‘Brokeback Mountain,’ ‘Match Point’ Lead Big-Screen Nominees
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BEST MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
Brokeback Mountain
The Constant Gardener
Good Night, and Good Luck
A History of Violence
Match Point
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
Maria Bello – A History of Violence
Felicity Huffman – Transamerica
Gwyneth Paltrow – Proof
Charlize Theron – North Country
Ziyi Zhang – Memoirs of a Geisha
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
Russell Crowe – Cinderella Man
Philip Seymour Hoffman – Capote
Terrence Howard – Hustle & Flow
Heath Ledger – Brokeback Mountain
David Strathairn – Good Night, and Good Luck
BEST MOTION PICTURE – MUSICAL OR COMEDY
Mrs. Henderson Presents
Pride & Prejudice
The Producers
The Squid and the Whale
Walk the Line
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – MUSICAL OR COMEDY
Judi Dench – Mrs. Henderson Presents
Keira Knightley – Pride & Prejudice
Laura Linney – The Squid and the Whale
Sarah Jessica Parker – The Family Stone
Reese Witherspoon – Walk the Line
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – MUSICAL OR COMEDY
Pierce Brosnan – The Matador
Jeff Daniels – The Squid and the Whale
Johnny Depp – Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Nathan Lane – The Producers
Cillian Murphy – Breakfast on Pluto
Joaquin Phoenix – Walk the Line
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Kung Fu Hustle (China)
Master of the Crimson Armor aka The Promise (China)
Merry Christmas (Joyeux Noel) (France)
Paradise Now (Palestine)
Tsotsi (South Africa)
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE
Scarlett Johansson – Match Point
Shirley Maclaine – In Her Shoes
Frances McDormand – North Country
Rachel Weisz – The Constant Gardener
Michelle Williams – Brokeback Mountain
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE
George Clooney – Syriana
Matt Dillon – Crash
Will Ferrell – The Producers
Paul Giamatti – Cinderella Man
Bob Hoskins – Mrs. Henderson Presents
BEST DIRECTOR – MOTION PICTURE
Woody Allen – Match Point
George Clooney – Good Night, and Good Luck
Peter Jackson – King Kong
Ang Lee – Brokeback Mountain
Fernando Meirelles – The Constant Gardener
Steven Spielberg – Munich
BEST SCREENPLAY – MOTION PICTURE
Woody Allen – Match Point
George Clooney & Grant Heslov – Good Night, and Good Luck
Paul Haggis & Bobby Moresco – Crash
Tony Kushner & Eric Roth – Munich
Larry McMurtry & Diana Ossana – Brokeback Mountain
BEST TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA
Commander in Chief (ABC)
Grey’s Anatomy (ABC)
Lost (ABC)
Prison Break (Fox)
Rome (HBO)
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA
Patricia Arquette – Medium
Glenn Close – The Shield
Geena Davis – Commander in Chief
Kyra Sedgwick – The Closer
Polly Walker – Rome
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA
Patrick Dempsey – Grey’s Anatomy
Matthew Fox – Lost
Hugh Laurie – House
Wentworth Miller – Prison Break
Kiefer Sutherland – 24
BEST TELEVISION SERIES – MUSICAL OR COMEDY
Curb Your Enthusiasm (HBO)
Desperate Housewives (ABC)
Entourage (HBO)
Everybody Hates Chris (UPN)
My Name Is Earl (NBC)
Weeds (Showtime)
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES – MUSICAL OR COMEDY
Marcia Cross – Desperate Housewives
Teri Hatcher – Desperate Housewives
Felicity Huffman – Desperate Housewives
Eva Longoria – Desperate Housewives
Mary-Louise Parker – Weeds
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES – MUSICAL OR COMEDY
Zach Braff – Scrubs
Steve Carell – The Office
Larry David – Curb Your Enthusiasm
Jason Lee – My Name Is Earl
Charlie Sheen – Two and a Half Men
BEST MINISERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Empire Falls (HBO)
Into the West (TNT)
Lackawanna Blues (HBO)
Sleeper Cell (Showtime)
Viva Blackpool (BBC America)
Warm Springs (HBO)
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MINISERIES OR A MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Halle Berry – Their Eyes Were Watching God
Kelly Macdonald – The Girl in the Cafe
S. Epatha Merkerson – Lackawanna Blues
Cynthia Nixon – Warm Springs
Mira Sorvino – Human Trafficking
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MINISERIES OR A MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Kenneth Branagh – Warm Springs
Ed Harris – Empire Falls
Jonathan Rhys Meyers – Elvis
Bill Nighy – The Girl in the Cafe
Donald Sutherland – Human Trafficking
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, MINISERIES, OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Candice Bergen – Boston Legal
Camryn Manheim – Elvis
Sandra Oh – Grey’s Anatomy
Elizabeth Perkins – Weeds
Joanne Woodward – Empire Falls
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, MINISERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Naveen Andrews – Lost
Paul Newman – Empire Falls
Jeremy Piven – Entourage
Randy Quaid – Elvis
Donald Sutherland – Commander in Chief
BEST ORIGINAL SONG – MOTION PICTURE
“A Love That Will Never Grow Old” – Brokeback Mountain Music By: Gustavo Santaolalla Lyrics By: Bernie Taupin
“Christmas in Love” – Christmas in Love Music By: Tony Renis Lyrics By: Marva Jan Marrow
“There’s Nothing Like a Show on Broadway” – The Producers Music & Lyrics By: Mel Brooks
“Travelin’ Thru” – Transamerica Music & Lyrics By: Dolly Parton
“Wunderkind” – The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Music & Lyrics By: Alanis Morissette
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE – MOTION PICTURE
Alexandre Desplat – Syriana
James Newton Howard – King Kong
Gustavo Santaolalla – Brokeback Mountain
Harry Gregson – The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
John Williams – Memoirs of a Geisha