Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

Actor in a Leading Role

• Don Cheadle in "Hotel Rwanda"
• Johnny Depp in "Finding Neverland"
• Leonardo DiCaprio in "The Aviator"
• Clint Eastwood in "Million Dollar Baby"
• Jamie Foxx in "Ray"

Actor in a Supporting Role

• Alan Alda in "The Aviator"
• Thomas Haden Church in "Sideways"
• Jamie Foxx in "Collateral"
• Morgan Freeman in "Million Dollar Baby"
• Clive Owen in "Closer"

Actress in a Leading Role

• Annette Bening in "Being Julia"
• Catalina Sandino Moreno in "Maria Full of Grace"
• Imelda Staunton in "Vera Drake"
• Hilary Swank in "Million Dollar Baby"
• Kate Winslet in "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind"

Actress in a Supporting Role

• Cate Blanchett in "The Aviator"
• Laura Linney in "Kinsey"
• Virginia Madsen in "Sideways"
• Sophie Okonedo in "Hotel Rwanda"
• Natalie Portman in "Closer"

Animated Feature Film

• "The Incredibles" Brad Bird
• "Shark Tale" Bill Damaschke
• "Shrek 2" Andrew Adamson

Art Direction

• "The Aviator" Art Direction: Dante Ferretti; Set Decoration: Francesca Lo Schiavo
• "Finding Neverland" Art Direction: Gemma Jackson; Set Decoration: Trisha Edwards
• "Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events" Art Direction: Rick Heinrichs; Set Decoration: Cheryl Carasik
• "The Phantom of the Opera" Art Direction: Anthony Pratt; Set Decoration: Celia Bobak
• "A Very Long Engagement" Art Direction: Aline Bonetto

Cinematography

• "The Aviator" Robert Richardson
• "House of Flying Daggers" Zhao Xiaoding
• "The Passion of the Christ" Caleb Deschanel
• "The Phantom of the Opera" John Mathieson
• "A Very Long Engagement" Bruno Delbonnel

Costume Design

• "The Aviator" Sandy Powell
• "Finding Neverland" Alexandra Byrne
• "Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events" Colleen Atwood
• "Ray" Sharen Davis
• "Troy" Bob Ringwood

Directing

• "The Aviator" Martin Scorsese
• "Million Dollar Baby" Clint Eastwood
• "Ray" Taylor Hackford
• "Sideways" Alexander Payne
• "Vera Drake" Mike Leigh

Documentary (Feature)

• "Born into Brothels" Ross Kauffman and Zana Briski
• "The Story of the Weeping Camel" Luigi Falorni and Byambasuren Davaa
• "Super Size Me" Morgan Spurlock
• "Tupac: Resurrection" Lauren Lazin and Karolyn Ali
• "Twist of Faith" Kirby Dick and Eddie Schmidt

Documentary (Short Subject)

• "Autism Is a World" Gerardine Wurzburg
• "The Children of Leningradsky" Hanna Polak and Andrzej Celinski
• "Hardwood" Hubert Davis and Erin Faith Young
• "Mighty Times: The Children’s March" Robert Hudson and Bobby Houston
• "Sister Rose's Passion" Oren Jacoby and Steve Kalafer

Film Editing

• "The Aviator" Thelma Schoonmaker
• "Collateral" Jim Miller and Paul Rubell
• "Finding Neverland" Matt Chesse
• "Million Dollar Baby" Joel Cox
• "Ray" Paul Hirsch

Foreign Language Film

• "As It Is in Heaven" Sweden
• "The Chorus (Les Choristes)" France
• "Downfall" Germany
• "The Sea Inside" Spain
• "Yesterday" South Africa

Makeup

• "Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events" Valli O'Reilly and Bill Corso
• "The Passion of the Christ" Keith Vanderlaan and Christien Tinsley
• "The Sea Inside" Jo Allen and Manuel García

Music (Original Score)

• "Finding Neverland" Jan A.P. Kaczmarek
• "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" John Williams
• "Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events" Thomas Newman
• "The Passion of the Christ" John Debney
• "The Village" James Newton Howard

Music (Original Song)

• "Accidentally In Love" from "Shrek 2" Music by Adam Duritz, Charles Gillingham, Jim Bogios, David Immergluck, Matthew Malley and David Bryson; Lyric by Adam Duritz and Daniel Vickrey
• "Al Otro Lado Del Río" from "The Motorcycle Diaries" Music and Lyric by Jorge Drexler
• "Believe" from "The Polar Express" Music and Lyric by Glen Ballard and Alan Silvestri
• "Learn To Be Lonely" from "The Phantom of the Opera" Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber; Lyric by Charles Hart
• "Look To Your Path (Vois Sur Ton Chemin)" from "The Chorus (Les Choristes)" Music by Bruno Coulais; Lyric by Christophe Barratier

Best Picture

• "The Aviator" Michael Mann and Graham King, Producers
• "Finding Neverland" Richard N. Gladstein and Nellie Bellflower, Producers
• "Million Dollar Baby" Clint Eastwood, Albert S. Ruddy and Tom Rosenberg, Producers
• "Ray" Taylor Hackford, Stuart Benjamin and Howard Baldwin, Producers
• "Sideways" Michael London, Producer

Short Film (Animated)

• "Birthday Boy" Sejong Park and Andrew Gregory
• "Gopher Broke" Jeff Fowler and Tim Miller
• "Guard Dog" Bill Plympton
• "Lorenzo" Mike Gabriel and Baker Bloodworth
• "Ryan" Chris Landreth

Short Film (Live Action)

• "Everything in This Country Must" Gary McKendry
• "Little Terrorist" Ashvin Kumar
• "7:35 in the Morning (7:35 de la Mañana)" Nacho Vigalondo
• "Two Cars, One Night" Taika Waititi and Ainsley Gardiner
• "Wasp" Andrea Arnold

Sound Editing

• "The Incredibles" Michael Silvers and Randy Thom
• "The Polar Express" Randy Thom and Dennis Leonard
• "Spider-Man 2" Paul N.J. Ottosson

Sound Mixing

• "The Aviator" Tom Fleischman and Petur Hliddal
• "The Incredibles" Randy Thom, Gary A. Rizzo and Doc Kane
• "The Polar Express" Randy Thom, Tom Johnson, Dennis Sands and William B. Kaplan
• "Ray" Scott Millan, Greg Orloff, Bob Beemer and Steve Cantamessa
• "Spider-Man 2" Kevin O'Connell, Greg P. Russell, Jeffrey J. Haboush and Joseph Geisinger

Visual Effects

• "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" Roger Guyett, Tim Burke, John Richardson and Bill George
• "I, Robot" John Nelson, Andrew R. Jones, Erik Nash and Joe Letteri
• "Spider-Man 2" John Dykstra, Scott Stokdyk, Anthony LaMolinara and John Frazier

Writing (Adapted Screenplay)

• "Before Sunset" Screenplay by Richard Linklater, Julie Delpy and Ethan Hawke; Story by Richard Linklater and Kim Krizan
• "Finding Neverland" Screenplay by David Magee
• "Million Dollar Baby" Screenplay by Paul Haggis
• "The Motorcycle Diaries" Screenplay by José Rivera
• "Sideways" Screenplay by Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor

Writing (Original Screenplay)

• "The Aviator" Written by John Logan
• "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" Screenplay by Charlie Kaufman; Story by Charlie Kaufman, Michel Gondry and Pierre Bismuth
• "Hotel Rwanda" Written by Keir Pearson and Terry George
• "The Incredibles" Written by Brad Bird
• "Vera Drake" Written by Mike Leigh

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• Star indicates a win.