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2006

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The 78th Academy Awards | 2006
Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center
Sunday, March 5, 2006
Honoring movies released in 2005
Highlights
Best Actress
Walk the Line

Reese Witherspoon Wins Best Actress

Original Song
"It's Hard Out Here For A Pimp" from Hustle and Flow

Three 6 Mafia

Adapted Screenplay
Brokeback Mountain

Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana

Memorable Moments
Ang Lee
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Best Directing winner for Brokeback Mountain

Gustavo Santaolalla
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Original Score winner for Brokeback Mountain

George Clooney
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Supporting Actor winner for Syriana

WINNERS & NOMINEES
Actor in a Leading Role
Winner
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Capote
Nominees
Terrence Howard
Hustle & Flow
Nominees
Heath Ledger
Brokeback Mountain
Nominees
Joaquin Phoenix
Walk the Line
Nominees
David Strathairn
Good Night, and Good Luck.
Actor in a Supporting Role
Winner
George Clooney
Syriana
Nominees
Matt Dillon
Crash
Nominees
Paul Giamatti
Cinderella Man
Nominees
Jake Gyllenhaal
Brokeback Mountain
Nominees
William Hurt
A History of Violence
Actress in a Leading Role
Winner
Reese Witherspoon
Walk the Line
Nominees
Judi Dench
Mrs. Henderson Presents
Nominees
Felicity Huffman
Transamerica
Nominees
Keira Knightley
Pride & Prejudice
Nominees
Charlize Theron
North Country
Actress in a Supporting Role
Winner
Rachel Weisz
The Constant Gardener
Nominees
Amy Adams
Junebug
Nominees
Catherine Keener
Capote
Nominees
Frances McDormand
North Country
Nominees
Michelle Williams
Brokeback Mountain
Animated Feature Film
Winner
Wallace & Gromit in The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
Nick Park and Steve Box
Nominees
Howl's Moving Castle
Hayao Miyazaki
Nominees
Tim Burton's Corpse Bride
Mike Johnson and Tim Burton
Art Direction
Winner
Memoirs of a Geisha
Art Direction: John Myhre; Set Decoration: Gretchen Rau
Nominees
Good Night, and Good Luck.
Art Direction: Jim Bissell; Set Decoration: Jan Pascale
Nominees
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Art Direction: Stuart Craig; Set Decoration: Stephenie McMillan
Nominees
King Kong
Art Direction: Grant Major; Set Decoration: Dan Hennah and Simon Bright
Nominees
Pride & Prejudice
Art Direction: Sarah Greenwood; Set Decoration: Katie Spencer
Cinematography
Winner
Memoirs of a Geisha
Dion Beebe
Nominees
Batman Begins
Wally Pfister
Nominees
Brokeback Mountain
Rodrigo Prieto
Nominees
Good Night, and Good Luck.
Robert Elswit
Nominees
The New World
Emmanuel Lubezki
Costume Design
Winner
Memoirs of a Geisha
Colleen Atwood
Nominees
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Gabriella Pescucci
Nominees
Mrs. Henderson Presents
Sandy Powell
Nominees
Pride & Prejudice
Jacqueline Durran
Nominees
Walk the Line
Arianne Phillips
Directing
Winner
Brokeback Mountain
Ang Lee
Nominees
Capote
Bennett Miller
Nominees
Crash
Paul Haggis
Nominees
Good Night, and Good Luck.
George Clooney
Nominees
Munich
Steven Spielberg
Documentary (Feature)
Winner
March of the Penguins
Luc Jacquet and Yves Darondeau
Nominees
Darwin's Nightmare
Hubert Sauper
Nominees
Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room
Alex Gibney and Jason Kliot
Nominees
Murderball
Henry-Alex Rubin and Dana Adam Shapiro
Nominees
Street Fight
Marshall Curry
Documentary (Short Subject)
Winner
A Note of Triumph: The Golden Age of Norman Corwin
Corinne Marrinan and Eric Simonson
Nominees
The Death of Kevin Carter: Casualty of the Bang Bang Club
Dan Krauss
Nominees
God Sleeps in Rwanda
Kimberlee Acquaro and Stacy Sherman
Nominees
The Mushroom Club
Steven Okazaki
Film Editing
Winner
Crash
Hughes Winborne
Nominees
Cinderella Man
Mike Hill and Dan Hanley
Nominees
The Constant Gardener
Claire Simpson
Nominees
Munich
Michael Kahn
Nominees
Walk the Line
Michael McCusker
Foreign Language Film
Winner
Tsotsi
South Africa
Nominees
Don't Tell
Italy
Nominees
France
Nominees
Paradise Now
The Palestinian Territories
Nominees
Sophie Scholl - The Final Days
Germany
Makeup
Winner
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Howard Berger and Tami Lane
Nominees
Cinderella Man
David Leroy Anderson and Lance Anderson
Nominees
Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith
Dave Elsey and Nikki Gooley
Music (Original Score)
Winner
Brokeback Mountain
Gustavo Santaolalla
Nominees
The Constant Gardener
Alberto Iglesias
Nominees
Memoirs of a Geisha
John Williams
Nominees
Munich
John Williams
Nominees
Pride & Prejudice
Dario Marianelli
Music (Original Song)
Winner
Hustle & Flow
It's Hard Out Here For A Pimp in "Hustle & Flow" Music and Lyric by Jordan Houston, Cedric Coleman and Paul Beauregard
Nominees
Crash
In The Deep in "Crash" Music by Kathleen "Bird" York and Michael Becker; Lyric by Kathleen "Bird" York
Nominees
Transamerica
Travelin' Thru in "Transamerica" Music and Lyric by Dolly Parton
Best Picture
Winner
Crash
Paul Haggis and Cathy Schulman, Producers
Nominees
Brokeback Mountain
Diana Ossana and James Schamus, Producers
Nominees
Capote
Caroline Baron, William Vince and Michael Ohoven, Producers
Nominees
Good Night, and Good Luck.
Grant Heslov, Producer
Nominees
Munich
Kathleen Kennedy, Steven Spielberg and Barry Mendel, Producers
Short Film (Animated)
Winner
The Moon and the Son: An Imagined Conversation
John Canemaker and Peggy Stern
Nominees
Badgered
Sharon Colman
Nominees
The Mysterious Geographic Explorations of Jasper Morello
Anthony Lucas
Nominees
9
Shane Acker
Nominees
One Man Band
Andrew Jimenez and Mark Andrews
Short Film (Live Action)
Winner
Six Shooter
Martin McDonagh
Nominees
Ausreisser (The Runaway)
Ulrike Grote
Nominees
Cashback
Sean Ellis and Lene Bausager
Nominees
The Last Farm
The Last Farm
Nominees
Our Time Is Up
Rob Pearlstein and Pia Clemente
Sound Editing
Winner
King Kong
Mike Hopkins and Ethan Van der Ryn
Nominees
Memoirs of a Geisha
Wylie Stateman
Nominees
War of the Worlds
Richard King
Sound Mixing
Winner
King Kong
Christopher Boyes, Michael Semanick, Michael Hedges and Hammond Peek
Nominees
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Terry Porter, Dean A. Zupancic and Tony Johnson
Nominees
Memoirs of a Geisha
Kevin O'Connell, Greg P. Russell, Rick Kline and John Pritchett
Nominees
Walk the Line
Paul Massey, D.M. Hemphill and Peter F. Kurland
Nominees
War of the Worlds
Andy Nelson, Anna Behlmer and Ronald Judkins
Visual Effects
Winner
King Kong
Joe Letteri, Brian Van't Hul, Christian Rivers and Richard Taylor
Nominees
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Dean Wright, Bill Westenhofer, Jim Berney and Scott Farrar
Nominees
War of the Worlds
Dennis Muren, Pablo Helman, Randal M. Dutra and Daniel Sudick
Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
Winner
Brokeback Mountain
Screenplay by Larry McMurtry & Diana Ossana
Nominees
Capote
Screenplay by Dan Futterman
Nominees
The Constant Gardener
Screenplay by Jeffrey Caine
Nominees
A History of Violence
Screenplay by Josh Olson
Nominees
Munich
Screenplay by Tony Kushner and Eric Roth
Writing (Original Screenplay)
Winner
Crash
Screenplay by Paul Haggis & Bobby Moresco; Story by Paul Haggis
Nominees
Good Night, and Good Luck.
Screenplay by George Clooney & Grant Heslov
Nominees
Match Point
Written by Woody Allen
Nominees
The Squid and the Whale
Written by Noah Baumbach
Nominees
Syriana
Written by Stephen Gaghan

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9
1 NOMINATION
  • Short Film (Animated) - Shane Acker

A

Ausreisser (The Runaway)
1 NOMINATION
  • Short Film (Live Action) - Ulrike Grote

B

Badgered
1 NOMINATION
  • Short Film (Animated) - Sharon Colman
Batman Begins
1 NOMINATION
  • Cinematography - Wally Pfister
Brokeback Mountain
8 NOMINATIONS, 3 WINS
  • * Directing - Ang Lee
  • * Music (Original Score) - Gustavo Santaolalla
  • * Writing (Adapted Screenplay) - Screenplay by Larry McMurtry & Diana Ossana
  • Actor in a Leading Role - Heath Ledger
  • Actor in a Supporting Role - Jake Gyllenhaal
  • Actress in a Supporting Role - Michelle Williams
  • Cinematography - Rodrigo Prieto
  • Best Picture - Diana Ossana and James Schamus, Producers

C

Capote
5 NOMINATIONS, 1 WIN
  • * Actor in a Leading Role - Philip Seymour Hoffman
  • Actress in a Supporting Role - Catherine Keener
  • Directing - Bennett Miller
  • Best Picture - Caroline Baron, William Vince and Michael Ohoven, Producers
  • Writing (Adapted Screenplay) - Screenplay by Dan Futterman
Cashback
1 NOMINATION
  • Short Film (Live Action) - Sean Ellis and Lene Bausager
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
1 NOMINATION
  • Costume Design - Gabriella Pescucci
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
3 NOMINATIONS, 1 WIN
  • * Makeup - Howard Berger and Tami Lane
  • Sound Mixing - Terry Porter, Dean A. Zupancic and Tony Johnson
  • Visual Effects - Dean Wright, Bill Westenhofer, Jim Berney and Scott Farrar
Cinderella Man
3 NOMINATIONS
  • Actor in a Supporting Role - Paul Giamatti
  • Film Editing - Mike Hill and Dan Hanley
  • Makeup - David Leroy Anderson and Lance Anderson
The Constant Gardener
4 NOMINATIONS, 1 WIN
  • * Actress in a Supporting Role - Rachel Weisz
  • Film Editing - Claire Simpson
  • Music (Original Score) - Alberto Iglesias
  • Writing (Adapted Screenplay) - Screenplay by Jeffrey Caine
Crash
6 NOMINATIONS, 3 WINS
  • * Film Editing - Hughes Winborne
  • * Best Picture - Paul Haggis and Cathy Schulman, Producers
  • * Writing (Original Screenplay) - Screenplay by Paul Haggis & Bobby Moresco; Story by Paul Haggis
  • Actor in a Supporting Role - Matt Dillon
  • Directing - Paul Haggis
  • Music (Original Song) - In The Deep in "Crash" Music by Kathleen "Bird" York and Michael Becker; Lyric by Kathleen "Bird" York

D

Darwin's Nightmare
1 NOMINATION
  • Documentary (Feature) - Hubert Sauper
The Death of Kevin Carter: Casualty of the Bang Bang Club
1 NOMINATION
  • Documentary (Short Subject) - Dan Krauss
Don't Tell
1 NOMINATION
  • Foreign Language Film - Italy

E

Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room
1 NOMINATION
  • Documentary (Feature) - Alex Gibney and Jason Kliot

G

God Sleeps in Rwanda
1 NOMINATION
  • Documentary (Short Subject) - Kimberlee Acquaro and Stacy Sherman
Good Night, and Good Luck.
6 NOMINATIONS
  • Actor in a Leading Role - David Strathairn
  • Art Direction - Art Direction: Jim Bissell; Set Decoration: Jan Pascale
  • Cinematography - Robert Elswit
  • Directing - George Clooney
  • Best Picture - Grant Heslov, Producer
  • Writing (Original Screenplay) - Screenplay by George Clooney & Grant Heslov

H

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
1 NOMINATION
  • Art Direction - Art Direction: Stuart Craig; Set Decoration: Stephenie McMillan
A History of Violence
2 NOMINATIONS
  • Actor in a Supporting Role - William Hurt
  • Writing (Adapted Screenplay) - Screenplay by Josh Olson
Howl's Moving Castle
1 NOMINATION
  • Animated Feature Film - Hayao Miyazaki
Hustle & Flow
2 NOMINATIONS, 1 WIN
  • * Music (Original Song) - It's Hard Out Here For A Pimp in "Hustle & Flow" Music and Lyric by Jordan Houston, Cedric Coleman and Paul Beauregard
  • Actor in a Leading Role - Terrence Howard

J

Junebug
1 NOMINATION
  • Actress in a Supporting Role - Amy Adams

K

King Kong
4 NOMINATIONS, 3 WINS
  • * Sound Editing - Mike Hopkins and Ethan Van der Ryn
  • * Sound Mixing - Christopher Boyes, Michael Semanick, Michael Hedges and Hammond Peek
  • * Visual Effects - Joe Letteri, Brian Van't Hul, Christian Rivers and Richard Taylor
  • Art Direction - Art Direction: Grant Major; Set Decoration: Dan Hennah and Simon Bright

L

The Last Farm
1 NOMINATION
  • Short Film (Live Action) - The Last Farm

M

March of the Penguins
1 WIN, 1 NOMINATION
  • * Documentary (Feature) - Luc Jacquet and Yves Darondeau
Match Point
1 NOMINATION
  • Writing (Original Screenplay) - Written by Woody Allen
Memoirs of a Geisha
6 NOMINATIONS, 3 WINS
  • * Art Direction - Art Direction: John Myhre; Set Decoration: Gretchen Rau
  • * Cinematography - Dion Beebe
  • * Costume Design - Colleen Atwood
  • Music (Original Score) - John Williams
  • Sound Editing - Wylie Stateman
  • Sound Mixing - Kevin O'Connell, Greg P. Russell, Rick Kline and John Pritchett
The Moon and the Son: An Imagined Conversation
1 WIN, 1 NOMINATION
  • * Short Film (Animated) - John Canemaker and Peggy Stern
Mrs. Henderson Presents
2 NOMINATIONS
  • Actress in a Leading Role - Judi Dench
  • Costume Design - Sandy Powell
Munich
5 NOMINATIONS
  • Directing - Steven Spielberg
  • Film Editing - Michael Kahn
  • Music (Original Score) - John Williams
  • Best Picture - Kathleen Kennedy, Steven Spielberg and Barry Mendel, Producers
  • Writing (Adapted Screenplay) - Screenplay by Tony Kushner and Eric Roth
Murderball
1 NOMINATION
  • Documentary (Feature) - Henry-Alex Rubin and Dana Adam Shapiro
The Mushroom Club
1 NOMINATION
  • Documentary (Short Subject) - Steven Okazaki
The Mysterious Geographic Explorations of Jasper Morello
1 NOMINATION
  • Short Film (Animated) - Anthony Lucas

N

The New World
1 NOMINATION
  • Cinematography - Emmanuel Lubezki
North Country
2 NOMINATIONS
  • Actress in a Leading Role - Charlize Theron
  • Actress in a Supporting Role - Frances McDormand
A Note of Triumph: The Golden Age of Norman Corwin
1 WIN, 1 NOMINATION
  • * Documentary (Short Subject) - Corinne Marrinan and Eric Simonson

O

One Man Band
1 NOMINATION
  • Short Film (Animated) - Andrew Jimenez and Mark Andrews
Our Time Is Up
1 NOMINATION
  • Short Film (Live Action) - Rob Pearlstein and Pia Clemente

P

Paradise Now
1 NOMINATION
  • Foreign Language Film - The Palestinian Territories
Pride & Prejudice
4 NOMINATIONS
  • Actress in a Leading Role - Keira Knightley
  • Art Direction - Art Direction: Sarah Greenwood; Set Decoration: Katie Spencer
  • Costume Design - Jacqueline Durran
  • Music (Original Score) - Dario Marianelli

S

Six Shooter
1 WIN, 1 NOMINATION
  • * Short Film (Live Action) - Martin McDonagh
Sophie Scholl - The Final Days
1 NOMINATION
  • Foreign Language Film - Germany
The Squid and the Whale
1 NOMINATION
  • Writing (Original Screenplay) - Written by Noah Baumbach
Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith
1 NOMINATION
  • Makeup - Dave Elsey and Nikki Gooley
Street Fight
1 NOMINATION
  • Documentary (Feature) - Marshall Curry
Syriana
2 NOMINATIONS, 1 WIN
  • * Actor in a Supporting Role - George Clooney
  • Writing (Original Screenplay) - Written by Stephen Gaghan

T

Tim Burton's Corpse Bride
1 NOMINATION
  • Animated Feature Film - Mike Johnson and Tim Burton
Transamerica
2 NOMINATIONS
  • Actress in a Leading Role - Felicity Huffman
  • Music (Original Song) - Travelin' Thru in "Transamerica" Music and Lyric by Dolly Parton
Tsotsi
1 WIN, 1 NOMINATION
  • * Foreign Language Film - South Africa

W

Walk the Line
5 NOMINATIONS, 1 WIN
  • * Actress in a Leading Role - Reese Witherspoon
  • Actor in a Leading Role - Joaquin Phoenix
  • Costume Design - Arianne Phillips
  • Film Editing - Michael McCusker
  • Sound Mixing - Paul Massey, D.M. Hemphill and Peter F. Kurland
Wallace & Gromit in The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
1 WIN, 1 NOMINATION
  • * Animated Feature Film - Nick Park and Steve Box
War of the Worlds
3 NOMINATIONS
  • Sound Editing - Richard King
  • Sound Mixing - Andy Nelson, Anna Behlmer and Ronald Judkins
  • Visual Effects - Dennis Muren, Pablo Helman, Randal M. Dutra and Daniel Sudick
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