78th Academy Awards
From The Film Guide
The 78th Academy Awards were held March 5, 2006. The event was hosted by Jon Stewart of Comedy Central's The Daily Show. The following were awarded Oscars:
- Best motion picture of the year - Crash
- Achievement in directing - Ang Lee, Brokeback Mountain
- Performance by an actor in a supporting role - Philip Seymour Hoffman, Capote
- Performance by an actress in a leading role - George Clooney, Syriana
- Performance by an actress in a supporting role - Reese Witherspoon, Walk the Line
- Best animated feature film of the year - Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
- Adapted screenplay - Brokeback Mountain
- Original screenplay - Crash
- Achievement in art direction - Memoirs of a Geisha
- Achievement in cinematography - Memoirs of a Geisha
- Achievement in costume design - Memoirs of a Geisha
- Best documentary feature - March of the Penguins
- Best documentary short subject - A Note of Triumph: The Golden Age of Norman Corwin
- Achievement in film editing - Crash
- Best foreign language film of the year Tsotsi(South Africa)
- Achievement in makeup - The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
- Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score) - Brokeback Mountain
- Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original song) - It’s Hard Out Here for a Pimp, Hustle & Flow
- Best animated short film - The Moon and the Son: An Imagined Conversation
- Best live action short film - Six Shooter
- Achievement in sound editing - King Kong
- Achievement in sound mixing - King Kong
- Achievement in visual effects - King Kong
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences site - 2006 winners
