2006 Oscars: Winners and Nominees

53 films were recognised at the 2006 Academy Awards, across 24 categories. 16 of them took home at least one award.

The biggest winner of the year was Memoirs of a Geisha, with 3 awards, ahead of Crash with 3. 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

Capote(2005)
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Winner
Brokeback Mountain(2005)
Heath Ledger
Good Night, and Good Luck.(2005)
David Strathairn
Hustle & Flow(2005)
Terrence Howard
Walk the Line(2005)
Joaquin Phoenix

Actor in a Supporting Role

Syriana(2005)
George Clooney
Winner
A History of Violence(2005)
William Hurt
Brokeback Mountain(2005)
Jake Gyllenhaal
Cinderella Man(2005)
Paul Giamatti
Crash(2005)
Matt Dillon

Actress in a Leading Role

Walk the Line(2005)
Reese Witherspoon
Winner
Mrs. Henderson Presents(2005)
Judi Dench
North Country(2005)
Charlize Theron
Pride & Prejudice(2005)
Keira Knightley
Transamerica(2005)
Felicity Huffman

Actress in a Supporting Role

The Constant Gardener(2005)
Rachel Weisz
Winner
Brokeback Mountain(2005)
Michelle Williams
Capote(2005)
Catherine Keener
Junebug(2005)
Amy Adams
North Country(2005)
Frances McDormand

Art Direction

Memoirs of a Geisha(2005)
Art Direction: John Myhre; Set Decoration: Gretchen Rau
Winner
Good Night, and Good Luck.(2005)
Art Direction: Jim Bissell; Set Decoration: Jan Pascale
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire(2005)
Art Direction: Stuart Craig; Set Decoration: Stephenie McMillan
King Kong(2005)
Art Direction: Grant Major; Set Decoration: Dan Hennah and Simon Bright
Pride & Prejudice(2005)
Art Direction: Sarah Greenwood; Set Decoration: Katie Spencer

Best Picture

Crash(2005)
Paul Haggis and Cathy Schulman, Producers
Winner
Brokeback Mountain(2005)
Diana Ossana and James Schamus, Producers
Capote(2005)
Caroline Baron, William Vince and Michael Ohoven, Producers
Good Night, and Good Luck.(2005)
Grant Heslov, Producer
Munich(2005)
Kathleen Kennedy, Steven Spielberg and Barry Mendel, Producers

Cinematography

Memoirs of a Geisha(2005)
Dion Beebe
Winner
Batman Begins(2005)
Wally Pfister
Brokeback Mountain(2005)
Rodrigo Prieto
Good Night, and Good Luck.(2005)
Robert Elswit
The New World(2005)
Emmanuel Lubezki

Costume Design

Memoirs of a Geisha(2005)
Colleen Atwood
Winner
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory(2005)
Gabriella Pescucci
Mrs. Henderson Presents(2005)
Sandy Powell
Pride & Prejudice(2005)
Jacqueline Durran
Walk the Line(2005)
Arianne Phillips

Directing

Brokeback Mountain(2005)
Ang Lee
Winner
Capote(2005)
Bennett Miller
Crash(2005)
Paul Haggis
Good Night, and Good Luck.(2005)
George Clooney
Munich(2005)
Steven Spielberg

Documentary (Feature)

March of the Penguins(2005)
Luc Jacquet and Yves Darondeau
Winner
Darwin's Nightmare(2005)
Hubert Sauper
Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room(2005)
Alex Gibney and Jason Kliot
Murderball(2005)
Henry-Alex Rubin and Dana Adam Shapiro
Street Fight(2005)
Marshall Curry

Film Editing

Crash(2005)
Hughes Winborne
Winner
Cinderella Man(2005)
Mike Hill and Dan Hanley
Munich(2005)
Michael Kahn
The Constant Gardener(2005)
Claire Simpson
Walk the Line(2005)
Michael McCusker

Music (Original Score)

Brokeback Mountain(2005)
Gustavo Santaolalla
Winner
Memoirs of a Geisha(2005)
John Williams
Munich(2005)
John Williams
Pride & Prejudice(2005)
Dario Marianelli
The Constant Gardener(2005)
Alberto Iglesias

Short Film (Animated)

The Moon and the Son: An Imagined Conversation(2005)
John Canemaker and Peggy Stern
Winner
9(2005)
Badgered(2005)
Sharon Colman
One Man Band(2005)
Andrew Jimenez and Mark Andrews
The Mysterious Geographic Explorations of Jasper Morello(2005)
Anthony Lucas

Short Film (Live Action)

Six Shooter(2004)
Martin McDonagh
Winner
Cashback(2004)
Sean Ellis and Lene Bausager
Our Time Is Up(2004)
Rob Pearlstein and Pia Clemente
The Last Farm(2004)
The Runaway(2004)
Ulrike Grote

Sound Mixing

King Kong(2005)
Christopher Boyes, Michael Semanick, Michael Hedges and Hammond Peek
Winner
Memoirs of a Geisha(2005)
Kevin O'Connell, Greg P. Russell, Rick Kline and John Pritchett
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe(2005)
Terry Porter, Dean A. Zupancic and Tony Johnson
Walk the Line(2005)
Paul Massey, D.M. Hemphill and Peter F. Kurland
War of the Worlds(2005)
Andy Nelson, Anna Behlmer and Ronald Judkins

Writing (Adapted Screenplay)

Brokeback Mountain(2005)
Screenplay by Larry McMurtry & Diana Ossana
Winner
A History of Violence(2005)
Screenplay by Josh Olson
Capote(2005)
Screenplay by Dan Futterman
Munich(2005)
Screenplay by Tony Kushner and Eric Roth
The Constant Gardener(2005)
Screenplay by Jeffrey Caine

Writing (Original Screenplay)

Crash(2005)
Screenplay by Paul Haggis & Bobby Moresco; Story by Paul Haggis
Winner
Good Night, and Good Luck.(2005)
Screenplay by George Clooney & Grant Heslov
Match Point(2005)
Written by Woody Allen
Syriana(2005)
Written by Stephen Gaghan
The Squid and the Whale(2005)
Written by Noah Baumbach

Documentary (Short Subject)

A Note of Triumph: The Golden Age of Norman Corwin(2005)
Corinne Marrinan and Eric Simonson
Winner
God Sleeps in Rwanda(2005)
Kimberlee Acquaro and Stacy Sherman
The Death of Kevin Carter: Casualty of the Bang Bang Club(2004)
Dan Krauss
The Mushroom Club(2005)
Steven Okazaki

International Feature Film

Tsotsi(2005)
South Africa
Winner
Don't Tell(2005)
Italy
Paradise Now(2005)
The Palestinian Territories
Sophie Scholl: The Final Days(2005)
Germany

Animated Feature Film

Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit(2005)
Nick Park and Steve Box
Winner
Corpse Bride(2005)
Mike Johnson and Tim Burton
Howl's Moving Castle(2004)
Hayao Miyazaki

Makeup

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe(2005)
Howard Berger and Tami Lane
Winner
Cinderella Man(2005)
David Leroy Anderson and Lance Anderson
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith(2005)
Dave Elsey and Nikki Gooley

Music (Original Song)

Hustle & Flow(2005)
It's Hard Out Here For A Pimp in "Hustle & Flow" Music and Lyric by Jordan Houston, Cedric Coleman and Paul Beauregard
Winner
Crash(2005)
In The Deep in "Crash" Music by Kathleen "Bird" York and Michael Becker; Lyric by Kathleen "Bird" York
Transamerica(2005)
Travelin' Thru in "Transamerica" Music and Lyric by Dolly Parton

Sound Editing

King Kong(2005)
Mike Hopkins and Ethan Van der Ryn
Winner
Memoirs of a Geisha(2005)
Wylie Stateman
War of the Worlds(2005)
Richard King

Visual Effects

King Kong(2005)
Joe Letteri, Brian Van't Hul, Christian Rivers and Richard Taylor
Winner
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe(2005)
Dean Wright, Bill Westenhofer, Jim Berney and Scott Farrar
War of the Worlds(2005)
Dennis Muren, Pablo Helman, Randal M. Dutra and Daniel Sudick