| Best motion picture of the year |
| Winner: |
Million Dollar Baby
|
| Nominees: |
| The Aviator |
| Finding Neverland |
| Ray |
| Sideways |
| |
| Performance by an actor in a leading role |
| Winner: |
| Jamie Foxx in Ray |
| Nominees: |
| Don Cheadle in Hotel Rwanda |
| Johnny Depp in Finding Neverland |
| Leonardo DiCaprio in The Aviator |
| Clint Eastwood in Million Dollar Baby |
| |
| Performance by an actor in a supporting role |
| Winner: |
| Morgan Freeman in Million Dollar
Baby |
| Nominees: |
| Alan Alda in The Aviator |
| Thomas Haden Church in Sideways |
| Jamie Foxx in Collateral |
| Clive Owen in Closer |
| |
| Performance by an actress in a leading role |
| Winner: |
| Hilary Swank in Million Dollar
Baby |
| Nominees: |
| Annette Bening in Being Julia |
| Imelda Staunton in Vera Drake |
| Kate Winslet in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless
Mind |
| |
| Performance by an actress in a supporting role |
| Winner: |
| Cate Blanchett in The Aviator |
| Nominees: |
| Laura Linney in Kinsey |
| Virginia Madsen in Sideways |
| Sophie Okonedo in Hotel Rwanda |
| Natalie Portman in Closer |
| |
| Best animated feature film of the year |
| Winner: |
The Incredibles
|
| Nominees: |
| Shark Tale |
| Shrek 2 |
| |
| Achievement in art direction |
| Winner: |
The Aviator
Art Direction: Dante Ferretti
Set Decoration: Francesca Lo Schiavo |
| Nominees: |
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 |
| |
| Achievement in cinematography |
| Winner: |
The Aviator
Robert Richardson |
| Nominees: |
House of Flying Daggers
Zhao Xiaoding |
The Phantom of the Opera
John Mathieson |
A Very Long Engagement
Bruno Delbonnel |
| |
| Achievement in costume design |
| Winner: |
The Aviator
Sandy Powell
|
| Nominees: |
Finding Neverland
Alexandra Byrne |
Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate
Events
Colleen Atwood |
Ray
Sharen Davis |
Troy
Bob Ringwood |
| |
| Achievement in directing |
| Winner: |
Million Dollar Baby
Clint Eastwood |
| Nominees: |
The Aviator
Martin Scorsese |
Ray
Taylor Hackford |
Sideways
Alexander Payne |
Vera Drake
Mike Leigh |
| |
| Best documentary feature |
| Winner: |
Born into Brothels
Ross Kauffman and Zana Briski |
| Nominees: |
The Story of the Weeping Camel
A Hochschule für Fernsehen und Film München
Production
Luigi Falorni and Byambasuren Davaa |
Super Size Me
A Kathbur Productions/The Con Production
Morgan Spurlock |
Tupac: Resurrection
An MTV - Amaru Entertainment, Inc. Production
Lauren Lazin and Karolyn Ali |
Twist of Faith
A Chain Camera Pictures Production
Kirby Dick and Eddie Schmidt |
| |
| Best documentary short subject |
| Winner: |
Mighty Times: The Children’s
March
Robert Hudson and Bobby Houston |
| Nominees: |
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 |
| |
| Achievement in film editing |
| Winner: |
The Aviator
Thelma Schoonmaker |
| Nominees: |
Collateral
Jim Miller and Paul Rubell |
Finding Neverland
Matt Chesse |
Million Dollar Baby
Joel Cox |
Ray
Paul Hirsch |
| |
| Best foreign language film of the year |
| Winner: |
The Sea Inside
Spain |
| Nominees: |
As It Is in Heaven
Sweden |
The Chorus (Les Choristes)
France |
Downfall
Germany |
Yesterday
South Africa |
| |
| Achievement in makeup |
| Winner: |
Lemony Snicket’s A Series
of Unfortunate Events
Valli O’Reilly and Bill Corso |
| Nominees: |
The Sea Inside
Jo Allen and Manuel García |
| |
| Achievement in music written for motion pictures / Original score |
| Winner: |
Finding Neverland
Jan A.P. Kaczmarek
|
| Nominees: |
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
John
Williams |
Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate
Events
Thomas Newman |
The Village
James Newton Howard |
| |
| Achievement in music written for motion pictures / Original song |
| Winner: |
Al Otro Lado Del Río
from The Motorcycle Diaries
Music and Lyric by Jorge Drexler |
| Nominees: |
Accidentally In Love
from Shrek 2
Music by Adam Duritz, Charles Gillingham, Jim
Bogios, David Immergluck, Matthew Malley and
David Bryson
Lyric by Adam Duritz and Daniel Vickrey |
Believe
from The Polar Express
Music and Lyric by Glen Ballard and Alan Silvestri
|
Learn To Be Lonely
from The Phantom of the Opera
Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber
Lyric by Charles Hart |
Look To Your Path (Vois Sur Ton Chemin)
from The Chorus (Les Choristes)
Music by Bruno Coulais
Lyric by Christophe Barratier |
| |
| Best animated short film |
| Winner: |
| Ryan |
| Nominees: |
| Birthday Boy |
| Gopher Broke |
| Guard Dog |
| Lorenzo |
| |
| Best live action short film |
| Winner: |
Wasp
A Cowboy Films Production |
| Nominees: |
Everything in This Country Must
A Six Mile LLC Production |
Little Terrorist
An Alipur Films Production |
7:35 in the Morning ( 7:35 de la Mañana)
An Ibarretxe & Co. Production |
Two Cars, One Night
A Defender Films Limited Production |
| |
| Achievement in sound editing |
| Winner: |
The Incredibles
Michael Silvers
and Randy Thom |
| Nominees: |
The Polar Express
Randy Thom and Dennis Leonard |
Spider-Man 2
Paul N.J. Ottosson |
| |
| Achievement in sound mixing |
| Winner: |
Ray
Scott Millan, Greg Orloff, Bob Beemer and Steve
Cantamessa |
| Nominees: |
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 |
| |
| Achievement in visual effects |
| Winner: |
Spider-Man 2
Anthony LaMolinara
and John Frazier |
| Nominees: |
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 |
| |
| Adapted screenplay |
| Winner: |
Sideways
Screenplay by Alexander Payne & Jim Taylor
|
| Nominees: |
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 |
| |
| Original screenplay |
| Winner: |
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Screenplay by Charlie Kaufman
Story by Charlie Kaufman & Michel Gondry & Pierre Bismuth |
| Nominees: |
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 |
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