Tuesday, January 25, 2005

Oscar Nominations Announced


Finding Neverland: Nominated for Best Picture. Freddie Highmore, Joe Prospero, Johnny Depp, Nick Roud, Kate Winslet and Luke Spill in Miramax Films' Finding Neverland - 2004.

On January 25, 2005, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the nominees for the 77th Annual Academy Awards. And the nominees are...

Best Picture

  • THE AVIATOR (Miramax)
  • FINDING NEVERLAND (Miramax)
  • MILLION DOLLAR BABY (Warner Bros.)
  • RAY (Universal Pictures)
  • SIDEWAYS (Fox Searchlight)

    Achievement in Directing


  • Martin Scorsese for THE AVIATOR (Miramax)
  • Clint Eastwood for MILLION DOLLAR BABY (Warner Bros.)
  • Taylor Hackford for RAY (Universal Pictures)
  • Alexander Payne for SIDEWAYS (Fox Searchlight)
  • Mike Leigh for VERA DRAKE (Fine Line Features)

    Best Actor in a Leading Role


  • Don Cheadle for HOTEL RWANDA (United Artists)
  • Johnny Depp for FINDING NEVERLAND (Miramax)
  • Leonardo DiCaprio for THE AVIATOR (Miramax)
  • Clint Eastwood for MILLION DOLLAR BABY (Warner Bros.)
  • Jamie Foxx for RAY (Universal Pictures)

    Best Supporting Actor


  • Alan Alda for THE AVIATOR (Miramax)
  • Thomas Haden Church for SIDEWAYS (Fox Searchlight)
  • Jamie Foxx for COLLATERAL (Dreamworks SKG)
  • Morgan Freeman for MILLION DOLLAR BABY (Warner Bros.)
  • Clive Owen for CLOSER (Columbia Pictures)

    Best Actress in a Leading Role


  • Annette Bening - BEING JULIA (Sony Pictures Classics)
  • Catalina Sandino Moreno - MARIA FULL OF GRACE (Fine Line Features)
  • Imelda Staunton - VERA DRAKE (Fine Line Features)
  • Hilary Swank for MILLION DOLLAR BABY (Warner Bros.)
  • Kate Winslet for ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND (Focus Features)

    Best Supporting Actress


  • Cate Blanchett for THE AVIATOR (Miramax)
  • Laura Linney - KINSEY (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
  • Virginia Madsen for SIDEWAYS (Fox Searchlight)
  • Sophie Okonedo - HOTEL RWANDA (United Artists)
  • Natalie Portman for CLOSER (Columbia Pictures)

    Best Original Screenplay


  • THE AVIATOR (Miramax)
  • ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND (Focus Features)
  • HOTEL RWANDA (United Artists)
  • THE INCREDIBLES (Disney/Pixar)
  • VERA DRAKE (Fine Line Features)

    Best Adapted Screenplay


  • BEFORE SUNSET (Warner Independent Pictures)
  • FINDING NEVERLAND (Miramax)
  • MILLION DOLLAR BABY (Warner Bros.)
  • THE MOTORCYCLE DIARIES (Focus Features)
  • SIDEWAYS (Fox Searchlight)

    Best Foreign-Language Film


  • AS IT IS IN HEAVEN - Sweden
  • THE CHORUS - France
  • DOWNFALL - Germany
  • THE SEA INSIDE - Spain
  • YESTERDAY - South Africa

    Best Animated Feature Film


  • THE INCREDIBLES (Disney/Pixar)
  • SHARK TALE (Dreamworks SKG)
  • SHREK 2 (Dreamworks SKG)

    Achievement in Art Direction


  • THE AVIATOR (Miramax)
  • FINDING NEVERLAND (Miramax)
  • LEMONY SNICKET'S A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS (Paramount Pictures)
  • THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (Warner Bros.)
  • A VERY LONG ENGAGEMENT (Warner Independent Pictures)

    Achievement in Cinematography


  • THE AVIATOR (Miramax)
  • HOUSE OF FLYING DAGGERS (Sony Pictures Classics)
  • THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST (Newmarket Film Group)
  • THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (Warner Bros.)
  • A VERY LONG ENGAGEMENT (Warner Independent Pictures)

    Achievement in Costume Design


  • THE AVIATOR (Miramax)
  • FINDING NEVERLAND (Miramax)
  • LEMONY SNICKET'S A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS (Paramount Pictures)
  • RAY (Universal Pictures)
  • TROY (Warner Bros.)

    Best Documentary Feature


  • BORN INTO BROTHELS (ThinkFilm)
  • THE STORY OF THE WEEPING CAMEL (ThinkFilm)
  • SUPER SIZE ME (Roadside Attractions / Samuel Goldwyn Films)
  • TUPAC: RESURRECTION (Paramount Pictures)
  • TWIST OF FAITH

    Best Film Editing


  • THE AVIATOR (Miramax)
  • COLLATERAL
  • FINDING NEVERLAND (Miramax)
  • MILLION DOLLAR BABY (Warner Bros.)
  • RAY (Universal Pictures)

    Achievement in Makeup


  • LEMONY SNICKET'S A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS (Paramount Pictures)
  • THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST (Newmarket Film Group)
  • THE SEA INSIDE (Fine Line Features)

    Best Original Score


  • FINDING NEVERLAND (Miramax)
  • HARRY POTTER AND THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN
  • LEMONY SNICKET'S A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS (Paramount Pictures)
  • THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST (Newmarket Film Group)
  • THE VILLAGE (Touchstone Pictures)

    Original Song


  • "Accidentally In Love" - SHREK 2 (Dreamworks SKG)
  • "Al Otro Lado Del Río" - THE MOTORCYCLE DIARIES (Focus Features)
  • "Believe" - THE POLAR EXPRESS (Warner Bros.)
  • "Learn To Be Lonely" - THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (Warner Bros.)
  • "Look To Your Path (Vois Sur Ton Chemin)" - THE CHORUS (Miramax)

    Achievement in Sound Mixing


  • THE AVIATOR (Miramax)
  • THE INCREDIBLES (Disney/Pixar)
  • THE POLAR EXPRESS (Warner Bros.)
  • RAY (Universal Pictures)
  • SPIDER-MAN 2 (Columbia Pictures)

    Achievement in Sound Editing


  • THE INCREDIBLES (Disney/Pixar)
  • THE POLAR EXPRESS (Warner Bros.)
  • SPIDER-MAN 2 (Columbia Pictures)

    Best Visual Effects


  • HARRY POTTER AND THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN (Warner Bros)
  • I, ROBOT (20th Century Fox)
  • SPIDER-MAN 2 (Columbia Pictures)

    Best Documentary Short


  • AUTISM IS A WORLD
  • THE CHILDREN OF LENINGRADSKY
  • HARDWOOD
  • MIGHTY TIMES: THE CHILDREN'S MARCH
  • SISTER ROSE'S PASSION

    Best Animated Short Film


  • BIRTHDAY BOY
  • GOPHER BROKE
  • GUARD DOG
  • LORENZO
  • RYAN

    Best Live-Action Short Film


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