Shoo-in choice Brokeback Mountain was pipped to the post tonight, losing out on Best Film to Paul Haggis' Crash, unarguably the dark horse of the Best Picture category. Ang Lee did scoop Best Director though, bringing the film's total to three and tying it tally-wise with Crash,** King Kong** and Memoirs of a Geisha.
George Clooney may not have taken Best Director for **Good Night, And Good Luck **but he didn't leave empty-handed, scooping Best Supporting Actor for Syriana. Rachel Weiss walked away with Best Supporting Actress for The Constant Gardener while Best Actor and Actress were utter no-brainers, gonig to Phillip Seymour Hoffman and Reese Witherspoon.
Oh and three cheers for Wallace and Gromit for taking Best Animated Film.
The full list:
Best Picture
Brokeback Mountain
Capote
Crash
Good Night and Good Luck
Munich
Best Director
Ang Lee - Brokeback Mountain
Bennet Miller - Capote
Paul Haggis - Crash
George Clooney - Good Night and Good Luck
Steven Spielberg - Munich
Best Actor
Philip Seymour Hoffman - Capote
Terrence Howard - Hustle and Flow
Heath Ledger - Brokeback Mountain
Joaquin Phoenix - Walk the Line
David Strathairn -Good Night and Good Luck
Best Actress
Judi Dench - Mrs Henderson Presents
Felicity Huffman - Transamerica
Keira Knightley - Pride and Prejudice
Charlize Theron - North Country
Reese Witherspoon - Walk The Line
Best Supporting Actor
George Clooney - Syriana
Matt Dillon- Crash
Paul Giamatti - Cinderella Man
Jake Gyllenhaal - Brokeback Mountain
William Hurt - A History of Violence
Best Supporting Actress
Amy Adams - Junebug
Catherine Keener - Capote
Frances McDormand - North Country
Rachel Weisz - The Constant Gardener
Michelle Williams - Brokeback Mountain
Best Original Screenplay
Crash
Goodnight and Good Luck
Match Point
The Squid and the Whale
Syriana
Best Adapted Screenplay
Brokeback Mountain
Capote
The Constant Gardener
A History of Violence
Munich
Best Animated Feature Film Of The Year
Howl's Moving Castle
Tim Burton's Corpse Bride
Wallace & Gromit In The Curse Of The Were-Rabbit
Achievement In Art Direction
Good Night, And Good Luck.
Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire
King Kong
Memoirs Of A Geisha
Pride & Prejudice
Achievement In Cinematography
Batman Begins
Brokeback Mountain
Good Night, And Good Luck.
Memoirs Of A Geisha
The New World
Achievement In Costume Design
Charlie And The Chocolate Factory
Memoirs Of A Geisha
Mrs. Henderson Presents
Pride & Prejudice
Walk The Line
Achievement In Film Editing
Cinderella Man
The Constant Gardener
Crash
Munich
Walk The Line
Best Foreign Language Film Of The Year
Don't Tell
Joyeux Noèl
Paradise Now
Sophie Scholl - The Final Days
**Tsotsi **
Achievement In Makeup
**The Chronicles Of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe
**Cinderella Man
Star Wars: Episode Iii Revenge Of The Sith
Achievement In Music Written For Motion Pictures
(Original Score)
Brokeback Mountain
The Constant Gardener
Memoirs Of A Geisha
Munich
Pride & Prejudice
Achievement In Music Written For Motion Pictures
(Original Song)
"In The Deep" - Crash
**"It's Hard Out Here For A Pimp" - **Hustle & Flow
"Travelin' Thru" - Transamerica
Best Animated Short Film
Badgered
The Moon And The Son: An Imagined Conversation
The Mysterious Geographic Explorations Of Jasper Morello
9
One Man Band
Best Live Action Short Film
Ausreisser (The Runaway)
Cashback
The Last Farm
Our Time Is Up
Six Shooter
Achievement In Sound Editing
**King Kong
**Memoirs Of A Geisha
War Of The Worlds
Achievement In 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
Achievement In Visual Effects
The Chronicles Of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe
King Kong
War Of The Worlds
Best Documentary Feature
Darwin's Nightmare
Enron: The Smartest Guys In The Room
March Of The Penguins
Murderball
Street Fight
Best Documentary Short Subject
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
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