Oscar Nominations 2005

Oscar Nominations 2005

PICTURE
"The Aviator" (Miramax, Initial Entertainment GroupInitial Entertainment Group and Warner Bros.) A Forward Pass Appian Way/IMFIMF Production

"Finding Neverland" (Miramax) Richard N. Gladstein and Nellie Bellflower, A FilmColony Production

"Million Dollar Baby" (Warner Bros.) A Warner Bros. Pictures Production

"Ray" (Universal)Universal Pictures/Bristol Bay Production

"Sideways" (Fox Searchlight/20th Century Fox) Michael London, Producer, A Sideways Productions, Inc. Production

DIRECTOR
Martin Scorsese, "The Aviator"
Clint Eastwood, "Million Dollar Baby"
Taylor Hackford, "Ray"
Alexander Payne, "Sideways"
Mike Leigh, "Vera Drake"

ACTOR
Don Cheadle, "Hotel Rwanda"
Johnny Depp, "Finding Neverland"
Leonardo DiCaprio, "The Aviator"
Clint Eastwood, "Million Dollar Baby"
Jamie Foxx, "Ray"

ACTRESS
Annette Bening, "Being Julia"
Catalina Sandino Moreno, in "Maria Full of Grace"
Imelda Staunton, "Vera Drake"
Hilary Swank, "Million Dollar Baby"
Kate Winslet, "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind"

SUPPORTING ACTOR
Alan Alda, "The Aviator"
Thomas Haden Church, "Sideways"
Jamie Foxx, "Collateral"
Morgan Freeman, "Million Dollar Baby"
Clive Owen, "Closer"

SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Cate Blanchett, "The Aviator"
Laura Linney, "Kinsey"
Virginia Madsen, "Sideways"
Sophie Okonedo, "Hotel Rwanda"
Natalie Portman, "Closer"

ANIMATED FILM
"The Incredibles" (Buena Vista) Brad Bird
"Shark Tale" (DreamWorks) Bill Damaschka
"Shrek 2" (DreamWorks) Andrew AdamsonAndrew Adamson

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
"Before Sunset" (Warner Independent PicturesWarner Independent Pictures) Screenplay by Richard Linklater& Julie Delpy & Ethan Hawke - Story by Richard Linklater & Kim Krizan
"Finding Neverland" (Miramax) Screenplay by David Magee
"Million Dollar Baby" (Warner Bros.) Screenplay by Paul Haggis
"The Motorcycle Diaries" Screenplay by José Rivera (Focus Features and Film Four)
"Sideways" (Fox Searchlight/20th Century Fox) Screenplay by Alexander Payne & Jim Taylor

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
"The Aviator" (Miramax, Initial Entertainment Group Written by John Logan and Warner Bros.)
"Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" Screenplay by Charlie Kaufman (Focus Features) Story by Charlie Kaufman & Michel Gondry & Pierre Bismuth
"Hotel Rwanda" (United Artists in association with Written by Keir Pearson & Terry George, Lions Gate Entertainment through MGM Distribution Co.)
"The Incredibles" (Buena Vista) Written by Brad Bird
"Vera Drake" (Fine Line Features, Alain Sarde and UK Film Written by Mike Leigh Council in association with Inside Track Films)

ART DIRECTION
"The Aviator" (Miramax, Initial Entertainment Group Art Direction: Dante Ferretti and Warner Bros.) Set Decoration: Francesca Lo Schiavo
"Finding Neverland" (Miramax) Art Direction: Gemma Jackson, Set Decoration: Trisha Edwards
"Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events" Art Direction: Rick Heinrichs, (Paramount and DreamWorks) Set Decoration: Cheryl A. Carasik
"The Phantom of the Opera""The Phantom Of The Opera" Art Direction: Anthony Pratt (Warner Bros.) Set Decoration: Celia Bobak
"A Very Long Engagement" Art Direction: Aline Bonetto - (Warner Independent Pictures)

CINEMATOGRAPHY
"The Aviator" (Miramax, Initial Entertainment Group Robert Richardsonand Warner Bros.)
"House of Flying Daggers" (Sony Pictures Classics) Zhao Xiaoding
"The Passion of the Christ" (Icon and Newmarket) Caleb Deschanel
"The Phantom of the Opera" (Warner Bros.) John Mathieson
"A Very Long Engagement" Bruno Delbonnel (Warner Independent Pictures)

COSTUME DESIGN
"The Aviator" (Miramax, Initial Entertainment Group Sandy Powell and Warner Bros.)
"Finding Neverland" (Miramax) Alexandra Byrne
"Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events" Colleen Atwood, (Paramount and DreamWorks)
"Ray" (Universal) Sharen Davis
"Troy" (Warner Bros.) Bob Ringwood

DOCUMENTARY
"Born into Brothels" (THINKFilm) Ross Kauffman and Zana Briski - A Red Light Films, Inc. Production
"The Story of the Weeping Camel" (THINKFilm) Luigi Falorni and Byambasuren Davaa - A Hochschule für Fernsehen und Film München Production
" Super Size Me" (Roadside Attractions/Samuel Morgan Spurlock Goldwyn Films) A Kathbur Productions/The Con Production
"Tupac: Resurrection" (Paramount) Lauren Lazin and Karolyn Ali An MTV - Amaru Entertainment, Inc. Production
"Twist of Faith" Kirby Dick and Eddie Schmidt - A Chain Camera Pictures Production

DOCUMENTARY SHORT
"Autism Is a World" Gerardine Wurzburg - A State of the Art Production
"The Children of Leningradsky" Hanna Polak and Andrzej Celinski - A Hanna Polak Production
"Hardwood" Hubert Davis and Erin Faith Young - A Hardwood Pictures and National Film - Board of Canada Production
"Mighty Times: The Children’s March" Robert Hudson and Bobby Houston - A Tell the Truth Pictures Production
"Sister Rose’s Passion" Oren Jacoby and Steve Kalafer - A New Jersey Studios Production

EDITOR
"The Aviator" (Miramax, Initial Entertainment Group Thelma Schoonmaker and Warner Bros.)
"Collateral" (DreamWorks and Paramount) Jim MillerJim Miller and Paul Rubell
"Finding Neverland" (Miramax) Matt Chesse
"Million Dollar Baby" (Warner Bros.) Joel Cox
"Ray" (Universal) Paul Hirsch

FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
"As It Is in Heaven" Sweden, A GF Studios Production
"The Chorus (Les Choristes)" France, A Galatée Films/Pathé Renn/France 2, Cinema/Novo Arturo Films/Vega Film AG Production
"Downfall""Downfall" Germany, A Constantin Film Production
"The Sea Inside" Spain, A Sogecine and Himenóptero Production
"Yesterday" South Africa, A Videovision Entertainment Production

MAKEUP
"Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events" Valli O’Reilly and Bill Corso, (Paramount and DreamWorks)
"The Passion of the Christ" Keith Vanderlaan and Christien Tinsley, (Icon and Newmarket)
"The Sea Inside" (Fine Line Features and Sogepaq) Jo Allen and Manuel García

ORIGINAL SCORE
"Finding Neverland" (Miramax) Jan A.P. Kaczmarek
"Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" John Williams (Warner Bros.)
"Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events" Thomas Newman (Paramount and DreamWorks)
"The Passion of the Christ" (Icon and Newmarket) John Debney
"The Village" (Buena Vista) James Newton Howard

ORIGINAL SONG
"Accidentally In Love" from Music by Adam Duritz, Charles Gillingham,
"Shrek 2" (DreamWorks) Jim Bogios, David Immergluck, Matthew Mallery and David Bryson, Lyric by Adam Duritz and Daniel Vickrey
"Al Otro Lado Del Río" from Music and Lyric by Jorge Drexler
"The Motorcycle Diaries" (Focus Features and Film Four)
"Believe" from Music and Lyric by Glen Ballard and Alan Silvestri "The Polar Express" (Warner Bros.)
"Learn To Be Lonely" from Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber
"The Phantom of the Opera" (Warner Bros.) Lyric by Charles Hart
"Look To Your Path (Vois Sur Ton Chemin)" from Music by Bruno Coulais
"The Chorus (Les Choristes)" (Miramax) Lyric by Christophe Barratier

ANIMATED SHORT
"Birthday Boy" Sejong Park and Andrew Gregory - An Australian Film, TV and Radio School Production
"Gopher Broke" Jeff Fowler and Tim Miller - A Blur Studio Production
"Guard Dog" Bill Plympton - A Bill Plympton Production
"Lorenzo" Mike Gabriel and Baker Bloodworth - A Walt Disney Pictures Production
"Ryan" Chris Landreth - A Copper Heart Entertainment & National Film Board of Canada Production

LIVE ACTION SHORT
"Everything in This Country Must" Gary McKendry - A Six Mile LLC Production
"Little Terrorist" Ashvin Kumar - An Alipur Films Production
"7:35 in the Morning (7:35 de la Mañana)" Nacho Vigalondo - An Ibarretxe & Co. Production
"Two Cars, One Night" Taika Waititi and Ainsley Gardiner - A Defender Films Limited Production
"Wasp" Andrea Arnold - A Cowboy Films Production

SOUND EDITING
"The Incredibles" (Buena Vista) Michael Silvers and Randy Thom
"The Polar Express" (Warner Bros.) Randy Thom and Dennis Leonard
"Spider-Man 2" (Sony Pictures Releasing) Paul N.J. Ottosson

SOUND MIXING
"The Aviator" (Miramax, Initial Entertainment Group Tom Fleischman and Petur Hliddal and Warner Bros.)
"The Incredibles" (Buena Vista) Randy Thom, Gary A. Rizzo and Doc Kane
"The Polar Express" (Warner Bros.) Randy Thom, Tom Johnson, Dennis Sands and William B. Kaplan
"Ray" (Universal) Scott Millan, Greg Orloff, Bob Beemer and Steve Cantamessa
"Spider-Man 2" (Sony Pictures Releasing) Kevin O’Connell, Greg P. Russell, Jeffrey J. Haboush and Joseph Geisinger

VISUAL EFFECTS
"Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" Roger Guyett, Tim Burke, John Richardson (Warner Bros.) and Bill George
"I, Robot" (20th Century Fox) John Nelson, Andrew R. Jones, Erik Nash and Joe Letteri
"Spider-Man 2" (Sony Pictures Releasing) John Dykstra, Scott Stokdyk, Anthony LaMolinara and John Frazier

My Comments:

Well, a few surprises, mostly No Paul Giamatti, Alan Alda for supporting actor, and Shark Tale for Animated Feature.

- That Paul Giamatti is not there is a travesty. If they were to leave someone out to put Clint in there then it should have been Johnny Depp.

- Alan Alda beating fifth place Supporting actors favorites Peter Saarsgard and David Carradine. I guess thats fine, not a total shock but I feel that Alda's performances wasn't as good and big as the other two left out.

- No House of Flying Daggers? what do these people have to do to get a nomination NOT BE POPULAR like Hero was in 2002? "Oh no, you got your movie released, be happy with that don't even think about a nomination".

- What the fuck is Shark Tale doing there??? I know that The Polar Express was kind of a fealure but at least it had a bigger known team behind it and besides, shark tale was a piece of shit.

- Sophie Okonedo was my sixth pick as best supporting, but just cause I was supporting Kate Winslett. But not a shock, Okonedo's performance was excellent and the nomination is well deserved.

- Catalina Sandina Moreno, again not a shock. Kind of expected. I wanted Uma there though.

- Mike Leigh beating Marc Forster, Michael Mann and Mike Nichols for that last spot for Best Director. Vera Drake is pure great performances so I guess its no shock it could've been any of them I would've gone with Mann just for using the handled camera.

- No Sky Captain for Best Visual Effects. I mean, the nominated ones are fine but Sky Captain is revolutionary.

- No Mick Jagger's "Old Habits Die Hard" from Alfie and no Wyclef Jean's "A Million Voices" from Hotel Rwanda??? What the fuck happened there?.