THE OSCARS

2012

The winners of the 84th annual Academy Awards have been announced, here is the list with the winners in Bold...

Best picture

War Horse
The Artist
Moneyball
The Descendants
The Tree of Life
Midnight in Paris
The Help
Hugo
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close

Best actor in a leading role

Demián Bichir, A Better Life
George Clooney, The Descendants
Jean Dujardin, The Artist
Gary Oldman, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Brad Pitt, Moneyball

Best actress in a leading role

Glenn Close, Albert Nobbs
Viola Davis, The Help
Rooney Mara, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Meryl Streep, The Iron Lady
Michelle Williams, My Week with Marilyn

Best actor in a supporting role

Kenneth Branagh, My Week with Marilyn
Jonah Hill, Moneyball
Nick Nolte, Warrior
Christopher Plummer, Beginners
Max von Sydow, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close

Best actress in a supporting role

Bérénice Bejo, The Artist
Jessica Chastain, The Help
Melissa McCarthy, Bridesmaids
Janet McTeer, Albert Nobbs
Octavia Spencer, The Help

Best original Screenplay

The Artist
Bridesmaids
Margin Call
Midnight in Paris
A Separation

Best adapted screenplay

The Descendants
Hugo
Ides of March
Moneyball
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Best foreign language film

Bullhead
Footnote
In Darkness
Monsieur Lazhar
A Separation

Documentary feature

Hell and Back Again
If A Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front
Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory
Pina
Undefeated

Best animated film

A Cat in Paris
Chico And Rita
Kung Fu Panda 2
Rango
Puss in Boots

Art direction

The Artist
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2
Hugo
Midnight in Paris
War Horse

Cinematography

The Artist
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Hugo
The Tree of Life
War Horse

Costume design

Anonymous
The Artist
Hugo
Jane Eyre
W.E.

Film editing

The Artist
The Descendants
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Hugo
Moneyball

Sound editing

Drive
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Hugo
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
War Horse

Sound mixing

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Hugo
Moneyball
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
War Horse

Visual effects

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2
Hugo
Real Steel
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Transformers: Dark of the Moon

Make up

Albert Nobbs
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2
The Iron Lady

Music (original score)

The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn
The Artist
Hugo
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
War Horse

Music (original song)

Man or Muppet - The Muppets, Music and Lyric by Bret McKenzie
Rio

2011

The winners of the 83rd annual Academy Awards have been announced, here is the list with the winners in Bold...

Best Picture
Black Swan
The Fighter
Inception
The Kids Are All Right
The King’s Speech
127 Hours
The Social Network
Toy Story 3
True Grit
Winter’s Bone

Best Director
David O. Russell – The Fighter
Tom Hooper – The King’s Speech
David Fincher – The Social Network
Joel And Ethan Coen – True Grit
Darren Aronofsky – Black Swan

Best Actress
Natalie Portman – Black Swan
Annette Bening – The Kids Are All Right
Jennifer Lawrence – Winter's Bone
Michelle Williams – Blue Valentine
Nicole Kidman – Rabbit Hole

Best Actor
Javier Bardem – Biutiful
Jeff Bridges – True Grit
Jesse Eisenberg – The Social Network
Colin Firth – The King's Speech
James Franco – 127 Hours

Best Supporting Actress
Amy Adams – The Fighter
Helena Bonham Carter – The King’s Speech
Melissa Leo – The Fighter
Hailee Steinfeld – True Grit
Jacki Weaver – Animal Kingdom

Best Supporting Actor
Christian Bale – The Fighter
John Hawkes – Winter's Bone
Jeremy Renner – The Town
Geoffrey Rush – The King's Speech
Mark Ruffalo – The Kids Are All Right

Best Original Screenplay
Another Year - Mike Leigh
The Fighter - Scott Silver, Paul Tamasy, Eric Johnson, Keith Dorrington
Inception - Christopher Nolan
The Kids Are All Right - Lisa Cholodenko & Stuart Blumberg
The King's Speech - David Seidler

Best Adapted Screenplay
127 Hours - Danny Boyle & Simon Beaufoy
The Social Network - Aaron Sorkin
Toy Story 3 - Michael Arndt, John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton & Lee Unkrich
True Grit - Joel Coen & Ethan Coen
Winter's Bone - Debra Granik & Anne Rosellini

Best Animated Film
Toy Story 3
The Illusionist
How To Train Your Dragon

Best Foreign Film
Biutiful (Mexico)
Dog Tooth (Greece)
In A Better World (Denmark)
Incendies (Canada)
Outside the Law (Algeria)

Best Score
How to Train Your Dragon – John Powell
Inception – Hans Zimmer
The King's Speech – Alexandre Desplat
127 Hours – A.R. Rahman
The Social Network – Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross

Best Song
Coming Home from Country Strong – Music and Lyric by Tom Douglas, Troy Verges and Hillary Lindsey
I See the Light from Tangled – Music by Alan Menken Lyric by Glenn Slater
If I Rise from 127 Hours – Music by A.R. Rahman Lyric by Dido and Rollo Armstrong
We Belong Together from Toy Story 3 – Music and Lyric by Randy Newman

Best Cinematography
Black Swan – Matthew Libatique
Inception – Wally Pfister
The King's Speech – Danny Cohen
The Social Network – Jeff Cronenweth
True Grit – Roger Deakins

Best Visual Effects
Alice in Wonderland –Ken Ralston, David Schaub, Carey Villegas and Sean Phillips
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 – Tim Burke, John Richardson, Christian
Manz and Nicolas Aithadi
Hereafter – Michael Owens, Bryan Grill, Stephan Trojanski and Joe Farrell
Inception – Paul Franklin, Chris Corbould, Andrew Lockley and Peter Bebb
Iron Man 2 – Janek Sirrs, Ben Snow, Ged Wright and Daniel Sudick

2010

The winner of the 82nd annual Academy Awards have been announced, here are the winners...

BEST PICTURE
Avatar
District 9
An Education
The Hurt Locker
Inglourious Basterds
Precious
A Serious Man
Up
Up in the Air

WINNER - The Hurt Locker

BEST DIRECTOR
James Cameron (Avatar)
Kathryn Bigelow (The Hurt Locker)
Quentin Tarantino (Inglourious Basterds)
Lee Daniels (Precious)
Jason Reitman (Up in the Air)

WINNER - Kathryn Bigelow (The Hurt Locker)

BEST ACTOR
Jeff Bridges (Crazy Heart)
George Clooney (Up in the Air)
Colin Firth (A Single Man)
Morgan Freeman (Invictus)
Jeremy Renner (The Hurt Locker)

WINNER - Jeff Bridges (Crazy Heart)

ACTRESS
Sandra Bullock (The Blind Side)
Helen Mirren (The Last Station)
Carey Mulligan (An Education)
Gabourey Sidibe (Precious)
Meryl Streep (Julie and Julia)

WINNER - Sandra Bullock (The Blind Side)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Matt Damon (Invictus)
Woody Harrelson (The Messenger)
Christopher Plummer (The Last Station)
Stanley Tucci (The Lovely Bones)
Christoph Waltz (Inglourious Basterds)

WINNER - Christoph Waltz (Inglourious Basterds)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Penelope Cruz (Nine)
Vera Farmiga (Up in the Air)
Maggie Gyllenhaal (Crazy Heart)
Anna Kendrick (Up in the Air)
Mo'Nique (Precious)

WINNER - Mo'Nique (Precious)

BEST ANIMATION
Coraline
Fantastic Mr Fox
The Princess and the Frog
The Secret of Kells
Up

WINNER - Up

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Mark Boal (The Hurt Locker)
Quentin Tarantino (Inglourious Basterds)
Alessandro Camon, Oren Moverman (The Messenger)
Joel Coen, Ethan Coen (A Serious Man)
Bob Peterson, Pete Docter, Tom McCarthy (Up)

WINNER - Mark Boal (The Hurt Locker)

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Neill Blomkamp, Terri Tatchell (District 9)
Nick Hornby (An Education)
Jesse Armstrong, Simon Blackwell, Armando Iannucci, Tony Roche (In the Loop)
Geoffrey Fletcher (Precious)
Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner (Up in the Air)

WINNER - Geoffrey Fletcher (Precious)

BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM
French Roast
Granny O'Grimm's Sleeping Beauty
The Lady and the Reaper (La Dama y la Muerte)
Logorama
A Matter of Loaf and Death

WINNER - Logorama

2009

The Oscar nominations for the 81st annual Academy Awards have been announced, here are the nominations...

Best Film
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Frost/Nixon
Milk
The Reader
Slumdog Millionaire

Winner: Slumdog Millionaire

Director
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button - David Fincher
Frost/Nixon - Ron Howard
Milk - Gus Van Sant
The Reader - Stephen Daldry
Slumdog Millionaire - Danny Boyle

Winner: Slumdog Millionaire - Danny Boyle

Actor In A Leading Role
The Visitor - Richard Jenkins
Frost/Nixon - Frank Langella
Milk - Sean Penn
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button - Brad Pitt
The Wrestler - Mickey Rourke

Winner: Milk - Sean Penn

Actor In A Supporting Role
Milk - Josh Brolin
Tropic Thunder - Robert Downey Jr.
Doubt - Philip Seymour Hoffman
The Dark Knight - Heath Ledger
Revolutionary Road - Michael Shannon

Winner: Heath Leder - The Dark Knight

Actress In A Leading Role
Rachel Getting Married - Anne Hathaway
Changeling - Angelina Jolie
Frozen River - Melissa Leo
Doubt - Meryl Streep
The Reader - Kate Winslet

Winner: Kate Winslet - The Reader

Actress In A Supporting Role
Doubt - Amy Adams
Vicky Cristina Barcelona - Penélope Cruz
Doubt - Viola Davis
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button - Taraji P. Henson
The Wrestler - Marisa Tomei

Winner: Penélope Cruz - Vicky Cristina Barcelona

Adapted Screenplay
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button - Eric Roth, Robin Swicord
Doubt - John Patrick Shanley
Frost/Nixon - Peter Morgan
The Reader - David Hare
Slumdog Millionaire - Simon Beaufoy

Winner: Slumdog Millionaire - Simon Beaufoy

Original Screenplay
Frozen River - Courtney Hunt
Happy-Go-Lucky - Mike Leigh
In Bruges - Martin McDonagh
Milk - Dustin Lance Black
WALL-E - Andrew Stanton, Jim Reardon, Pete Docter

Winner: Milk - Dustin Lance Black

Animated Feature
Bolt
Kung Fu Panda
WALL-E

Winner: WALL-E

Art Direction
Changeling The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
The Duchess
Revolutionary Road

Winner: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Cinematography
Changeling The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
The Reader
Slumdog Millionaire

Winner: Slumdog Millionaire

Costume Design
Australia
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Duchess
Milk
Revolutionary Road

Winner: The Duchess

Editing
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Frost/Nixon
Milk
Slumdog Millionaire

Winner: Slumdog Millionaire

Makeup
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Hellboy II: The Golden Army

Winner: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Original Score
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button - Alexandre Desplat
Defiance - James Newton Howard
Milk - Danny Elfman
Slumdog Millionaire - A.R. Rahman
WALL-E - Thomas Newman

Winner: Slumdog Millionaire - A.R. Rahman

Original Song
WALL-E - "Down to Earth"
Slumdog Millionaire - "Jai Ho"
Slumdog Millionaire - "O Saya"

Winner: Jai Ho - Slumdog Millionaire

Sound Editing
The Dark Knight
Iron Man
Slumdog Millionaire
WALL-E
Wanted

Winner: The Dark Knight

Sound Mixing
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Slumdog Millionaire
WALL-E
Wanted

Winner: Slumdog Millionaire

Visual Effects
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Iron Man

Winner: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

2008

The Oscar nominations for the 80th annual Academy Awards have been announced, here are the nominations...

Best Picture
Atonement
Juno
Michael Clayton
No Country for Old Men
There Will Be Blood

Winner: No Country for Old Men

Best director
Julian Schnabel, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Jason Reitman, Juno
Tony Gilroy, Michael Clayton
Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, No Country for Old Men
Paul Thomas Anderson, There Will Be Blood

Winner: Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, No Country for Old Men

Best actor
George Clooney, Michael Clayton
Daniel Day-Lewis, There Will Be Blood
Johnny Depp, Sweeney Todd
Tommy Lee Jones, In the Valley of Elah
Viggo Mortensen, Eastern Promises

Winner: Daniel Day-Lewis, There Will Be Blood

Best actress
Cate Blanchett, Elizabeth: The Golden Age
Julie Christie, Away from Her
Marion Cotillard, La Vie en Rose
Laura Linney, The Savages
Ellen Page, Juno

Winner: Marion Cotillard, La Vie en Rose

Best supporting actress
Cate Blanchett, I'm Not There
Ruby Dee, American Gangster
Saoirse Ronan, Atonement
Amy Ryan, Gone Baby Gone
Tilda Swinton, Michael Clayton

Winner: Tilda Swinton, Michael Clayton

Best supporting actor
Casey Affleck, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
Javier Bardem, No Country for Old Men
Philip Seymour Hoffman, Charlie Wilson's War
Hal Holbrook, Into the Wild
Tom Wilkinson, Michael Clayton

Winner: Javier Bardem, No Country for Old Men

Best animated feature film
Persepolis
Ratatouille
Surf's Up

Winner: Ratatouille

Best adapted screenplay
Atonement
Away from Her
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
No Country for Old Men
There Will Be Blood

Winner: No Country for Old Men

Best original screenplay
Juno
Lars and the Real Girl
Michael Clayton
Ratatouille
The Savages

Winner: Juno

2007

The Oscar nominations for the 79th annual Academy Awards have been announced, here are the nominations...

Best picture
Babel
The Departed
Letters From Iwo Jima
Little Miss Sunshine
The Queen

Winner = The Departed

Best director
Clint Eastwood, Letters From Iwo Jima
Stephen Frears, The Queen
Paul Greengrass, United 93
Alejandro Gonzales Inarritu, Babel
Martin Scorsese, The Departed

Winner = Martin Scorsese, The Departed

Best actor
Leonardo DiCaprio, Blood Diamond
Ryan Gosling, Half Nelson
Peter O'Toole, Venus
Will Smith, The Pursuit of Happyness
Forest Whitaker, The Last King of Scotland

Winner = Forest Whitaker, The Last King of Scotland

Best actress
Penelope Cruz, Volver
Judi Dench, Notes on a Scandal
Helen Mirren, The Queen
Meryl Streep, The Devil Wears Prada
Kate Winslet, Little Children

Winner = Helen Mirren, The Queen

Best supporting actress
Adriana Barraza, Babel
Cate Blanchett, Notes on a Scandal
Abigail Breslin, Little Miss Sunshine
Jennifer Hudson, Dreamgirls
Rinko Kikucki, Babel

Winner = Jennifer Hudson, Dreamgirls

Best supporting actor
Alan Arkin, Little Miss Sunshine
Jackie Earle Haley, Little Children
Djimon Hounsou, Blood Diamond
Eddie Murphy, Dreamgirls

Winner = Alan Arkin, Little Miss Sunshine

Best foreign language film
Efter Brylluppet (aka After the Wedding), Denmark
Indigenes (aka Days of Glory), Algeria
El Laberinto del Fauno (aka Pan's Labyrinth), Mexico
Das Leben der Anderen (aka The Lives of Others), Germany
Water, Canada

Winner = Das Leben der Anderen (aka The Lives of Others), Germany

Best animated feature film
Cars
Happy Feet
Monster House

Winner = Happy Feet

Best adapted screenplay
Borat
Children of Men
The Departed
Little Children
Notes on a Scandal

Winner = The Departed

Best original screenplay
Babel
Letters from Iwo Jima
Little Miss Sunshine
The Queen
Pan's Labyrinth

Winner = Little Miss Sunshine

Best music (score)
Babel
The Good German
Notes on a Scandal
Pan's Labyrinth
The Queen

Winner = Babel

Best music (song)
I Need to Wake Up - An Inconvenient Truth (performed by Melissa Etheridge)
Listen - Dreamgirls (performed by Beyonce Knowles)
Love You I Do - Dreamgirls (performed by Jennifer Hudson)
Our Town - Cars (performed by James Taylor)
Patience - Dreamgirls (performed by Eddie Murphy, Keith Robinson, Anika Noni Rose)

Winner = I Need to Wake Up - An Inconvenient Truth (performed by Melissa Etheridge)

Best documentary feature
Deliver Us From Evil
An Inconvenient Truth
Iraq In Fragments
Jesus Camp
My Country, My Country

Winner = An Inconvenient Truth

Best visual effects
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
Poseidon
Superman Returns

Winner = Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

Best cinematography
The Black Dahlia
Children of Men
The Illusionist
Pan's Labyrinth
The Prestige

Winner = Pan's Labyrinth

2006

The winners for the 2006 Oscars have been released and the big shock was 'Crash' winning best picture. Here are the winners...

Best picture
Brokeback Mountain
Crash
Goodnight, and Good Luck
Munich
Capote

Winner: Crash

Best director
Steven Spielberg - Munich
Ang Lee - Brokeback Mountain
Paul Haggis - Crash
Bennett Miller - Capote
George Clooney - Good Night, and Good Luck

Winner: Ang Lee - Brokeback Mountain

Best actor
Philip Seymour Hoffman - Capote
David Strathairn - Good Night, and Good Luck
Heath Ledger - Brokeback Mountain
Joaquin Phoenix - Walk the Line
Terrence Howard - Hustle and Flow

Winner: Philip Seymour Hoffman - Capote

Best actress
Dame Judi Dench - Mrs Henderson Presents
Felicity Huffman - Transamerica Charlize
Theron - North Country
Reese Witherspoon - Walk the Line
Keira Knightley - Pride and Prejudice

Winner: Reese Witherspoon - Walk the Line

Best supporting actress
Rachel Weisz - The Constant Gardener
Michelle Williams - Brokeback Mountain
Frances McDormand - North Country
Amy Adams - Junebug
Catherine Keener - Capote

Winner: Rachel Weisz - The Constant Gardener

Best supporting actor
George Clooney - Syriana
Jake Gyllenhaal - Brokeback Mountain
Paul Giamatti - Cinderella Man
Matt Dillon - Crash
William Hurt - A History of Violence

Winner: George Clooney - Syriana

Best foreign language film
Don't Tell (Italy)
Joyeux Noel (France)
Paradise Now (Palestinian territories)
Sophie Scholl - The Final Days (Germany)
Tsotsi (South Africa)

Winner: Tsotsi (South Africa)

Best animated feature film
Howl's Moving Castle
Corpse Bride
Wallace and Gromit in the Curse of the Were-Rabbit

Winner: Wallace and Gromit in the Curse of the Were-Rabbit

Best adapted screenplay
Brokeback Mountain
Capote
The Constant Gardener
A History of Violence
Munich

Winner: Brokeback Mountain

Best original screenplay
Crash
Good Night, and Good Luck
Match Point
The Squid and the Whale
Syriana

Winner: Crash

Best music (score)
Brokeback Mountain
The Constant Gardener
Memoirs of a Geisha
Munich
Pride and Prejudice

Winner: Brokeback Mountain

Best music (song)
In the Deep - Crash
It's Hard Out Here for a Pimp - Hustle and Flow
Travelin' Thru - Transamerica

Winner: It's Hard Out Here for a Pimp - Hustle and Flow

Best documentary feature
Darwin's Nightmare
Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room
March of the Penguins
Murderball
Street Fight

Winner: March of the Penguins

Best documentary short subject
The Death of Kevin Carter: Casualty of the Bang Bang
Club God
Sleeps in Rwanda
The Mushroom Club
A Note of Triumph: The Golden Age of Norman Corwin

Winner: A Note of Triumph: The Golden Age of Norman Corwin

Best visual effects
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
King Kong
War of the Worlds

Winner: King Kong

Best cinematography
Batman Begins
Brokeback Mountain
Goodnight, and Good Luck
Memoirs of a Geisha
The New World

Winner: Memoirs of a Geisha

Best art direction
Goodnight, and Good Luck
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
King Kong
Memoirs of a Geisha
Pride and Prejudice

Winner: Memoirs of a Geisha

Best animated short film
Badgered
The Moon and the Son: An Imagined Conversation
The Mysterious Geographic Explorations of Jasper Morello 9
One Man Band

Winner: The Moon and the Son: An Imagined Conversation

Best short film
Ausreisser (The Runaway)
Cashback
The Last Farm
Our Time is Up
Six Shooter

Winner: Six Shooter

Best costume design
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Memoirs of a Geisha
Mrs Henderson Presents
Pride and Prejudice
Walk The Line

Winner: Memoirs of a Geisha

Best make-up
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Cinderella Man
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith

Winner: The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

Best sound mixing
The Chronicles of Narnia, the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
King Kong
Memoirs of a Geisha
Walk The Line
War of the Worlds

Winner: King Kong

Sound editing
King Kong
Memoirs of a Geisha
War of the Worlds

Winner: King Kong

Best film editing
Cinderella Man
The Constant Gardener
Crash
Munich
Walk The Line

Winner: Crash

Lifetime Achievement Award
Director and writer Robert Altman

2005

The 2005 Oscar have been announced and the big winner was Million Dollar Baby. In a year that was filled with good films not real great ones, Oscar probably choose the best of the Oscar Type movies released in 2004. Looks like Martin Scorsese has another long wait on his hands.

Here is the full list of winners for the 77th Academy Awards...

Best film
The Aviator
Million Dollar Baby
Finding Neverland
Ray
Sideways

Winner: Million Dollar Baby

Best actor
Clint Eastwood - Million Dollar Baby
Jamie Foxx - Ray
Don Cheadle - Hotel Rwanda
Johnny Depp - Finding Neverland
Leonardo DiCaprio - The Aviator

Winner: Jamie Foxx

Best actress
Hilary Swank - Million Dollar Baby
Imelda Staunton - Vera Drake
Kate Winslet - Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Annette Bening - Being Julia
Catalina Sandino Moreno - Maria Full of Grace

Winner: Hilary Swank

Best supporting actor
Alan Alda - The Aviator
Clive Owen - Closer
Jamie Foxx - Collateral
Thomas Haden Church - Sideways
Morgan Freeman - Million Dollar Baby

Winner: Morgan Freeman

Best supporting actress
Cate Blanchett - The Aviator
Virginia Madsen - Sideways
Laura Linney - Kinsey
Sophie Okonedo - Hotel Rwanda
Natalie Portman - Closer

Winner: Cate Blanchett

Best director
Martin Scorsese - The Aviator
Clint Eastwood - Million Dollar Baby
Alexander Payne - Sideways
Taylor Hackford - Ray
Mike Leigh - Vera Drake

Winner: Clint Eastwood

Best foreign language film
As it is in Heaven - Sweden
The Chorus - France
Downfall - Germany
The Sea Inside - Spain
Yesterday - South Africa

Winner: The Sea Inside

Best animated feature film
The Incredibles
Shark Tale
Shrek 2

Winner: The Incredibles

Best adapted screenplay
Before Sunset
Finding Neverland
Million Dollar Baby
The Motorcycle Diaries
Sideways

Winner: Sideways

Best original screenplay
The Aviator
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Hotel Rwanda
The Incredibles
Vera Drake

Winner: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Best music (score)
Finding Neverland
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
The Passion of the Christ
The Village

Winner: Finding Neverland

Best music (song)
Accidentally in Love - Shrek 2
Al Otro Lado Del Rio - The Motorcycle Diaries
Believe - The Polar Express
Learn to be Lonely - The Phantom of the Opera
Look to Your Path (Vois Sur Ton Chemin) - The Chorus

Winner: Al Otro Lado Del Rio - The Motorcycle Diaries

Best documentary feature
Born into Brothels
The Story of Weeping Camel
Super Size Me
Tupac: Resurrection
Twist of Faith

Winner: Born into Brothels

Best visual effects
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
I, Robot
Spider-Man 2

Winner: Spider-Man 2

Best cinematography
The Aviator
House of Flying Daggers
The Passion of the Christ
The Phantom of the Opera
A Very Long Engagement

Winner: The Aviator

Best art direction
The Aviator
Finding Neverland
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
The Phantom of the Opera
A Very Long Engagement

Winner: The Aviator

2004

Justice provails. After been robbed over the last two years (A Beautiful Mind and Chicago, Best Picture, you're having a laugh) the Academy has done the decent thing and bestowed Oscar Glory on The Lord of the Rings. The epic piece of cinematic history swept the board, winning all 11 of the categories it was nominated in.

Other big winners included Mystic River with two, Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World also with two and Lost in Translation, with a deserved win for Sofia Coppola for Best Original Screenplay. However there was no real surprises this year but Bill Murray should have won Best Actor.

Here is the list...

Best picture
Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Lost in Translation
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
Mystic River
Seabiscuit

Winner: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

Best director
Peter Jackson - The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Sofia Coppola - Lost in Translation
Fernando Meirelles - City of God
Peter Weir - Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
Clint Eastwood - Mystic River

Winner: Peter Jackson - The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

Best actor
Johnny Depp - Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
Sir Ben Kingsley - House of Sand and Fog
Jude Law - Cold Mountain
Bill Murray - Lost in Translation
Sean Penn - Mystic River

Winner: Sean Penn - Mystic River

Best actress
Keisha Castle-Hughes - Whale Rider
Diane Keaton - Something's Gotta Give
Samantha Morton - In America
Charlize Theron - Monster
Naomi Watts - 21 Grams

Winner: Charlize Theron - Monster

Best supporting actor
Alec Baldwin - The Cooler
Benicio Del Toro - 21 Grams
Djimon Hounsou - In America
Tim Robbins - Mystic River
Ken Watanabe - The Last Samurai

Winner: Tim Robbins - Mystic River

Best supporting actress
Shohreh Aghdashloo - House of Sand and Fog
Patricia Clarkson - Pieces of April
Marcia Gay Harden - Mystic River
Holly Hunter - Thirteen
Renee Zellweger - Cold Mountain

Winner: Renee Zellweger - Cold Mountain

Best foreign language film
The Barbarian Invasions
Evil
The Twilight Samurai
Twin Sisters
Zelary

Winner: The Barbarian Invasions

Best animated feature film
Brother Bear
Finding Nemo
The Triplets of Belleville

Winner: Finding Nemo

Best adapted screenplay
American Splendor
City of God
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Mystic River
Seabiscuit

Winner: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

Best original screenplay
The Barbarian Invasions
Dirty Pretty Things
Finding Nemo
In America
Lost in Translation

Winner: Lost in Translation

Best music (score)
Big Fish
Cold Mountain
Finding Nemo
House of Sand and Fog
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

Winner: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

Best music (song)
Into the West - The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
A Kiss at the End of the Rainbow - A Mighty Wind
Scarlet Tide - Cold Mountain
The Triplets of Belleville - The Triplets of Belleville
You Will Be My Ain True Love - Cold Mountain

Winner: Into the West: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

Best documentary feature
Balseros
Capturing the Friedmans
The Fog of War
My Architect
The Weather Underground

Winner: The Fog of War

Best documentary short subject
Asylum
Chernobyl Heart
Ferry Tales

Winner: Chernobyl Heart

Best visual effects
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

Winner: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

Best cinematography
City of God
Cold Mountain
Girl with a Pearl Earring
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
Seabiscuit

Winner: Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World

Best art direction
Girl with a Pearl Earring
The Last Samurai
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
Seabiscuit

Winner: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

Best animated short film
Boundin'
Destino
Gone Nutty
Harvie Krumpet
Nibbles

Winner: Harvie Krumpet

Best short film
Die Rote Jacke (The Red Jacket)
Most (The Bridge)
Squash
Torrzija
Two Soldiers

Winner: Two Soldiers

Best costume design
Girl with a Pearl Earring
The Last Samurai
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
Seabiscuit

Winner: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

Best make-up
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

Winner: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

Best sound
The Last Samurai
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
Seabiscuit

Winner: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

Sound editing
Finding Nemo
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

Winner: Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World

Film Editing
City of God
Cold Mountain
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World Seabiscuit

Winner: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

2003

The Oscar winners have been announced and it was a great night for Chicago and The Pianist. The usually glitzy ceremony was abit more subdued this year but to the conflict in Iraq, but host Steve Martin kept the jokes coming and only a few of the winner, most noticeably Michael Moore, made political statement during their acceptance speeches. Here is the list of winner and the nominees...

Best picture
Chicago, Gangs of New York, The Hours, The Pianist and The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Winner: Chicago

Best director
Stephen Daldry (The Hours), Rob Marshall (Chicago), Pedro Almodovar (Talk To Her), Roman Polanski (The Pianist) and Martin Scorsese (Gangs of New York)
Winner: Roman Polanski (The Pianist)

Best actor
Adrien Brody (The Pianist), Nicolas Cage (Adaptation), Sir Michael Caine (The Quiet American), Daniel Day-Lewis (Gangs of New York) and Jack Nicholson (About Schmidt)
Winner: Adrien Brody (The Pianist)

Best actress
Salma Hayek (Frida), Nicole Kidman (The Hours), Diane Lane (Unfaithful), Julianne Moore (Far From Heaven) and Renèe Zellweger (Chicago)
Winner: Nicole Kidman (The Hours)

Best supporting actor
Chris Cooper (Adaptation), Ed Harris (The Hours), Paul Newman (Road to Perdition), John C Reilly (Chicago) and Christopher Walken (Catch Me If You Can)
Winner: Chris Cooper (Adaptation)

Best supporting actress
Kathy Bates (About Schmidt), Queen Latifah (Chicago), Julianne Moore (The Hours), Meryl Streep (Adaptation) and Catherine Zeta Jones (Chicago)
Winner: Catherine Zeta Jones (Chicago)

Best original screenplay
Far From Heaven, Gangs of New York, My Big Fat Greek Wedding, Talk to Her and Y tu Mama Tambien
Winner: Talk to Her

Best adapted screenplay
About a Boy, Adaptation, Chicago, The Hours and The Pianist
Winner: The Pianist

Best animated film
Ice Age, Lilo & Stitch, Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron, Spirited Away and Treasure Planet
Winner: Spirited Away

Best art direction
Chicago, Frida, Gangs of New York, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers and Road To Perdition
Winner: Chicago

Best cinematography
Chicago Far From Heaven Gangs Of New York The Pianist Road to Perdition
Winner: Road to Perdition

Best costume design
Chicago, Frida, Gangs of New York, The Hours and The Pianist
Winner: Frida

Best documentary
Bowling For Columbine, Daughter From Danang, Prisoner of Paradise, Spellbound and Winged Migration
Winner: Bowling for Columbine

Best documentary short
The Collector of Bedford Street, Mighty Times: The Legend of Rosa Parks, Twin Towers and Why Can't We Be a Family Again?
Winner: Twin Towers

Best editing
Chicago, Gangs of New York, The Hours, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers and The Pianist
Winner: Chicago

Best foreign language film
El Crimen del Padre Almaro (Mexico), Hero (China), The Man Without a Past (Finland), Nowhere in Africa (Germany) and Zus & Zo (The Netherlands)
Winner: Nowwhere in Africa (Germany)

Best makeup
Frida and The Time Machine
Winner: Frida

Best original score
Catch Me If You Can (John Williams), Far From Heaven (Elmer Bernstein), Frida (Elliot Goldenthal), The Hours (Philip Glass) and Road to Perdition (Thomas Newman)
Winner: Frida (Elliot Goldenthal)

Best music (song)
Burn it Blue (Frida), Father and Daughter by Paul Simon (The Wild Thornberry's Movie), The Hands That Built America by U2 (Gangs of New York), I Move On (Chicago) and Lose Yourself by Eminem (8 Mile)
Winner: Lose Yourself by Eminem (8 Mile)

Best animated short film
The Cathedral, The Chubbchubbs!, Das Rad, Mike's New Car and Mt Head
Winner: The Chubbchubbs!

Best short film
Fait D'Hiver, I'll Wait for the Next One, Inja (Dog), Johnny Flynton and This Charming Man (Der er en Yndig Mand)
Winner: This Charming Man (Der er en Yndig Mand)

Best sound
Chicago, Gangs of New York, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, Road to Perdition and Spider-Man
Winner: Chicago

Sound editing
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, Minority Report and Road to Perdition
Winner: The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

Best cinematography
Road to Perdition, Chicago, Far From Heaven, Gangs Of New York and The Pianist
Winner: Conrad L Hall for Road to Perdition

Best visual effects
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, Spider-Man and Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones
Winner: The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

MSN is hosting exclusive clips from the main contenders for the major awards. There are clips from The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, Chicago, Gangs of New York, The Hours, The Pianist, Adaptation, About Schmidt and Unfaithful.

CLICK HERE to watch the clips

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