Our Oscars 2006

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Best Documentary, Features

Runner-Up: The Aristocrats (4 pts.)

Winner (7 pts.):

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Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Score

Runner-up: John Williams -- Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (11 pts.)

Winner: John Williams -- Munich (17 pts.)

Other nominees:

John Debney, Robert Rodriguez -- Sin City (10 pts.)
James Newton Howard -- King Kong (8 pts.)
Alberto Iglesias -- The Constant Gardener (3 pts.)

Other scores mentioned by voters:

Batman Begins
Brokeback Mountain
Kingdom of Heaven
Serenity
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

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Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role

Runner-up: Sandra Bullock for Crash (11 pts.)

Winner (14 pts.):



Rachel Weisz as Tessa Quayle in The Constant Gardener

Other nominees:

Jennifer Esposito for Crash (10 pts.)
Scarlett Johansson for Match Point (4 pts.)
Catherine Keener for The 40 Year Old Virgin (4 pts.)

The voters have also mentioned:

Rosario Dawson for Rent
Isla Fisher for Wedding Crashers
Frances McDormand for North Country
Connie Nielsen for The Great Raid
Thandie Newton for Crash
Tilda Swinton for The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Michelle Williams for Brokeback Mountain
Renée Zellweger for Cinderella Man

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Best Foreign Language Film of the Year

Runner-up: Kung Fu Hustle (7 pts.)

Winner (9 pts.):

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Best Achievement in Sound

Runner-up: King Kong (8 pts.)

Winner: War of the Worlds (12 pts.)

Best Achievement in Sound Editing

Runner-up: King Kong (12 pts.)

Winner: War of the Worlds (15 pts.)

Best Achievement in Makeup

Runner-up: Sin City (10 pts.)

Winner: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (12 pts.)

Best Achievement in Costume Design

Runner-up: Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (12 pts.)

Winner: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (13 pts.)

Best Achievement in Art Direction

Runner-up: King Kong (13 pts.)

Winner: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (14 pts.)

Best Achievement in Cinematography

Runner-up: Wally Pfister -- Batman Begins (10 pts.)

Winner: Andrew Lesnie, Derek Whipple -- King Kong (14 pts.)

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Best Achievement in Editing

Runner-up: Robert Rodriguez -- Sin City (13 pts.)

Winner: Michael Kahn -- Munich (17 pts.)

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Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role

Runner-up: Philip Seymour Hoffman for Capote (10 pts.)

Winner (14 pts.):



Eric Bana as Avner in Munich

Other nominees:

Bruce Willis for Sin City (9 pts.)
Christian Bale for Batman Begins (8 pts.)
Heath Ledger for Brokeback Mountain (3 pts.)

The voters have also mentioned:

Nicolas Cage for Lord of War
Steve Carrell for The 40 Year Old Virgin
Russell Crowe for Cinderella Man
Tom Cruise for War of the Worlds
Ralph Fiennes for The Constant Gardener
Ewan McGregor for Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
Viggo Mortensen for A History of Violence
Joaquin Phoenix for Walk the Line
Mickey Rourke for Sin City
David Strathairn for Good Night, and Good Luck.

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Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published

Runner-up: Frank Miller -- Sin City (14 pts.)

Winner: Tony Kushner, Eric Roth -- Munich (16 pts.)

Other nominees:

Andrew Adamson, Stephen McFeely, Ann Peacock, and Christopher Markus -- The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (7 pts.)
Larry McMurty, Diana Ossana -- Brokeback Mountain (3 pts.)
Josh Olson -- A History of Violence (3 pts.)

The voters have also mentioned:

Philippa Boyens, Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh -- King Kong
William Broyles Jr. -- Jarhead
Gill Dennis, James Mangold -- Walk the Line
Josh Friedman, David Koepp -- War of the Worlds
David S. Goyer, Christopher Nolan -- Batman Begins
Deborah Moggach -- Pride & Prejudice
Joss Whedon -- Serenity

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Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role

Runner-up: Reese Witherspoon for Walk the Line (8 pts.)

Winner (14 pts.):



Naomi Watts as Ann Darrow in King Kong

Other nominees:

Joan Allen for The Upside of Anger (7 pts.)
Felicity Huffman for Transamerica (5 pts.)
Keira Knightley for Pride & Prejudice (3 pts.)

The voters have also mentioned:

Maria Bello for A History of Violence
Dakota Fanning for War of the Worlds
Summer Glau for Serenity
Scarlett Johansson for The Island
Angelina Jolie for Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Cathernie Keener for Capote
Q'Orianka Kilcher for The New World
Keira Knightley for The Jacket
Gwyneth Paltrow for Proof
Charlize Theron for North Country

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Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen

Runners-up: George Clooney, Grant Heslov -- Good Night, and Good Luck. (8 pts.)

Winners: Paul Haggis, Robert Moresco -- Crash (14 pts.)

Other nominees:

Cliff Hollingsworth, Akiva Goldsman -- Cinderella Man (6 pts.)
Woody Allen -- Match Point (5 pts.)
Mike Binder -- The Upside of Anger (4 pts.)

The voters have also mentioned:

Judd Apatow, Steve Carell -- The 40 Year Old Virgin
Frank Cottrell Boyce -- Millions
Paul Harris Boardman, Scott Derrickson -- The Exorcism of Emily Rose
William Monahan -- Kingdom of Heaven
Andrew Niccol -- Lord of War

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Best Achievement in Directing

Runner-up: Paul Haggis for Crash (11 pts.)

Winner (19 pts.):



Steven Spielberg for Munich

Other nominees:

Frank Miller, Robert Rodriguez, and Special Guest Director Quentin Tarantino for Sin City (11 pts.)
Christopher Nolan for Batman Begins (5 pts.)
Ang Lee for Brokeback Mountain (2 pts.)

The voters have also recognized:

Woody Allen for Match Point
George Clooney for Good Night, and Good Luck.
David Cronenberg for A History of Violence
Ron Howard for Cinderella Man
Peter Jackson for King Kong
Fernando Meirelles for The Constant Gardener
Sam Mendes for Jarhead
George A. Romero for Land of the Dead
Steven Spielberg for War of the Worlds

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Now, the moment we've all been waiting for.

The RUNNER UP for best picture, with 10 votes in said category...

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But the WINNER of this board's Oscar for the year 2005...

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With a whopping 17 votes...