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Academy Awards, USA: 2006

Oscar

Date:	5 March
Host:	Jon Stewart
Location:	Kodak Theatre, Hollywood & Highland, Los Angeles, California, USA

Best Motion Picture of the Year


Winner:
	Crash (2004/I) - Paul Haggis; Cathy Schulman
Other Nominees:
	Brokeback Mountain (2005) - Diana Ossana; James Schamus Capote (2005) - Caroline Baron (I); William Vince (I); Michael Ohoven Good Night, and Good Luck. (2005) - Grant Heslov Munich (2005) - Kathleen Kennedy (I); Steven Spielberg; Barry Mendel

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role


Winner:
	Capote (2005) - Philip Seymour Hoffman
Other Nominees:
	Brokeback Mountain (2005) - Heath Ledger Good Night, and Good Luck. (2005) - David Strathairn Hustle & Flow (2005) - Terrence Howard Walk the Line (2005) - Joaquin Phoenix

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role


Winner:
	Walk the Line (2005) - Reese Witherspoon
Other Nominees:
	Mrs Henderson Presents (2005) - Judi Dench North Country (2005) - Charlize Theron Pride & Prejudice (2005) - Keira Knightley Transamerica (2005) - Felicity Huffman

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role


Winner:
	Syriana (2005) - George Clooney
Other Nominees:
	Brokeback Mountain (2005) - Jake Gyllenhaal Cinderella Man (2005) - Paul Giamatti Crash (2004/I) - Matt Dillon (I) History of Violence, A (2005) - William Hurt (I)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role


Winner:
	Constant Gardener, The (2005) - Rachel Weisz
Other Nominees:
	Brokeback Mountain (2005) - Michelle Williams (I) Capote (2005) - Catherine Keener Junebug (2005) - Amy Adams (III) North Country (2005) - Frances McDormand

Best Achievement in Directing


Winner:
	Brokeback Mountain (2005) - Ang Lee
Other Nominees:
	Capote (2005) - Bennett Miller Crash (2004/I) - Paul Haggis Good Night, and Good Luck. (2005) - George Clooney Munich (2005) - Steven Spielberg

Best Writing, Original Screenplay


Winner:
	Crash (2004/I) - Paul Haggis (screenplay/story); Robert Moresco (screenplay)
Other Nominees:
	Good Night, and Good Luck. (2005) - George Clooney; Grant Heslov Match Point (2005) - Woody Allen Squid and the Whale, The (2005) - Noah Baumbach Syriana (2005) - Stephen Gaghan

Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay


Winner:
	Brokeback Mountain (2005) - Larry McMurtry; Diana Ossana
Other Nominees:
	Capote (2005) - Dan Futterman Constant Gardener, The (2005) - Jeffrey Caine History of Violence, A (2005) - Josh Olson (I) Munich (2005) - Tony Kushner; Eric Roth (I)

Best Achievement in Cinematography


Winner:
	Memoirs of a Geisha (2005) - Dion Beebe
Other Nominees:
	Batman Begins (2005) - Wally Pfister Brokeback Mountain (2005) - Rodrigo Prieto (I) Good Night, and Good Luck. (2005) - Robert Elswit New World, The (2005) - Emmanuel Lubezki

Best Achievement in Art Direction


Winner:
	Memoirs of a Geisha (2005) - John Myhre (art director); Gretchen Rau (set decorator)
Other Nominees:
	Good Night, and Good Luck. (2005) - James D. Bissell (art director); Jan Pascale (set decorator) Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) - Stuart Craig (art director); Stephanie McMillan (I) (set decorator) King Kong (2005) - Grant Major (art director); Dan Hennah (set decorator); Simon Bright (II) (set decorator) Pride & Prejudice (2005) - Sarah Greenwood (I) (art director); Katie Spencer (I) (set decorator)

Best Achievement in Costume Design


Winner:
	Memoirs of a Geisha (2005) - Colleen Atwood
Other Nominees:
	Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005) - Gabriella Pescucci Mrs Henderson Presents (2005) - Sandy Powell (II) Pride & Prejudice (2005) - Jacqueline Durran Walk the Line (2005) - Arianne Phillips

Best Achievement in Sound Mixing


Winner:
	King Kong (2005) - Christopher Boyes; Michael Semanick; Michael Hedges (I); Hammond Peek
Other Nominees:
	Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, The (2005) - Terry Porter (I); Dean A. Zupancic; Tony Johnson (II) Memoirs of a Geisha (2005) - Kevin O'Connell (II); Greg P. Russell; Rick Kline; John Pritchett (I) Walk the Line (2005) - Paul Massey (I); Doug Hemphill; Peter F. Kurland War of the Worlds (2005) - Andy Nelson (I); Anna Behlmer; Ron Judkins

Best Achievement in Editing


Winner:
	Crash (2004/I) - Hughes Winborne
Other Nominees:
	Cinderella Man (2005) - Daniel P. Hanley; Mike Hill (I) Constant Gardener, The (2005) - Claire Simpson (I) Munich (2005) - Michael Kahn (I) Walk the Line (2005) - Michael McCusker

Best Achievement in Sound Editing


Winner:
	King Kong (2005) - Mike Hopkins (I); Ethan Van der Ryn
Other Nominees:
	Memoirs of a Geisha (2005) - Wylie Stateman War of the Worlds (2005) - Richard King (I)

Best Achievement in Visual Effects


Winner:
	King Kong (2005) - Joe Letteri; Brian Van't Hul; Christian Rivers; Richard Taylor (III)
Other Nominees:
	Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, The (2005) - Dean Wright (I); Bill Westenhofer; Jim Berney; Scott Farrar (I) War of the Worlds (2005) - Dennis Muren; Pablo Helman; Randy Dutra; Daniel Sudick

Best Achievement in Makeup


Winner:
	Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, The (2005) - Howard Berger; Tami Lane
Other Nominees:
	Cinderella Man (2005) - David LeRoy Anderson; Lance Anderson (III) Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005) - Dave Elsey; Nikki Gooley

Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Song


Winner:
	Hustle & Flow (2005) - Jordan Houston; Cedric Coleman; Paul Beauregard - For the song "It's Hard Out Here for a Pimp".
Other Nominees:
	Crash (2004/I) - Kathleen York (music/lyrics); Michael Becker (I) (music) - For the song "In the Deep". Transamerica (2005) - Dolly Parton - For the song "Travelin' Thru".

Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Score


Winner:
	Brokeback Mountain (2005) - Gustavo Santaolalla
Other Nominees:
	Constant Gardener, The (2005) - Alberto Iglesias (I) Memoirs of a Geisha (2005) - John Williams (I) Munich (2005) - John Williams (I) Pride & Prejudice (2005) - Dario Marianelli

Best Short Film, Animated


Winner:
	Moon and the Son: An Imagined Conversation, The (2005) - John Canemaker; Peggy Stern
Other Nominees:
	9 (2005) - Shane Acker Badgered (2005) - Sharon Colman Mysterious Geographic Explorations of Jasper Morello, The (2005) - Anthony Lucas (I) One Man Band (2005) - Mark Andrews (VI); Andrew Jimenez (I)

Best Short Film, Live Action


Winner:
	Six Shooter (2004) - Martin McDonagh
Other Nominees:
	Ausreisser (2004) - Ulrike Grote Cashback (2004) - Sean Ellis (II); Lene Bausager Our Time Is Up (2004) - Rob Pearlstein; Pia Clemente Síðasti bærinn (2004) - R�nar R�narsson; Thor Sigurjonsson

Best Documentary, Short Subjects


Winner:
	Note of Triumph: The Golden Age of Norman Corwin, A (2005) - Corinne Marrinan; Eric Simonson (I)
Other Nominees:
	God Sleeps in Rwanda (2005) - Kimberlee Acquaro; Stacy Sherman Life of Kevin Carter, The (2004) - Dan Krauss (I) Mushroom Club, The (2005) - Steven Okazaki

Best Documentary, Features


Winner:
	Marche de l'empereur, La (2005) - Luc Jacquet; Yves Darondeau
Other Nominees:
	Darwin's Nightmare (2004) - Hubert Sauper Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room (2005) - Alex Gibney; Jason Kliot Murderball (2005) - Henry Alex Rubin; Dana Adam Shapiro Street Fight (2005) - Marshall Curry

Best Foreign Language Film of the Year


Winner:
	Tsotsi (2005) - South Africa.
Other Nominees:
	Bestia nel cuore, La (2005) - Italy. Joyeux Noël (2005) - France. Paradise Now (2005) - Palestine. Sophie Scholl - Die letzten Tage (2005) - Germany.

Best Animated Feature Film of the Year


Winner:
	Wallace & Gromit in The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005) - Steve Box; Nick Park
Other Nominees:
	Corpse Bride (2005) - Tim Burton (I); Mike Johnson (V) Hauru no ugoku shiro (2004) - Hayao Miyazaki

Honorary Award


Awarded to:
	Robert Altman (I) - For a career that has repeatedly reinvented the art form and inspired filmmakers and audiences alike.

Medal of Commendation


Awarded to:
	Don Hall (I)

Academy Award of Merit

Date:	18 February
Host:	Rachel McAdams
Location:	Beverly Hilton Hotel, Los Angeles, California, USA


Winner:
	- Not awarded.

Scientific and Engineering Award


Winners:
	David Baraff; Michael Kass; Andy Witkin - For their pioneering work in physically-based computer-generated techniques used to simulate realistic cloth in motion pictures. Garrett Brown (I) - For the original concept of the Skycam flying camera system - the first use of 3D volumetric cable technology for motion picture cinematography. Laurie Frost (I); Peter Hannan (I); Richard Loncraine (II) - For the development of the remote camera head known as the Hot-Head. David Grober (II); Scott Lewallen (II) - For the concept and mechanical design (Grober) and for the electronic and software design (Lewallen) of the Perfect Horizon camera stabilization head. Anatoliy Kokush - For the concept and development of the Cascade series of motion picture cranes. Anatoliy Kokush; Yuriy Popovsky; Oleksiy Zolotarov - For the concept and development of the Russian Arm gyro-stabilized camera crane and the Flight Head.

Technical Achievement Award


Winners:
	Ed Catmull; Tony DeRose; Jos Stam - For the original concept (Catmull) and the scientific and practical implementation (DeRose/Stam) of subdivision surfaces as a modeling technique in motion picture production. Tim Drnec; Ben Britten Smith; Matt Davis (VIII) - For the development of the Spydercam 3-D volumetric suspended cable camera technologies. Frank Fletcher (II); Dave Sherwin (II) - For the introduction and continuing development of the Power Pod modular camera head system. Scott Leva - For the design and development of the Precision Stunt Airbag for motion picture stunt falls. Alvah J. Miller; Michael Sorensen (II); J. Walt Adamczyk - For the design and development of the Aerohead motion control camera head and the J-Viz Pre-Visualization system. John Platt (VI); Demetri Terzopoulos - For their pioneering work in physically-based computer-generated techniques used to simulate realistic cloth in motion pictures. Harold Rattray; Terry Claborn; Steve Garlick; Bill Hogue (II); Tim Reynolds (II) - For the design, engineering and implementation of the Technicolor Real Time Answer Print System. James Rodnunsky; Alex MacDonald (II); Mark Chapman (VIII) - For the development of the Cablecam 3-D volumetric suspended cable camera technologies. Udo Schauss; Hildegard Ebbesmeier; Nicole Wemken; Michael Anderer - For the optical design (Schauss/Ebbesmeier) and the mechanical design (Wemken/Anderer) of the Cinelux Premiere Cinema Projection Lenses. Gary Thieltges - For the design and development of the remotely-operated, lightweight camera head known as the Sparrow Head. Lev Yevstratov; George Peters; Vasiliy Orlov - For the development of the Ultimate Arm Camera Crane System for specialized vehicle photography.

Gordon E. Sawyer Award


Awarded to:
	Gary Demos