And the nominees are...

'The Aviator' REVIEWS: Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune

'Finding Neverland' REVIEWS: Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, Newsday

'Million Dollar Baby' REVIEWS: Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, Newsday

'Ray' REVIEWS: Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, Newsday

'Sideways' REVIEWS: Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune

Director

Martin Scorsese, "The Aviator"
Career nominations: 7

Clint Eastwood, "Million Dollar Baby"
Career nominations: 7

Taylor Hackford, "Ray"
Career nominations: 2

Alexander Payne, "Sideways"
Career nominations: 3

Mike Leigh, "Vera Drake"
Career nominations: 5


Actor

Don Cheadle, "Hotel Rwanda"
Career nominations: 1

Johnny Depp, "Finding Neverland"
Career nominations: 2

Leonardo DiCaprio, "The Aviator"
Career nominations: 2

Clint Eastwood, "Million Dollar Baby"
Career nominations: 7

Jamie Foxx, "Ray"
Career nominations: 2


Actress

Annette Bening, "Being Julia"
Career nominations: 3

Catalina Sandino Moreno, "Maria Full of Grace"
Career nominations: 1

Imelda Staunton, "Vera Drake"
Career nominations: 1

Hilary Swank, "Million Dollar Baby"
Career nominations: 2

Kate Winslet, "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind"
Career nominations: 4


Supporting Actor

Alan Alda, "The Aviator"
Career nominations: 1

Jamie Foxx, "Collateral"
Career nominations: 2

Morgan Freeman, "Million Dollar Baby"
Career nominations: 4

Thomas Haden Church,"Sideways"
Career nominations: 1

Clive Owen, "Closer"
Career nominations: 1


Supporting Actress

Cate Blanchett, "The Aviator"
Career nominations: 2

Laura Linney, "Kinsey"
Career nominations: 2

Virginia Madsen, "Sideways"
Career nominations: 1

Sophie Okonedo, "Hotel Rwanda"
Career nominations: 1

Natalie Portman, "Closer"
Career nominations: 1


Adapted screenplay

"Before Sunset"
Screenplay by Richard Linklater, Julie Delpy and Ethan Hawke;
story by Richard Linklater and Kim Krizan

"Finding Neverland"
Screenplay by David Magee

"Million Dollar Baby"
Screenplay by Paul Haggis

"The Motorcycle Diaries"
Screenplay by José Rivera

"Sideways"
Screenplay by Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor


Original screenplay

"The Aviator" John Logan

"Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind"
Screenplay by Charlie Kaufman; story by Charlie Kaufman, Michel Gondry and Pierre Bismuth

"Hotel Rwanda" Keir Pearson and Terry George

"The Incredibles" Brad Bird

"Vera Drake" Mike Leigh


Animated feature film
'Superheroes on top of animation's world'

"The Incredibles" Brad Bird, (Buena Vista/Pixar)
  Review
"Shark Tale" Bill Damaschka (DreamWorks)
  Review
"Shrek 2" Andrew Adamson (DreamWorks)
  Review

Foreign language film
'Once again, drama surrounds the process to select foreign films'

"As It Is in Heaven" Sweden; a GF Studios Production

"The Chorus" (Les Choristes)
France; a Galatée Films/Pathé Renn/France 2 Cinema/Novo Arturo Films/Vega Film AG Production

"Downfall" Germany; a Constantin Film Production

"The Sea Inside" Spain; a Sogecine and Himenóptero Production

"Yesterday" South Africa; a Videovision Entertainment Production


Documentary feature

"Born Into Brothels"
(THINKFilm) — Ross Kauffman and Zana Briski; a Red Light Films Inc. Production

"The Story of the Weeping Camel"
(THINKFilm) — Luigi Falorni and Byambasuren Davaa; a Hochschule für Fernsehen und Film München Production

"Super Size Me"
(Roadside Attractions/Samuel Goldwyn Films) — Morgan Spurlock; a Kathbur Productions/the Con Production

"Tupac: Resurrection"
(Paramount) — Lauren Lazin and Karolyn Ali; an MTV-Amaru Entertainment Inc. production

"Twist of Faith"
— Kirby Dick and Eddie Schmidt; a Chain Camera Pictures Production


Documentary short subject


"Autism Is a World"
Gerardine Wurzburg; a State of the Art Production

"The Children of Leningradsky"
Hanna Polak and Andrzej Celinski; a Hanna Polak Production

"Hardwood"
Hubert Davis and Erin Faith Young; a Hardwood Pictures and National Film Board of Canada Production

"Mighty Times: The Children's March"
Robert Hudson and Bobby Houston; a Tell the Truth Pictures Production

"Sister Rose's Passion"
Oren Jacoby and Steve Kalafer; a New Jersey Studios Production


Cinematography

Robert Richardson, "The Aviator"

Zhao Xiaoding, "House of Flying Daggers"

Caleb Deschanel, "The Passion of the Christ"

John Mathieson, "The Phantom of the Opera"

Bruno Delbonnel, "A Very Long Engagement"


Film editing

Thelma Schoonmaker, "The Aviator"

Jim Miller, Paul Rubell, "Collateral"

Matt Chesse, "Finding Neverland"

Joel Cox, "Million Dollar Baby"

Paul Hirsch, "Ray"


Art direction

"The Aviator"
Art direction, Dante Ferretti; set decoration, Francesca Lo Schiavo

"Finding Neverland"
Art direction, Gemma Jackson; set decoration, Trisha Edwards

"Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events"
Art direction, Rick Heinrichs; set decoration, Cheryl A. Carasik

"The Phantom of the Opera"
Art direction, Anthony Pratt; set decoration, Celia Bobak

"A Very Long Engagement"
Art direction, Aline Bonetto


Costume design

Sandy Powell, "The Aviator"

Alexandra Byrne, "Finding Neverland"

Colleen Atwood, "Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events"

Sharen Davis, "Ray"

Bob Ringwood, "Troy"


Makeup

Valli O'Reilly and Bill Corso, "Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events"

Keith Vanderlaan and Christien Tinsley, "The Passion of the Christ"

Jo Allen and Manuel García, "The Sea Inside"


Original 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"


Original song

"Accidentally in Love" from "Shrek 2."
Music by Adam Duritz, Charles Gillingham, Jim Bogios, David Immergluck, Matthew Mallery and David Bryson; lyrics by Adam Duritz and Daniel Vickrey

"Al Otro Lado Del Río" from "The Motorcycle Diaries."
Music and lyrics by Jorge Drexler

"Believe" from "The Polar Express."
Music and lyrics by Glen Ballard and Alan Silvestri

"Learn to Be Lonely" from "The Phantom of the Opera."
Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber; lyrics by Charles Hart

"Look to Your Path (Vois Sur Ton Chemin)" from "The Chorus (Les Choristes)."
Music by Bruno Coulais, lyrics by Christophe Barratier


Animated short film

"Birthday Boy"
Sejong Park and Andrew Gregory; an Australian Film, TV and Radio School Production

"Gopher Broke"
Jeff Fowler and Tim Miller; a Blur Studio Production

"Guard Dog"
Bill Plympton; a Bill Plympton Production

"Lorenzo"
Mike Gabriel and Baker Bloodworth; a Walt Disney Pictures Production

"Ryan"
Chris Landreth; a Copper Heart Entertainment and National Film Board of Canada Production


Live action short film

"Everything in This Country Must"
Gary McKendry; a Six Mile Production

"Little Terrorist"
Ashvin Kumar; an Alipur Films Production

"7:35 in the Morning (7:35 de la Mañana)"
Nacho Vigalondo; an Ibarretxe & Co. Production

"Two Cars, One Night"
Taika Waititi and Ainsley Gardiner; a Defender Films Limited Production

"Wasp"
Andrea Arnold; a Cowboy Films Production


Sound editing

Michael Silvers, Randy Thom, "The Incredibles"

Randy Thom, Dennis Leonard, "The Polar Express"

Paul N.J. Ottosson, "Spider-Man 2"


Sound mixing

Tom Fleischman, Petur Hliddal
"The Aviator"

Randy Thom, Gary A. Rizzo, Doc Kane
"The Incredibles"

Randy Thom, Tom Johnson, Dennis Sands and William B. Kaplan
"The Polar Express"

Scott Millan, Greg Orloff, Bob Beemer, Steve Cantamessa
"Ray"

Kevin O'Connell, Greg P. Russell, Jeffrey J. Haboush and Joseph Geisinger
"Spider-Man 2"


Visual effects

Roger Guyett, Tim Burke, John Richardson and Bill George
"Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban"

John Nelson, Andrew R. Jones, Erik Nash and Joe Letteri
"I, Robot"

John Dykstra, Scott Stokdyk, Anthony LaMolinara and John Frazier
"Spider-Man 2"


Oscar winners previously announced this year

Honorary Academy Award

Sidney Lumet


Gordon E. Sawyer Award (technical achievement)

Takuo Miyagishima


Scientific and Technical Oscars

Horst Burbulla, Jean-Marie Lavalou, Alain Masseron and David Samuelson