77th Academy Awards

  • Performance by an actress in a leading role: Hilary Swank in “Million Dollar Baby” (Warner Bros.)
  • Performance by an actress in a supporting role: Cate Blanchett in “The Aviator” (Miramax, Initial Entertainment Group and Warner Bros.)
  • Performance by an actor in a leading role: Jamie Foxx in “Ray” (Universal)
  • Performance by an actor in a supporting role: Morgan Freeman in “Million Dollar Baby” (Warner Bros.)
  • Best animated feature film of the year: “The Incredibles” (Buena Vista) Brad Bird
  • Achievement in art direction: “The Aviator” (Miramax, Initial Entertainment Group and Warner Bros.) Art Direction: Dante Ferretti Set Decoration: Francesca Lo Schiavo
  • Achievement in cinematography:“The Aviator” (Miramax, Initial Entertainment Group and Warner Bros.) Robert Richardson
  • Achievement in costume design: “The Aviator” (Miramax, Initial Entertainment Group and Warner Bros.) Sandy Powell
  • Achievement in directing: “Million Dollar Baby” (Warner Bros.) Clint Eastwood
  • Best documentary feature: “Born into Brothels” (THINKFilm) A Red Light Films, Inc. Production Ross Kauffman and Zana Briski
  • Best documentary short subject: “Mighty Times: The Children’s March”A Tell the Truth Pictures Production Robert Hudson and Bobby Houston
  • Achievement in film editing: “The Aviator” (Miramax, Initial Entertainment Group and Warner Bros.) Thelma Schoonmaker
  • Best foreign language film of the year: “As It Is in Heaven”A GF Studios Production Sweden
  • Achievement in makeup: “Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events”( Paramount and DreamWorks) Valli O’Reilly and Bill Corso
  • Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score): “Finding Neverland” (Miramax) Jan A.P. Kaczmarek
  • Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original song): “Al Otro Lado Del Rio” from “The Motorcycle Diaries” (Focus Features and Film Four) Music and Lyric by Jorge Drexler
  • Best motion picture of the year: “Million Dollar Baby” (Warner Bros.) A Warner Bros. Pictures Production Clint Eastwood, Albert S. Ruddy and Tom Rosenberg, Producers
  • Best animated short film: “Ryan”A Copper Heart Entertainment & National Film Board of Canada Production Chris Landreth
  • Best live action short film: “Wasp”A Cowboy Films Production Andrea Arnold
  • Achievement in sound editing: “The Incredibles” ( Buena Vista ) Michael Silvers and Randy Thom
  • Achievement in sound mixing: “Ray” (Universal) Scott Millan, Greg Orloff, Bob Beemer and Steve Cantamessa
  • Achievement in visual effects: “Spider-Man 2” (Sony Pictures Releasing) John Dykstra, Scott Stokdyk, Anthony LaMolinara and John Frazier
  • Adapted screenplay: “Sideways” (Fox Searchlight/20th Century Fox) Screenplay by Alexander Payne & Jim Taylor
  • Original screenplay: “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind” (Focus Features) Screenplay by Charlie Kaufman Story by Charlie Kaufman & Michel Gondry & Pierre Bismuth
  • Lifetime Achievement Award: Sidney Lumet