[January 25, 2005] - The Oscar nominations were announced, with many expected nominations, a few surprises, and a few (some might say) notable omissions (let's just say Mel Gibson and Michael Moore's respective phones were quiet this Tuesday morning). There ended up being no overwhelming winner, with Aviator getting many technical awards, but Million Dollar Baby walking away with the big ones. What do you all think of the nominations and winners? Go to the Moviepie Forum and let us know!

Read our annual diatribe Who Should Win, Who Will Win, and Who Was Left Out (we did quite well this year, we must say!), plus Vickie's "Love It and Loathe It" recap of the awards show, and Linda Picks Apart the Oscars.

The winners, announced on February 27, 2005, are marked with an arrow.

Best Picture    The Aviator    Finding Neverland Million Dollar Baby    Ray    Sideways Best Actor    Don Cheadle, Hotel Rwanda    Johnny Depp, Finding Neverland    Leonardo DiCaprio, The Aviator    Clint Eastwood, Million Dollar Baby Jamie Foxx, Ray Best Supporting Actor    Alan Alda, The Aviator    Thomas Haden Church, Sideways    Jamie Foxx, Collateral Morgan Freeman, Million Dollar Baby    Clive Owen, Closer Best Screenplay (original)    The Aviator Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind    Hotel Rwanda    The Incredibles    Vera Drake Cinematography The Aviator    House of Flying Daggers    The Passion of the Christ    The Phantom of the Opera    A Very Long Engagement Visual Effects    Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban    I, Robot Spider-Man 2 Costume Design The Aviator    Finding Neverland    Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events    Ray    Troy Sound Mixing    The Aviator    The Incredibles    The Polar Express Ray    Spider-Man 2 Original Song    "Accidentally In Love" - Shrek 2 "Al Otro Lado Del Río" - The Motorcycle Diaries    "Believe" - The Polar Express    "Learn To Be Lonely" - The Phantom of the Opera (2004)    "Look To Your Path (Vois Sur Ton Chemin)" - Les Choristes Best Animated Feature Film The Incredibles    Shark Tale    Shrek 2 Best Documentary Feature Born into Brothels    The Story of the Weeping Camel    Super Size Me    Tupac: Resurrection    Twist of Faith Best Animated Short Film    Birthday Boy    Gopher Broke    Guard Dog    Lorenzo Ryan

Best Director    Martin Scorcese, The Aviator Clint Eastwood, Million Dollar Baby    Taylor Hackford, Ray    Alexander Payne, Sideways    Mike Leigh, Vera Drake Best Actress    Annette Bening, Being Julia    Catalina Sandino Moreno, Maria Full of Grace    Imelda Staunton, Vera Drake Hilary Swank, Million Dollar Baby    Kate Winslet, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Best Supporting Actress Cate Blanchett, The Aviator    Laura Linney, Kinsey    Virginia Madsen, Sideways    Sophie Okonedo, Hotel Rwanda    Natalie Portman, Closer Best Screenplay (adaptation)    Before Sunset    Finding Neverland    Million Dollar Baby    The Motorcycle Diaries Sideways Film Editing The Aviator    Collateral    Finding Neverland    Million Dollar Baby    Ray Art Direction The Aviator    Finding Neverland    Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events    The Phantom of the Opera    A Very Long Engagement Makeup Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events    The Passion of the Christ    The Sea Inside Sound Editing The Incredibles    The Polar Express    Spider-Man 2 Original Score Finding Neverland    Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban    Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events    The Passion of the Christ    The Village Best Foreign Language Film    As It is in Heaven    The Chorus (Les Choristes)    Downfall The Sea Inside    Yesterday Best Documentary Short Subject    Autism is a World    The Children of Leningradsky    Hardwood Mighty Times: The Children's March    Sister Rose's Passion Best Live Action Short Film    Everything in this Country Must    Little Terrorist    7:35 in the Morning    Two Cars, One Night Wasp