- NOMINATIONS BY CATEGORY - 78TH AWARDS -

Jeanne - ∞        Jason - ◊

My Partner in crime and I deliver our Oscar night predictions.

Performance by an actor in a leading role                                                              

∞ ◊ Philip Seymour Hoffman in "Capote"

Terrence Howard in "Hustle & Flow" 

Heath Ledger in "Brokeback Mountain" 

Joaquin Phoenix in "Walk the Line" 

David Strathairn in "Good Night, and Good Luck." 

Performance by an actor in a supporting role                                                                           

◊ George Clooney in "Syriana" 

Matt Dillon in "Crash" 

∞ Paul Giamatti in "Cinderella Man"

Jake Gyllenhaal in "Brokeback Mountain"

William Hurt in "A History of Violence"

Performance by an actress in a leading role                                                                            

Judi Dench in "Mrs. Henderson Presents" 

∞ Felicity Huffman in "Transamerica"  

Keira Knightley in "Pride & Prejudice"  

Charlize Theron in "North Country" 

◊ Reese Witherspoon in "Walk the Line" 

Performance by an actress in a supporting role                                                                           

Amy Adams in "Junebug"  

Catherine Keener in "Capote"

◊ Frances McDormand in "North Country"

Rachel Weisz in "The Constant Gardener

∞ Michelle Williams in "Brokeback Mountain"

Achievement in cinematography                                                                                   

"Batman Begins" (Warner Bros.)                                        Wally Pfister

“Brokeback Mountain" (Focus Features)                            Rodrigo Prieto

 ∞ ◊ "Good Night, and Good Luck."                                   Robert Elswit

 "Memoirs of a Geisha" (Sony Pictures Releasing)                Dion Beebe

 “The New World" (New Line)                                              Emmanuel Lubezki

Achievement in directing                                                                                                       

"Brokeback Mountain" (Focus Features)                                 Ang Lee

"Capote" (UA/Sony Pictures Classics)                                       Bennett Miller

∞ ◊ "Crash" (Lions Gate)                                                       Paul Haggis

"Good Night, and Good Luck."                                               George Clooney

"Munich" (Universal and DreamWorks)                                     Steven Spielberg

 Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original song)                                 

"In the Deep" from   "Crash"                                               Lyric by Kathleen "Bird" York

∞ "It's Hard Out Here for a Pimp" from   "Hustle & Flow"                                                    

◊ "Travelin' Thru" from  "Transamerica"                    Music and Lyric by Dolly Parton           

Best motion picture of the year                                                                

"Brokeback Mountain"

"Capote"

∞ ◊ "Crash"

"Good Night, and Good Luck."                                        

"Munich"

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