Performance by an actor in a leading role

Don Cheadle in “Hotel Rwanda” (United Artists in association with Lions Gate Entertainment through MGM Distribution Co.)

Johnny Depp in “Finding Neverland” (Miramax)

Leonardo DiCaprio in “The Aviator” (Miramax, Initial Entertainment Group and Warner Bros.)

Clint Eastwood in “Million Dollar Baby” (Warner Bros.)

Jamie Foxx in “Ray” (Universal)

Performance by an actor in a supporting role

Alan Alda in “The Aviator” (Miramax, Initial Entertainment Group and Warner Bros.)

Thomas Haden Church in “Sideways” (Fox Searchlight/20th Century Fox)

Jamie Foxx in “Collateral” (DreamWorks and Paramount)

Morgan Freeman in “Million Dollar Baby” (Warner Bros.)

Clive Owen in “Closer” (Sony Pictures Releasing)

Performance by an actress in a leading role

Annette Bening in “Being Julia” (Sony Pictures Classics)

Catalina Sandino Moreno in “Maria Full of Grace” (HBO Films in association with Fine Line Features)

Imelda Staunton in “Vera Drake” (Fine Line Features, Alain Sarde and UK Film Council in association with Inside Track Films)

Hilary Swank in “Million Dollar Baby” (Warner Bros.)

Kate Winslet in “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind” (Focus Features)

Performance by an actress in a supporting role

Cate Blanchett in “The Aviator” (Miramax, Initial Entertainment Group and Warner Bros.)

Laura Linney in “Kinsey” (Fox Searchlight/20th Century Fox)

Virginia Madsen in “Sideways” (Fox Searchlight/20th Century Fox)

Sophie Okonedo in “Hotel Rwanda” (United Artists in association with Lions Gate Entertainment through MGM Distribution Co.)

Natalie Portman in “Closer” (Sony Pictures Releasing)

Best animated feature film of the year

“The Incredibles” ( Buena Vista ) Brad Bird

“Shark Tale” (DreamWorks) Bill Damaschke

“Shrek 2” (DreamWorks) Andrew Adamson

Achievement in art direction

“The Aviator” (Miramax, Initial Entertainment Group and Warner Bros.)
Art Direction: Dante Ferretti
Set Decoration: Francesca Lo Schiavo

“Finding Neverland” (Miramax)
Art Direction: Gemma Jackson
Set Decoration: Trisha Edwards

“Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events” (Paramount and DreamWorks)
Art Direction: Rick Heinrichs
Set Decoration: Cheryl Carasik

“The Phantom of the Opera” (Warner Bros.)
Art Direction: Anthony Pratt
Set Decoration: Celia Bobak

“A Very Long Engagement” (Warner Independent Pictures)
Art Direction: Aline Bonetto

Achievement in cinematography

“The Aviator” (Miramax, Initial Entertainment Group and Warner Bros.)
Robert Richardson

“House of Flying Daggers” (Sony Pictures Classics)
Zhao Xiaoding

“The Passion of the Christ” (Icon and Newmarket )
Caleb Deschanel

“The Phantom of the Opera” (Warner Bros.)
John Mathieson

“A Very Long Engagement” (Warner Independent Pictures)
Bruno Delbonnel

Achievement in costume design

“The Aviator” (Miramax, Initial Entertainment Group and Warner Bros.)
Sandy Powell

“Finding Neverland” (Miramax)
Alexandra Byrne

“Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events” (Paramount and DreamWorks)
Colleen Atwood

“Ray” (Universal)
Sharen Davis

“Troy” (Warner Bros.)
Bob Ringwood

Achievement in directing

“The Aviator” (Miramax, Initial Entertainment Group and Warner Bros.)
Martin Scorsese

“Million Dollar Baby” (Warner Bros.) Clint Eastwood

“Ray” (Universal) Taylor Hackford

“Sideways” (Fox Searchlight/20th Century Fox) Alexander Payne

“Vera Drake” (Fine Line Features, Alain Sarde and UK Film Council in association with Inside Track Films) Mike Leigh

Best documentary feature

“Born into Brothels” (THINKFilm)
A Red Light Films, Inc. Production
Ross Kauffman and Zana Briski

“The Story of the Weeping Camel” (THINKFilm)
A Hochschule für Fernsehen und Film München Production
Luigi Falorni and Byambasuren Davaa

“Super Size Me” (Roadside Attractions/Samuel Goldwyn Films)
A Kathbur Productions/The Con Production
Morgan Spurlock

“Tupac: Resurrection” (Paramount)
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

“Autism Is a World”
A State of the Art Production
Gerardine Wurzburg

“The Children of Leningradsky”
A Hanna Polak Production
Hanna Polak and Andrzej Celinski

“Hardwood”
A Hardwood Pictures and National Film Board of Canada Production
Hubert Davis and Erin Faith Young

“Mighty Times: The Children’s March”
A Tell the Truth Pictures Production
Robert Hudson and Bobby Houston

“Sister Rose’s Passion”
A New Jersey Studios Production
Oren Jacoby and Steve Kalafer

Achievement in film editing

“The Aviator” (Miramax, Initial Entertainment Group and Warner Bros.)
Thelma Schoonmaker

“Collateral” (DreamWorks and Paramount )
Jim Miller and Paul Rubell

“Finding Neverland” (Miramax)
Matt Chesse

“Million Dollar Baby” (Warner Bros.)
Joel Cox

“Ray” (Universal)
Paul Hirsch

Best foreign language film of the year

“As It Is in Heaven”
A GF Studios Production
Sweden

“The Chorus (Les Choristes)”
A Galatée Films/Pathé Renn/France 2 Cinema/Novo Arturo Films/Vega Film AG Production
France

“Downfall”
A Constantin Film Production
Germany

“The Sea Inside”
A Sogecine and Himenóptero Production
Spain

“Yesterday”
A Videovision Entertainment Production
South Africa

Achievement in makeup

“Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events”
( Paramount and DreamWorks)
Valli O’Reilly and Bill Corso

“The Passion of the Christ”
(Icon and Newmarket )
Keith Vanderlaan and Christien Tinsley

“The Sea Inside”
(Fine Line Features and Sogepaq)
Jo Allen and Manuel García

Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score)

“Finding Neverland” (Miramax) Jan A.P. Kaczmarek

“Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban” (Warner Bros.) John Williams

“Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events” (Paramount and DreamWorks) Thomas Newman

“The Passion of the Christ” (Icon and Newmarket ) John Debney

“The Village” ( Buena Vista ) James Newton Howard

Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original song)

“Accidentally In Love” from “Shrek 2” (DreamWorks)
Music by Adam Duritz, Charles Gillingham, Jim Bogios, David Immergluck, Matthew Malley and David Bryson
Lyric by Adam Duritz and Daniel Vickrey

“Al Otro Lado Del Río” from “The Motorcycle Diaries” (Focus Features and Film Four)
Music and Lyric by Jorge Drexler

“Believe” from “The Polar Express” (Warner Bros.)
Music and Lyric by Glen Ballard and Alan Silvestri

“Learn To Be Lonely” from “The Phantom of the Opera” (Warner Bros.)
Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber
Lyric by Charles Hart

“Look To Your Path (Vois Sur Ton Chemin)” from “The Chorus (Les Choristes)” (Miramax)
Music by Bruno Coulais
Lyric by Christophe Barratier

Best motion picture of the year

“The Aviator” (Miramax, Initial Entertainment Group and Warner Bros.)
A Forward Pass/Appian Way /IMF Production
Michael Mann and Graham King, Producers

“Finding Neverland” (Miramax)
A FilmColony Production
Richard N. Gladstein and Nellie Bellflower, Producers

“Million Dollar Baby” (Warner Bros.)
A Warner Bros. Pictures Production
Clint Eastwood, Albert S. Ruddy and Tom Rosenberg, Producers

“Ray” (Universal)
A Universal Pictures/Bristol Bay Production
Taylor Hackford, Stuart Benjamin and Howard Baldwin, Producers

“Sideways” (Fox Searchlight/20th Century Fox)
A Sideways Productions, Inc. Production
Michael London, Producer

Best animated short film

“Birthday Boy” An Australian Film, TV and Radio School Production
Sejong Park and Andrew Gregory

“Gopher Broke”
A Blur Studio Production
Jeff Fowler and Tim Miller

“Guard Dog”
A Bill Plympton Production
Bill Plympton

“Lorenzo”
A Walt Disney Pictures Production
Mike Gabriel and Baker Bloodworth

“Ryan”
A Copper Heart Entertainment & National Film Board of Canada Production
Chris Landreth

Best live action short film

“Everything in This Country Must”
A Six Mile LLC Production
Gary McKendry

“Little Terrorist”
An Alipur Films Production
Ashvin Kumar

“7:35 in the Morning ( 7:35 de la Mañana)”
An Ibarretxe & Co. Production
Nacho Vigalondo

“Two Cars, One Night”
A Defender Films Limited Production
Taika Waititi and Ainsley Gardiner

“Wasp”
A Cowboy Films Production
Andrea Arnold

Achievement in sound editing

“The Incredibles” ( Buena Vista ) Michael Silvers and Randy Thom

“The Polar Express” (Warner Bros.) Randy Thom and Dennis Leonard

“Spider-Man 2” (Sony Pictures Releasing) Paul N.J. Ottosson

Achievement in sound mixing

“The Aviator” (Miramax, Initial Entertainment Group and Warner Bros.)
Tom Fleischman and Petur Hliddal

“The Incredibles” ( Buena Vista )
Randy Thom, Gary A. Rizzo and Doc Kane

“The Polar Express” (Warner Bros.)
Randy Thom, Tom Johnson, Dennis Sands and William B. Kaplan

“Ray” (Universal)
Scott Millan, Greg Orloff, Bob Beemer and Steve Cantamessa

“Spider-Man 2” (Sony Pictures Releasing)
Kevin O’Connell, Greg P. Russell, Jeffrey J. Haboush and Joseph Geisinger

Achievement in visual effects

“Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban” (Warner Bros.)
Roger Guyett, Tim Burke, John Richardson and Bill George

“I, Robot” (20th Century Fox)
John Nelson, Andrew R. Jones, Erik Nash and Joe Letteri

“Spider-Man 2” (Sony Pictures Releasing) John Dykstra, Scott Stokdyk, Anthony LaMolinara and John Frazier

Adapted screenplay

“Before Sunset” (Warner Independent Pictures)
Screenplay by Richard Linklater & Julie Delpy & Ethan Hawke
Story by Richard Linklater & Kim Krizan

“Finding Neverland” (Miramax)
Screenplay by David Magee

“Million Dollar Baby” (Warner Bros.)
Screenplay by Paul Haggis

“The Motorcycle Diaries” (Focus Features and Film Four)
Screenplay by José Rivera

“Sideways” (Fox Searchlight/20th Century Fox)
Screenplay by Alexander Payne & Jim Taylor

Original screenplay

“The Aviator” (Miramax, Initial Entertainment Group and Warner Bros.)
Written by John Logan

“Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind” (Focus Features)
Screenplay by Charlie Kaufman
Story by Charlie Kaufman & Michel Gondry & Pierre Bismuth

“Hotel Rwanda” (United Artists in association with Lions Gate Entertainment through MGM Distribution Co.)
Written by Keir Pearson & Terry George

“The Incredibles” ( Buena Vista )
Written by Brad Bird

“Vera Drake” (Fine Line Features, Alain Sarde and UK Film Council in association with Inside Track Films)
Written by Mike Leigh