eBranch Blog

January 25, 2005

Academy Award Nominations Announced

The Academy Award nominations were announced today. The awards will be presented on Sunday, February 27 beginning at 7 PM CST on ABC. Check out previous winners for Motion Picture, Documentary Feature, Foreign Language Film, and Animated Feature.

Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role Nominees:
Don Cheadle in Hotel Rwanda (In Theaters)
Johnny Depp in Finding Neverland (In Theaters)
Leonardo DiCaprio in The Aviator (In Theaters)
Clint Eastwood in Million Dollar Baby (In Theaters)
Jamie Foxx in Ray (In Theaters)

Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role Nominees:
Annette Bening in Being Julia (In Theaters)
Catalina Sandino Moreno in Maria Full of Grace
Imelda Staunton in Vera Drake (In Theaters)
Hilary Swank in Million Dollar Baby (In Theaters)
Kate Winslet in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role Nominees:
Alan Alda in The Aviator (In Theaters)
Thomas Haden Church in Sideways (In Theaters)
Jamie Foxx in Collateral
Morgan Freeman in Million Dollar Baby (In Theaters)
Clive Owen in Closer (In Theaters)

Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role Nominees:
Cate Blanchett in The Aviator (In Theaters)
Laura Linney in Kinsey (In Theaters)
Virginia Madsen in Sideways (In Theaters)
Sophie Okonedo in Hotel Rwanda (In Theaters)
Natalie Portman in Closer (In Theaters)

Achievement in Directing Nominees:
The Aviator - Martin Scorsese (In Theaters)
Million Dollar Baby - Clint Eastwood (In Theaters)
Ray - Taylor Hackford (In Theaters)
Sideways - Alexander Payne (In Theaters)
Vera Drake - Mike Leigh (In Theaters)

Best Motion Picture of the Year Nominees:
The Aviator (In Theaters)
Finding Neverland (In Theaters)
Million Dollar Baby (In Theaters)
Ray (In Theaters)
Sideways (In Theaters)

Best Animated Feature of the Year Nominees:
The Incredibles
Shark Tale
Shrek 2

Best Documentary Feature Nominees:
Born into Brothels
The Story of the Weeping Camel
Super Size Me
Tupac: Resurrection
Twist of Faith

Best Foreign Language Film of the Year Nominees:
As It Is in Heaven (Sweden)
The Chorus (Les Choristes) (France)
Downfall (Germany)
The Sea Inside (Spain)
Yesterday (South Africa)