2005

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Win indicated by an asterisk (*)

2005 (78th)

ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE

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Philip Seymour Hoffman — Capote {”Truman Capote”}
 

Terrence Howard — Hustle & Flow {”DJay”}
 

Heath Ledger — Brokeback Mountain {”Ennis Del Mar”}
 

Joaquin Phoenix — Walk the Line {”John R. Cash”}
 

David Strathairn — Good Night, and Good Luck. {”Edward R. Murrow”}

ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

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George Clooney — Syriana {”Bob Barnes”}
 

Matt Dillon — Crash {”Officer Ryan”}
 

Paul Giamatti — Cinderella Man {”Joe Gould”}
 

Jake Gyllenhaal — Brokeback Mountain {”Jack Twist”}
 

William Hurt — A History of Violence {”Richie Cusack”}

ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE

 

Judi Dench — Mrs. Henderson Presents {”Mrs. Laura Henderson”}
 

Felicity Huffman — Transamerica {”Bree”}
 

Keira Knightley — Pride & Prejudice {”Elizabeth Bennet”}
 

Charlize Theron — North Country {”Josey Aimes”}
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Reese Witherspoon — Walk the Line {”June Carter”}

ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

 

Amy Adams — Junebug {”Ashley”}
 

Catherine Keener — Capote {”Nelle Harper Lee”}
 

Frances McDormand — North Country {”Glory”}
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Rachel Weisz — The Constant Gardener {”Tessa Quayle”}
 

Michelle Williams — Brokeback Mountain {”Alma”}

ANIMATED FEATURE FILM

 

Howl’s Moving Castle — Hayao Miyazaki
 

Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride — Mike Johnson and Tim Burton
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Wallace & Gromit in The Curse of the Were-Rabbit — Nick Park and Steve Box

ART DIRECTION

 

Good Night, and Good Luck. — Art Direction: Jim Bissell; Set Decoration: Jan Pascale
 

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire — Art Direction: Stuart Craig; Set Decoration: Stephenie McMillan
 

King Kong — Art Direction: Grant Major; Set Decoration: Dan Hennah and Simon Bright
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Memoirs of a Geisha — Art Direction: John Myhre; Set Decoration: Gretchen Rau
 

Pride & Prejudice — Art Direction: Sarah Greenwood; Set Decoration: Katie Spencer

CINEMATOGRAPHY

 

Batman Begins — Wally Pfister
 

Brokeback Mountain — Rodrigo Prieto
 

Good Night, and Good Luck. — Robert Elswit
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Memoirs of a Geisha — Dion Beebe
 

The New World — Emmanuel Lubezki

COSTUME DESIGN

 

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory — Gabriella Pescucci
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Memoirs of a Geisha — Colleen Atwood
 

Mrs. Henderson Presents — Sandy Powell
 

Pride & Prejudice — Jacqueline Durran
 

Walk the Line — Arianne Phillips

DIRECTING

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Brokeback Mountain — Ang Lee
 

Capote — Bennett Miller
 

Crash — Paul Haggis
 

Good Night, and Good Luck. — George Clooney
 

Munich — Steven Spielberg

DOCUMENTARY (Feature)

 

Darwin’s Nightmare — Hubert Sauper
 

Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room — Alex Gibney and Jason Kliot
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March of the Penguins — Luc Jacquet and Yves Darondeau
 

Murderball — Henry-Alex Rubin and Dana Adam Shapiro
 

Street Fight — Marshall Curry

DOCUMENTARY (Short Subject)

 

The Death of Kevin Carter: Casualty of the Bang Bang Club — Dan Krauss
 

God Sleeps in Rwanda — Kimberlee Acquaro and Stacy Sherman
 

The Mushroom Club — Steven Okazaki
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A Note of Triumph: The Golden Age of Norman Corwin — Corinne Marrinan and Eric Simonson

FILM EDITING

 

Cinderella Man — Mike Hill and Dan Hanley
 

The Constant Gardener — Claire Simpson
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Crash — Hughes Winborne
 

Munich — Michael Kahn
 

Walk the Line — Michael McCusker

FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM

 

Don’t Tell — Italy
 

Joyeux Noël — France
 

Paradise Now — The Palestinian Territories
 

Sophie Scholl - The Final Days — Germany
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Tsotsi — South Africa

MAKEUP

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The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe — Howard Berger and Tami Lane
 

Cinderella Man — David Leroy Anderson and Lance Anderson
 

Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith — Dave Elsey and Nikki Gooley

MUSIC (Original Score)

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Brokeback Mountain — Gustavo Santaolalla
 

The Constant Gardener — Alberto Iglesias
 

Memoirs of a Geisha — John Williams
 

Munich — John Williams
 

Pride & Prejudice — Dario Marianelli

MUSIC (Original Song)

 

“In the Deep” from Crash — Music by Kathleen “Bird” York and Michael Becker; Lyric by Kathleen “Bird” York
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“It’s Hard Out Here for a Pimp” from Hustle & Flow — Music and Lyric by Jordan Houston, Cedric Coleman and Paul Beauregard
 

“Travelin’ Thru” from Transamerica — Music and Lyric by Dolly Parton

BEST PICTURE

 

Brokeback Mountain — Diana Ossana and James Schamus, Producers
 

Capote — Caroline Baron, William Vince and Michael Ohoven, Producers
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Crash — Paul Haggis and Cathy Schulman, Producers
 

Good Night, and Good Luck. — Grant Heslov, Producer
 

Munich — Kathleen Kennedy, Steven Spielberg and Barry Mendel, Producers

SHORT FILM (Animated)

 

Badgered — Sharon Colman
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The Moon and the Son: An Imagined Conversation — John Canemaker and Peggy Stern
 

The Mysterious Geographic Explorations of Jasper Morello — Anthony Lucas
 

9 — Shane Acker
 

One Man Band — Andrew Jimenez and Mark Andrews

SHORT FILM (Live Action)

 

Ausreisser (The Runaway) — Ulrike Grote
 

Cashback — Sean Ellis and Lene Bausager
 

The Last Farm — Rúnar Rúnarsson and Thor S. Sigurjónsson
 

Our Time Is Up — Rob Pearlstein and Pia Clemente
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Six Shooter — Martin McDonagh

SOUND EDITING

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King Kong — Mike Hopkins and Ethan Van der Ryn
 

Memoirs of a Geisha — Wylie Stateman
 

War of the Worlds — Richard King

SOUND MIXING

 

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe — Terry Porter, Dean A. Zupancic and Tony Johnson
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King Kong — Christopher Boyes, Michael Semanick, Michael Hedges and Hammond Peek
 

Memoirs of a Geisha — Kevin O’Connell, Greg P. Russell, Rick Kline and John Pritchett
 

Walk the Line — Paul Massey, D.M. Hemphill and Peter F. Kurland
 

War of the Worlds — Andy Nelson, Anna Behlmer and Ronald Judkins

VISUAL EFFECTS

 

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe — Dean Wright, Bill Westenhofer, Jim Berney and Scott Farrar
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King Kong — Joe Letteri, Brian Van’t Hul, Christian Rivers and Richard Taylor
 

War of the Worlds — Dennis Muren, Pablo Helman, Randal M. Dutra and Daniel Sudick

WRITING (Adapted Screenplay)

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Brokeback Mountain — Screenplay by Larry McMurtry & Diana Ossana
 

Capote — Screenplay by Dan Futterman
 

The Constant Gardener — Screenplay by Jeffrey Caine
 

A History of Violence — Screenplay by Josh Olson
 

Munich — Screenplay by Tony Kushner and Eric Roth

WRITING (Original Screenplay)

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Crash — Screenplay by Paul Haggis & Bobby Moresco; Story by Paul Haggis
 

Good Night, and Good Luck. — Screenplay by George Clooney & Grant Heslov
 

Match Point — Written by Woody Allen
 

The Squid and the Whale — Written by Noah Baumbach
 

Syriana — Written by Stephen Gaghan

HONORARY AWARD

* To Robert Altman in recognition of a career that has repeatedly reinvented the art form and inspired filmmakers and audiences alike.

GORDON E. SAWYER AWARD

* Gary Demos

SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL AWARD (Scientific and Engineering Award)

* To DAVID GROBER for the concept and mechanical design and SCOTT LEWALLEN for the electronic and software design of the Perfect Horizon camera stabilization head. Perfect Horizon effectively neutralizes the extraneous motion encountered in boats, camera cars, snowmobiles or other vehicles, leaving the pan/tilt head and camera stable and level with the horizon. [Photography]
* To ANATOLIY KOKUSH, YURIY POPOVSKY and OLEKSIY ZOLOTAROV for the concept and development of the Russian Arm gyro-stabilized camera crane and the Flight Head. The Russian Arm and Flight Head opened new possibilities for filmmakers. With the ability to be mounted on the roof of almost any car, this remotely-operated crane and camera head can move smoothly in a 360 degree circle around the car, even while it is being driven at high speeds by actors, creating heretofore impossible perspectives. [Camera Cranes]
* To ANATOLIY KOKUSH for the concept and development of the Cascade series of motion picture cranes. The lightweight structure of the Cascade and Traveling Cascade Cranes enables the filmmaker to achieve heights of up to 70 feet, allowing for the placement of the camera in otherwise impossible locations. [Camera Cranes]
* To GARRETT BROWN for the original concept of the Skycam flying camera system – the first use of 3-D volumetric cable technology for motion picture cinematography. In creating the first remote-controlled, cable-supported flying camera system, Garrett Brown’s pioneering efforts have influenced all subsequent development in this area of technology. [Camera Cranes]
* To DAVID BARAFF, MICHAEL KASS and ANDREW WITKIN for their pioneering work in physically-based computer-generated techniques used to simulate realistic cloth in motion pictures. Their 1998 paper titled “Large Steps in Cloth Simulation” was a seminal work, providing the key in demonstrating to the industry that the calculations necessary to simulate realistic, complex cloth could be achieved efficiently and robustly. Their work provided the conceptual foundation for many cloth simulation systems in use today. [Digital Imaging Technology]
* To LAURIE FROST, PETER HANNAN and RICHARD LONCRAINE for the development of the remote camera head known as the Hot-Head. In use for over a quarter of a century, the Hot-Head has brought the possibility of safe, remotely-operated shots to every filmmaker. [Photography]

SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL AWARD (Technical Achievement Award)

* To GARY THIELTGES for the design and development of the remotely-operated, lightweight camera head known as the Sparrow Head. This well-integrated remote system enables filmmakers to remotely pan and tilt their camera from virtually any moving vehicle, giving the opportunity for unprecedented dynamic camera angles. [Photography]
* To FRANK FLETCHER and DAVE SHERWIN for the introduction and continuing development of the Power Pod modular camera head system. The Power Pod system enables filmmakers to configure a remote controlled head to meet their own unique requirements. [Photography]
* To ALVAH MILLER, MICHAEL SORENSEN and J. WALT ADAMCZYK for the design and development of the Aerohead motion control camera head and the J-Viz Pre-Visualization system. This remote head not only serves the needs of the live-action filmmaker, but also provides the functionality of a motion-controlled head, allowing for sophisticated tiling and pre-visualization techniques. [Photography]
* To SCOTT LEVA for the design and development of the Precision Stunt Airbag for motion picture stunt falls. The Precision Stunt Airbag is designed to envelop the stunt jumper, even on off-center hits. This feature serves to enhance the safety of stunt performers in falls from up to 200 feet. [Stage Operations]
* To LEV YEVSTRATOV, GEORGE PETERS and VASILIY ORLOV for the development of the Ultimate Arm Camera Crane System for specialized vehicle photography. Representing a significant evolutionary improvement in camera car technology, this remotely-controlled, gyro-stabilized and flexible camera crane offers a highly stable platform for high-speed, rough terrain action shots. Its ingenious applications of sophisticated technology solve many of the problems inherent in chase vehicle filming. [Camera Cranes]
* To JAMES RODNUNSKY, ALEX MacDONALD and MARK CHAPMAN for the development of the Cablecam 3-D volumetric suspended cable camera technologies. The evolution of the Cablecam technology has made it possible to move a camera safely and accurately anywhere through a three-dimensional space. [Camera Cranes]
* To TIM DRNEC, BEN BRITTEN SMITH and MATT DAVIS for the development of the Spydercam 3-D volumetric suspended cable camera technologies. The evolution of the Spydercam technology has made it possible to move a camera safely and accurately anywhere through a three-dimensional space. [Camera Cranes]
* To JOHN PLATT and DEMETRI TERZOPOULOS for their pioneering work in physically-based computer-generated techniques used to simulate realistic cloth in motion pictures. Their 1987 paper “Elastically Deformable Models” was a milestone in computer graphics, introducing the concept of physically-based techniques to simulate moving, deforming objects. [Digital Imaging Technology]
* To ED CATMULL, for the original concept, and TONY DeROSE and JOS STAM for their scientific and practical implementation of subdivision surfaces as a modeling technique in motion picture production. Subdivision surfaces have become a preferred modeling primitive for many types of motion picture computer graphics. [Digital Imaging Technology]
* To HAROLD RATTRAY, TERRY CLABORN, STEVE GARLICK, BILL HOGUE and TIM REYNOLDS for the design, engineering and implementation of the Technicolor Real Time Answer Print System. This system provides a method by which filmmakers can preview real-time color corrections using actual film prints, reducing both the turnaround time and the number of reprints required. [Laboratory]
* To UDO SCHAUSS and HILDEGARD EBBESMEIER for the optical design and NICOLE WEMKEN and MICHAEL ANDERER for the mechanical design of the Cinelux Premiere Cinema Projection Lenses. The Cinelux Premiere Lenses incorporate an iris and aspheric elements which provide a more uniform modulation transfer function and better light transmission to the sides and corners of the theater projection screen. This reduces the traditional problems of softness in the corners, hot-spotting and varying brightness between film formats. [Projection]

JOHN A. BONNER MEDAL OF COMMENDATION

* To Don Hall in appreciation for outstanding service and dedication in upholding the high standards of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.