Gestern Abend wurden in Los Angeles, California die 77 Academy Awards verliehen. Der Film Million Dollar Baby raeumte in vier der wichtigsten kategorien ab Best Picture, Best Director (Clint Eastwood), Best Actress (Hilary Swank) und Best Supporting Actor (Morgan Freeman). Denn Oscar fuer Best Actor erhielt Jamie Foxx fuer denn Film Ray, der Film gewann zudem in der Kategorie Sounx Mixing. The Aviator erhielt mit 5 Oscar`s die meisten: Best Supporting Actress (Cate Blanchett), Art Direction, Cinematography, Film Editing und Costume Design.

BEST PICTURE
The Aviator
Finding Neverland
Million Dollar Baby
Ray
Sideways

DIRECTING
Martin Scorsese - The Aviator
Clint Eastwood - Million Dollar Baby
Taylor Hackford - Ray
Alexander Payne - Sideways
Mike Leigh - Vera Drake

ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Don Cheadle - Hotel Rwanda
Johnny Depp - Finding Neverland
Leonardo DiCaprio - The Aviator
Clint Eastwood - Million Dollar Baby
Jamie Foxx - Ray

ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
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

ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Alan Alda - The Aviator
Thomas Haden Church - Sideways
Jamie Foxx - Collateral
Morgan Freeman - Million Dollar Baby
Clive Owen - Closer

ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Cate Blanchett - The Aviator
Laura Linney - Kinsey
Virginia Madsen - Sideways
Sophie Okonedo - Hotel Rwanda
Natalie Portman - Closer

WRITING (ADAPTED SCREENPLAY)
Richard Linklater & Julie Delpy & Ethan Hawke - Before Sunset
David Magee - Finding Neverland
Paul Haggis - Million Dollar Baby
José Rivera - The Motorcycle Diaries
Alexander Payne & Jim Taylor - Sideways

WRITING (ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY)
John Logan - The Aviator
Charlie Kaufman - Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Keir Pearson & Terry George - Hotel Rwanda
Brad Bird - The Incredibles
Mike Leigh - Vera Drake

FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
As It is in Heaven - Sweden
The Chorus (Les Choristes) - France
Downfall - Germany
The Sea Inside - Spain
Yesterday - South Africa

ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
The Incredibles
Shark Tale
Shrek 2

ART DIRECTION
Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera
The Aviator
Finding Neverland
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
A Very Long Engagement

CINEMATOGRAPHY
Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera
The Aviator
House of Flying Daggers
The Passion of The Christ
A Very Long Engagement

COSTUME DESIGN
The Aviator
Finding Neverland
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
Ray
Troy

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Born into Brothels
The Story of the Weeping Camel
Super Size Me
Tupac: Resurrection
Twist of Faith

FILM EDITING
The Aviator
Collateral
Finding Neverland
Million Dollar Baby
Ray

MAKEUP
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
The Passion of The Christ
The Sea Inside

MUSIC (SCORE)
Jan A.P. Kaczmarek - Finding Neverland
John Williams - Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Thomas Newman - Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
John Debney - The Passion of The Christ
James Newton Howard - The Village

MUSIC (SONG)
"Accidentally In Love" - Shrek 2
"Al Otro Lado Del Río" - The Motorcycle Diaries
"Believe" - The Polar Express
"Learn To Be Lonely" - Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera
"Look To Your Path (Vois Sur Ton Chemin)" - The Chorus

SOUND MIXING
The Aviator
The Incredibles
The Polar Express
Ray
Spider-Man 2

SOUND EDITING
The Incredibles
The Polar Express
Spider-Man 2

VISUAL EFFECTS
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
I, Robot
Spider-Man 2

DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT
Autism is a World
The Children of Leningradsky
Hardwood
Mighty Times: The Children's March
Sister Rose's Passion

SHORT FILM (ANIMATED)
Birthday Boy
Gopher Broke
Guard Dog
Lorenzo
Ryan

SHORT FILM (LIVE ACTION)
Everything in this Country Must
Little Terrorist
7:35 in the Morning
Two Cars, One Night
Wasp