Oscars 2005: Nominees Finally Announced

[ZapRowsdower]

Best Motion Picture of the Year

The Aviator (2004)
Finding Neverland (2004)
Million Dollar Baby (2004)
Ray (2004/I)
Sideways (2004)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role

Don Cheadle for Hotel Rwanda (2004)
Johnny Depp for Finding Neverland (2004)
Leonardo DiCaprio for The Aviator (2004)
Clint Eastwood for Million Dollar Baby (2004)
Jamie Foxx for Ray (2004/I)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role

Annette Bening for Being Julia (2004)
Catalina Sandino Moreno for Maria Full of Grace (2004)
Imelda Staunton for Vera Drake (2004)
Hilary Swank for Million Dollar Baby (2004)
Kate Winslet for Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role

Alan Alda for The Aviator (2004)
Thomas Haden Church for Sideways (2004)
Jamie Foxx for Collateral (2004)
Morgan Freeman for Million Dollar Baby (2004)
Clive Owen for Closer (2004/I)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role

Cate Blanchett for The Aviator (2004)
Laura Linney for Kinsey (2004)
Virginia Madsen for Sideways (2004)
Sophie Okonedo for Hotel Rwanda (2004)
Natalie Portman for Closer (2004/I)

Best Achievement in Directing

Clint Eastwood for Million Dollar Baby (2004)
Taylor Hackford for Ray (2004/I)
Mike Leigh for Vera Drake (2004)
Alexander Payne for Sideways (2004)
Martin Scorsese for The Aviator (2004)

Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen

The Aviator (2004) - John Logan
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) - Charlie Kaufman, Michel Gondry, Pierre Bismuth
Hotel Rwanda (2004) - Terry George, Keir Pearson
The Incredibles (2004) - Brad Bird
Vera Drake (2004) - Mike Leigh

Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published

Before Sunset (2004) - Richard Linklater, Kim Krizan, Julie Delpy, Ethan Hawke
Finding Neverland (2004) - David Magee
Million Dollar Baby (2004) - Paul Haggis
Diarios de motocicleta (2004) - Jose Rivera
Sideways (2004) - Alexander Payne, Jim Taylor

Best Achievement in Cinematography

The Aviator (2004) - Robert Richardson
Shi mian mai fu (2004) - Xiaoding Zhao
The Passion of the Christ (2004) - Caleb Deschanel
The Phantom of the Opera (2004) - John Mathieson
Un long dimanche de fiançailles (2004) - Bruno Delbonnel

Best Achievement in Editing

The Aviator (2004) - Thelma Schoonmaker
Collateral (2004) - Jim Miller, Paul Rubell
Finding Neverland (2004) - Matt Chesse
Million Dollar Baby (2004) - Joel Cox
Ray (2004/I) - Paul Hirsch

Best Achievement in Art Direction

The Aviator (2004) - Dante Ferretti, Francesca LoSchiavo
Finding Neverland (2004) - Gemma Jackson, Trisha Edwards
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004) - Rick Heinrichs, Cheryl Carasik
The Phantom of the Opera (2004) - Anthony Pratt, Celia Bobak
Un long dimanche de fiançailles (2004) - Aline Bonetto

Best Achievement in Costume Design

The Aviator (2004) - Sandy Powell
Finding Neverland (2004) - Alexandra Byrne
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004) - Colleen Atwood
Ray (2004/I) - Sharen Davis
Troy (2004) - Bob Ringwood

Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Score

Finding Neverland (2004) - Jan A.P. Kaczmarek
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) - John Williams
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004) - Thomas Newman
The Passion of the Christ (2004) - John Debney
The Village (2004) - James Newton Howard

Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Song

Choristes, Les (2004) - Bruno Coulais, Christophe Barratier ("Look To Your Path (Vois Sur Ton Chemin)")
Diarios de motocicleta (2004) - Jorge Drexler ("Al Otro Lado Del Río")
The Phantom of the Opera (2004) - Andrew Lloyd Webber, Charles Hart ("Learn To Be Lonely")
The Polar Express (2004) - Glen Ballard, Alan Silvestri ("Believe")
Shrek 2 (2004) - David Bryson, Adam Duritz, David Immerglück, Matthew Malley, Dan Vickrey, Charles Gillingham, Jim Bogios ("Accidentally In Love")

Best Achievement in Makeup

Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004) - Valli O'Reilly, Bill Corso
The Passion of the Christ (2004) - Keith VanderLaan, Christien Tinsley
Mar adentro (2004/I) - Jo Allen, Manolo García

Best Achievement in Sound

The Aviator (2004) - Tom Fleischman, Petur Hliddal
The Incredibles (2004) - Randy Thom, Gary Rizzo, Doc Kane
The Polar Express (2004) - William B. Kaplan, Randy Thom, Tom Johnson, Dennis S. Sands
Ray (2004/I) - Scott Millan, Greg Orloff, Bob Beemer, Steve Cantamessa
Spider-Man 2 (2004) - Kevin O'Connell, Greg P. Russell, Jeffrey J. Haboush, Joseph Geisinger

Best Achievement in Sound Editing

The Incredibles (2004) - Michael Silvers, Randy Thom
The Polar Express (2004) - Randy Thom, Dennis Leonard
Spider-Man 2 (2004) - Paul N.J. Ottosson

Best Achievement in Visual Effects

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) - Tim Burke, Roger Guyett, Bill George, John Richardson
I, Robot (2004) - John Nelson, Andy Jones, Erik Nash, Joe Letteri
Spider-Man 2 (2004) - John Dykstra, Scott Stokdyk, Anthony LaMolinara, John Frazier

Best Animated Feature Film of the Year

The Incredibles (2004) - Brad Bird
Shark Tale (2004) - Bill Damaschke
Shrek 2 (2004) - Andrew Adamson

Best Foreign Language Film of the Year

Choristes, Les (2004) - Christophe Barratier (France)
Untergang, Der (2004) - Oliver Hirschbiegel (Germany)
Mar adentro (2004/I) - Alejandro Amenábar (Spain)
Så som i himmelen (2004) - Kay Pollak (Sweden)
Yesterday (2004) - Darrell Roodt (South Africa)

Best Documentary, Features

Born Into Brothels: Calcutta's Red Light Kids (2004) - Zana Briski, Ross Kauffman
Geschichte vom weinenden Kamel, Die (2003) - Luigi Falorni, Byambasuren Davaa
Super Size Me (2004) - Morgan Spurlock
Tupac: Resurrection (2003) - Karolyn Ali, Lauren Lazin
Twist of Faith (2005) - Eddie Schmidt, Kirby Dick

Best Documentary, Short Subjects

Autism Is a World (2004) - Gerardine Wurzburg
Children of Leningradsky, The (2005) - Polak, Hanna, Celinski, Andrzej
Hardwood (2004) - Erin Faith Young, Davis, Hubert (II)
Mighty Times: The Children's March (2004) - Robert Hudson, Robert Houston
Sister Rose's Passion (2004) - Oren Jacoby, Steve Kalafer

Best Short Film, Animated

Birthday Boy (2004/II) - Sejong Park, Andrew Gregory
Gopher Broke (2004) - Jeff Fowler, Tim Miller
Guard Dog (2004) - Bill Plympton
Lorenzo (2004) - Mike Gabriel, Baker Bloodworth
Ryan (2004) - Chris Landreth

Best Short Film, Live Action

Everything in This Country Must (2004) - Gary McKendry
Little Terrorist (2004) - Ashvin Kumar
7:35 de la mañana (2003) - Nacho Vigalondo
Two Cars, One Night (2003) - Taika Cohen, Ainsley Gardiner
Wasp (2003) - Andrea Arnold

[ZapRowsdower]

Comments:

1. Disappointed to see the Passion not get nominated for best picture or director, or any of the acting categories. But at least it's getting nominated for something.

2. What has Michael Moore learned from all this? When you got the best-reviewed documentary of the year, that doesn't mean it's worthy of the Best Picture Oscar. Even Tupac: Resurrection took a nomination, and that wasn't even a 2004 movie.

3. Three biopics in the best picture category? Oh, but then again, 2004 was a year of MANY biopics, so I can see how this happened.

4. The winner of Best Original Song for the Golden Globes wasn't even nominated. WTF. (I had the same reaction when Richard Gere wasn't nominated for Chicago in 2003)

5. They could have added a couple more movies to the visual effects category. Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow and the Day After Tomorrow come to mind.

6. Troy at least got one nomination. That was cool.

7. Still no Garden State. Sigh.

8. Here's hoping that Martin Scorsese actually wins the Oscar for Best Director this year.

9. The only big surprise in the Best Picture category is Ray. But then again, that fifth movie was ALWAYS a wildcard.

10. Alan Alda! That guy was great!

[Heineken Skywalker]

The only one I haven't seen to date in the Best Motion Picture category is Sideways, but I plan to.
Just saw Million Dollar Baby last night and thought it was brilliant!

I think Jamie Foxx has it sewn up for Ray.
Same for Hilary Swank for Million Dollar Baby.

Disappointing to see that David Carridine didn't get a nomination for Kill Bill, Vol. 2 for Best Supporting Actor.

For Best Supporting Actress, I've only actually seen Cate Blanchett for The Aviator.

As much as I liked Million Dollar Baby, I would love to see Martin Scorsese win for Best Director for The Aviator.

Even though it wasn't my favorite movie, I'm a little stunned that The Passion of the Christ didn't get any major nominations.

For Best Animated Feature Film of the Year.
Shark Tale?? A movie that was almost universally panned??
Uh, how about The Polar Express or Team America?? And why only three nominees, when almost every other category gets five?

[Termination]

Have not seen Some Kind of Monster documentary from 'tallica yet. Do you guys think that it deserved to be nominated?


Kate Winslet was good in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, however sinse I have not seen any other pictures for 'Actress in a Lead Role' I have no idea who will take home the Oscar. Same goes for Jamie Foxx in Collateral, for 'Best Supporting Actor'

I was actually surprised to see The Passion Of The Christ get any nominations period, cause of different religious beliefs out there.

Will I watch 'em, Nope. The Oscar is overrated. ;D

[ZapRowsdower]

Best picture is still up in the air. While the Golden Globes usually predict the Oscar quite accurately, sometimes the Academy picks a different movie. The Aviator and Sideways are the two most likely candidates, but don't count out Finding Neverland, or Million Dollar Baby either. (Just noticed Hotel Rwanda wasn't nominated, what's up with that?)

Best actor COULD go to Leonardo DiCaprio, who I still think was the best performance of the year. But Don Cheadle was also excellent in Hotel Rwanda. And of course, Jamie Foxx is receiving lots of buzz for Ray.

I have yet to see Being Julia, Maria Full of Grace, and Vera Drake, but I think Hilary Swank is gonna take home the Oscar.

I would definitely like to see Clive Owen take home an Oscar for Closer. He had the best performance (supporting) this year. Alan Alda and Thomas Haden Church are two other likely candidates.

I loved Natalie Portman in Closer, but this time, I'd like to see Cate Blanchett take home the Oscar. I would not be disappointed of Portman takes it, but Blanchett was excellent in the Aviator. Virginia Madsen also has a chance of winning it.

Director's gonna come down to Eastwood and Scorsese, and poor Scorsese, I hope he wins.

Original screenplay, I hope that goes to Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. The originality in that movie alone should be enough to win it.

Adapted screenplay's gonna come down to Sideways, Finding Neverland, and Million Dollar Baby. The Motorcycle Diaries might sneak up on all of them, but Sideways is most likely going to win.

Cinematography... PLEASE give it to the Passion. That is all.

Ray and Collateral had some nice editing in them.

Foreign Language: The Motorcycle Diaries and Tae Guk Gi are both missing fromt his category. I think the Sea Inside is going to win.

I think Shark Tale's going to win for Best Animated Feature. Just like last year, the Academy HAD to pick a third movie in order to give the Incredibles an Oscar. Apparently, like Heineken said, they forgot the Polar Express and Team America.

[Heineken Skywalker]

Termination said:

Have not seen Some Kind of Monster documentary from 'tallica yet. Do you guys think that it deserved to be nominated?

Yup!

[Pulpmariachi]

Best picture I'm rooting for The Aviator. I mean, Sideways was a good, funny movie, but it's not as brilliant as everyone is saying.

I'm a major Incredibles fan so I'm rooting for that one in all 4 nomination (Best Original Screeplay, Best Sound, Best Sound Editing, Best Animated Feature) and though it's probably in original screenplay just for filler, I would love to see it win. And I won't be mad if Eternal Sunshine wins, which it should.

My vote goes to Scorsese for best director, though if he wins finally it will be a pity victory. As much as I love Jonathan Demme, Scorsese should have won over a decade ago.

The Aviator gets my vote for cinematography too. Mainly because other than The Passion (a movie I really, really hate) I didn't see any of the other films.

Jamie Foxx should be Best Supporting Actor. I'm not sure about Best Actor yet, but I was hoping Jim Carrey would get a nod at least for Eternal Sunshine.

Sideways will probably nab Adapted Screeplay. That's a prediction not an opinion.

I will be SO pissed if Incredibles doesn't win Best Animated Feature. Shark Tale was a horrible movie, and though I do have my qualms with The Polar Express, it should have gotten a nod. Shrek 2 was alright but it was really slow in the beginning just rehashing jokes from the first film. But it'll be close I think, because the Academy is notorious for looking at the box office and Shrek 2 was ONLY the highest grossing movie of the year. Still, in terms of a good movie, hell, an EXCELLANT movie, Incredibles takes the cake.

I'm rooting for Harry Potter in visual effects and score. John Williams did something TOTALLY different with the Harry Potter score this time around and it fit the movie nicely. And Cuaron kept the FX on the down-low, but when they were there, they were awesome (the scene through the clocktower is my favorite CGI camerawork scene of all time).

Super Size Me was a great documentary and I hope it wins.

I hope Kate Winslet wins for Eterenal Sunshine.

And I feel that Johnny Depp is getting a serious nod this year. His Pirates nod last year was only because that film smashed the box office. His performane actually reminded me a lot like Ed Wood.

Oh, and Lemony Snicket's Series of Unfortunate Events had great set designs and costumes. Though I still believe that David Wasco does his best work in Wes Anderson films and should have gotten a nod for Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou.

[ZapRowsdower]

Wow, Pulp. I'm interested in knowing what your beef is with the Passion (which by the way is my favorite movie of the year AND second favorite movie of all time).

[Bartwald]

Best Animated Short Film: no Fallen Art?! Now, don't get me wrong: it's not that I'm praising it so because it's Polish; I'm praising it cause it's great. And I really want to see all the nominated short films to see if any of them comes close to it. I really hoped Baginski would have a good chance getting nominated as he was already known in the Oscar circles thanks to getting the nod for The Cathedral. So well - it's the greatest disappointment for me this year.

[frankenjohn]

Where's BAD EDUCATION?

[Heineken Skywalker]

In just about any public school in any big city in the U.S. ;D

[Phoenix]

Bartwald said:

Best Animated Short Film: no Fallen Art?! Now, don't get me wrong: it's not that I'm praising it so because it's Polish; I'm praising it cause it's great. And I really want to see all the nominated short films to see if any of them comes close to it. I really hoped Baginski would have a good chance getting nominated as he was already known in the Oscar circles thanks to getting the nod for The Cathedral. So well - it's the greatest disappointment for me this year.

I agree Bart. I specifically looked for it (I usually could care less about animated short films) but nada. I thought it was fantastic! Maybe too gruesome?