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Academy Awards, USA: 2005

Oscar

Date:	27 February
Host:	Chris Rock (I)
Location:	Kodak Theatre, Hollywood & Highland, Los Angeles, California, USA

Best Motion Picture of the Year


Winner:
	Million Dollar Baby (2004) - Clint Eastwood; Albert S. Ruddy; Tom Rosenberg
Other Nominees:
	Aviator, The (2004) - Michael Mann (I); Graham King (I) Finding Neverland (2004) - Richard N. Gladstein; Nellie Bellflower Ray (2004/I) - Taylor Hackford; Stuart Benjamin; Howard Baldwin (III) Sideways (2004) - Michael London (II)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role


Winner:
	Ray (2004/I) - Jamie Foxx
Other Nominees:
	Aviator, The (2004) - Leonardo DiCaprio Finding Neverland (2004) - Johnny Depp Hotel Rwanda (2004) - Don Cheadle Million Dollar Baby (2004) - Clint Eastwood

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role


Winner:
	Million Dollar Baby (2004) - Hilary Swank
Other Nominees:
	Being Julia (2004) - Annette Bening Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) - Kate Winslet Maria Full of Grace (2004) - Catalina Sandino Moreno Vera Drake (2004) - Imelda Staunton

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role


Winner:
	Million Dollar Baby (2004) - Morgan Freeman (I)
Other Nominees:
	Aviator, The (2004) - Alan Alda Closer (2004/I) - Clive Owen Collateral (2004) - Jamie Foxx Sideways (2004) - Thomas Haden Church

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role


Winner:
	Aviator, The (2004) - Cate Blanchett
Other Nominees:
	Closer (2004/I) - Natalie Portman Hotel Rwanda (2004) - Sophie Okonedo Kinsey (2004) - Laura Linney Sideways (2004) - Virginia Madsen

Best Achievement in Directing


Winner:
	Million Dollar Baby (2004) - Clint Eastwood
Other Nominees:
	Aviator, The (2004) - Martin Scorsese Ray (2004/I) - Taylor Hackford Sideways (2004) - Alexander Payne (I) Vera Drake (2004) - Mike Leigh

Best Writing, Original Screenplay


Winner:
	Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) - Charlie Kaufman (screenplay/story); Michel Gondry (story); Pierre Bismuth (story)
Other Nominees:
	Aviator, The (2004) - John Logan (I) Hotel Rwanda (2004) - Keir Pearson; Terry George (I) Incredibles, The (2004) - Brad Bird (I) Vera Drake (2004) - Mike Leigh

Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay


Winner:
	Sideways (2004) - Alexander Payne (I); Jim Taylor (III)
Other Nominees:
	Before Sunset (2004) - Richard Linklater (screenplay/story); Julie Delpy (screenplay); Ethan Hawke (screenplay); Kim Krizan (story) Diarios de motocicleta (2004) - Jose Rivera (III) Finding Neverland (2004) - David Magee (II) Million Dollar Baby (2004) - Paul Haggis

Best Achievement in Cinematography


Winner:
	Aviator, The (2004) - Robert Richardson (I)
Other Nominees:
	Passion of the Christ, The (2004) - Caleb Deschanel Phantom of the Opera, The (2004) - John Mathieson Shi mian mai fu (2004) - Xiaoding Zhao Un long dimanche de fiançailles (2004) - Bruno Delbonnel

Best Achievement in Art Direction


Winner:
	Aviator, The (2004) - Dante Ferretti (art director); Francesca Lo Schiavo (set decorator)
Other Nominees:
	Finding Neverland (2004) - Gemma Jackson (art director); Trisha Edwards (set decorator) Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004) - Rick Heinrichs (art director); Cheryl Carasik (set decorator) Phantom of the Opera, The (2004) - Anthony Pratt (art director); Celia Bobak (set decorator) Un long dimanche de fiançailles (2004) - Aline Bonetto

Best Achievement in Costume Design


Winner:
	Aviator, The (2004) - Sandy Powell (II)
Other Nominees:
	Finding Neverland (2004) - Alexandra Byrne Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004) - Colleen Atwood Ray (2004/I) - Sharen Davis Troy (2004) - Bob Ringwood

Best Achievement in Sound Mixing


Winner:
	Ray (2004/I) - Scott Millan; Greg Orloff; Bob Beemer; Steve Cantamessa
Other Nominees:
	Aviator, The (2004) - Tom Fleischman; Petur Hliddal Incredibles, The (2004) - Randy Thom; Gary Rizzo (I); Doc Kane Polar Express, The (2004) - William B. Kaplan; Randy Thom; Tom Johnson (I); Dennis S. Sands Spider-Man 2 (2004) - Kevin O'Connell (II); Greg P. Russell; Jeffrey J. Haboush; Joseph Geisinger

Best Achievement in Editing


Winner:
	Aviator, The (2004) - Thelma Schoonmaker
Other Nominees:
	Collateral (2004) - Jim Miller (II); Paul Rubell Finding Neverland (2004) - Matt Chesse Million Dollar Baby (2004) - Joel Cox (I) Ray (2004/I) - Paul Hirsch (I)

Best Achievement in Sound Editing


Winner:
	Incredibles, The (2004) - Michael Silvers; Randy Thom
Other Nominees:
	Polar Express, The (2004) - Randy Thom; Dennis Leonard (I) Spider-Man 2 (2004) - Paul N.J. Ottosson

Best Achievement in Visual Effects


Winner:
	Spider-Man 2 (2004) - John Dykstra (I); Scott Stokdyk; Anthony LaMolinara; John Frazier (I)
Other Nominees:
	Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) - Tim Burke (I); Roger Guyett; Bill George (I); John Richardson (II) I, Robot (2004) - John Nelson (I); Andy Jones (VI); Erik Nash; Joe Letteri

Best Achievement in Makeup


Winner:
	Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004) - Valli O'Reilly; Bill Corso
Other Nominees:
	Mar adentro (2004/I) - Jo Allen (I); Manolo García (IV) Passion of the Christ, The (2004) - Keith VanderLaan; Christien Tinsley

Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Song


Winner:
	Diarios de motocicleta (2004) - Jorge Drexler - For the song "Al Otro Lado Del Río".
Other Nominees:
	Choristes, Les (2004) - Bruno Coulais (composer); Christophe Barratier (lyricist) - For the song "Look To Your Path (Vois Sur Ton Chemin)". Phantom of the Opera, The (2004) - Andrew Lloyd Webber (composer); Charles Hart (VII) (lyricist) - For the song "Learn To Be Lonely". Polar Express, The (2004) - Glen Ballard; Alan Silvestri - For the song "Believe". Shrek 2 (2004) - Adam Duritz (composer/lyricist); Charles Gillingham (composer); Jim Bogios (composer); David Immerglück (composer); Matthew Malley (composer); David Bryson (composer); Dan Vickrey (lyricist) - For the song "Accidentally In Love".

Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Score


Winner:
	Finding Neverland (2004) - Jan A.P. Kaczmarek
Other Nominees:
	Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) - John Williams (I) Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004) - Thomas Newman (I) Passion of the Christ, The (2004) - John Debney Village, The (2004) - James Newton Howard

Best Short Film, Animated


Winner:
	Ryan (2004) - Chris Landreth (I)
Other Nominees:
	Birthday Boy (2004) - Sejong Park; Andrew Gregory (I) Gopher Broke (2004) - Jeff Fowler (I); Tim Miller (X) Guard Dog (2004) - Bill Plympton Lorenzo (2004) - Mike Gabriel (I); Baker Bloodworth

Best Short Film, Live Action


Winner:
	Wasp (2003) - Andrea Arnold
Other Nominees:
	7:35 de la mañana (2003) - Nacho Vigalondo Everything in This Country Must (2004) - Gary McKendry Little Terrorist (2004) - Ashvin Kumar Two Cars, One Night (2003) - Taika Cohen; Ainsley Gardiner

Best Documentary, Short Subjects


Winner:
	Mighty Times: The Children's March (2004) - Robert Hudson (II); Robert Houston (I)
Other Nominees:
	Autism Is a World (2004) (TV) - Gerardine Wurzburg Children of Leningradsky, The (2005) - Hanna Polak; Andrzej Celinski Hardwood (2004) - Erin Faith Young; Hubert Davis (I) Sister Rose's Passion (2004) - Oren Jacoby; Steve Kalafer

Best Documentary, Features


Winner:
	Born Into Brothels: Calcutta's Red Light Kids (2004) - Ross Kauffman (I); Zana Briski
Other Nominees:
	Geschichte vom weinenden Kamel, Die (2003) - Luigi Falorni; Byambasuren Davaa Super Size Me (2004) - Morgan Spurlock Tupac: Resurrection (2003) - Lauren Lazin; Karolyn Ali Twist of Faith (2004) - Kirby Dick; Eddie Schmidt (I)

Best Foreign Language Film of the Year


Winner:
	Mar adentro (2004/I) - Spain.
Other Nominees:
	Choristes, Les (2004) - France. Så som i himmelen (2004) - Sweden. Untergang, Der (2004) - Germany. Yesterday (2004) - South Africa.

Best Animated Feature Film of the Year


Winner:
	Incredibles, The (2004) - Brad Bird (I)
Other Nominees:
	Shark Tale (2004) - Bill Damaschke Shrek 2 (2004) - Andrew Adamson

Honorary Award


Awarded to:
	Sidney Lumet

Award of Commendation


Awarded to:
	Arthur Widmer - For his lifetime achievement in the science and technology of image compositing for motion pictures as exemplified by his significant contributions to the development of the Ultra Violet and the 'bluescreen' compositing processes.

Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award


Awarded to:
	Roger Mayer

Academy Award of Merit

Date:	12 February
Host:	Scarlett Johansson
Location:	Ritz Carlton Huntington Hotel, Pasadena, California, USA


Winners:
	Horst Burbulla - For the invention and continuing development of the Technocrane telescoping camera crane. Jean-Marie Lavalou; Alain Masseron; David Samuelson - For the engineering and development of the Louma Camera Crane and remote system for motion picture production.

Scientific and Engineering Award


Winners:
	Lindsay Arnold; Guy Griffiths; David Hodson (I); Charlie Lawrence; David Mann (V) - For their development of the Cineon Digital Film Workstation. Gyula Mester; Keith Edwards (IV) - For their significant contributions (electronic systems design, Mester and mechanical engineering, Edwards) to and continuing development of the Technocrane telescoping camera crane.

Technical Achievement Award


Winners:
	Steve Boze - For the design and implementation of the DNF 001 multi-band digital audio noise suppressor. Greg Cannom; Wes Wofford - For the development of their special modified silicone material for makeup applications used in motion pictures. Gerald Cotts; Anthony Seaman - For the original concept and design (Cotts) and for the engineering (Seaman) of the Satellight-X HMI Softlight. John O.B. Greaves; Ned Phipps; Antonie J. van den Bogert; William Hayes (VI) - For the development of the Motion Analysis motion capture technology. Christopher Hicks (II); Dave Betts - For the design and implementation of the Cedar DNS 1000 multi-band digital noise suppressor. Alan Kapler - For the design and development of Storm, a software toolkit for artistic control of volumetric effects. Nels Madsen; Vaughn Cato; Matt Madden (I); Bill Lorton - For the development of the Giant Studios motion capture technology. Julian Morris (II); Michael Birch (II); Paul Smyth (II); Paul Tate (III) - For the development of the Vicon motion capture technology. Nelson Tyler - For the development of the Tyler Gyroplatform boat mount stabilizing device for motion picture photography.

Gordon E. Sawyer Award


Awarded to:
	Tak Miyagishima