77th Academy Awards nominees and winners

The nominees for the 77th Academy Awards were announced on January 25 2005 by Academy president Frank Pierson and actor Adrien Brody, at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in the Academy's Beverly Hills headquarters. The winners were announced 27 February at a ceremony at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, California.

Films that won multiple Oscars include: "The Aviator" (5), "Million Dollar Baby" (4), "Ray" (2), and "The Incredibles" (2).

"Winners are highlighted in boldface".

=Best Motion Picture Of The Year=

* "The Aviator"
* "Finding Neverland"
* "Million Dollar Baby"
* "Ray"
* "Sideways"

Achievement in Directing

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

=Best Performance By An Actor In A Leading Role=

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

=Best Performance by An Actress In A Leading Role=

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

=Best Performance By An Actor In A Supporting Role=

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

=Best Performance By An Actress In A Supporting Role=

* Cate Blanchett - "The Aviator"
* Laura Linney - "Kinsey"
* Virginia Madsen - "Sideways"
* Sophie Okonedo - "Hotel Rwanda"
* Natalie Portman - "Closer"

=Best Animated Feature Film Of The Year=

* "The Incredibles"
* "Shark Tale"
* "Shrek 2"

=Best Foreign Language Film Of The Year=

* "As It Is in Heaven" (Sweden)
* "The Chorus" (France)
* "Der Untergang" ("Downfall") (Germany)
* "The Sea Inside" (Spain)
* "Yesterday" (South Africa)

=Adapted Screenplay=

* Richard Linklater, Julie Delpy and Ethan Hawke - "Before Sunset", sequel to "Before Sunrise"
* David Magee - "Finding Neverland", based on the play "The Man Who Was Peter Pan" by Allan Knee
* Paul Haggis - "Million Dollar Baby", based on the short stories by F.X. Toole
* José Rivera - "The Motorcycle Diaries", based on the autobiography by Che Guevara
* Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor - "Sideways", based on the novel by Rex Pickett

=Original Screenplay=

* John Logan - "The Aviator"
* Charlie Kaufman - "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind"
* Keir Pearson and Terry George - "Hotel Rwanda"
* Brad Bird - "The Incredibles"
* Mike Leigh - "Vera Drake"

=Achievement In Art Direction=

* "The Aviator"
* "Finding Neverland"
* "Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events"
* "The Phantom of the Opera"
* "A Very Long Engagement"

=Achievement In Cinematography=

* Robert Richardson - "The Aviator"
* Zhao Xiaoding - "House of Flying Daggers"
* Caleb Deschanel - "The Passion of the Christ"
* John Mathieson - "The Phantom of the Opera"
* Bruno Delbonnel - "A Very Long Engagement"

=Achievement In Costume Design=

* Sandy Powell - "The Aviator"
* Alexandra Byrne - "Finding Neverland"
* Colleen Atwood - "Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events"
* Sharen Davis - "Ray"
* Bob Ringwood - "Troy"

=Best Documentary Feature=

* "Born into Brothels"
* "The Story of the Weeping Camel"
* "Super Size Me"
* ""
* "Twist of Faith"

=Best Documentary Short Subject=

* "Autism Is a World"
* "The Children of Leningradsky"
* "Hardwood"
* ""
* "Sister Rose's Passion"

=Achievement In Film Editing=

* "The Aviator"
* "Collateral"
* "Finding Neverland"
* "Million Dollar Baby"
* "Ray"

Achievement In Makeup

* "Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events"
* "The Passion of the Christ"
* "The Sea Inside"

=Achievement In Music Written For Motion Pictures (Original Score)=

* "Finding Neverland"
* "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban"
* "Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events"
* "The Passion of the Christ"
* "The Village"

Achievement In Music Written For Motion Pictures (Original Song)

* "Accidentally in Love" – "Shrek 2"
* "Al Otro Lado Del Río" – "The Motorcycle Diaries"
* "Believe" – "The Polar Express"
* "Learn to Be Lonely" from "The Phantom of the Opera"
* "Look To Your Path (Vois Sur Ton Chemin)" from "The Chorus"

=Best Animated Short Film=

* "Birthday Boy"
* "Gopher Broke"
* "Guard Dog"
* "Lorenzo"
* "Ryan"

=Best Live Action Short Film=

* "Everything in This Country Must"
* "Little Terrorist"
* ""
* "Two Cars, One Night"
* "Wasp"

=Achievement In Sound Editing=

* "The Incredibles"
* "The Polar Express"
* "Spider-Man 2"

=Achievement In Sound Mixing=

* "The Aviator"
* "The Incredibles"
* "The Polar Express"
* "Ray"
* "Spider-Man 2"

=Achievement In Visual Effects=

* "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban"
* "I, Robot"
* "Spider-Man 2"

pecial honors

Academy Honorary Award:*Sidney Lumet