| 77th Academy Awards | ||||
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| Date | Sunday, February 27, 2005 | |||
| Site | Kodak Theatre, Hollywood, California | |||
| Host | Chris Rock | |||
| Highlights | ||||
| Best Picture | Million Dollar Baby | |||
| Most wins | The Aviator (5) | |||
| Most nominations | The Aviator (11) | |||
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The 77th Academy Awards honored the best films of 2004 and were held on February 27, 2005, at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, California. They were hosted by comedian Chris Rock.
The nominees were announced on January 25, 2005. Martin Scorsese's biopic of the eccentric Howard Hughes, The Aviator, led the pack with eleven nominations including Best Actor, Best Director, and Best Picture. Marc Forster Finding Neverland and Clint Eastwood's Million Dollar Baby each had seven nominations. Ray and Sideways rounded out the nominees for Best Picture.
The 77th Academy Awards was the first Oscar telecast since the 73rd Academy Awards to receive a TV rating of TV-14. This is most likely due to many "edgy" comments made by Chris Rock during the ceremony. Since this, every future telecast to date would receive a TV-14 rating.
Hilary Swank won her second Academy Award for Best Actress; among her fellow nominees was Annette Bening, who had also been nominated when Swank won her first award in 1999.
At age 74, Clint Eastwood became the oldest director to win the Oscar. With The Aviator winning 5 Oscars, this was the last Oscar ceremony (as of the present date) at which another film won more Oscars than the Best Picture winner. The last time this had happened was either in 1981 (Raiders of the Lost Ark) or in 1977 (Star Wars, Episode IV: A New Hope), depending on whether one counts the Special Achievement Award that Raiders received for its sound effects editing as a true win.
As of 2011 this is the last time that the winner for Best Picture took home Best Actress as well.
Best Actor
See also: Best Actor
- Winner
- Jamie Foxx in Ray
- Nominees
- Don Cheadle in Hotel Rwanda
- Johnny Depp in Finding Neverland
- Leonardo DiCaprio in The Aviator
- Clint Eastwood in Million Dollar Baby
Best Supporting Actor
See also: Best Supporting Actor
- Winner
- Morgan Freeman in Million Dollar Baby
- Nominees
- Alan Alda in The Aviator
- Thomas Haden Church in Sideways
- Jamie Foxx in Collateral
- Clive Owen in Closer
Best Actress
See also: Best Actress
- Winner
- Hilary Swank in Million Dollar Baby
- Nominees
- Annette Bening in Being Julia
- Catalina Sandino Moreno in Maria Full of Grace
- Imelda Staunton in Vera Drake
- Kate Winslet in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Best Supporting Actress
See also: Best Supporting Actress
- Winner
- Cate Blanchett in The Aviator
- Nominees
- Laura Linney in Kinsey
- Virginia Madsen in Sideways
- Sophie Okonedo in Hotel Rwanda
- Natalie Portman in Closer
Best Animated Feature
See also: Best Animated Feature
- Winner
- The Incredibles — Brad Bird
- Nominees
- Shark Tale — Bill Damaschke
- Shrek 2 — Andrew Adamson
Best Art Direction
See also: Best Art Direction
- Winner
- The Aviator — Dante Ferretti, Francesca Lo Schiavo
- Nominees
- 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 (2004) — Art Direction: Anthony Pratt; Set Decoration: Celia Bobak
- A Very Long Engagement — Art Direction: Aline Bonetto
Best Cinematography
See also: Best Cinematography
- Winner
- The Aviator — Robert Richardson
- Nominees
- House of Flying Daggers — Zhao Xiaoding
- The Passion of the Christ — Caleb Deschanel
- The Phantom of the Opera (2004) — John Mathieson
- A Very Long Engagement — Bruno Delbonnel
Best Costume Design
See also: Best Costume Design
- Winner
- The Aviator — Sandy Powell
- Nominees
- Finding Neverland — Alexandra Byrne
- Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events — Colleen Atwood
- Ray — Sharen Davis
- Troy — Bob Ringwood
Best Director
See also: Best Director
- Winner
- Million Dollar Baby — Clint Eastwood
- Nominees
- The Aviator — Martin Scorsese
- Ray — Taylor Hackford
- Sideways — Alexander Payne
- Vera Drake — Mike Leigh
Best Documentary Feature
See also: Best Documentary Feature
- Winner
- Born into Brothels — Ross Kauffman and Zana Briski
- Nominees
- 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
Best Documentary Short
See also: Best Documentary Short
- Winner
- Mighty Times: The Children's March — Robert Hudson and Bobby Houston
- Nominees
- Autism Is a World — Gerardine Wurzburg
- The Children of Leningradsky — Hanna Polak and Andrzej Celinski
- Hardwood — Hubert Davis and Erin Faith Young
- Sister Rose's Passion — Oren Jacoby and Steve Kalafer
Best Film Editing
See also: Best Film Editing
- Winner
- The Aviator — Thelma Schoonmaker
- Nominees
- Collateral — Jim Miller and Paul Rubell
- Finding Neverland — Matt Chesse
- Million Dollar Baby — Joel Cox
- Ray — Paul Hirsch
Best Foreign Language Film
See also: Best Foreign Language Film
- Winner
- The Sea Inside from Spain — Alejandro Amenábar
- Nominees
- As It Is in Heaven from Sweden — Kay Pollak
- The Chorus (Les Choristes) from France — Christophe Barratier
- Downfall from Germany — Oliver Hirschbiegel
- Yesterday from South Africa — Darrell Roodt
Best Makeup
See also: Best Makeup
- Winner
- Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events — Valli O'Reilly and Bill Corso
- Nominees
- The Passion of the Christ — Keith Vanderlaan and Christien Tinsley
- The Sea Inside — Jo Allen and Manuel Garcia
Best Original Score
See also: Best Original Score
- Winner
- Finding Neverland — Jan A.P. Kaczmarek
- Nominees
- 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 (2004) — James Newton Howard
Best Original Song
See also: Best Original Song
- Winner
- "Al Otro Lado Del Río" from The Motorcycle Diaries — Music and Lyric by Jorge Drexler
- Nominees
- "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) (Counting Crows)
- "Believe" from The Polar Express — Music and Lyric by Glen Ballard, Alan Silvestri
- "Learn to be Lonely" from The Phantom of the Opera (2004) — Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber; Lyric by Charles Hart
- "Look To Your Path" from The Chorus (Les Choristes) — Music by Bruno Coulais; Lyric by Christophe Barratier
Best Picture
See also: Best Picture
- Winner
- Million Dollar Baby — Clint Eastwood, Albert S. Ruddy and Tom Rosenberg, producers
- Nominees
- The Aviator — Michael Mann and Graham King, producers
- Finding Neverland — Richard N. Gladstein and Nellie Bellflower, producers
- Ray — Taylor Hackford, Stuart Benjamin and Howard Baldwin, producers
- Sideways — Michael London, producer
Best Animated Short Film
See also: Best Animated Short
- Winner
- Ryan — Chris Landreth
- Nominees
- Birthday Boy — Sejong Park and Andrew Gregory
- Gopher Broke — Jeff Fowler and Tim Miller
- Guard Dog — Bill Plympton
- Lorenzo — Mike Gabriel and Baker Bloodworth
Best Live Action Short Film
See also: Best Live Action Short
- Winner
- Wasp — Andrea Arnold
- Nominees
- 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
Best Sound Editing
See also: Best Sound Editing
- Winner
- The Incredibles — Michael Silvers and Randy Thom
- Nominees
- The Polar Express — Randy Thom and Dennis Leonard
- Spider-Man 2 — Paul N.J. Ottosson
Best Sound Mixing
See also: Best Sound Mixing
- Winner
- Ray — Scott Millan, Greg Orloff, Bob Beemer and Steve Cantamessa
- Nominees
- 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
- Spider-Man 2 — Kevin O'Connell, Greg P. Russell, Jeffrey J. Haboush and Joseph Geisinger
Best Visual Effects
See also: Best Visual Effects
- Winner
- Spider-Man 2 — John Dykstra, Scott Stokdyk, Anthony LaMolinara and John Frazier
- Nominees
- 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
Best Adapted Screenplay
See also: Best Adapted Screenplay
- Winner
- Sideways — Screenplay by Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor
- Nominees
- 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
Best Original Screenplay
See also: Best Original Screenplay
- Winner
- Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind — Screenplay by Charlie Kaufman; Story by Charlie Kaufman, Michel Gondry and Pierre Bismuth
- Nominees
- The Aviator — Written by John Logan
- Hotel Rwanda — Written by Keir Pearson and Terry George
- The Incredibles — Written by Brad Bird
- Vera Drake — Written by Mike Leigh
