2005 Oscars: Winners and Nominees

53 films were recognised at the 2005 Academy Awards, across 24 categories. 15 of them took home at least one award.

The biggest winner of the year was The Aviator, with 5 awards, ahead of Million Dollar Baby with 4. The categories below run from Actor in a Leading Role, Actor in a Supporting Role and Actress in a Leading Role to the smaller prizes, and in every one the winner is listed first, followed by the other nominees.

Each title links to the film's full award history at all four awards, and the links at the bottom step to the previous and next ceremony.

Last updated August 12, 2026

Actor in a Leading Role

Ray(2004)
Jamie Foxx
Winner
Finding Neverland(2004)
Johnny Depp
Hotel Rwanda(2004)
Don Cheadle
Million Dollar Baby(2004)
Clint Eastwood
The Aviator(2004)
Leonardo DiCaprio

Actor in a Supporting Role

Million Dollar Baby(2004)
Morgan Freeman
Winner
Closer(2004)
Clive Owen
Collateral(2004)
Jamie Foxx
Sideways(2004)
Thomas Haden Church
The Aviator(2004)
Alan Alda

Actress in a Leading Role

Million Dollar Baby(2004)
Hilary Swank
Winner
Being Julia(2004)
Annette Bening
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind(2004)
Kate Winslet
Maria Full of Grace(2004)
Catalina Sandino Moreno
Vera Drake(2004)
Imelda Staunton

Actress in a Supporting Role

The Aviator(2004)
Cate Blanchett
Winner
Closer(2004)
Natalie Portman
Hotel Rwanda(2004)
Sophie Okonedo
Kinsey(2004)
Laura Linney
Sideways(2004)
Virginia Madsen

Art Direction

The Aviator(2004)
Art Direction: Dante Ferretti; Set Decoration: Francesca Lo Schiavo
Winner
A Very Long Engagement(2004)
Art Direction: Aline Bonetto
Finding Neverland(2004)
Art Direction: Gemma Jackson; Set Decoration: Trisha Edwards
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events(2004)
Art Direction: Rick Heinrichs; Set Decoration: Cheryl Carasik
The Phantom of the Opera(2004)
Art Direction: Anthony Pratt; Set Decoration: Celia Bobak

Best Picture

Million Dollar Baby(2004)
Clint Eastwood, Albert S. Ruddy and Tom Rosenberg, Producers
Winner
Finding Neverland(2004)
Richard N. Gladstein and Nellie Bellflower, Producers
Ray(2004)
Taylor Hackford, Stuart Benjamin and Howard Baldwin, Producers
Sideways(2004)
Michael London, Producer
The Aviator(2004)
Michael Mann and Graham King, Producers

Cinematography

The Aviator(2004)
Robert Richardson
Winner
A Very Long Engagement(2004)
Bruno Delbonnel
House of Flying Daggers(2004)
Zhao Xiaoding
The Passion of the Christ(2004)
Caleb Deschanel
The Phantom of the Opera(2004)
John Mathieson

Costume Design

The Aviator(2004)
Sandy Powell
Winner
Finding Neverland(2004)
Alexandra Byrne
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events(2004)
Colleen Atwood
Ray(2004)
Sharen Davis
Troy(2004)
Bob Ringwood

Directing

Million Dollar Baby(2004)
Clint Eastwood
Winner
Ray(2004)
Taylor Hackford
Sideways(2004)
Alexander Payne
The Aviator(2004)
Martin Scorsese
Vera Drake(2004)
Mike Leigh

Documentary (Feature)

Born into Brothels: Calcutta's Red Light Kids(2004)
Ross Kauffman and Zana Briski
Winner
Super Size Me(2004)
Morgan Spurlock
The Story of the Weeping Camel(2004)
Luigi Falorni and Byambasuren Davaa
Tupac: Resurrection(2003)
Lauren Lazin and Karolyn Ali
Twist of Faith(2004)
Kirby Dick and Eddie Schmidt

Documentary (Short Subject)

Mighty Times: The Children's March(2004)
Robert Hudson and Bobby Houston
Winner
Autism Is a World(2004)
Gerardine Wurzburg
Hardwood(2005)
Hubert Davis and Erin Faith Young
Sister Rose's Passion(2004)
Oren Jacoby and Steve Kalafer
The Children of Leningradsky(2005)
Hanna Polak and Andrzej Celinski

Film Editing

The Aviator(2004)
Thelma Schoonmaker
Winner
Collateral(2004)
Jim Miller and Paul Rubell
Finding Neverland(2004)
Matt Chesse
Million Dollar Baby(2004)
Joel Cox
Ray(2004)
Paul Hirsch

International Feature Film

The Sea Inside(2004)
Spain
Winner
As It Is in Heaven(2004)
Sweden
Downfall(2004)
Germany
The Chorus(2004)
France
Yesterday(2004)
South Africa

Music (Original Score)

Finding Neverland(2004)
Jan A.P. Kaczmarek
Winner
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban(2004)
John Williams
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events(2004)
Thomas Newman
The Passion of the Christ(2004)
John Debney
The Village(2004)
James Newton Howard

Music (Original Song)

The Motorcycle Diaries(2004)
Music and Lyric by Jorge Drexler
Winner
Shrek 2(2004)
Accidentally In Love in "Shrek 2" Music by Adam Duritz, Charles Gillingham, Jim Bogios, David Immergluck, Matthew Malley and David Bryson; Lyric by Adam Duritz and Daniel Vickrey
The Chorus(2004)
Look To Your Path (Vois Sur Ton Chemin) in "The Chorus (Les Choristes)" Music by Bruno Coulais; Lyric by Christophe Barratier
The Phantom of the Opera(2004)
Learn To Be Lonely in "The Phantom of the Opera" Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber; Lyric by Charles Hart
The Polar Express(2004)
Believe in "The Polar Express" Music and Lyric by Glen Ballard and Alan Silvestri

Short Film (Animated)

Ryan(2004)
Chris Landreth
Winner
Birthday Boy(2004)
Sejong Park and Andrew Gregory
Gopher Broke(2004)
Jeff Fowler and Tim Miller
Guard Dog(2004)
Bill Plympton
Lorenzo(2004)
Mike Gabriel and Baker Bloodworth

Sound Mixing

Ray(2004)
Scott Millan, Greg Orloff, Bob Beemer and Steve Cantamessa
Winner
Spider-Man 2(2004)
Kevin O'Connell, Greg P. Russell, Jeffrey J. Haboush and Joseph Geisinger
The Aviator(2004)
Tom Fleischman and Petur Hliddal
The Incredibles(2004)
Randy Thom, Gary A. Rizzo and Doc Kane
The Polar Express(2004)
Randy Thom, Tom Johnson, Dennis Sands and William B. Kaplan

Writing (Adapted Screenplay)

Sideways(2004)
Screenplay by Alexander Payne & Jim Taylor
Winner
Before Sunset(2004)
Screenplay by Richard Linklater, Julie Delpy, & Ethan Hawke; Story by Richard Linklater & Kim Krizan
Finding Neverland(2004)
Screenplay by David Magee
Million Dollar Baby(2004)
Screenplay by Paul Haggis
The Motorcycle Diaries(2004)
Screenplay by José Rivera

Writing (Original Screenplay)

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind(2004)
Screenplay by Charlie Kaufman; Story by Charlie Kaufman, Michel Gondry, & Pierre Bismuth
Winner
Hotel Rwanda(2004)
Written by Keir Pearson & Terry George
The Aviator(2004)
Written by John Logan
The Incredibles(2004)
Written by Brad Bird
Vera Drake(2004)
Written by Mike Leigh

Short Film (Live Action)

Wasp(2003)
Andrea Arnold
Winner
Everything in This Country Must(2004)
Gary McKendry
Little Terrorist(2004)
Ashvin Kumar
Two Cars, One Night(2003)
Taika Waititi and Ainsley Gardiner

Animated Feature Film

The Incredibles(2004)
Brad Bird
Winner
Shark Tale(2004)
Bill Damaschke
Shrek 2(2004)
Andrew Adamson

Makeup

Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events(2004)
Valli O'Reilly and Bill Corso
Winner
The Passion of the Christ(2004)
Keith Vanderlaan and Christien Tinsley
The Sea Inside(2004)

Sound Editing

The Incredibles(2004)
Michael Silvers and Randy Thom
Winner
Spider-Man 2(2004)
Paul N.J. Ottosson
The Polar Express(2004)
Randy Thom and Dennis Leonard

Visual Effects

Spider-Man 2(2004)
John Dykstra, Scott Stokdyk, Anthony LaMolinara and John Frazier
Winner
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban(2004)
Roger Guyett, Tim Burke, John Richardson and Bill George
I, Robot(2004)
John Nelson, Andrew R. Jones, Erik Nash and Joe Letteri