2005 Oscars®

This page covers the Academy Awards® for films released in 2005, which were awarded on March 5, 2006. The predictions were last updated on March 4, 2006.

Earlier, I attempted to predict which films and performances would be nominated. That page is here.

Any comments on this page should be addressed to Mike Weston at mike@misosoup.com.

Best Picture

My prediction: Brokeback Mountain
Actual winner: Crash

Best Director

George Clooney for Good Night, And Good Luck.
Paul Haggis for Crash
Ang Lee for Brokeback Mountain
Bennett Miller for Capote
Steven Spielberg for Munich

My prediction: Ang Lee for Brokeback Mountain
Actual winner: Ang Lee for Brokeback Mountain

Best Actress

My prediction: Reese Witherspoon for Walk the Line
Actual winner: Reese Witherspoon for Walk the Line

Best Actor

Philip Seymour Hoffman for Capote
Terrence Howard for Hustle & Flow
Heath Ledger for Brokeback Mountain
Joaquin Phoenix for Walk the Line
David Strathairn for Good Night, And Good Luck.

My prediction: Philip Seymour Hoffman for Capote
Actual winner: Philip Seymour Hoffman for Capote

Best Supporting Actor

My prediction: Paul Giamatti for Cinderella Man
Actual winner: George Clooney for Syriana

Best Supporting Actress

Amy Adams for Junebug
Catherine Keener for Capote
Frances McDormand for North Country
Rachel Weisz for The Constant Gardener
Michelle Williams for Brokeback Mountain

My prediction: Rachel Weisz for The Constant Gardener
Actual winner: Rachel Weisz for The Constant Gardener

Best Original Screenplay

My prediction: Crash
Actual winner: Crash

Best Adapted Screenplay

My prediction: Brokeback Mountain
Actual winner: Brokeback Mountain

Best Animated Film

My prediction: Wallace & Gromit in The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
Actual winner: Wallace & Gromit in The Curse of the Were-Rabbit

The Remaining Categories

Animated short

My prediction: One Man Band
Actual winner: The Moon and the Son

Art direction

My prediction: Memoirs of a Geisha
Actual winner: Memoirs of a Geisha

Cinematography

My prediction: Brokeback Mountain
Actual winner: Memoirs of a Geisha

Costume design

My prediction: Memoirs of a Geisha
Actual winner: Memoirs of a Geisha

Documentary feature

My prediction: Murderball
Actual winner: March of the Penguins

Documentary short

My prediction: God Sleeps in Rwanda
Actual winner: A Note of Triumph: The Golden Age of Norman Corwin

Editing

My prediction: Crash
Actual winner: Crash

Foreign language film

My prediction: Paradise Now
Actual winner: Tsotsi

Live action short

My prediction: Six Shooter
Actual winner: Six Shooter

Makeup

My prediction: The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Actual winner: The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

Original score

My prediction: Brokeback Mountain
Actual winner: Brokeback Mountain

Original song

My prediction: Transamerica
Actual winner: Hustle & Flow

Sound editing

My prediction: King Kong
Actual winner: King Kong

Sound mixing

My prediction: King Kong
Actual winner: King Kong

Visual effects

My prediction: King Kong
Actual winner: King Kong

Results and Ballot

My prediction results: 16 out of 24
Click here for the ballot we used at our Oscar® party (Adobe Acrobat (PDF) format).

Filmography links and data courtesy of The Internet Movie Database.

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