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Predict The Oscars!

78th Academy Awards - March 5, 2006

Best Picture

Votes
BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN (Focus Features) 407
CAPOTE (Sony Pictures Classics) 2
CRASH (Lions Gate Films) 46
GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK. (Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution) 5
MUNICH (DreamWorks SKG, Universal Pictures) 4

Best Director

Votes
Ang Lee, BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN (Focus Features) 442
Bennett Miller, CAPOTE (Sony Pictures Classics) 2
Paul Haggis, CRASH (Lions Gate Films) 6
George Clooney, GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK. (Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution) 6
Steven Spielberg, MUNICH (DreamWorks SKG, Universal Pictures) 8

Best Actor

Votes
Philip Seymour Hoffman - CAPOTE (Sony Pictures Classics) 402
Terrence Howard - HUSTLE & FLOW (MTV Films) 4
Heath Ledger - BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN (Focus Features) 31
Joaquin Phoenix - WALK THE LINE (20th Century Fox, Sony Pictures Releasing) 24
David Strathairn - GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK. (Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution) 3

Best Actress

Votes
Judi Dench - MRS. HENDERSON PRESENTS (The Weinstein Company) 5
Felicity Huffman - TRANSAMERICA (The Weinstein Company , IFC Films) 61
Keira Knightley - PRIDE & PREJUDICE (United International Pictures, Focus Features) 4
Charlize Theron - NORTH COUNTRY (Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution) 4
Reese Witherspoon - WALK THE LINE (20th Century Fox, Sony Pictures Releasing) 390

Best Supporting Actor

Votes
George Clooney - SYRIANA (Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution) 227
Matt Dillon - CRASH (Lions Gate Films) 31
Paul Giamatti - CINDERELLA MAN (Universal Pictures Distribution) 131
Jake Gyllenhaal - BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN (Focus Features) 70
William Hurt - A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE (New Line Cinema) 5

Best Supporting Actress

Votes
Amy Adams - JUNEBUG (Renaissance Films) 24
Catherine Keener - CAPOTE (Sony Pictures Classics) 11
Frances McDormand - NORTH COUNTRY (Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution) 11
Rachel Weisz - THE CONSTANT GARDENER (Focus Features) 365
Michelle Williams - BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN (Focus Features) 53

Best Original Song

Votes
"In the Deep" (CRASH), Music by Kathleen "Bird" York and Michael Becker; Lyric by Kathleen "Bird" York (Lions Gate Films) 187
"It's Hard Out Here for a Pimp" (HUSTLE & FLOW), Music and Lyric by Jordan Houston, Cedric Coleman and Paul Beauregard (MTV Films) 103
"Travelin' Thru" (TRANSAMERICA), Music and Lyric by Dolly Parton (The Weinstein Company , IFC Films) 174

Best Original Screenplay

Votes
CRASH (Lions Gate Films), Screenplay by Paul Haggis & Bobby Moresco; Story by Paul Haggis  402
GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK. (Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution), Screenplay by George Clooney & Grant Heslov  42
MATCH POINT (DreamWorks Pictures), Written by Woody Allen  8
THE SQUID AND THE WHALE (Independent Distribution Partnership (IDP), Samuel Goldwyn Films, Sony Pictures Releasing International), Written by Noah Baumbach 6
SYRIANA (Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution), Written by Stephen Gaghan  6

Best Adapted Screenplay 

Votes
BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN (Focus Features), Screenplay by Larry McMurtry & Diana Ossana  426
CAPOTE (Sony Pictures Classics), Screenplay by Dan Futterman  21
THE CONSTANT GARDENER (Focus Features), Screenplay by Jeffrey Caine  8
A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE (New Line Cinema), Screenplay by Josh Olson  3
MUNICH (DreamWorks SKG, Universal Pictures), Screenplay by Tony Kushner and Eric Roth  6

Best Cinematography

Votes
BATMAN BEGINS (Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution), Wally Pfister  12
BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN (Focus Features), Rodrigo Prieto  324
GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK. (Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution), Robert Elswit  46
MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA (DreamWorks SKG, Sony Pictures Releasing), Dion Beebe  66
THE NEW WORLD, Emmanuel Lubezki  16

Best Original Score

Votes
BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN, Gustavo Santaolalla (Focus Features) 222
THE CONSTANT GARDENER, Alberto Iglesias (Focus Features) 18
MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA, John Williams (DreamWorks SKG, Sony Pictures Releasing) 198
MUNICH, John Williams (DreamWorks SKG, Universal Pictures) 20
PRIDE & PREJUDICE, Dario Marianelli (United International Pictures, Focus Features) 6

Best Visual Effects 

Votes
THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE (Buena Vista Pictures Distribution), Dean Wright, Bill Westenhofer, Jim Berney and Scott Farrar  70
KING KONG (Universal Pictures Distribution), Joe Letteri, Brian Van't Hul, Christian Rivers and Richard Taylor  378
WAR OF THE WORLDS (Paramount Pictures), Dennis Muren, Pablo Helman, Randy Dutra and Daniel Sudick  16

Best Costume Design 

Votes
CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY (Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution), Gabriella Pescucci  34
MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA (DreamWorks SKG, Sony Pictures Releasing), Colleen Atwood  390
MRS. HENDERSON PRESENTS (The Weinstein Company), Sandy Powell  2
PRIDE & PREJUDICE (United International Pictures, Focus Features), Jacqueline Durran  34
WALK THE LINE (20th Century Fox, Sony Pictures Releasing), Arianne Phillips  4

Best Sound Mixing 

Votes
THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE (Buena Vista Pictures Distribution), Terry Porter, Dean A. Zupancic and Tony Johnson  28
KING KONG (Universal Pictures Distribution), Christopher Boyes, Michael Semanick, Michael Hedges and Hammond Peek  176
MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA (DreamWorks SKG, Sony Pictures Releasing), Kevin O'Connell, Greg P. Russell, Rick Kline and John Pritchett  24
WALK THE LINE (20th Century Fox, Sony Pictures Releasing), Paul Massey, D.M. Hemphill and Peter F. Kurland  210
WAR OF THE WORLDS (Paramount Pictures), Andy Nelson, Anna Behlmer and Ronald Judkins  26

Best Sound Editing 

Votes
KING KONG (Universal Pictures Distribution), Mike Hopkins and Ethan Van der Ryn  366
MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA (DreamWorks SKG, Sony Pictures Releasing), Wylie Stateman  40
WAR OF THE WORLDS (Paramount Pictures), Richard King  58

Best Film Editing 

Votes
CINDERELLA MAN (Universal Pictures Distribution), Mike Hill and Dan Hanley  19
THE CONSTANT GARDENER (Focus Features), Claire Simpson  32
CRASH (Lions Gate Films), Hughes Winborne  335
MUNICH (DreamWorks SKG, Universal Pictures), Michael Kahn  52
WALK THE LINE (20th Century Fox, Sony Pictures Releasing), Michael McCusker  26

Best Art Direction

Votes
GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK. (Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution), Jim Bissell (Art Direction); Jan Pascale (Set Decoration)  60
HARRY POTTER AND THE GOBLET OF FIRE (Warner Bros. Pictures International, Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution), Stuart Craig (Art Direction); Stephenie McMillan (Set Decoration)  32
KING KONG (Universal Pictures Distribution), Grant Major (Art Direction); Dan Hennah and Simon Bright (Set Decoration)  58
MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA (DreamWorks SKG, Sony Pictures Releasing), John Myhre (Art Direction); Gretchen Rau (Set Decoration)  301
PRIDE & PREJUDICE (United International Pictures, Focus Features), Sarah Greenwood (Art Direction); Katie Spencer (Set Decoration)  13

Best Makeup 

Votes
THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE (Buena Vista Pictures Distribution), Howard Berger and Tami Lane  362
CINDERELLA MAN (Universal Pictures Distribution), David Leroy Anderson and Lance Anderson  22
STAR WARS: EPISODE III REVENGE OF THE SITH (20th Century Fox), David Elsey and Annette Miles  80

Best Animated Feature

Votes
HOWL'S MOVING CASTLE (Buena Vista Pictures Distribution), Hayao Miyazaki  19
TIM BURTON'S CORPSE BRIDE (Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution), Tim Burton and Mike Johnson  53
WALLACE & GROMIT IN THE CURSE OF THE WERE-RABBIT (United International Pictures, DreamWorks SKG), Nick Park and Steve Box  392

Best Documentary Feature

Votes
DARWIN'S NIGHTMARE (Celluloid Dreams, International Film Circuit), Hubert Sauper  23
ENRON: THE SMARTEST GUYS IN THE ROOM (Magnolia Pictures), Alex Gibney and Jason Kliot  22
MARCH OF THE PENGUINS (National Geographic Feature Films, Warner Independent Pictures), Luc Jacquet and Yves Darondeau  388
MURDERBALL (MTV Films, ThinkFilm), Henry-Alex Rubin and Dana Adam Shapiro  25
STREET FIGHT, Marshall Curry  6

Best Documentary Short Subject

Votes
THE DEATH OF KEVIN CARTER: CASUALTY OF THE BANG BANG CLUB, Dan Krauss  53
GOD SLEEPS IN RWANDA, Kimberlee Acquaro and Stacy Sherman  326
THE MUSHROOM CLUB, Steven Okazaki  26
A NOTE OF TRIUMPH: THE GOLDEN AGE OF NORMAN CORWIN, Corinne Marrinan and Eric Simonson  59

Best Live Action Short Film 

Votes
AUSREISSER (THE RUNAWAY), Ulrike Grote  106
CASHBACK, Sean Ellis and Lene Bausager 65
THE LAST FARM, Rúnar Rúnarsson and Thor S. Sigurjónsson  63
OUR TIME IS UP, Rob Pearlstein and Pia Clemente  86
SIX SHOOTER, Martin McDonagh  144

Best Animated Short Film 

Votes
BADGERED, Sharon Colman  43
THE MOON AND THE SON: AN IMAGINED CONVERSATION, John Canemaker and Peggy Stern  152
THE MYSTERIOUS GEOGRAPHIC EXPLORATIONS OF JASPER MORELLO, Anthony Lucas 49
9, Shane Acker  130
ONE MAN BAND, Andrew Jimenez and Mark Andrews  90

Best Foreign Film

Votes
DON'T TELL (Italy) 16
JOYEUX NOčL (France) 29
PARADISE NOW (Palestine) 169
SOPHIE SCHOLL - THE FINAL DAYS (Germany) 22
TSOTSI (South Africa) 228
 
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