National Holiday

Happy Academy Awards nomination day! I kept with tradition and skipped class today. Although it was more because I have been sick, and I am still slightly under the weather. Also to go with tradition, I now have to plot out my viewing of the nominated movies that I have yet to see. I did pretty well this year, the only movie up for Best Picture that I have not seen is Good Night and Good Luck. Which I am not to excited about. Other than that, I think I should see Memoirs of a Geisha, Transamerica (if it ever comes to KC), and although I wasn't planning on it Pride and Prejudice. I have finally gotten myself off the 3 day straight Sex and the City binge I have been on, and have made it out of the apartment. Very successful day.
Performance by an actor in a leading role
Philip Seymour Hoffman in “Capote” (UA/Sony Pictures Classics)
Terrence Howard in “Hustle & Flow” (Paramount Classics, MTV Films and New Deal Entertainment)
Heath Ledger in “Brokeback Mountain” (Focus Features)
Joaquin Phoenix in “Walk the Line” (20th Century Fox)
David Strathairn in “Good Night, and Good Luck.” (Warner Independent Pictures)

Performance by an actor in a supporting role
George Clooney in “Syriana” (Warner Bros.)
Matt Dillon in “Crash” (Lions Gate)
Paul Giamatti in “Cinderella Man” (Universal and Miramax)
Jake Gyllenhaal in “Brokeback Mountain” (Focus Features)
William Hurt in “A History of Violence” (New Line)

Performance by an actress in a leading role
Judi Dench in “Mrs. Henderson Presents” (The Weinstein Company)
Felicity Huffman in “Transamerica” (The Weinstein Company and IFC Films)
Keira Knightley in “Pride & Prejudice” (Focus Features)
Charlize Theron in “North Country” (Warner Bros.)
Reese Witherspoon in “Walk the Line” (20th Century Fox)

Performance by an actress in a supporting role
Amy Adams in “Junebug” (Sony Pictures Classics)
Catherine Keener in “Capote” (UA/Sony Pictures Classics)
Frances McDormand in “North Country” (Warner Bros.)
Rachel Weisz in “The Constant Gardener” (Focus Features)
Michelle Williams in “Brokeback Mountain” (Focus Features)

Best animated feature film of the year
“Howl’s Moving Castle” (Buena Vista)Hayao Miyazaki
“Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride” (Warner Bros.)Tim Burton and Mike Johnson
“Wallace & Gromit in the Curse of the Were-Rabbit” (DreamWorks Animation SKG) Nick Park and Steve Box

Achievement in art direction
“Good Night, and Good Luck.” (Warner Independent Pictures)Art Direction: Jim Bissell Set Decoration: Jan Pascale
“Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire” (Warner Bros.) Art Direction: Stuart Craig Set Decoration: Stephenie McMillan
“King Kong” (Universal) Art Direction: Grant Major Set Decoration: Dan Hennah and Simon Bright
“Memoirs of a Geisha” (Sony Pictures Releasing) Art Direction: John Myhre Set Decoration: Gretchen Rau
“Pride & Prejudice” (Focus Features) Art Direction: Sarah Greenwood Set Decoration: Katie Spencer

Achievement in cinematography
“Batman Begins” (Warner Bros.) Wally Pfister
“Brokeback Mountain” (Focus Features) Rodrigo Prieto
“Good Night, and Good Luck.” (Warner Independent Pictures) Robert Elswit
“Memoirs of a Geisha” (Sony Pictures Releasing) Dion Beebe
“The New World” (New Line) Emmanuel Lubezki

Achievement in costume design
“Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” (Warner Bros.) Gabriella Pescucci
“Memoirs of a Geisha” (Sony Pictures Releasing) Colleen Atwood
“Mrs. Henderson Presents” (The Weinstein Company) Sandy Powell
“Pride & Prejudice” (Focus Features) Jacqueline Durran
“Walk the Line” (20th Century Fox) Arianne Phillips

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.” (Warner Independent Pictures) George Clooney
“Munich” (Universal and DreamWorks) Steven Spielberg

Best motion picture of the year
“Brokeback Mountain” (Focus Features)
“Capote” (UA/Sony Pictures Classics)
“Crash” (Lions Gate)
“Good Night, and Good Luck.” (Warner Independent Pictures)
“Munich” (Universal and DreamWorks)

Adapted screenplay
“Brokeback Mountain” (Focus Features) Screenplay by Larry McMurtry & Diana Ossana
“Capote” (UA/Sony Pictures Classics) Screenplay by Dan Futterman
“The Constant Gardener” (Focus Features) Screenplay by Jeffrey Caine
“A History of Violence” (New Line) Screenplay by Josh Olson
“Munich” (Universal and DreamWorks) Screenplay by Tony Kushner and Eric Roth

Original screenplay
“Crash” (Lions Gate) Screenplay by Paul Haggis & Bobby Moresco Story by Paul Haggis
“Good Night, and Good Luck.” (Warner Independent Pictures) Screenplay by George Clooney & Grant Heslov
“Match Point” (DreamWorks) Written by Woody Allen
“The Squid and the Whale” (Samuel Goldwyn Films and Sony Pictures Releasing) Written by Noah Baumbach
“Syriana” (Warner Bros.) Written by Stephen Gaghan