2005 NOMINATIONS PRESS RELEASE


BEST MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA

BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN
Focus Features/River Road Entertainment; Focus Features

THE CONSTANT GARDENER
Potboiler Prods./Scion Films; Focus Features

GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK
Section Eight/2929 Entertainment/Participant Productions;
Warner Independent Pictures

A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE

New Line Cinema; New Line Cinema

MATCH POINT
Jada Productions; DreamWorks Pictures



 BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA


MARIA BELLO
A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE

 FELICITY HUFFMAN
TRANSAMERICA

 GWYNETH PALTROW
PROOF

 CHARLIZE THERON
NORTH COUNTRY

ZIYI ZHANG
MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA



BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE - DRAMA
 

RUSSELL CROWE
CINDERELLA MAN

PHILIP SEYMOUR
HOFFMAN CAPOTE

 TERRENCE HOWARD
HUSTLE & FLOW

HEATH LEDGER
BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN

DAVID STRATHAIRN
GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK



BEST MOTION PICTURE - MUSICAL OR COMEDY


MRS. HENDERSON PRESENTS
Heyman Hoskins Prods.; The Weinstein Company

PRIDE & PREJUDICE

Working Title Prods.; Focus Features/StudioCanal

THE PRODUCERS
Brooksfilms; Universal Pictures/Columbia Pictures

THE SQUID AND THE WHALE
American Empirical/Peter Newman –
Internal; Samuel Goldwyn Films/Sony Pictures Releasing International

WALK THE LINE
Twentieth Century Fox; Twentieth Century Fox



BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE - MUSICAL OR COMEDY


JUDI DENCH
MRS. HENDERSON PRESENTS

KEIRA KNIGHTLEY
PRIDE & PREJUDICE

LAURA LINNEY
THE SQUID AND THE WHALE

SARAH JESSICA PARKER
THE FAMILY STONE

REESE WITHERSPOON
WALK THE LINE
 


BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE  MUSICAL OR COMEDY

 PIERCE BROSNAN
THE MATADOR

JEFF DANIELS
THE SQUID AND THE WHALE

JOHNNY DEPP
CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY

NATHAN LANE
THE PRODUCERS

CILLIAN MURPHY
BREAKFAST ON PLUTO

JOAQUIN PHOENIX
WALK THE LINE



BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM

KUNG FU HUSTLE (CHINA)
Columbia Pictures Film Prod.
Asia Ltd/Huayi Brothers/Taihe Film Investment Co. Ltd/Star Overseas;
Sony Pictures Classics

MASTER OF THE CRIMSON ARMOR aka THE PROMISE (CHINA)
Beijing 21st CenturySheng Kai/China Film Group/
Capgen Investment Group/Moonstone Prods.;
The Weinstein Company

 MERRY CHRISTMAS (JOYEUX NOEL) (FRANCE)
Nord Quest Prods. Senator Film Prods.
The Bureau Artemis Prods/Media Pro Pictures
TF1 Films/Les Productions de la Gueville; Sony Pictures Classics

PARADISE NOW (PALESTINE)
Augustus Film/Lama Films/Razor Films
Lumen Films/Arte France Cinema/Hazazah Film;
Warner Independent Pictures

TSOTSI (SOUTH AFRICA)
UK/South African Prods.; Miramax Films



BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE

 SCARLETT JOHANSSON
MATCH POINT

SHIRLEY MacLAINE
IN HER SHOES

FRANCES McDORMAND
NORTH COUNTRY

RACHEL WEISZ
THE CONSTANT GARDENER

MICHELLE WILLIAMS
BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN



BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE

GEORGE CLOONEY
SYRIANA

MATT DILLON
CRASH

WILL FERRELL
THE PRODUCERS

PAUL GIAMATTI
CINDERELLA MAN

BOB HOSKINS
MRS. HENDERSON PRESENTS



BEST DIRECTOR - MOTION PICTURE

WOODY ALLEN
MATCH POINT

GEORGE CLOONEY
GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK

PETER JACKSON
KING KONG

ANG LEE BROKEBACK
MOUNTAIN

 FERNANDO MEIRELLES
THE CONSTANT GARDENER

STEVEN SPIELBERG

MUNICH



BEST SCREENPLAY - MOTION PICTURE


WOODY ALLEN
MATCH POINT

 GEORGE CLOONEY & GRANT HESLOV
GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK

PAUL HAGGIS & BOBBY MORESCO
CRASH

TONY KUSHNER & ERIC ROTH
MUNICH

LARRY McMURTRY & DIANA OSSANA
BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN



BEST ORIGINAL SCORE - MOTION PICTURE
 

ALEXANDRE DESPLAT
SYRIANA

JAMES NEWTON HOWARD
KING KONG

GUSTAVO SANTAOLALLA
BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN

 HARRY GREGSON
THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE
WILLIAMS LION, THE WITCH AND THE
WARDROBE


JOHN WILLIAMS
MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA
 


BEST ORIGINAL SONG - MOTION PICTURE

“A LOVE THAT WILL NEVER GROW OLD” –- BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN

Music by: Gustavo Santaolalla
Lyrics by:  Bernie Taupin

“CHRISTMAS IN LOVE” — CHRISTMAS IN LOVE
Music by:  Tony Renis
Lyrics by:  Marva Jan Marrow 

“THERE’S NOTHING LIKE A SHOW ON BROADWAY” — THE   PRODUCERS
Music & Lyrics by: Mel Brooks 

 “TRAVELIN’ THRU” — TRANSAMERICA
Music & Lyrics by:  Dolly Parton

“WUNDERKIND” — THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA:  THE LION, THE    WITCH AND THE WARDROBE
Music & Lyrics by:   Alanis Morissette
 


BEST TELEVISION SERIES - DRAMA

COMMANDER IN CHIEF (ABC)
Touchstone Television

GREY’S ANATOMY (ABC)
Touchstone Television

 LOST (ABC)
Touchstone Television

PRISON BREAK
(FOX)
Original Film and Adelstein/Parouse Prods.

e. ROME (HBO)
HBO Entertainment i.a.w. BBC



 BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES - DRAMA

PATRICIA ARQUETTE
MEDIUM

GLENN CLOSE
THE SHIELD

GEENA DAVIS
COMMANDER IN CHIEF

KYRA SEDGWICK
THE CLOSER

e. POLLY WALKER
ROME



BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES - DRAMA

PATRICK DEMPSEY
GREY’S ANATOMY

MATTHEW FOX
LOST

HUGH LAURIE

HOUSE

WENTWORTH MILLER
PRISON BREAK

KIEFER SUTHERLAND
24
 


 BEST TELEVISION SERIES - MUSICAL OR COMEDY

CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM (HBO)
HBO Entertainment

DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES (ABC)

Touchstone Television

 ENTOURAGE (HBO)
Leverage and Closest to the Hole Prods. i.a.w. HBO Entertainment

EVERYBODY HATES CHRIS (UPN)
Chris Rock Enterprises, Inc. and 3 Arts Entertainment i.a.w Paramount Network Television

MY NAME IS EARL (NBC)
Acme Prods. i.a.w. 20th Century Fox Television

WEEDS (SHOWTIME)
Lions Gate Television i.a.w. Tilted Prods.



BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES -
MUSICAL OR COMEDY


MARCIA CROSS
DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES

TERI HATCHER
DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES

FELICITY HUFFMAN

DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES

EVA LONGORIA

DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES

MARY-LOUISE PARKER
WEEDS


BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES -
MUSICAL OR COMEDY

ZACH BRAFF
SCRUBS

STEVE CARELL
THE OFFICE

LARRY DAVID

CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM
 

JASON LEE
MY NAME IS EARL

 CHARLIE SHEEN
TWO AND A HALF MEN
 


BEST MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
 

 EMPIRE FALLS (HBO)
Mark Platt Prod., Aspetuck & Stone Vialleg Picturs Prod. i.a.w. HBO Films

 INTO THE WEST (TNT)
DreamWorks Television

 LACKAWANNA BLUES (HBO)
Bellah Films, Good Shepard Prods. i.a.w. HBO Films

SLEEPER CELL (SHOWTIME)

 Showtime, Anne Kindberg Prod.

VIVA BLACKPOOL (BBC AMERICA)
BBC/BBC America

WARM SPRINGS (HBO)

Mark Gordon  Prod. i.a.w. HBO Films



 BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS
IN A MINI-SERIES OR A MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION


HALLE BERRY
THEIR EYES WERE WATCHING GOD

KELLY MacDONALD
THE GIRL IN THE CAFÉ  

S. EPATHA MERKERSON

LACKAWANNA BLUES

CYNTHIA NIXON

WARM SPRINGS

MIRA SORVINO
HUMAN TRAFFICKING



BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR
IN A MINI-SERIES OR A MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION

KENNETH BRANAGH

WARM SPRINGS

ED HARRIS
EMPIRE FALLS

JONATHAN RHYS MEYERS
ELVIS

BILL NIGHY
THE GIRL IN THE CAFÉ

DONALD SUTHERLAND

HUMAN TRAFFICKING

 


BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS
IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES,
MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION


CANDICE BERGEN
BOSTON LEGAL

CAMRYN MANHEIM
ELVIS


SANDRA OH
GREY’S ANATOMY


ELIZABETH PERKINS

WEEDS


JOANNE WOODWARD

EMPIRE FALLS




BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR
IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES,
 MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION


NAVEEN ANDREWS
LOST

PAUL NEWMAN
EMPIRE FALLS


JEREMY PIVEN
ENTOURAGE


RANDY QUAID
ELVIS


DONALD SUTHERLAND
COMMANDER IN CHIEF