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The Oscars: The 78th Academy Awards (2005): Precursor Award Tallies

The titles of the Academy Award Winners are accented in blue. Professional Guild winners have the guild abbreviation highlighted in blue. Organization Abbreviations Guide at bottom.

Best Picture


Brokeback Mountain (17) - LAFCA, BSFC, NYFCC, SFFC, SAT, DFWFCA, LVFCS, SEFCA, UFC, FFC, SLFC, BFCS, IFC, GG, PGA, OFTA, BAFTA
A History of Violence (3) - TFCA, COFC, OFCS
Munich (2) - WAFCA, KCFCC
Walk the Line (2) - SAT, GG
Capote (1) - NSFC
Cinderella Man (1) - PFC
Crash (1) - CFC
Good Night, and Good Luck (1) - NBR
King Kong (1) - SDFC
The Squid and the Whale (1) - NYFCO

Best Animated Film


Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (15) - LAFCA, NYFCO, DFWFCA, LVFCS, SEFCA, PFC, TFCA, FFC, WAFCA, KCFCC, BFCS, OFCS, PGA, AA, OFTA
Howl's Moving Castle (2) - NYFCC, SDFC
The Corpse Bride (1) - NBR

Best Director


Ang Lee - Brokeback Mountain (18) - LAFCA, BSFC, NYFCC, NBR, SFFC, SAT, DFWFCA, LVFCS, SEFCA, UFC, FFC, SLFC, BFCS, IFC, GG, DGA, OFTA, BAFTA
David Cronenberg - A History of Violence (5) - TFCA, NSFC, CFC, COFC, OFCS
Steven Spielberg - Munich (2) - WAFCA, KCFCC
George Clooney - Good Night, and Good Luck (1) - PFC
Fernando Meirelles - The Constant Gardener (1) - NYFCO
Bennett Miller - Capote (1) - SDFC

Best Actor


Philip Seymour Hoffman - Capote (22) - LAFCA, BSFC, NYFCO, NBR, SAT, DFWFCA, SEFCA, SDFC, TFCA, UFC, FFC, WAFCA, KCFCC, NSFC, CFC, BFCS, IFC, OFCS, GG, SAG, OFTA, BAFTA
Heath Ledger - Brokeback Mountain (7) - NYFCC, SFFC, LVFCS, PFC, SLFC, COFC, OFTA
Terrence Howard - Hustle & Flow (1) - SAT
Joaquin Phoenix - Walk the Line (1) - GG

Best Actress


Reese Witherspoon - Walk the Line (16) - BSFC, NYFCC, SFFC, SAT, LVFCS, UFC, FFC, WAFCA, KCFCC, NSFC, BFCS, OFCS, GG, SAG, OFTA, BAFTA
Felicity Huffman - Transamerica (6) - NBR, SAT, DFWFCA, SEFCA, PFC, GG
Joan Allen - The Upside of Anger (3) - SDFC, CFC, IFC
Judi Dench - Mrs. Henderson Presents (1) - SLFC
Vera Farmiga - Down to the Bone (1) - LAFCA
Keira Knightley - Pride and Prejudice (1) - NYFCO
Laura Linney - The Squid and the Whale (1) - TFCA

Best Supporting Actor


Paul Giamatti - Cinderella Man (9) - BSFC, SEFCA, TFCA, FFC, WAFCA, KCFCC, BFCS, IFC, SAG
Jake Gyllenhaal - Brokeback Mountain (4) - NBR, PFC, OFTA, BAFTA
George Clooney - Syriana (2) - SLFC, GG
Matt Dillon - Crash (2) - DFWFCA, LVFCS
William Hurt - A History of Violence (2) - LAFCA, NYFCC
Mickey Rourke - Sin City (2) - CFC, OFCS
Kevin Costner - The Upside of Anger (1) - SFFC
Ed Harris - A History of Violence (1) - NSFC
Danny Huston - The Constant Gardener (1) - SAT
Val Kilmer - Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (1) - SAT
Oliver Platt - Casanova (1) - NYFCO
Andy Serkis - King Kong (1) - UFC
Jeffrey Wright - Broken Flowers (1) - SDFC

Best Supporting Actress


Amy Adams - Junebug (7) - NYFCO, SFFC, SEFCA, FFC, WAFCA, NSFC, BFCS
Maria Bello - A History of Violence (6) - NYFCC, KCFCC, CFC, COFC, OFCS, OFTA
Rachael Weisz - The Constant Gardener (6) - SDFC, UFC, SLFC, IFC, GG, SAG
Catherine Keener - The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Capote, The Ballad of Jack and Rose (4) - LAFCA, BSFC, DFWFCA, TFCA; The Interpreter (1) - LAFCA
Michelle Williams - Brokeback Mountain (2) - PFC, BFCS
Rosario Dawson - Rent (1) - SAT
Gong Li - Memoirs of a Geisha (1) - NBR
Laura Linney - The Squid and the Whale (1) - SAT
Frances McDormand - North Country (1) - LVFCS
Thandie Newton - Crash (1) - BAFTA

Best Original Screenplay


Crash (9) - NYFCO, LVFCS, SEFCA, PFC, WAFCA, CFC, BFCS, WGA, BAFTA
Good Night, and Good Luck (5) - SFFC, SAT, KCFCC, OFCS, OFTA
The Squid and the Whale (5) - LAFCA, NYFCC, NBR, TFCA, NSFC
Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang (2) - SDFC, UFC
Me and You and Everyone We Know (1) - UFC

Best Adapted Screenplay


Brokeback Mountain (12) - DFWFCA, LVFCS, SEFCA, PFC, FFC, SLFC, COFC, OFCS, GG, WGA, OFTA, BAFTA
Capote (5) - LAFCA, BSFC, SDFC, WAFCA, USC
Memoirs of a Geisha (1) - SAT
Munich (1) - KCFCC
Syriana (1) - NBR

Best Original Song


"A Love That Will Never Grow Old" - Brokeback Mountain (3) - SAT, GG, OFTA
"Travelin' Thru" - Transamerica (2) - LVFCS, PFC
"Hustle & Flow" - Hustle & Flow (1) - BFCS

Best Original Score


Brokeback Mountain (4) - LVFCS, CFC, OFCS, OFTA
Memoirs of a Geisha (3) - BFCS, GG, BAFTA
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (1) - PFC
Howl's Moving Castle (1) - LAFCA
Kingdom of Heaven (1) - SAT

Best Editing


The Constant Gardener (2) - OFTA, BAFTA
Sin City (2) - PFC, OFCS
Brokeback Mountain (1) - SAT
Crash (1) - ACE
King Kong (1) - LVFCS
March of the Penguins (1) - ACE
Walk the Line (1) - ACE

Best Cinematography


Brokeback Mountain (5) - DFWFCA, PFC, FFC, CFC, OFTA
Good Night, and Good Luck (2) - LAFCA, BSFC
Memoirs of a Geisha (2) - BAFTA, ASC
2046 (2) - NYFCC, NSFC
The Constant Gardener (1) - SAT
King Kong (1) - LVFCS
March of the Penguins (1) - NYFCO
Sin City (1) - OFCS

Best Art Direction


King Kong (3) - LVFCS, PFC, OFTA
The Chronicles of Narnia (1) - WAFCA
Good Night, and Good Luck (1) - SAT
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (1) - BAFTA
Memoirs of a Geisha (1) - ADG
2046 (1) - LAFCA
Walk the Line (1) - ADG

Best Costume Design


Memoirs of a Geisha (4) - PFC, OFTA, BAFTA, CDG
Chronicles of Narnia (1) - CDG
King Kong (1) - LVFCS
Pride & Prejudice (1) - SAT
Transamerica (1) - CDG

Best Makeup


Sin City (2) - PFC, OFTA
The Chronicles of Narnia (1) - BAFTA

Best Sound


Walk the Line (2) - BAFTA, CAS
King Kong (1) - OFTA
Star Wars: Episode III (1) - SAT

Best Sound Editing


King Kong (1) - OFTA

Best Visual Effects


King Kong (5) - LVFCS, PFC, SLFC, OFTA, BAFTA
Star Wars: Episode III (1) - SAT

Best Foreign Film


Kung Fu Hustle (7) - BSFC, LVFCS, PFC, UFC, FFC, WAFCA, BFCS
Caché (4) - LAFCA, SFFC, SEFCA, CFC
Downfall (4) - NYFCO, KCFCC, OFCS, OFTA
Paradise Now (3) - NBR, DFWFCA, GG
The Beat That My Heart Skipped (1) - BAFTA
Head-On (1) - NSFC
Innocent Voices (1) - SDFC
Mother of Mine (1) - SAT
Tsotsi (1) - SLFC
2046 (1) - NYFCC
The World (1) - TFCA

Best Documentary Feature


Grizzly Man (12) - LAFCA, NYFCO, NYFCC, SFFC, SDFC, TFCA, FFC, KCFCC, NSFC, CFC, OFCS, OFTA
March of the Penguins (7) - NBR, LVFCS, SEFCA, PFC, CFC, BFCS, OFTA
Murderball (4) - BSFC, DFWFCA, UFC, KCFCC
Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room (1) - WAFCA
Mad Hot Ballroom (1) - SAT
White Diamond (1) - NYFCC

Best Animated Short Film


Fallen Art (1) - BAFTA
The Fan and the Flower (1) - AA

Best Live-Action Short Film


Antonio's Breakfast (1) - BAFTA

Organization Abbreviations Guide


AA - Annie Awards
ACE - American Cinema Editors
ADG - Art Directors Guild
AFCA - Austin Film Critics Association
AFI - American Film Institute
ASC - American Society of Cinematographers
BSFC - Boston Society of Film Critics
BAFTA - British Academy of Film and Television Arts
BFCA - Broadcast Film Critics Association
CAS - Cinema Audio Society
CDG - Costume Designers Guild
CFC - Chicago Film Critics
COFC - Central Ohio Film Critics
DFWFCA - Dallas-Fort Worth Critics Association
DGA - Directors Guild of America
FFC - Florida Film Critics
GG - Golden Globe Awards
HMHG - Hollywood Makeup & Hairstylists Guild
IFC - Iowa Film Critics
ISA - Independent Spirit Awards
KCFCC - Kansas City Film Critics Circle
LAFCA - Los Angeles Film Critics Association
LFCC - London Film Critics Circle
LVFCS - Las Vegas Film Critics Society
NBR - National Board of Review
NSFC - National Society of Film Critics
NYFCC - New York Film Critics Circle
NYOFC - New York Online Film Critics
OFCC - Oklahoma Film Critics Circle
OFCS - Online Film Critics Society
OFTA - Online Film and Television Association
PFC - Phoenix Film Critics
PGA - Producers Guild of America
SAG - Screen Actors Guild
SAT - Satellite Awards
SDFC - San Diego Film Critics
SEG - Sound Editors Guild
SEFCA - Southeastern Film Critics Association
SFC - Seattle Film Critics
SFFC - San Francisco Film Critics
SLFC - St. Louis Film Critics
TFC - Texas Film Critics
TFCA - Toronto Film Critics Association
UFC - Utah Film Critics
USC - USC Scripter Awards
VES - Visual Effects Society
VFC - Vancouver Film Critics
WAFCA - Washington DC Area Film Critics Association
WGA - Writers Guild of America
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