'Aviator,' 'Baby' dominate 2005 Academy Awards
{{date|February 28, 2005}}
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The {{w|77th Annual Academy Awards}} were held on February 27th, 2005 and broadcast live across the world.  Some of the more poignant moments included a tribute to {{w|Johnny Carson}}, frequent host of the Awards, as well as a video tribute to many people involved in the movie industry who died in the past year, including {{w|Rodney Dangerfield}}, {{w|Ossie Davis}}, {{w|Christopher Reeve}}, {{w|Marlon Brando}}, and {{w|Ronald Reagan}}, set to the music of {{w|Yo Yo Ma}}.

==Winners/Nominees==
===Best Picture===
'''''{{w|Million Dollar Baby}}'''''
:'''Other nominees'''
* ''{{w|The Aviator}}''
* ''{{w|Finding Neverland}}''
* ''{{w|Ray (movie)|Ray}}''
* ''{{w|Sideways}}''

===Achievement in Directing===
'''{{w|Clint Eastwood}}</font>, ''<font color="red">{{w|Million Dollar Baby}}'''''
====Other nominees====
* {{w|Martin Scorsese}}, ''{{w|The Aviator}}''
* {{w|Taylor Hackford}}, ''{{w|Ray (movie)|Ray}}''
* {{w|Alexander Payne}}, ''{{w|Sideways}}''
* {{w|Mike Leigh}}, ''{{w|Vera Drake}}''

===Best Actor in a Leading Role===
'''{{w|Jamie Foxx}}</font>, ''<font color="red">{{w|Ray (movie)|Ray}}'''''
:'''Other nominees'''
* {{w|Don Cheadle}}, ''{{w|Hotel Rwanda}}''
* {{w|Johnny Depp}}, ''{{w|Finding Neverland}}''
* {{w|Leonardo DiCaprio}}, ''{{w|The Aviator}}''
* {{w|Clint Eastwood}}, ''{{w|Million Dollar Baby}}''

===Best Supporting Actor===
'''{{w|Morgan Freeman}}</font>, ''<font color="red">{{w|Million Dollar Baby}}'''''
:'''Other nominees'''
* {{w|Alan Alda}}, ''{{w|The Aviator}}''
* {{w|Thomas Haden Church}}, ''{{w|Sideways}}''
* {{w|Jamie Foxx}}, ''{{w|Collateral (movie)|Collateral}}''
* {{w|Clive Owen}}, ''{{w|Closer (movie)|Closer}}''

===Best Actress in a Leading Role===
'''{{w|Hilary Swank}}</font>, ''<font color="red">{{w|Million Dollar Baby}}'''''
:'''Other nominees'''
* {{w|Annette Bening}}, ''{{w|Being Julia}}''
* {{w|Catalina Sandino Moreno}}, ''{{w|Maria Full of Grace}}''
* {{w|Imelda Staunton}}, ''{{w|Vera Drake}}''
* {{w|Kate Winslet}}, ''{{w|Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind}}''

===Best Supporting Actress===
'''{{w|Cate Blanchett}}</font>, ''<font color="red">{{w|The Aviator}}'''''
:'''Other nominees'''
* {{w|Laura Linney}}, ''{{w|Kinsey (movie)|Kinsey}}''
* {{w|Virginia Madsen}}, ''{{w|Sideways}}''
* {{w|Sophie Okenodo}}, ''{{w|Hotel Rwanda}}''
* {{w|Natalie Portman}}, ''{{w|Closer (movie)|Closer}}''

===Best Original Screenplay===
'''''{{w|Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind}}'''''
:'''Other nominees'''
* ''{{w|The Aviator}}''
* ''{{w|Hotel Rwanda}}''
* ''{{w|The Incredibles}}''
* ''{{w|Vera Drake}}''

===Best Adapted Screenplay===
'''''{{w|Sideways}}'''''
:'''Other nominees'''
* ''{{w|Before Sunset}}''
* ''{{w|Finding Neverland}}''
* ''{{w|Million Dollar Baby}}''
* ''{{w|he Motorcycle Diaries (movie)|The Motorcycle Diaries}}''

===Best Foreign-Language Film===
'''''{{w|Mar adentro|The Sea Inside}}'''''
:'''Other nominees'''
* ''As It Is In Heaven''
* ''{{w|Les Choristes|The Chorus}}''
* ''Downfall''
* ''{{w|Yesterday (movie)|Yesterday}}''

===Best Animated Feature Film===
'''''{{w|The Incredibles}}'''''
:'''Other nominees'''
* ''{{w|Shark Tale}}''
* ''{{w|Shrek 2}}''

===Achievement in Art Direction===
'''''{{w|The Aviator}}'''''
:'''Other nominees'''
* ''{{w|Finding Neverland}}''
* {{w|Lemony Snicket|Lemony Snicket's}} ''{{w|Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (movie)|A Series of Unfortunate Events}}''
* {{w|Andrew Lloyd Webber|Andrew Lloyd Webber's}} ''{{w|The Phantom of the Opera (2004 movie)|The Phantom of the Opera}}''
* ''{{w|A Very Long Engagement}}''

===Achievement in Cinematography===
'''''{{w|The Aviator}}'''''
:'''Other nominees'''
* ''{{w|House of Flying Daggers}}''
* ''{{w|The Passion of the Christ}}''
* {{w|Andrew Lloyd Webber|Andrew Lloyd Webber's}} ''{{w|The Phantom of the Opera (2004 movie)|The Phantom of the Opera}}''
* ''{{w|A Very Long Engagement}}''

===Achievement in Costume Design===
'''''{{w|The Aviator}}'''''
:'''Other nominees'''
* ''{{w|Finding Neverland}}''
* {{w|Lemony Snicket|Lemony Snicket's}} ''{{w|Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (movie)|A Series of Unfortunate Events}}''
* ''{{w|Ray (movie)|Ray}}''
* ''{{w|Troy (movie)|Troy}}''

===Best Documentary Feature===
'''''{{w|Born into Brothels}}'''''
:'''Other nominees'''
* ''{{w|The Story of the Weeping Camel}}''
* ''{{w|Super Size Me}}''
* ''Tupac: Resurrection''
* ''Twist of Faith''

===Best Film Editing===
'''''{{w|The Aviator}}'''''
:'''Other nominees'''
* ''{{w|Collateral (movie)|Collateral}}''
* ''{{w|Finding Neverland}}''
* ''{{w|Million Dollar Baby}}''
* ''{{w|Ray (movie)|Ray}}''

===Achievement in Makeup===
'''''{{w|Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (movie)|A Series of Unfortunate Events}}'''''
:'''Other nominees'''
* ''{{w|The Passion of the Christ}}''
* ''{{w|The Sea Inside}}''

===Best Original Score===
'''''{{w|Finding Neverland}}'''''
:'''Other nominees'''
* ''{{w|Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (movie)|Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban}}''
* {{w|Lemony Snicket|Lemony Snicket's}} ''{{w|Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (movie)|A Series of Unfortunate Events}}''
* ''{{w|The Passion of the Christ}}''
* ''{{w|The Village (movie)|The Village}}''

===Original Song===
'''''Al Otro Lado Del Rio'', from ''{{w|The Motorcycle Diaries (movie)|The Motorcycle Diaries}}'''''
:'''Other nominees'''
* “Accidentally in Love”, ''{{w|Shrek 2}}''
* “Believe”, ''{{w|The Polar Express}}''
* “Learn to Be Lonely”, {{w|Andrew Lloyd Webber|Andrew Lloyd Webber's}} ''{{w|The Phantom of the Opera (2004 movie)|The Phantom of the Opera}}''
* “Look to Your Path (Vois sur ton chemin)”, ''{{w|Les Choristes|The Chorus}}''

===Achievement in Sound Mixing===
'''''{{w|Ray (movie)|Ray}}'''''
:'''Other nominees'''
* ''{{w|The Aviator}}''
* ''{{w|The Incredibles}}''
* ''{{w|The Polar Express}}''
* ''{{w|Spider-Man 2}}''

===Achievement in Sound Editing===
'''''{{w|The Incredibles}}'''''
:'''Other nominees'''
* ''{{w|The Polar Express}}''
* ''{{w|Spider-Man 2}}''

===Best Visual Effects===
'''''{{w|Spider-Man 2}}'''''
:'''Other nominees'''
* ''{{w|Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (movie)|Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban}}''
* ''{{w|I, Robot (movie)|I, Robot}}''

===Best Documentary Short===
'''''Mighty Times: The Children's March'''''
:'''Other nominees'''
* ''{{w|Autism is the World}}''
* ''The Children of Leningradsky''
* ''Hardwood''
* ''Sister Rose's Passion''

===Best Animated Short Film===
'''''{{w|Ryan (movie)|Ryan}}'''''
:'''Other nominees'''
* ''Birthday Boy''
* ''Gopher Broke''
* ''Guard Dog''
* ''Lorenzo''

===Best Live-Action Short Film===
'''''Wasp'''''
:'''Other nominees'''
* ''Everything in this Country Must''
* ''Little Terrorist''
* ''7:35 in the Morning''
* ''Two Cars, One Night''

==Sources==

*{{source|url=http://movies.yahoo.com/movies/feature/osc_03nominees.html|title=2005 Oscars 77th Academy Awards Coverage by Yahoo! Movies |author= |pub=Yahoo! |date=January 25, 2005}}

*{{source|url=http://movies.yahoo.com/movies/feature/osc_05winners.html|title=2005 Oscars 77th Academy Awards Coverage by Yahoo! Movies |author= |pub=Yahoo! |date=February 27, 2005}}

     
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