Director Ang Lee's film
Brokeback Mountain has become this years front runner for the Oscars by receiving 8 nominations. Categories include best picture, best director, best actor and best supporting actor.
Other movies getting the nods include
Good Night, and Good Luck,
Crash,
Capote and Steven Spielberg's
Munich.
The 78th Academy Awards ceremony will take place in Los Angeles at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood on March 5th. Below are the complete list of 2006 oscar nominees.
Best PictureBrokeback MountainCrashGoodnight, and Good LuckMunichCapoteBest DirectorSteven Spielberg -
MunichAng Lee -
Brokeback MountainPaul Haggis -
CrashBennett Miller -
CapoteGeorge Clooney -
Good Night, and Good LuckBest ActorPhilip Seymour Hoffman -
CapoteDavid Strathairn -
Good Night, and Good LuckHeath Ledger -
Brokeback MountainJoaquin Phoenix -
Walk the LineTerrence Howard -
Hustle and FlowBest ActressDame Judi Dench -
Mrs Henderson PresentsFelicity Huffman -
TransamericaCharlize Theron -
North CountryReese Witherspoon -
Walk the LineKeira Knightley -
Pride and PrejudiceBest Supporting ActorGeorge Clooney -
SyrianaJake Gyllenhaal -
Brokeback MountainPaul Giamatti -
Cinderella ManMatt Dillon -
CrashWilliam Hurt -
A History of ViolenceBest Supporting ActressRachel Weisz -
The Constant GardenerMichelle Williams -
Brokeback MountainFrances McDormand -
North CountryAmy Adams -
JunebugCatherine Keener -
CapoteBest Foreign Language FilmDon't Tell (Italy)
Joyeux Noel (France)
Paradise Now (Palestinian territories)
Sophie Scholl - The Final Days (Germany)
Tsotsi (South Africa)
Best Animated Feature FilmHowl's Moving Castle
Corpse Bride
Wallace and Gromit in the Curse of the Were-Rabbit
Best Adapted ScreenplayBrokeback Mountain
Capote
The Constant Gardener
A History of Violence
Munich
Best Original ScreenplayCrash
Good Night, and Good Luck
Match Point
The Squid and the Whale
Syriana
Best Music (score)Brokeback Mountain
The Constant Gardener
Memoirs of a Geisha
Munich
Pride and Prejudice
Best Music (song)In the Deep - Crash
It's Hard Out Here for a Pimp - Hustle and Flow
Travelin' Thru - Transamerica
Best Documentary FeatureDarwin's Nightmare
Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room
March of the Penguins
Murderball
Street Fight
Best Documentary Short SubjectThe Death of Kevin Carter: Casualty of the Bang Bang Club
God Sleeps in Rwanda
The Mushroom Club
A Note of Triumph: The Golden Age of Norman Corwin
Best Visual EffectsThe Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
King Kong
War of the Worlds
Best CinematographyBatman Begins
Brokeback Mountain
Goodnight, and Good Luck
Memoirs of a Geisha
The New World
Best Art DirectionGoodnight, and Good Luck
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
King Kong
Memoirs of a Geisha
Pride and Prejudice
Best Animated Short FilmBadgered
The Moon and the Son: An Imagined Conversation
The Mysterious Geographic Explorations of Jasper Morello
9
One Man Band
Best Short FilmAusreisser (The Runaway)
Cashback
The Last Farm
Our Time is Up
Six Shooter
Best Costume DesignCharlie and the Chocolate Factory
Memoirs of a Geisha
Mrs Henderson Presents
Pride and Prejudice
Walk The Line
Best Make-upThe Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Cinderella Man
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
Best Sound MixingThe Chronicles of Narnia, the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
King Kong
Memoirs of a Geisha
Walk The Line
War of the Worlds
Sound EditingKing Kong
Memoirs of a Geisha
War of the Worlds
Best Film EditingCinderella Man
The Constant Gardener
Crash
Munich
Walk The Line
Lifetime Achievement AwardDirector and writer Robert Altman