Oscar Awards Winners 2005

Ladies and gentlemen, DWS presents the winners of  the 77th Annual Academy awards. The suspense is  over! Here goes:

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OSCAR WINNER FOR BEST FILM 2005

WINNER: Million Dollar Baby

NOMINEES: The Aviator, Finding Neverland, Million Dollar Baby, Ray, Sideways?

OSCAR WINNER FOR BEST ACTOR 2005

WINNER:Jamie Foxx (Ray)

NOMINEES: Don Cheadle (Hotel Rwanda), Johnny Depp (Finding Neverland), Leonardo DiCaprio (The Aviator), Clint Eastwood (Million Dollar Baby), Jamie Foxx (Ray)

OSCAR WINNER  FOR BEST DIRECTOR 2005

WINNER:Clint Eastwood (Million Dollar Baby)

NOMINEES: Martin Scorsese (The Aviator),Clint Eastwood (Million Dollar Baby), Taylor Hackford (Ray), Alexander Payne (Sideways), Mike Leigh (Vera Drake)

OSCAR WINNER FOR BEST ACTRESS 2005

WINNER:Hilary Swank (Million Dollar Baby)

NOMINEES: Annette Bening (Being Julia), Catalina Sandino Moreno (Maria Full Of Grace), Imelda Staunton (Vera Drake), Hilary Swank (Million Dollar Baby), Kate Winslet (Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind)

OSCAR WINNER FOR BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS 2005

WINNER: Cate Blanchett (The Aviator),

NOMINEES: Cate Blanchett (The Aviator), Laura Linney (Kinsey), Virginia Madsen (Sideways), Sophie Okenodo (Hotel Rwanda), Natalie Portman (Closer)

OSCAR WINNER FOR BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM 2005

WINNER:The Sea Inside

NOMINEES:  It Is In Heaven, The Chorus, Downfall, The Sea Inside, Yesterday

OSCAR NOMINEES FOR BEST MAKEUP 2005

WINNER:Lemony Snicket's A Series Of Unfortunate Events

NOMINEES: Lemony Snicket's A Series Of Unfortunate Events, The Passion Of The Christ, The Sea Inside

OSCAR WINNER FOR BEST MUSIC (SCORE) 2005

WINNER:Finding Neverland,

NOMINEES: Finding Neverland, Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban, Lemony Snicket's A Series Of Unfortunate Events, The Passion Of The Christ, The Village

OSCAR WINNER FOR BEST MUSIC (SONG) 2005

WINNER:The Motorcycle Diaries

NOMINEESl Accidentally in love, SHREK 2, Al otro lado del Rio, The Motorcycle Diaries, Believe, The Polar Express, Learn to be lonely, The Phantom Of The Opera, Look to your path, The Chorus

OSCAR WINNER FOR BEST SHORT FILM (ANIMATED) 2005

WINNER:Ryan

NOMINEES: Birthday Boy, Gopher Broke, Guard Dog, Lorenzo, Ryan

OSCAR WINNER FOR BEST SHORT FILM (LIVE ACTION) 2005

WINNER:Wasp

NOMINEES: Everything In This Country Must, Little Terrorist, 7:35 In The Morning, Two Cars, One Night, Wasp

OSCAR WINNER FOR BEST SOUND EDITING 2005

WINNER:Incredibles

NOMINEES: The Incredibles, The Polar Express, Spider-Man 2

OSCAR WINNER FOR BEST SOUND MIXING 2005

WINNER:Ray

NOMINEES: The Aviator, The Polar Express, The Incredibles, Ray, Spider-Man 2

OSCAR WINNER FOR BEST VISUAL EFFECTS 2005

WINNER:Spider-Man 2

NOMINEES: Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban, I, Robot, Spider-Man 2

OSCAR WINNER FOR BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR 2005

WINNER:Morgan Freeman (Million Dollar Baby)

NOMINEES: Alan Alda (The Aviator), Thomas Haden Church (Sideways), Jamie Foxx (Collateral), Morgan Freeman (Million Dollar Baby), Clive Owen (Closer)

OSCAR WINNER FOR BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY 2005

WINNER:Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind

NOMINEES: The Aviator, Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind, Hotel Rwanda, The Incredibles, Vera Drake

OSCAR WINNER FOR BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY2005

WINNER: Sideways

NOMINEES: Before Sunset, Finding Neverland, Million Dollar Baby, The Motorcycle Diaries, Sideways

OSCAR WINNER FOR BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM 2005

WINNER:The Incredibles,

NOMINEES: The Incredibles, Shark Tale, Shrek 2

OSCAR NOMINEES FOR BEST ART DIRECTION 2005

WINNER: The Aviator,

NOMINEES: The Aviator, Finding Neverland, Lemony Snicket's A Series Of Unfortunate Events, The Phantom Of The Opera, A Very Long Engagement

OSCAR WINNER FOR BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY 2005

WINNER:The Aviator

NOMINEES: The Aviator, House Of Flying Daggers, The Passion Of The Christ, The Phantom Of The Opera, A Very Long Engagement

OSCAR WINNER FOR BEST COSTUME DESIGN 2005

WINNER:The Aviator,

NOMINEES: The Aviator, Finding Neverland, Lemony Snicket's A Series Of Unfortunate Events, Ray, Troy

OSCAR WINNER FOR BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE 2005

WINNER:Born Into Brothels

NOMINEES: Born Into Brothels, The Story Of The Weeping Camel, Super Size Me, Tupac: Resurrection, Twist Of Faith

OSCAR WINNER FOR BEST DOCUMENTARY, SHORT SUBJECT2005

WINNER:Mighty Times: The Children's March

NOMINEES: Autism Is A World, The Children Of Leningradsky, Hardwood, Mighty Times: The Children's March, Sister Rose's Passion

OSCAR NOMINEES FOR BEST FILM EDITING 2005

WINNER:The Aviator

NOMINEES: The Aviator, Collateral, Finding Neverland, Million Dollar Baby, Ray

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