78th Academy Awards nominees and winners

The nominees for the 78th Academy Awards were announced on January 31 2006 by Academy president Sid Ganis and actress Mira Sorvino, at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in the Academy's Beverly Hills headquarters. The winners were announced March 5 at a ceremony at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, California.

Films that won multiple Oscars include: "Crash", "Brokeback Mountain", "Memoirs of a Geisha", and "King Kong" (all winning three awards apiece).

"Winners are highlighted in boldface".

=Best Motion Picture Of The Year=

*"Brokeback Mountain"
*"Capote"
*"Crash"
*"Good Night, and Good Luck"
*"Munich"

Achievement in Directing

*George Clooney - "Good Night, and Good Luck."
*Paul Haggis - "Crash"
*Ang Lee - "Brokeback Mountain"
*Bennett Miller - "Capote"
*Steven Spielberg - "Munich"

=Best Performance By An Actor In A Leading Role=

*Philip Seymour Hoffman - "Capote"
*Terrence Howard - "Hustle & Flow"
*Heath Ledger - "Brokeback Mountain"
*Joaquin Phoenix - "Walk the Line"
*David Strathairn - "Good Night, and Good Luck."

=Best Performance by An Actress In A Leading Role=

*Judi Dench - "Mrs. Henderson Presents"
*Felicity Huffman - "Transamerica"
*Keira Knightley - "Pride & Prejudice"
*Charlize Theron - "North Country"
*Reese Witherspoon - "Walk the Line"

=Best Performance By An Actor In A Supporting Role=

*George Clooney - "Syriana"
*Matt Dillon - "Crash"
*Paul Giamatti - "Cinderella Man"
*Jake Gyllenhaal - "Brokeback Mountain"
*William Hurt - "A History of Violence"

=Best Performance By An Actress In A Supporting Role=

*Amy Adams - "Junebug"
*Catherine Keener - "Capote"
*Frances McDormand - "North Country"
*Rachel Weisz - "The Constant Gardener"
*Michelle Williams - "Brokeback Mountain"

=Best Animated Feature Film Of The Year=

*"Howl's Moving Castle"
*"Tim Burton's Corpse Bride"
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=Best Foreign Language Film Of The Year=

*"Don't Tell" (Italy)
*"Joyeux Noël" (France)
*"Paradise Now" (Palestinian Territories)
*"Sophie Scholl - The Final Days" (Germany)
*"Tsotsi" (South Africa)

=Adapted Screenplay=

*"Brokeback Mountain" - Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana, based on the story by Annie Proulx
*"Capote" - Dan Futterman, based on the biography by Gerald Clarke
*"The Constant Gardener" - Jeffrey Caine, based on the novel by John le Carré
*"A History of Violence" - Josh Olson, based on the graphic novel by John Wagner and Vince Locke
*"Munich" - Tony Kushner and Eric Roth, based on the novel by George Jonas

=Original Screenplay=

*"Crash" — Paul Haggis and "'Robert Moresco
*"Good Night, and Good Luck." — George Clooney and Grant Heslov
*"Match Point" — Woody Allen
*"The Squid and the Whale" — Noah Baumbach
*"Syriana" — Stephen Gaghan

=Achievement In Art Direction=

*"Good Night, and Good Luck."
*"Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire"
*"King Kong"
*"Memoirs of a Geisha"
*"Pride & Prejudice"

=Achievement In Cinematography=

*"Batman Begins" - Wally Pfister
*"Brokeback Mountain" - Rodrigo Prieto
*"Good Night, and Good Luck." - Robert Elswit
*"Memoirs of a Geisha" - Dion Beebe
*"The New World" - Emmanuel Lubezki

=Achievement In Costume Design=

*"Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" - Gabriella Pescucci
*"Memoirs of a Geisha" - Colleen Atwood
*"Mrs. Henderson Presents" - Sandy Powell
*"Pride & Prejudice" - Jacqueline Durran
*"Walk the Line" - Arianne Phillips

=Best Documentary Feature=

*"Darwin's Nightmare"
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*"March of the Penguins"
*"Murderball"
*"Street Fight"

=Best Documentary Short Subject=

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*"God Sleeps in Rwanda"
*"The Mushroom Club"
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=Achievement In Film Editing=

*"Cinderella Man"
*"The Constant Gardener"
*"Crash"
*"Munich"
*"Walk the Line"

Achievement In Makeup

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*"Cinderella Man"
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=Achievement In Music Written For Motion Pictures (Original Score)=

*"Brokeback Mountain"
*"The Constant Gardener"
*"Memoirs of a Geisha"
*"Munich"
*"Pride & Prejudice"

Achievement In Music Written For Motion Pictures (Original Song)

*"In the Deep" – "Crash"
*"It's Hard Out Here for a Pimp" – "Hustle & Flow"
*"Travelin' Thru" – "Transamerica"

=Best Animated Short Film=

*"Badgered"
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*"The Mysterious Geographic Explorations of Jasper Morello"
*"9"
*"One Man Band"

=Best Live Action Short Film=

*"Ausreißer" (The Runaway)
*"Cashback"
*"The Last Farm"
*"Our Time is Up"
*"Six Shooter"

=Achievement In Sound Editing=

*"King Kong"
*"Memoirs of a Geisha"
*"War of the Worlds"

=Achievement In Sound Mixing=

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*"King Kong"
*"Memoirs of a Geisha"
*"Walk the Line"
*"War of the Worlds"

=Achievement In Visual Effects=

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*"King Kong"
*"War of the Worlds"

pecial honors

Academy Honorary Award:*Robert Altman

ee also

*Longlists for 78th Academy Awards