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- DirectorRidley ScottStarsRussell CroweJoaquin PhoenixConnie NielsenA former Roman General sets out to exact vengeance against the corrupt emperor who murdered his family and sent him into slavery.Best Film
Winner: Gladiator
Almost Famous
Billy Elliot
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Erin Brockovich
Traffic - DirectorStephen DaldryStarsJamie BellJulie WaltersJean HeywoodA talented young boy becomes torn between his unexpected love of dance and the disintegration of his family.Best Director
Winner: Steven Soderbergh – Traffic
Cameron Crowe – Almost Famous
Stephen Daldry – Billy Elliot
Ang Lee – Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Steven Soderbergh – Erin Brockovich
Ridley Scott – Gladiator
Sound: Gladiator
Cast Away
The Patriot
The Perfect Storm
Space Cowboys
U-571 - DirectorRobert ZemeckisStarsTom HanksHelen HuntPaul SanchezA FedEx executive undergoes a physical and emotional transformation after crash landing on a deserted island.Best Actor
Winner: Tom Hanks – Cast Away
Javier Bardem – Before Night Falls
Jamie Bell – Billy Elliot
Russell Crowe – Gladiator
Michael Douglas – Wonder Boys
Geoffrey Rush – Quills
Cinematography: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon – Peter Pau
Gladiator
Malena
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
The Patriot
Traffic - DirectorSteven SoderberghStarsJulia RobertsAlbert FinneyDavid BrisbinAn unemployed single mother becomes a legal assistant and almost single-handedly brings down a California power company accused of polluting a city's water supply.Best Actress
Winner: Julia Roberts – Erin Brockovich
Joan Allen – The Contender
Bjork – Dancer in the Dark
Ellen Burstyn – Requiem For a Dream
Laura Linney – You Can Count On Me
Michelle Yeoh – Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Production: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon – Tim Yip
Gladiator
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
Quills
Vatel - DirectorSteven SoderberghStarsMichael DouglasBenicio Del ToroCatherine Zeta-JonesA conservative judge is appointed by the President to spearhead America's escalating war against drugs, only to discover that his teenage daughter is a crack addict. Two DEA agents protect an informant. A jailed drug baron's wife attempts to carry on the family business.Best Supporting Actor
Winner: Benicio del Toro – Traffic
Jeff Bridges – The Contender
Willem Dafoe – Shadow of the Vampire
Albert Finney – Erin Brockovich
Gary Oldman – The Contender
Joaquin Phoenix – Gladiator
Film Editing: Traffic – Stephen Mirrione
Almost Famous
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Gladiator
Requiem for a Dream
Wonder Boys - DirectorEd HarrisStarsEd HarrisMarcia Gay HardenRobert KnottA film about the life and career of the American painter, Jackson Pollock.Best Supporting Actress
Winner: Marcia Gay Harden – Pollock
Kate Hudson – Almost Famous
Frances McDormand – Almost Famous
Julie Walters – Billy Elliot
Catherine Zeta-Jones – Traffic
Ziyi Zhang – Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Costume: Gladiator – Janty Yates
102 Dalmatians
The Cell
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Quills - DirectorCameron CroweStarsBilly CrudupPatrick FugitKate HudsonA high-school boy in the early 1970s is given the chance to write a story for Rolling Stone magazine about an up-and-coming rock band as he accompanies them on their concert tour.Best Screeplay
Original: Almost Famous – Cameron Crowe
Billy Elliot
Chicken Run
Erin Brockovich
Gladiator
You Can Count on Me
Adapted: Traffic – Stephen Gaghan
Chocolat
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
High Fidelity
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
Wonder Boys - DirectorAng LeeStarsChow Yun-FatMichelle YeohZiyi ZhangA young Chinese warrior steals a sword from a famed swordsman and then escapes into a world of romantic adventure with a mysterious man in the frontier of the nation.Best Foreign Film
Winner: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (Taiwan) – Ang Lee
Amores Perros (Mexico)
Divided We Fall (Czech Republic)
Everybody's Famous! (Belgium)
In the Mood for Love (Hong Kong)
The Taste of Others (France)
Makeup: How the Grinch Stole Christmas
The Cell
Shadow of the Vampire
Visual Effect: Gladiator
Hollow Man
The Perfect Storm - DirectorCurtis HansonStarsMichael DouglasTobey MaguireFrances McDormandAn English Professor tries to deal with his wife leaving him, the arrival of his editor who has been waiting for his book for seven years, and the various problems that his friends and associates involve him in.Best Soundtrack
Song: "Things Have Changed" Wonder Boys – Bob Dylan
"Can't Fight the Moonlight" Coyote Ugly
"A Fool In Love" Meet the Parents
"I've Seen It All" Dancer in the Dark
"A Love Before Time" Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
"My Funny Friend and Me" The Emperor's New Groove
Score: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon – Tan Dun
Chocolat
Gladiator
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
The Patriot
Requiem for a Dream - DirectorPeter JacksonStarsElijah WoodIan McKellenOrlando BloomA meek Hobbit from the Shire and eight companions set out on a journey to destroy the powerful One Ring and save Middle-earth from the Dark Lord Sauron.Best Film
Winner: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
A Beautiful Mind
Gosford Park
In the Bedroom
Moulin Rouge!
Mulholland Drive - DirectorDavid LynchStarsNaomi WattsLaura HarringJustin TherouxAfter a car wreck on Mulholland Drive renders a woman amnesiac, she and a Hollywood-hopeful search for clues and answers across Los Angeles in a twisting venture beyond dreams and reality.Best Director
Winner: Peter Jackson – The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Ron Howard – A Beautiful Mind
Ridley Scott – Black Hawk Down
Robert Altman – Gosford Park
Baz Luhrmann – Moulin Rouge!
David Lynch – Mulholland Drive
Sound: Black Hawk Down
Amélie
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Monsters, Inc.
Moulin Rouge!
Pearl Harbor - DirectorRon HowardStarsRussell CroweEd HarrisJennifer ConnellyA mathematical genius, John Nash made an astonishing discovery early in his career and stood on the brink of international acclaim. But the handsome and arrogant Nash soon found himself on a harrowing journey of self-discovery.Best Actor
Winner: Russell Crowe – A Beautiful Mind
Gene Hackman – The Royal Tenenbaums
Ewan McGregor – Moulin Rouge!
Will Smith – Ali
Denzel Washington – A Training Day
Tom Wilkinson – In the Bedroom
Cinematography: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring – Andrew Lesnie
A.I. Artificial Intelligence
Amélie
Black Hawk Down
The Man Who Wasn’t There
Moulin Rouge! - DirectorMarc ForsterStarsBilly Bob ThorntonHalle BerryTaylor SimpsonAfter a family tragedy, a racist prison guard re-examines his attitudes while falling in love with the African-American wife of the last prisoner he executed.Best Actress
Winner: Halle Berry – Monster's Ball
Judi Dench – Iris
Nicole Kidman – Moulin Rouge!
Sissy Spacek – In the Bedroom
Naomi Watts – Mulholland Drive
Renee Zellweger – Bridget Jones's Diary
Production: Moulin Rouge! – Catherine Martin
A.I. Artificial Intelligence
Amélie
Gosford Park
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring - DirectorTodd FieldStarsTom WilkinsonSissy SpacekNick StahlA New England couple's college-aged son dates an older woman who has two small children and an unwelcome ex-husband.Best Supporting Actor
Winner: Ian McKellen – The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Jim Broadbent – Iris
Steve Buscemi – Ghost World
Ben Kingsley – Sexy Beast
Jude Law – A.I. Artificial Intelligence
Jon Voight – Ali
Film Editing: Black Hawk Down – Pietro Scalia
A Beautiful Mind
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Memento
Moulin Rouge!
Ocean's Eleven - DirectorBaz LuhrmannStarsNicole KidmanEwan McGregorJohn LeguizamoA poor Bohemian poet in 1890s Paris falls for a beautiful courtesan and nightclub star coveted by a jealous duke.Best Supporting Actress
Winner: Jennifer Connelly – A Beautiful Mind
Cameron Diaz – Vanilla Sky
Helen Mirren – Gosford Park
Maggie Smith – Gosford Park
Marisa Tomei – In the Bedroom
Kate Winslet – Iris
Costume: Moulin Rouge! – Catherine Martin and Angus Strathie
The Affair of the Necklace
Gosford Park
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
The Royal Tenenbaums - DirectorRobert AltmanStarsMaggie SmithRyan PhillippeMichael GambonSet in the 1930s, a group of pretentious rich and famous get together for a weekend of relaxation at a hunting resort. But when a murder occurs, each one of these interesting characters becomes a suspect.Best Screenplay
Original: Gosford Park – Julian Fellowes
Amélie
Memento
Monster's Ball
Mulholland Drive
The Royal Tenenbaums
Adapted: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring – Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens and Peter Jackson
A Beautiful Mind
Bridget Jones's Diary
Ghost World
In the Bedroom
Shrek - DirectorDanis TanovicStarsBranko DjuricRene BitorajacFilip SovagovicBosnia and Herzegovina during 1993 at the time of the heaviest fighting between the two warring sides. Two soldiers from opposing sides in the conflict, Nino and Ciki, become trapped in no man's land, whilst a third soldier becomes a living booby trap.Best Foreign Film
Winner: No Man's Land (Bosnia and Herzegovina) – Danis Tanovic
Amélie (France)
Elling (Norway)
Lagaan (India)
The Piano Teacher (Austria)
Son of the Bride (Argentina)
Makeup: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
A.I. Artificial Intelligence
Moulin Rouge!
Visual Effect: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
A.I. Artificial Intelligence
Pearl Harbor - DirectorPete DocterDavid SilvermanLee UnkrichStarsBilly CrystalJohn GoodmanMary GibbsIn order to power the city, monsters have to scare children so that they scream. However, the children are toxic to the monsters, and after a child gets through, two monsters realize things may not be what they think.Best Soundtrack
Song: "If I Didn't Have You" Monsters, Inc. – Randy Newman
"Come What May" Moulin Rouge!
"May It Be" The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
"There You'll Be" Pearl Harbor
"Until..." Kate & Leopold
"Vanilla Sky" Vanilla Sky
Score: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring – Howard Shore
A.I. Artificial Intelligence
A Beautiful Mind
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Monsters, Inc.
Mulholland Drive - DirectorRob MarshallStarsRenée ZellwegerCatherine Zeta-JonesRichard GereTwo death-row murderesses develop a fierce rivalry while competing for publicity, celebrity, and a sleazy lawyer's attention.Best Film
Winner: Chicago
Gangs of New York
The Hours
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
The Pianist
Spirited Away - DirectorStephen DaldryStarsMeryl StreepNicole KidmanJulianne MooreThe story of how the novel "Mrs. Dalloway" affects three generations of women, all of whom, in one way or another, have had to deal with suicide in their lives.Best Director
Winner: Roman Polanski – The Pianist
Rob Marshall – Chicago
Martin Scorsese – Gangs of New York
Stephen Daldry – The Hours
Sam Mendes – Road to Perdition
Pedro Almodovar – Talk to Her
Sound: Chicago
Gangs of New York
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Minority Report
Road to Perdition
Spider-Man - DirectorRoman PolanskiStarsAdrien BrodyThomas KretschmannFrank FinlayDuring WWII, acclaimed Polish musician Wladyslaw faces various struggles as he loses contact with his family. As the situation worsens, he hides in the ruins of Warsaw in order to survive.Best Actor
Winner: Adrian Broody – The Pianist
Nicolas Cage – Adaptation.
Daniel Day-Lewis – Gangs of New York
Leonardo DiCaprio – Catch Me If You Can
Hugh Grant – About a Boy
Jack Nicholson – About Schmidt
Cinematography: Road to Perdition – Conrad Hall
Catch Me If You Can
Chicago
Far from Heaven
Gangs of New York
The Pianist - DirectorTodd HaynesStarsJulianne MooreDennis QuaidDennis HaysbertIn 1950s Connecticut, a flustered housewife faces a marital crisis and mounting racial tensions in the outside world.Best Actress
Winner: Julianne Moore – Far from Heaven
Salma Hayek – Frida
Nicole Kidman – The Hours
Diane Lane – Unfaithful
Meryl Streep – The Hours
Renee Zellweger – Chicago
Production: Chicago – John Myhre
Catch Me If You Can
Frida
Gangs of New York
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Road to Perdition - DirectorSpike JonzeStarsNicolas CageMeryl StreepChris CooperA lovelorn screenwriter becomes desperate as he tries and fails to adapt 'The Orchid Thief' by Susan Orlean for the screen.Best Supporting Actor
Winner: Chris Cooper – Adaptation.
Ed Harris – The Hours
Paul Newman – Road to Perdition
Dennis Quaid – Far from Heaven
John C. Reilly – Chicago
Christopher Walken – Catch Me If You Can
Film Editing: Chicago – Martin Walsh
25th Hour
Gangs of New York
The Hours
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
The Pianist - DirectorMartin ScorseseStarsLeonardo DiCaprioCameron DiazDaniel Day-LewisIn 1862, Amsterdam Vallon returns to the Five Points area of New York City seeking revenge against Bill the Butcher, his father's killer.Best Supporting Actress
Winner: Catherine Zeta-Jones – Chicago
Kathy Bates – About Schmidt
Cameron Diaz – Gangs of New York
Queen Latifah – Chicago
Julianne Moore – The Hours
Meryl Streep – Adaptation.
Costume: Chicago – Colleen Atwood
Far from Heaven
Frida
Gangs of New York
The Hours
The Pianist - DirectorHayao MiyazakiStarsDaveigh ChaseSuzanne PleshetteMiyu IrinoDuring her family's move to the suburbs, a sullen 10-year-old girl wanders into a world ruled by gods, witches and spirits, and where humans are changed into beasts.Best Screenplay
Original: Spirited Away – Hayao Miyazaki
Far from Heaven
Gangs of New York
My Big Fat Greek Wedding
Talk to Her
Y tu mama tambien
Adapted: Adaptation. – Charlie Kaufman and Donald Kaufman
About a Boy
Chicago
The Hours
The Pianist
Road to Perdition - DirectorFernando MeirellesKátia LundStarsAlexandre RodriguesLeandro FirminoMatheus NachtergaeleIn the slums of Rio, two kids' paths diverge as one struggles to become a photographer and the other a kingpin.Best Foreign Film
Winner: City of God (Brazil) – Fernando Meirelles
The Crime of Father Amaro (Mexico)
Hero (China)
The Man Without a Past (Finland)
Nowhere in Africa (Germany)
Zus & Zo (Netherlands)
Makeup: Frida
The Hours
The Time Machine
Visual Effect: The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Spider-Man
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones - DirectorCurtis HansonStarsEminemBrittany MurphyKim BasingerFollows a young rapper in the Detroit area, struggling with every aspect of his life; he wants to make it big but his friends and foes make this odyssey of rap harder than it may seem.Best Soundtrack
Song: "Lose Yourself" 8 Mile – Eminem, Jeff Bass and Luis Resto
"Burn It Blue" Frida
"Die Another Day" Die Another Day
"Father and Daughter" The Wild Thornberrys Movie
"The Hands That Built America" Gangs of New York
"I Move On" Chicago
Score: Frida – Elliot Goldenthal
Catch Me If You Can
Far from Heaven
The Hours
Road to Perdition
Talk to Her - DirectorPeter JacksonStarsElijah WoodViggo MortensenIan McKellenGandalf and Aragorn lead the World of Men against Sauron's army to draw his gaze from Frodo and Sam as they approach Mount Doom with the One Ring.Best Film
Winner: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Finding Nemo
Lost in Translation
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
Mystic River
Seabiscuit - DirectorAndrew StantonLee UnkrichStarsAlbert BrooksEllen DeGeneresAlexander GouldAfter his son is captured in the Great Barrier Reef and taken to Sydney, a timid clownfish sets out on a journey to bring him home.Best Director
Winner: Peter Jackson – The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Anthony Minghella – Cold Mountain
Sofia Coppola – Lost in Translation
Peter Weir – Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
Clint Eastwood – Mystic River
Gary Ross – Seabiscuit
Sound: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Finding Nemo
The Last Samurai
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
Seabiscuit - DirectorSofia CoppolaStarsBill MurrayScarlett JohanssonGiovanni RibisiA faded movie star and a neglected young woman form an unlikely bond after crossing paths in Tokyo.Best Actor
Winner: Bill Murray – Lost in Translation
Tom Cruise – The Last Samurai
Johnny Depp – Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
Ben Kingsley – House of Sand and Fog
Jude Law – Cold Mountain
Sean Penn – Mystic River
Cinematography: Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World – Russell Boyd
Big Fish
Cold Mountain
Girl with a Pearl Earring
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Seabiscuit - DirectorPatty JenkinsStarsCharlize TheronChristina RicciBruce DernBased on the life of Aileen Wuornos, a Daytona Beach prostitute who became a serial killer.Best Actress
Winner: Charlize Theron – Monster
Keisha Castle-Hughes – Whale Rider
Scarlett Johansson – Lost in Translation
Diane Keaton – Something's Gotta Give
Samantha Morton – In America
Naomi Watts – 21 Grams
Production: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King – Grant Major
Big Fish
Girl with a Pearl Earring
The Last Samurai
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
Seabiscuit - DirectorClint EastwoodStarsSean PennTim RobbinsKevin BaconThe tragic murder of a 19-year-old girl reunites three childhood friends still living in Boston--the victim's gangster father, a detective, and the disturbed man they both suspect of killing her.Best Supporting Actor
Winner: Tim Robbins – Mystic River
Alec Baldwin – The Cooler
Benicio del Toro – 21 Grams
Djimon Hounsou – In America
Peter Sarsgaard – Shattered Glass
Ken Watanabe – The Last Samurai
Film Editing: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King – Jamie Selkirk
21 Grams
Cold Mountain
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
Seabiscuit
X2: X-Men United - DirectorVadim PerelmanStarsJennifer ConnellyBen KingsleyRon EldardAn abandoned wife is evicted from her house and starts a tragic conflict with her house's new owners.Best Supporting Actress
Winner: Shohreh Aghdashloo – House of Sand and Fog
Maria Bello – The Cooler
Patricia Clarkson – Pieces of April
Hope Davis – American Splendor
Marcia Gay Harden – Mystic River
Holly Hunter – Thirteen
Costume: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King – Ngila Dickson and Richard Taylor
Cold Mountain
Girl with a Pearl Earring
The Last Samurai
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
Seabiscuit - DirectorGary RossStarsTobey MaguireJeff BridgesElizabeth BanksTrue story of the undersized Depression-era racehorse whose victories lifted not only the spirits of the team behind it but also those of their nation.Best Screenplay
Original: Lost in Translation – Sofia Coppola
The Barbarian Invasions
Dirty Pretty Things
Finding Nemo
In America
Love Actually
Adapted: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King – Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens and Peter Jackson
American Splendor
Big Fish
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
Mystic River
Seabiscuit - DirectorDenys ArcandStarsRémy GirardDorothée BerrymanStéphane RousseauDuring his final days, a dying man is reunited with old friends, former lovers, his ex-wife, and his estranged son.Best Foreign Film
Winner: The Barbarian Invasions (Canada) – Denys Arcand
Evil (Sweden)
Good Bye, Lenin! (Germany)
The Twilight Samurai (Japan)
Twin Sisters (Netherlands)
Zelary (Czech Republic)
Makeup: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
Visual Effect: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
X2: X-Men United - DirectorPeter WeirStarsRussell CrowePaul BettanyBilly BoydDuring the Napoleonic Wars, a brash British captain pushes his ship and crew to their limits in pursuit of a formidable French war vessel around South America.Best Soundtrack
Song: "Into The West" The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King – Fran Walsh, Howard Shore and Annie Lennox
"Belleville Rendez-vous" The Triplets of Belleville
"A Kiss at the End of the Rainbow" A Mighty Wind
"Scarlet Tide" Cold Mountain
"School of Rock" School of Rock
"You Will Be My Ain True Love" Cold Mountain
Score: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King – Howard Shore
Big Fish
Cold Mountain
Finding Nemo
House of Sand and Fog
The Last Samurai - DirectorAlexander PayneStarsPaul GiamattiThomas Haden ChurchVirginia MadsenTwo men reaching middle age with not much to show but disappointment embark on a week-long road trip through California's wine country, just as one is about to take a trip down the aisle.Best Film
Winner: Sideways
The Aviator
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Finding Neverland
The Incredibles
Million Dollar Baby - DirectorMartin ScorseseStarsLeonardo DiCaprioCate BlanchettKate BeckinsaleA biopic depicting the early years of legendary director and aviator Howard Hughes' career from the late 1920s to the mid 1940s.Best Director
Winner: Martin Scorsese – The Aviator
Michel Gondry – Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Marc Forster – Finding Neverland
Clint Eastwood – Million Dollar Baby
Alexander Payne – Sideways
Mike Leigh – Vera Drake
Sound: Spider-Man 2
The Aviator
Collateral
The Incredibles
The Polar Express
Ray - DirectorTaylor HackfordStarsJamie FoxxRegina KingKerry WashingtonThe story of the life and career of the legendary rhythm and blues musician Ray Charles, from his humble beginnings in the South, where he went blind at age seven, to his meteoric rise to stardom during the 1950s and 1960s.Best Actor
Winner: Jamie Foxx – Ray
Jim Carrey – Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Don Cheadle – Hotel Rwanda
Johnny Depp – Finding Neverland
Leonardo DiCaprio – The Aviator
Paul Giamatti – Sideways
Cinematography: The Avaitor – Robert Richardson
Collateral
House of Flying Daggers
The Passion of the Christ
The Phantom of the Opera
A Very Long Engagement - DirectorJonathan GlazerStarsNicole KidmanCameron BrightLauren BacallA young boy attempts to convince a woman that he is her dead husband reborn.Best Actress
Winner: Nicole Kidman – Birth
Catalina Sandino Moreno – Maria Full of Grace
Hilary Swank – Million Dollar Baby
Imelda Staunton – Vera Drake
Uma Thurman – Kill Bill: Vol. 2
Kate Winslet – Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Production: The Aviator – Dante Ferretti
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Finding Neverland
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
The Phantom of the Opera
A Very Long Engagement - DirectorClint EastwoodStarsHilary SwankClint EastwoodMorgan FreemanFrankie, an ill-tempered old coach, reluctantly agrees to train aspiring boxer Maggie. Impressed with her determination and talent, he helps her become the best and the two soon form a close bond.Best Supporting Actor
Winner: Thomas Haden Church – Sideways
Alan Alda – The Aviator
David Carradine – Kill Bill: Vol. 2
Morgan Freeman – Million Dollar Baby
Alfred Molina – Spider-Man 2
Clive Owen – Closer
Film Editing: The Aviator – Thelma Schoonmaker
Collateral
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Finding Neverland
Million Dollar Baby
Sideways - DirectorMarc ForsterStarsJohnny DeppKate WinsletJulie ChristieThe story of Sir J.M. Barrie's friendship with a family who inspired him to create Peter Pan.Best Supporting Actress
Winner: Virginia Madsen – Sideways
Cate Blanchett – The Aviator
Laura Linney – Kinsey
Sophie Okonedo – Hotel Rwanda
Natalie Portman – Closer
Meryl Streep – The Manchurian Candidate
Costume: The Aviator – Sandy Powell
Finding Neverland
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
The Phantom of the Opera
Ray
Troy - DirectorMichel GondryStarsJim CarreyKate WinsletTom WilkinsonWhen their relationship turns sour, a couple undergoes a medical procedure to have each other erased from their memories forever.Best Screenplay
Original: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind – Charlie Kaufman, Michel Gondry and Pierre Bismuth
The Aviator
Bad Education
Hotel Rwanda
The Incredibles
Vera Drake
Adapted: Sideways – Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor
Before Sunset
Finding Neverland
Mean Girls
Million Dollar Baby
The Motorcycle Diaries - DirectorAlejandro AmenábarStarsJavier BardemBelén RuedaLola DueñasThe factual story of Spaniard Ramon Sampedro, who fought a 28-year campaign in favor of euthanasia and his own right to die.Best Foreign Film
Winner: The Sea Inside (Spain) – Alejandro Amenabar
As It Is in Heaven (Sweden)
The Chorus (France)
Downfall (Germany)
House of Flying Daggers (China)
Yesterday (South Africa)
Makeup: Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
The Aviator
The Passion of the Christ
Visual Effect: Spider-Man 2
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
I, Robot - DirectorWalter SallesStarsGael García BernalRodrigo de la SernaMía MaestroErnesto Guevara de la Serna, popularly known as Che, along with his friend Alberto Granado, decides to take a road trip across South America. His experiences on the journey transform him.Best Soundtrack
Song: "Al otro lado del río" The Motorcycle Diaries – Jorge Drexler
"Accidentally in Love" Shrek 2
"Believe" The Polar Express
"Learn to Be Lonely" The Phantom of the Opera
"Million Voices" Hotel Rwanda
"Old Habits Die Hard" Alfie
Score: Finding Neverland – Jan A. P. Kaczmarek
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
The Incredibles
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
The Passion of the Christ
The Village - DirectorAng LeeStarsJake GyllenhaalHeath LedgerMichelle WilliamsEnnis and Jack are two shepherds who develop a sexual and emotional relationship. Their relationship becomes complicated when both of them get married to their respective girlfriends.Best Film
Winner: Brokeback Mountain
Capote
Crash
Good Night, and Good Luck.
A History of Violence
Munich - DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsEric BanaDaniel CraigMarie-Josée CrozeAfter the Black September capture and massacre of Israeli athletes at the 1972 Olympics, five men are chosen to eliminate the people responsible for that fateful day.Best Director
Winner: Ang Lee – Brokeback Mountain
Bennett Miller – Capote
Paul Haggis – Crash
George Clooney – Good Night, and Good Luck.
David Cronenberg – A History of Violence
Steven Spielberg – Munich
Sound: King Kong
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Memoirs of a Geisha
Munich
Walk the Line
War of the Worlds - DirectorBennett MillerStarsPhilip Seymour HoffmanClifton Collins Jr.Catherine KeenerIn 1959, Truman Capote learns of the murder of a Kansas family and decides to write a book about the case. While researching for his novel In Cold Blood, Capote forms a relationship with one of the killers, Perry Smith, who is on death row.Best Actor
Winner: Philip Seymour Hoffman – Capote
Russell Crowe – Cinderella Man
Terrence Howard – Hustle & Flow
Heath Ledger – Brokeback Mountain
Joaquin Phoenix – Walk the Line
David Strathairn – Good Night, and Good Luck.
Cinematography: Memoirs of a Geisha – Dion Beebe
Batman Begins
Brokeback Mountain
The Constant Gardener
Good Night, and Good Luck.
The New World - DirectorJames MangoldStarsJoaquin PhoenixReese WitherspoonGinnifer GoodwinA chronicle of country music legend Johnny Cash's life, from his early days on an Arkansas cotton farm to his rise to fame with Sun Records in Memphis, where he recorded alongside Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Carl Perkins.Best Actress
Winner: Reese Witherspoon – Walk the Line
Judi Dench – Mrs Henderson Presents
Felicity Huffman – Transamerica
Keira Knightley – Pride & Prejudice
Charlize Theron – North Country
Naomi Watts – King Kong
Production: Memoirs of a Geisha – John Myhre
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Good Night, and Good Luck.
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
King Kong
Pride & Prejudice - DirectorDavid CronenbergStarsViggo MortensenMaria BelloEd HarrisA mild-mannered man becomes a local hero through an act of violence, which sets off repercussions that will shake his family to its very core.Best Supporting Actor
Winner: Jake Gyllenhaal – Brokeback Mountain
George Clooney – Syriana
Matt Dillon – Crash
Paul Giamatti – Cinderella Man
Bob Hoskins – Mrs Henderson Presents
William Hurt – A History of Violence
Film Editing: The Constant Gardener – Claire Simpson
Crash
Cinderella Man
A History of Violence
Munich
Walk the Line - DirectorFernando MeirellesStarsRalph FiennesRachel WeiszDanny HustonA widower's transcontinental quest to find answers about his wife's death leads him to explosive secrets.Best Supporting Actress
Winner: Rachel Weisz – The Constant Gardener
Amy Adams – Junebug
Maria Bello – A History of Violence
Catherine Keener – Capote
Frances McDormand – North Country
Michelle Williams – Brokeback Mountain
Costume: Memoirs of a Geisha – Colleen Atwood
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Mrs Henderson Presents
Pride & Prejudice
Walk the Line - DirectorGeorge ClooneyStarsDavid StrathairnGeorge ClooneyPatricia ClarksonBroadcast journalist Edward R. Murrow looks to bring down Senator Joseph McCarthy.Best Screenplay
Original: Good Night, and Good Luck – George Clooney and Grant Heslov
Cinderella Man
Crash
Match Point
The Squid and the Whale
Syriana
Adapted: Brokeback Mountain – Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana
Capote
The Constant Gardener
A History of Violence
Munich
Pride & Prejudice - DirectorGavin HoodStarsPresley ChweneyagaeMothusi MaganoIsrael Matseke-ZuluSix days in the violent life of a young Johannesburg gang leader.Best Foreign Film
Winner: Tsotsi (South Africa) – Gavin Hood
Cache (Austria)
Don't Tell (Italy)
Joyeux Noel (France)
Paradise Now (Palestine)
Sophie Scholl - The Final Days (Germany)
Makeup: The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Cinderella Man
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
Visual Effect: King Kong
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
War of the Worlds - DirectorCraig BrewerStarsTerrence HowardLudacrisAnthony AndersonWith help from his friends, a Memphis pimp in a mid-life crisis attempts to become a successful hip-hop emcee.Best Soundtrack
Song: "It's Hard out Here for a Pimp" Hustle & Flow – Three 6 Mafia and Cedric Coleman
"Can't Take It In" The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
"In the Deep" Crash
"A Love That Will Never Grow Old" Brokeback Mountain
"Travelin' Thru" Transamerica
"Wunderkind" The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Score: Brokeback Mountain – Gustavo Santaolalla
The Constant Gardener
King Kong
Memoirs of a Geisha
Munich
Pride & Prejudice - DirectorMartin ScorseseStarsLeonardo DiCaprioMatt DamonJack NicholsonAn undercover cop and a mole in the police attempt to identify each other while infiltrating an Irish gang in South Boston.Best Film
Winner: The Departed
Babel
Letters from Iwo Jima
Little Miss Sunshine
The Queen
United 93 - DirectorClint EastwoodStarsKen WatanabeKazunari NinomiyaTsuyoshi IharaThe story of the battle of Iwo Jima between the United States and Imperial Japan during World War II, as told from the perspective of the Japanese who fought it.Best Director
Winner: Martin Scorsese – The Departed
Alejandro G. Inarritu – Babel
Clint Eastwood – Letters from Iwo Jima
Guillermo del Toro – Pan's Labyrinth
Stephen Frears – The Queen
Paul Greengrass – United 93
Sound: Dreamgirls
Apocalypto
Blood Diamond
Flags of Our Fathers
Letters from Iwo Jima
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest - DirectorKevin MacdonaldStarsJames McAvoyForest WhitakerGillian AndersonBased on the events of the brutal Ugandan dictator Idi Amin's regime as seen by his personal physician during the 1970s.Best Actor
Winner: Forest Whitaker – The Last King of Scotland
Sasha Baron Cohen – Borat
Leonardo DiCaprio – The Departed
Ryan Gosling – Half Nelson
Peter O'Toole – Venus
Will Smith – The Pursuit of Happyness
Cinematography: Pan's Labyrinth – Guillermo Navarro
Babel
The Black Dahlia
Children of Men
The Illusionist
The Prestige - DirectorStephen FrearsStarsHelen MirrenMichael SheenJames CromwellAfter the death of Princess Diana, Queen Elizabeth II struggles with her reaction to a sequence of events nobody could have predicted.Best Actress
Winner: Helen Mirren – The Queen
Cate Blanchett – Notes on a Scandal
Penelope Cruz – Volver
Judi Dench – Notes on a Scandal
Meryl Streep – The Devil Wears Prada
Kate Winslet – Little Children
Production: Pan's Labyrinth – Eugenio Caballero
Children of Men
Dreamgirls
The Good Shepherd
Marie Antoinette
The Prestige - DirectorJonathan DaytonValerie FarisStarsSteve CarellToni ColletteGreg KinnearA family determined to get their young daughter into the finals of a beauty pageant take a cross-country trip in their VW bus.Best Supporting Actor
Winner: Alan Arkin – Little Miss Sunshine
Jackie Earle Haley – Little Children
Djimon Hounsou – Blood Diamond
Eddie Murphy – Dreamgirls
Jack Nicholson – The Departed
Mark Wahlberg – The Departed
Film Editing: The Departed – Thelma Schoonmaker
Babel
Blood Diamond
Casino Royale
Children of Men
United 93 - DirectorBill CondonStarsBeyoncéJamie FoxxEddie MurphyA trio of black female soul singers cross over to the pop charts in the early 1960s, facing their own personal struggles along the way.Best Supporting Actress
Winner: Jennifer Hudson – Dreamgirls
Adriana Barraza – Babel
Emily Blunt – The Devil Wears Prada
Abigail Breslin – Little Miss Sunshine
Rinko Kikuchi – Babel
Emma Thompson – Stranger than Fiction
Costume: Marie Antoinette – Milena Canonero
Curse of the Golden Flower
The Devil Wears Prada
Dreamgirls
The Prestige
The Queen - DirectorPaul GreengrassStarsDavid Alan BascheOlivia ThirlbyLiza Colón-ZayasA real-time account of the events on United Flight 93, one of the planes hijacked on September 11th, 2001 that crashed near Shanksville, Pennsylvania when passengers foiled the terrorist plot.Best Screenplay
Original: Little Miss Sunshine – Michael Arndt
Babel
Letters from Iwo Jima
Pan's Labyrinth
The Queen
Volver
Adapted: The Departed – William Monahan
Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
Children of Men
The Devil Wears Prada
Little Children
Notes on a Scandal - DirectorFlorian Henckel von DonnersmarckStarsUlrich MüheMartina GedeckSebastian KochIn 1984 East Berlin, an agent of the secret police conducting surveillance on a writer and his lover finds himself becoming increasingly absorbed by their lives.Best Foreign Film
Winner: The Lives of Others (Germany) – Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
After the Wedding (Denmark)
Days of Glory (Algeria)
Pan's Labyrinth (Mexico)
Volver (Spain)
Water (Canada)
Makeup: Pan's Labyrinth
Apocalypto
Click
Visual Effect: Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
Poseidon
Superman Returns - DirectorAlejandro G. IñárrituStarsBrad PittCate BlanchettGael García BernalTragedy strikes a married couple on vacation in the Moroccan desert, which jump starts an interlocking story involving four different families.Best Soundtrack
Song: "Listen" Dreamgirls – Henry Krieger, Scott Cutler and Anne Preven
"I Need to Wake Up" An Inconvenient Truth
"Love You I Do" Dreamgirls
"Our Town" Cars
"Patience" Dreamgirls
"You Know My Name" Casino Royale
Score: Babel – Gustavo Santaolalla
The Fountain
The Good German
Notes on a Scandal
Pan's Labyrinth
The Queen - DirectorEthan CoenJoel CoenStarsTommy Lee JonesJavier BardemJosh BrolinViolence and mayhem ensue after a hunter stumbles upon the aftermath of a drug deal gone wrong and over two million dollars in cash near the Rio Grande.Best Film
Winner: No Country for Old Men
Atonement
Juno
Michael Clayton
Ratatouille
There Will Be Blood - DirectorJulian SchnabelStarsMathieu AmalricEmmanuelle SeignerMarie-Josée CrozeThe true story of Elle editor Jean-Dominique Bauby who suffers a stroke and has to live with an almost totally paralyzed body; only his left eye isn't paralyzed.Best Director
Winner: Joel and Ethan Coen – No Country for Old Men
Joe Wright – Atonement
Julian Schnabel – The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Jason Rietman – Juno
Tony Gilroy – Michael Clayton
Paul Thomas Anderson – There Will Be Blood
Sound: The Bourne Ultimatum
3:10 to Yuma
No Country For Old Men
Ratatouille
There Will Be Blood
Transformers - DirectorPaul Thomas AndersonStarsDaniel Day-LewisPaul DanoCiarán HindsA story of family, religion, hatred, oil and madness, focusing on a turn-of-the-century prospector in the early days of the business.Best Actor
Winner: Daniel Day-Lewis – There Will Be Blood
Casey Affleck – The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
George Clooney – Michael Clayton
Johnny Depp – Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Emile Hirsch – Into the Wild
Viggo Mortensen – Eastern Promises
Cinematography: There Will Be Blood – Robert Elswit
American Gangster
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
Atonement
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
No Country for Old Men - DirectorOlivier DahanStarsMarion CotillardSylvie TestudPascal GreggoryBiopic of the iconic French singer Édith Piaf. Raised by her grandmother in a brothel, she was discovered while singing on a street corner at the age of 19. Despite her success, Piaf's life was filled with tragedy.Best Actress
Winner: Marion Cotillard – La Vie en Rose
Amy Adams – Enchanted
Helena Bonham Carter – Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Julie Christie – Away from Her
Laura Linney – The Savages
Ellen Page – Juno
Production: Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street – Dante Ferretti
American Gangster
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
Atonement
The Golden Compass
There Will Be Blood - DirectorJoe WrightStarsKeira KnightleyJames McAvoyBrenda BlethynThirteen-year-old fledgling writer Briony Tallis irrevocably changes the course of several lives when she accuses her older sister's lover of a crime he did not commit.Best Supporting Actor
Winner: Javier Bardem – No Country for Old Men
Paul Dano – There Will Be Blood
Philip Seymour Hoffman – Charlie Wilson's War
Hal Holbrook – Into the Wild
Tommy Lee Jones – No Country for Old Men
Tom Wilkinson – Michael Clayton
Film Editing: The Bourne Ultimatum – Christopher Rouse
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Eastern Promises
Into the Wild
No Country for Old Men
There Will Be Blood - DirectorTony GilroyStarsGeorge ClooneyTilda SwintonTom WilkinsonA law firm brings in its "fixer" to remedy the situation after a lawyer has a breakdown while representing a chemical company that he knows is guilty in a multibillion-dollar class action suit.Best Supporting Actress
Winner: Tilda Swinton – Michael Clayton
Cate Blanchett – I'm Not There
Ruby Dee – American Gangster
Saoirse Ronan – Atonement
Amy Ryan – Gone Baby Gone
Marisa Tomei – Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
Costume: Elizabeth: The Golden Age – Alexandra Byrne
Across the Universe
Atonement
La Vie en Rose
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
There Will Be Blood - DirectorJason ReitmanStarsElliot PageMichael CeraJennifer GarnerFaced with an unplanned pregnancy, an offbeat young woman makes a selfless decision regarding the unborn child.Best Screenplay
Original: Juno – Diablo Cody
Knocked Up
Lars and the Real Girl
Michael Clayton
Ratatouille
The Savages
Adapted: No Country for Old Men – Joel and Ethan Coen
American Gangster
Atonement
Away from Her
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
There Will Be Blood - DirectorCristian MungiuStarsAnamaria MarincaLaura VasiliuVlad IvanovA woman assists her friend in arranging an illegal abortion in 1980s Romania.Best Foreign Film
Winner: 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days (Romania) – Cristian Mungiu
12 (Russia)
The Counterfeiters (Austria)
Katyn (Poland)
Mongol (Kazakhstan)
Persepolis (France)
Makeup: La Vie en Rose
Norbit
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Visual Effect: Transformers
I Am Legend
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End - DirectorJohn CarneyStarsGlen HansardMarkéta IrglováHugh WalshA modern-day musical about a busker and an immigrant and their eventful week in Dublin, as they write, rehearse and record songs that tell their love story.Best Soundtrack
Song: "Falling Slowly" Once – Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová
"Guaranteed" Into the Wild
"Happy Working Song" Enchanted
"Raise It Up" August Rush
"So Close" Enchanted
"That's How You Know" Enchanted
Score: Atonement – Dario Marianelli
3:10 to Yuma
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
The Kite Runner
Michael Clayton
Ratatouille - DirectorChristopher NolanStarsChristian BaleHeath LedgerAaron EckhartWhen the menace known as the Joker wreaks havoc and chaos on the people of Gotham, Batman must accept one of the greatest psychological and physical tests of his ability to fight injustice.Best Film
Winner: The Dark Knight
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Frost/Nixon
Milk
Slumdog Millionaire
WALL·E - DirectorDanny BoyleLoveleen TandanStarsDev PatelFreida PintoSaurabh ShuklaA teenager from the slums of Mumbai becomes a contestant on the show 'Kaun Banega Crorepati?' When interrogated under suspicion of cheating, he revisits his past, revealing how he had all the answers.Best Director
Winner: Danny Boyle – Slumdog Millionaire
David Fincher – The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Christopher Nolan – The Dark Knight
Ron Howard – Frost/Nixon
Gus Van Sant – Milk
Darren Aronofsky – The Wrestler
Sound: The Dark Knight
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Iron Man
Slumdog Millionaire
WALL·E
Wanted - DirectorGus Van SantStarsSean PennJosh BrolinEmile HirschThe story of American gay activist Harvey Milk, who fought for gay rights and was elected as California's first openly gay official.Best Actor
Winner: Sean Penn – Milk
Leonardo DiCaprio – Revolutionary Road
Colin Farrell – In Bruges
Frank Langella – Frost/Nixon
Brad Pitt – The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Mickey Rourke – The Wrestler
Cinematography: The Dark Knight – Wally Pfister
Changeling
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Milk
Slumdog Millionaire
The Reader - DirectorSam MendesStarsLeonardo DiCaprioKate WinsletChristopher FitzgeraldA young couple living in a Connecticut suburb during the mid-1950s struggle to come to terms with their personal problems while trying to raise their two children.Best Actress
Winner: Kate Winslet – Revolutionary Road
Anne Hathaway – Rachel Getting Married
Sally Hawkins – Happy-Go-Lucky
Angelina Jolie – Changeling
Melissa Leo – Frozen River
Meryl Streep – Doubt
Production: The Dark Knight – Nathan Crowley
Australia
Changeling
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Duchess
Revolutionary Road - DirectorRon HowardStarsFrank LangellaMichael SheenKevin BaconA dramatic retelling of the post-Watergate television interviews between British talk-show host David Frost and former president Richard Nixon.Best Supporting Actor
Winner: Heath Ledger – The Dark Knight
Josh Brolin – Milk
Robert Downey Jr. – Tropic Thunder
Philip Seymour Hoffman – Doubt
Eddie Marsan – Happy-Go-Lucky
Michael Shannon – Revolutionary Road
Film Editing: Slumdog Millionaire – Chris Dickens
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Frost/Nixon
Milk
The Wrestler - DirectorWoody AllenStarsRebecca HallScarlett JohanssonJavier BardemTwo friends on a summer holiday in Spain become enamored with the same painter, unaware that his ex-wife, with whom he has a tempestuous relationship, is about to re-enter the picture.Best Supporting Actress
Winner: Penelope Cruz – Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Amy Adams – Doubt
Viola Davis – Doubt
Rosemarie DeWitt – Rachel Getting Married
Taraji P. Henson – The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Marisa Tomei – The Wrestler
Costume: The Duchess – Michael O'Connor
Australia
Changeling
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Milk
Revolutionary Road - DirectorDavid FincherStarsBrad PittCate BlanchettTilda SwintonTells the story of Benjamin Button, a man who starts aging backwards with consequences.Best Screenplay
Original: Milk – Dustin Lance Black
Frozen River
Happy-Go-Lucky
In Bruges
Vicky Cristina Barcelona
WALL-E
Adapted: Slumdog Millionaire – Simon Beaufoy
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Doubt
Frost/Nixon
The Reader
Revolutionary Road - DirectorYôjirô TakitaStarsMasahiro MotokiRyôko HirosueTsutomu YamazakiSoon after buying an expensive cello, Daigo learns that his orchestra is disbanding. He moves back to his hometown with his wife, where he answers an ad for what Daigo thinks is a travel agency but is, in actuality, a mortuary.Best Foreign Film
Winner: Departures (Japan) – Yojiro Takita
The Baader Meinhof Complex (Germany)
The Class (France)
Revanche (Austria)
Three Monkeys (Turkey)
Waltz with Bashir (Israel)
Makeup: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
Visual Effect: The Dark Knight
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Iron Man - DirectorAndrew StantonStarsBen BurttElissa KnightJeff GarlinIn the distant future, a small waste-collecting robot inadvertently embarks on a space journey that will ultimately decide the fate of mankind.Best Soundtrack
Song: "Jai Ho" Slumdog Millionaire – A. R. Rahman and Gulzar
"Down to Earth" WALL·E
"Gran Torino" Gran Torino
"Once in a Lifetime" Cadillac Records
"O Saya" Slumdog Millionaire
"The Wrestler" The Wrestler
Score: WALL·E – Thomas Newman
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Defiance
Milk
Slumdog Millionaire - DirectorKathryn BigelowStarsJeremy RennerAnthony MackieBrian GeraghtyDuring the Iraq War, a Sergeant recently assigned to an army bomb squad is put at odds with his squad mates due to his maverick way of handling his work.Best Film
Winner: The Hurt Locker
Avatar
District 9
An Education
Inglourious Basterds
Precious
A Serious Man
A Single Man
Up
Up in the Air - DirectorJames CameronStarsSam WorthingtonZoe SaldanaSigourney WeaverA paraplegic Marine dispatched to the moon Pandora on a unique mission becomes torn between following his orders and protecting the world he feels is his home.Best Director
Winner: Kathryn Bigelow – The Hurt Locker
James Cameron – Avatar
Neill Blomkamp – District 9
Quentin Tarantino – Inglourious Basterds
Lee Daniels – Precious
Jason Reitman – Up in the Air
Sound: The Hurt Locker
Avatar
District 9
Inglourious Basterds
Star Trek
Up - DirectorTom FordStarsColin FirthJulianne MooreMatthew GoodeAn English professor, one year after the sudden death of his boyfriend, is unable to cope with his typical days in 1960s Los Angeles.Best Actor
Winner: Colin Firth – A Single Man
Jeff Bridges – Crazy Heart
George Clooney – Up in the Air
Morgan Freeman – Invictus
Jeremy Renner – The Hurt Locker
Michael Stuhlbarg – A Serious Man
Cinematography: Avatar – Mauro Fiore
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
The Hurt Locker
Inglourious Basterds
A Serious Man
The White Ribbon - DirectorLone ScherfigStarsCarey MulliganPeter SarsgaardAlfred MolinaA coming-of-age story about a teenage girl in 1960s suburban London, and how her life changes with the arrival of a playboy nearly twice her age.Best Actress
Winner: Carey Mulligan – An Education
Emily Blunt – The Young Victoria
Sandra Bullock – The Blind Side
Helen Mirren – The Last Station
Gabourey Sidibe – Precious
Meryl Streep – Julie & Julia
Production: Avatar – Rick Carter and Robert Stromberg
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
Inglourious Basterds
Nine
Sherlock Holmes
The Young Victoria - DirectorQuentin TarantinoStarsBrad PittDiane KrugerEli RothIn Nazi-occupied France during World War II, a plan to assassinate Nazi leaders by a group of Jewish U.S. soldiers coincides with a theatre owner's vengeful plans for the same.Best Supporting Actor
Winner: Christoph Waltz – Inglourious Basterds
Matt Damon – Invictus
Woody Harrelson – The Messenger
Anthony Mackie – The Hurt Locker
Christopher Plummer – The Last Station
Stanley Tucci – The Lovely Bones
Film Editing: The Hurt Locker – Bob Murawski and Chris Innis
Avatar
District 9
Inglourious Basterds
Precious
Up in the Air - DirectorLee DanielsStarsGabourey SidibeMo'NiquePaula PattonIn New York City's Harlem circa 1987, an overweight, abused, illiterate teen who is pregnant with her second child is invited to enroll in an alternative school in hopes that she can re-route her life in a better direction.Best Supporting Actress
Winner: Mo'Nique – Precious
Penelope Cruz – Nine
Vera Farmiga – Up in the Air
Maggie Gyllenhaal – Crazy Heart
Anna Kendrick – Up in the Air
Julianne Moore – A Single Man
Costume: The Young Victoria – Sandy Powell
Bright Star
An Education
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
Inglourious Basterds
Nine - DirectorJason ReitmanStarsGeorge ClooneyVera FarmigaAnna KendrickRyan's job is to travel around the country firing off people. When his boss hires Natalie, who proposes firing people via video conference, he tries to convince her that her method is a mistake.Best Screenplay
Original: The Hurt Locker – Mark Boal
(500) Days of Summer
Inglourious Basterds
The Messenger
A Serious Man
Up
Adapted: Up in the Air – Sheldon Turner and Jason Reitman
District 9
An Education
Fantastic Mr. Fox
In the Loop
Precious - DirectorJuan José CampanellaStarsRicardo DarínSoledad VillamilPablo RagoA retired legal counselor writes a novel hoping to find closure for one of his past unresolved homicide cases and for his unreciprocated love with his superior - both of which still haunt him decades later.Best Foreign Film
Winner: The Secret in Their Eyes (Argentina) – Juan Jose Campanella
Ajami (Israel)
The Milk of Sorrow (Peru)
A Prophet (France)
Samson and Delilah (Australia)
The White Ribbon (Germany)
Makeup: Star Trek
District 9
The Young Victoria
Visual Effect: Avatar
District 9
Star Trek - DirectorScott CooperStarsJeff BridgesMaggie GyllenhaalColin FarrellA faded country music musician is forced to reassess his dysfunctional life during a doomed romance that also inspires him.Best Soundtrack
Song: "The Weary Kind" Crazy Heart – Ryan Bingham and T Bone Burnett
"Almost There" The Princess and the Frog
"Cinema Italiano" Nine
"Down in New Orleans" The Princess and the Frog
"I See You" Avatar
"Take it All" Nine
Score: Up – Michael Giacchino
Avatar
Fantastic Mr. Fox
The Hurt Locker
Sherlock Holmes
A Single Man