On January 25, 2005, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the nominees for the 77th Annual Academy Awards. And the nominees are...
Best Picture
  • THE AVIATOR (Miramax)
  • FINDING NEVERLAND (Miramax)
  • MILLION DOLLAR BABY (Warner Bros.)
  • RAY (Universal Pictures)
  • SIDEWAYS (Fox Searchlight)

    Achievement in Directing

  • Martin Scorsese for THE AVIATOR (Miramax)
  • Clint Eastwood for MILLION DOLLAR BABY (Warner Bros.)
  • Taylor Hackford for RAY (Universal Pictures)
  • Alexander Payne for SIDEWAYS (Fox Searchlight)
  • Mike Leigh for VERA DRAKE (Fine Line Features)

    Best Actor in a Leading Role

  • Don Cheadle for HOTEL RWANDA (United Artists)
  • Johnny Depp for FINDING NEVERLAND (Miramax)
  • Leonardo DiCaprio for THE AVIATOR (Miramax)
  • Clint Eastwood for MILLION DOLLAR BABY (Warner Bros.)
  • Jamie Foxx for RAY (Universal Pictures)

    Best Supporting Actor

  • Alan Alda for THE AVIATOR (Miramax)
  • Thomas Haden Church for SIDEWAYS (Fox Searchlight)
  • Jamie Foxx for COLLATERAL (Dreamworks SKG)
  • Morgan Freeman for MILLION DOLLAR BABY (Warner Bros.)
  • Clive Owen for CLOSER (Columbia Pictures)

    Best Actress in a Leading Role

  • Annette Bening - BEING JULIA (Sony Pictures Classics)
  • Catalina Sandino Moreno - MARIA FULL OF GRACE (Fine Line Features)
  • Imelda Staunton - VERA DRAKE (Fine Line Features)
  • Hilary Swank for MILLION DOLLAR BABY (Warner Bros.)
  • Kate Winslet for ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND (Focus Features)

    Best Supporting Actress

  • Cate Blanchett for THE AVIATOR (Miramax)
  • Laura Linney - KINSEY (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
  • Virginia Madsen for SIDEWAYS (Fox Searchlight)
  • Sophie Okonedo - HOTEL RWANDA (United Artists)
  • Natalie Portman for CLOSER (Columbia Pictures)

    Best Original Screenplay

  • THE AVIATOR (Miramax) by John Logan
  • ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND (Focus Features) by Charlie Kaufman, Michel Gondry, Pierre Bismuth
  • HOTEL RWANDA (United Artists) by Terry George, Keir Pearson
  • THE INCREDIBLES (Disney/Pixar) by Brad Bird
  • VERA DRAKE (Fine Line Features) by Mike Leigh

    Best Adapted Screenplay

  • BEFORE SUNSET (Warner Independent Pictures) by Richard Linklater, Kim Krizan, Julie Delpy, Ethan Hawke
  • FINDING NEVERLAND (Miramax) by David Magee
  • MILLION DOLLAR BABY (Warner Bros.) by Paul Haggis
  • THE MOTORCYCLE DIARIES (Focus Features) by Jose Rivera
  • SIDEWAYS (Fox Searchlight) by Alexander Payne, Jim Taylor

    Best Foreign-Language Film

  • AS IT IS IN HEAVEN - Sweden
  • THE CHORUS - France
  • DOWNFALL - Germany
  • THE SEA INSIDE - Spain
  • YESTERDAY - South Africa

    Best Animated Feature Film

  • THE INCREDIBLES (Disney/Pixar)
  • SHARK TALE (Dreamworks SKG)
  • SHREK 2 (Dreamworks SKG)

    Achievement in Art Direction

  • THE AVIATOR (Miramax)
  • FINDING NEVERLAND (Miramax)
  • LEMONY SNICKET'S A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS (Paramount Pictures)
  • ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER'S THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (Warner Bros.)
  • A VERY LONG ENGAGEMENT (Warner Independent Pictures)

    Achievement in Cinematography

  • THE AVIATOR (Miramax)
  • HOUSE OF FLYING DAGGERS (Sony Pictures Classics)
  • THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST (Newmarket Film Group)
  • ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER'S THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (Warner Bros.)
  • A VERY LONG ENGAGEMENT (Warner Independent Pictures)

    Achievement in Costume Design

  • THE AVIATOR (Miramax)
  • FINDING NEVERLAND (Miramax)
  • LEMONY SNICKET'S A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS (Paramount Pictures)
  • RAY (Universal Pictures)
  • TROY (Warner Bros.)

    Best Documentary Feature

  • BORN INTO BROTHELS (ThinkFilm)
  • THE STORY OF THE WEEPING CAMEL (ThinkFilm)
  • SUPER SIZE ME (Roadside Attractions / Samuel Goldwyn Films)
  • TUPAC: RESURRECTION (Paramount Pictures)
  • TWIST OF FAITH

    Best Film Editing

  • THE AVIATOR (Miramax)
  • COLLATERAL
  • FINDING NEVERLAND (Miramax)
  • MILLION DOLLAR BABY (Warner Bros.)
  • RAY (Universal Pictures)

    Achievement in Makeup

  • LEMONY SNICKET'S A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS (Paramount Pictures)
  • THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST (Newmarket Film Group)
  • THE SEA INSIDE (Fine Line Features)

    Best Original Score

  • Jan A.P. Kaczmarek for FINDING NEVERLAND (Miramax)
  • John Williams for HARRY POTTER AND THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN
  • Thomas Newman for LEMONY SNICKET'S A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS (Paramount Pictures)
  • John Debney for THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST (Newmarket Film Group)
  • James Newton Howard for THE VILLAGE (Touchstone Pictures)

    Original Song

  • "Accidentally In Love" from SHREK 2 (Dreamworks SKG)
  • "Al Otro Lado Del Río" from THE MOTORCYCLE DIARIES (Focus Features)
  • "Believe" from THE POLAR EXPRESS (Warner Bros.)
  • "Learn To Be Lonely" from ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER'S THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (Warner Bros.)
  • "Look To Your Path (Vois Sur Ton Chemin)" from THE CHORUS (Miramax)

    Achievement in Sound Mixing

  • THE AVIATOR (Miramax)
  • THE INCREDIBLES (Disney/Pixar)
  • THE POLAR EXPRESS (Warner Bros.)
  • RAY (Universal Pictures)
  • SPIDER-MAN 2 (Columbia Pictures)

    Achievement in Sound Editing

  • THE INCREDIBLES (Disney/Pixar)
  • THE POLAR EXPRESS (Warner Bros.)
  • SPIDER-MAN 2 (Columbia Pictures)

    Best Visual Effects

  • HARRY POTTER AND THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN (Warner Bros)
  • I, ROBOT (20th Century Fox)
  • SPIDER-MAN 2 (Columbia Pictures)

    Best Documentary Short

  • AUTISM IS A WORLD
  • THE CHILDREN OF LENINGRADSKY
  • HARDWOOD
  • MIGHTY TIMES: THE CHILDREN'S MARCH
  • SISTER ROSE'S PASSION

    Best Animated Short Film

  • BIRTHDAY BOY
  • GOPHER BROKE
  • GUARD DOG
  • LORENZO
  • RYAN

    Best Live-Action Short Film

  • EVERYTHING IN THIS COUNTRY MUST
  • LITTLE TERRORIST
  • 7:35 IN THE MORNING
  • TWO CARS, ONE NIGHT
  • WASP
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