The Oscar nominations were announced earlier today.
As usual, genre entertainment makes its strongest
showing in the visual effects and sound editing
categories. This year’s ceremony is on March 5, 2006,
and will be hosted by Jon Stewart. The list of
nominations is below.
As usual, science
fiction and fantasy will be marked
as such.
Actor In A Leading Role
- Philip Seymour Hoffman – CAPOTE
- Terrence Howard – HUSTLE & FLOW
- Heath Ledger – BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN
- Joaquin Phoenix – WALK THE LINE
- David Strathairn – GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK
Actor In A Supporting Role
- George Clooney – SYRIANA
- Matt Dillon – CRASH
- Paul Giamatti – CINDERELLA MAN
- Jake Syllenhaal – BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN
- William Hurt – A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE
Actress In A Leading Role
- Judi Dench – MRS. HENDERSON PRESENTS
- Felicity Huffman – TRANSAMERICA
- Keira Knightley – PRIDE & PREJUDICE
- Charlize Theron – NORTH COUNTRY
- Reese Witherspoon – WALK THE LINE
Actress In A Supporting Role
- Amy Adams – JUNEBUG
- Catherine Keener – CAPOTE
- Frances McDormand – NORTH COUNTRY
- Rachel Weisz – THE CONSTANT GARDENER
- Michelle Williams – BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN
Animated Feature
- HOWL’S MOVING CASTLE
- TIM BURTON’S CORPSE BRIDE
- WALLACE & GROMIT IN THE CURSE OF THE
WERE-RABBIT
Art Direction
- GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK
- HARRY POTTER AND THE GOBLET OF FIRE
- KING KONG
- MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA
- PRIDE & PREJUDICE
Cinematography
- BATMAN BEGINS
- BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN
- GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK
- MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA
- THE NEW WORLD
Costume Design
- CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY
- MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA
- MRS. HENDERSON PRESENTS
- PRIDE & PREJUDICE
- WALK THE LINE
Directing
- BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN
- CAPOTE
- CRASH
- GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK
- MUNICH
Documentary Feature
- DARWIN’S NIGHTMARE
- ENRON: THE SMARTEST GUYS IN THE ROOM
- MARCH OF THE PENGUINS
- MURDERBALL
- STREET FIGHT
Documentary Short
- THE DEATH OF KEVIN CARTER: CASUALTY OF THE BANG
BANG CLUB - GOD SLEEPS IN RWANDA
- THE MUSHROOM CLUB
- A NOTE OF TRIUMPH: THE GOLDEN AGE OF NORMAN
CORWIN
Editing
- CINDERELLA MAN
- THE CONSTANT GARDENER
- CRASH
- MUNICH
- WALK THE LINE
Foreign Language Film
- DON’T TELL
- JOYEUX NOEL
- PARADISE NOW
- SOPHIE SCHOLL – THE FINAL DAYS
- TSOTSI
Makeup
- THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE LION, THE WITCH
AND THE
WARDROBE - CINDERELLA MAN
- STAR WARS: EPISODE III REVENGE OF THE
SITH
Music (Score)
- BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN
- THE CONSTANT GARDENER
- MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA
- MUNICH
- PRIDE & PREJUDICE
Music (Song)
- “In the Deep” from CRASH
- “It’s Hard Out Here for a Pimp” from HUSTLE &
FLOW - “Travelin’ Thru” from TRANSAMERICA
Best Picture
- BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN
- CAPOTE
- CRASH
- GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK
- MUNICH
Short Film (Animated)
I’m guessing that most of these are fantasy and/or
sci-fi, but I
don’t know enough about them to label them as such.
- BADGERED
- THE MOON AND THE SON: AN IMAGINED
CONVERSATION - THE MYSTERIOUS GEOGRAPHIC EXPLORATION OF JASPER
MORELLO - 9
- ONE MAN BAND
Short Film (Live Action)
- AUSREISSER (THE RUNAWAY)
- CASHBACK
- THE LAST FARM
- OUR TIME IS UP
- SIX SHOOTER
Sound Editing
- KING KONG
- MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA
- WAR OF THE WORLDS
Sound Mixing
- THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE LION, THE WITCH
AND THE
WARDROBE - KING KONG
- MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA
- WALK THE LINE
- WAR OF THE WORLDS
Visual Effects
- THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE LION, THE WITCH
AND THE
WARDROBE - KING KONG
- WAR OF THE WORLDS
Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
- BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN
- CAPOTE
- THE CONSTANT GARDENER
- A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE
- MUNICH
Writing (Original Screenplay)
- CRASH
- GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK
- MATCH POINT
- THE SQUID AND THE WHALE
- SYRIANA
What??
Episode III NOT nominated for visual effects???!!!
Say what you will about the movie, but you can’t deny that the effects were absolutely mindblowing. The initial space battle alone was amazing enough to take the prize, let alone the rest of the movie.
Re: What??
I agree. Unfortunately it seems George Lucas has fallen out of favor with the academy. Perhaps it was shades of Episode I.
Glaring Omission
Comedy "why wasn’t Firefly nominated for best music" option.