Line
War of the Worlds


ACHIEVEMENT IN VISUAL EFFECTS


The Chronicles of Narnia: the Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
King Kong
War of the Worlds


ADAPTED SCREENPLAY


Brokeback Mountain
Capote
The Constant Gardener
A History of Violence
Munich


ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY


Crash
Good Night, and Good Luck
Match Point
The Squid and the Whale
Syriana

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This article is from the archive of The New York Sun before the launch of its new website in 2022. The Sun has neither altered nor updated such articles but will seek to correct any errors, mis-categorizations or other problems introduced during transfer.


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