Posted by: Paul Heath
Date: January 31st, 2006
Source: Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences

Well, here they are; what we've all been waiting for, the nominations for this year's Academy Awards. No real surprises, but it's great to see MUNICH getting some recognition and BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN too, which leads the pack with eight nods. I'm not going to go into too much detail here as we'll reflect on the Academy choices a little later on today. For now, here are the full list of this year's Oscar nominees.

Performance by an actor in a leading role
- Philip Seymour Hoffman in “Capote”
- Terrence Howard in “Hustle & Flow”
- Heath Ledger in “Brokeback Mountain”
- Joaquin Phoenix in “Walk the Line”
- David Strathairn in “Good Night, and Good Luck.”

Performance by an actor in a supporting role
- George Clooney in “Syriana”
- Matt Dillon in “Crash”
- Paul Giamatti in “Cinderella Man”
- Jake Gyllenhaal in “Brokeback Mountain”
- William Hurt in “A History of Violence”

Performance by an actress in a leading role
- Judi Dench in “Mrs. Henderson Presents”
- Felicity Huffman in “Transamerica”
- Keira Knightley in “Pride & Prejudice”
- Charlize Theron in “North Country”
- Reese Witherspoon in “Walk the Line”

Performance by an actress in a supporting role
- Amy Adams in “Junebug”
- Catherine Keener in “Capote”
- Frances McDormand in “North Country”
- Rachel Weisz in “The Constant Gardener”
- Michelle Williams in “Brokeback Mountain”

Best animated feature film of the year
- “Howl’s Moving Castle”
- “Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride”
- “Wallace & Gromit in the Curse of the Were-Rabbit”

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”
- “Brokeback Mountain”
- “Good Night, and Good Luck.”
- “Memoirs of a Geisha”
- “The New World”

Achievement in costume design
- “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory”
- “Memoirs of a Geisha”
- “Mrs. Henderson Presents”
- “Pride & Prejudice”
- “Walk the Line”

Achievement in directing
- “Brokeback Mountain”
Ang Lee
- "Capote”
Bennett Miller
- “Crash”
Paul Haggis
- “Good Night, and Good Luck.”
George Clooney
- “Munich”
Steven Spielberg

Best documentary feature
- “Darwin’s Nightmare”
- “Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room”
- “March of the Penguins”
- “Murderball”
- “Street Fight”

Best documentary short subject
- “The Death of Kevin Carter: Casualty of the Bang Bang Club”
- “God Sleeps in Rwanda”
- “The Mushroom Club”
- “A Note of Triumph: The Golden Age of Norman Corwin”

Achievement in film editing
- “Cinderella Man”
- “The Constant Gardener”
- “Crash”
- “Munich”
- “Walk the Line”

Best foreign language film of the year
- “Don’t Tell”
- Joyeux Noël”
- “Paradise Now”
- “Sophie Scholl - The Final Days”
- "Tsotsi”

Achievement in makeup
- “The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe”
- “Cinderella Man”
- “Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith”
Dave Elsey and Nikki Gooley

Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score)
- “Brokeback Mountain” Gustavo Santaolalla
- “The Constant Gardener” Alberto Iglesias
- “Memoirs of a Geisha” John Williams
- “Munich” John Williams
- “Pride & Prejudice” Dario Marianelli

Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original song)
- “In the Deep” from “Crash”
Music by Kathleen “Bird” York and Michael Becker
Lyric by Kathleen “Bird” York
- “It’s Hard Out Here for a Pimp” from“Hustle & Flow”
Music and Lyric by Jordan Houston, Cedric Coleman and Paul Beauregard
- “Travelin’ Thru” from “Transamerica”
Music and Lyric by Dolly Parton

Best motion picture of the year
- “Brokeback Mountain”
- “Capote”
- “Crash”
- “Good Night, and Good Luck."
- “Munich”

Best animated short film
- “Badgered”
- “The Moon and the Son: An Imagined Conversation”
- “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
- “The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe”
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- “King Kong”
- “Memoirs of a Geisha”
- “Walk the Line”
- “War of the Worlds”

Achievement in visual effects
- “The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe”
- “King Kong”
- “War of the Worlds”

Adapted screenplay
- “Brokeback Mountain”
Screenplay by Larry McMurtry & Diana Ossana
- “Capote”
Screenplay by Dan Futterman
- “The Constant Gardener”
Screenplay by Jeffrey Caine
- “A History of Violence”
Screenplay by Josh Olson
- “Munich”
Screenplay by Tony Kushner and Eric Roth

Original screenplay
- “Crash”
Screenplay by Paul Haggis & Bobby Moresco
Story by Paul Haggis
- “Good Night, and Good Luck.”
Screenplay by George Clooney & Grant Heslov
- “Match Point”
Written by Woody Allen
- “The Squid and the Whale”
Written by Noah Baumbach
- “Syriana”
Written by Stephen Gaghan