The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced the nominations for the 78th Academy Awards, to be held March 5 at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood.Jon Stewart will host, and Robert Altman will recieve the Lifetime Achievement award.
Best Motion Picture of the YearBrokeback Mountain (2005) – Diana Ossana, James Schamus Capote (2005) – Caroline Baron, William Vince, Michael Ohoven Crash (2004) – Paul Haggis, Cathy Schulman Good Night, and Good Luck. (2005) – Grant Heslov Munich (2005) – Steven Spielberg, Kathleen Kennedy, Barry Mendel Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading RolePhilip Seymour Hoffman for Capote (2005) Terrence Howard for Hustle & Flow (2005) Heath Ledger for Brokeback Mountain (2005) Joaquin Phoenix for Walk the Line (2005) David Strathairn for Good Night, and Good Luck. (2005) Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role Judi Dench for Mrs. Henderson Presents (2005) Felicity Huffman for Transamerica (2005) Keira Knightley for Pride & Prejudice (2005) Charlize Theron for North Country (2005) Reese Witherspoon for Walk the Line (2005) Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting RoleGeorge Clooney for Syriana (2005) Matt Dillon for Crash (2004) Paul Giamatti for Cinderella Man (2005) Jake Gyllenhaal for Brokeback Mountain (2005) William Hurt for A History of Violence (2005) Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role Amy Adams for Junebug (2005) Catherine Keener for Capote (2005) Frances McDormand for North Country (2005) Rachel Weisz for The Constant Gardener (2005) Michelle Williams for Brokeback Mountain (2005) Best Achievement in Directing George Clooney for Good Night, and Good Luck. (2005) Paul Haggis for Crash (2004) Ang Lee for Brokeback Mountain (2005) Bennett Miller for Capote (2005) Steven Spielberg for Munich (2005) Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen Crash (2004) – Paul Haggis, Robert Moresco Good Night, and Good Luck. (2005) – George Clooney, Grant Heslov Match Point (2005) – Woody Allen The Squid and the Whale (2005) – Noah Baumbach Syriana (2005) – Stephen Gaghan Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published Brokeback Mountain (2005) – Larry McMurtry, Diana Ossana Capote (2005) – Dan Futterman The Constant Gardener (2005) – Jeffrey Caine A History of Violence (2005) – Josh Olson Munich (2005) – Tony Kushner, Eric Roth Best Achievement in Cinematography Batman Begins (2005) – Wally Pfister Brokeback Mountain (2005) – Rodrigo Prieto Good Night, and Good Luck. (2005) – Robert Elswit Memoirs of a Geisha (2005) – Dion Beebe The New World (2005) – Emmanuel Lubezki Best Achievement in Editing The Constant Gardener (2005) – Claire Simpson Crash (2004) – Hughes Winborne Cinderella Man (2005) – Daniel P. Hanley, Mike Hill Munich (2005) – Michael Kahn Walk the Line (2005) – Michael McCusker Best Achievement in Art Direction Good Night, and Good Luck. (2005) – James D. Bissell, Jan Pascale King Kong (2005) – Grant Major, Dan Hennah, Simon Bright Memoirs of a Geisha (2005) – John Myhre, Gretchen Rau Pride & Prejudice (2005) – Sarah Greenwood, Katie Spencer Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) – Stuart Craig, Stephanie McMillan Best Achievement in Costume DesignMemoirs of a Geisha (2005) – Colleen Atwood Walk the Line (2005) – Arianne Phillips Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005) – Gabriella Pescucci Mrs. Henderson Presents (2005) – Sandy Powell Pride & Prejudice (2005) – Jacqueline Durran Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Score Brokeback Mountain (2005) – Gustavo Santaolalla The Constant Gardener (2005) – Alberto Iglesias Memoirs of a Geisha (2005) – John Williams Munich (2005) – John Williams Pride & Prejudice (2005) – Dario Marianelli Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Song Hustle & Flow (2005) – Jordan Houston, Cedric Coleman, Paul Beauregard (“It’s Hard Out Here For a Pimp”) Crash (2004) – Michael Becker, Kathleen York (“In the Deep”) Transamerica (2005) – Dolly Parton (“Travelin’ Thru”) Best Achievement in Makeup The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005) – Howard Berger, Tami Lane Cinderella Man (2005) – David LeRoy Anderson, Lance Anderson Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (2005) – Dave Elsey, Annette Miles Best Achievement in Sound The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005) – Terry Porter, Dean A. Zupancic, Tony Johnson King Kong (2005) – Christopher Boyes, Michael Semanick, Michael Hedges, Hammond Peek Memoirs of a Geisha (2005) – Kevin O’Connell, Greg P. Russell, Rick Kline, John Pritchett Walk the Line (2005) – Paul Massey, Doug Hemphill, Peter F. Kurland War of the Worlds (2005) – Andy Nelson, Anna Behlmer, Ron Judkins Best Achievement in Sound Editing King Kong (2005) – Mike Hopkins, Ethan Van der Ryn Memoirs of a Geisha (2005) – Wylie Stateman War of the Worlds (2005) – Richard King Best Achievement in Visual Effects The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005) – Dean Wright, Bill Westenhofer, Jim Berney, Scott Farrar King Kong (2005) – Joe Letteri War of the Worlds (2005) – Pablo Helman, Dennis Muren, Randy Dutra, Daniel Sudick Best Animated Feature Film of the YearCorpse Bride (2005) – Tim Burton, Mike Johnson Hauru no ugoku shiro (2004) – Hayao Miyazaki Wallace & Gromit in The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005) – Steve Box, Nick Park Best Foreign Language Film of the YearBestia nel cuore, La (2005) – Cristina Comencini (Italy) Joyeux Noël (2005) – Christian Carion (France) Paradise Now (2005) – Hany Abu-Assad (Palestine) Sophie Scholl – Die letzten Tage (2005) – Marc Rothemund (Germany) Tsotsi (2005) – Gavin Hood (South Africa) Best Documentary, FeaturesDarwin’s Nightmare (2004) – Hubert Sauper Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room (2005) – Alex Gibney, Jason Kliot Marche de l’empereur, La (2005) – Luc Jacquet, Yves Darondeau Murderball (2005) – Henry Alex Rubin, Dana Adam Shapiro Street Fight (2005) – Marshall Curry Best Documentary, Short SubjectsGod Sleeps in Rwanda (2005) – Kimberlee Acquaro, Stacy Sherman A Note of Triumph: The Golden Age of Norman Corwin (2005) – Corinne Marrinan, Eric Simonson The Life of Kevin Carter (2004) – Dan Krauss Mushroom Club, The (2005) – Steven Okazaki Best Short Film, AnimatedBadgered (2005) – Sharon Colman The Moon and the Son (2005) – John Canemaker, Peggy Stern One Man Band (2005) – Mark Andrews, Andrew Jimenez The Mysterious Geographic Explorations of Jasper Morello (2005) – Anthony Lucas 9 (2005) – Shane Acker Best Short Film, Live ActionAusreißer (2004) – Ulrike Grote Cashback (2004) – Sean Ellis, Lene Bausager Síðasti bærinn í dalnum (2004) – Rúnar Rúnarsson, Þórir Snær Sigurjónsson Our Time Is Up (2004) – Rob Pearlstein, Pia Clemente Six Shooter (2005) – Martin McDonagh
