Oscar-Winning Films 2005
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2005 Oscar Awards
Nominations were announced ?? January 2006; polls closed ?? February;
the 78th Academy Awards show was televised 5 March 2006
complete listings of 2006 Acadamy Awards for films of 2005
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And the winner is...
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"Crash" [2005]
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"Brokeback Mountain" [2005]
official movie site;
full credits from IMDb
"Capote" [2005]
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"Good  Night,  And,  Good  Luck"
[Warner Independent Oct 2005]
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TV newsman Edward R. Murrow airs a story about a man discharged from the Navy without a trial. Murrow is accused of being a 'Communist sympathizer', and the C.B.S. news team goes on the offensive. "See It Now" airs a series of shows detailing the lies and un-Constitutional tactics of Senator Joe McCarthy, leading to McCarthy's censure by the U.S. Senate.
Co-written & directed by & co-starring George Clooney; starring David Strathairn as Edward R. Murrow, Patricia Clarkson, Jeff Daniels, Robert Downey Jr., Frank Langella. with Joseph McCarthy via archive footage; Oscar nominations for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Script, Best Actor {DS, of course), Best Cinematograpy & Best Art Direction {no wins}
Warner widescreen b&w DVD [3/2006] for $14.96 full credits from IMDb; official moviesite |
"Howl's Moving Castle" aka 'Hauru no ugoku shiro'
[Toho Japan Nov 2005; U.S.A. June 2005]
Directed by Hayao Myazaki; Oscar nomination for Best Animated Feature, won 3 Annie Awards,
won Mainichi Film Concours for Best Film;
full credits from IMDb
DVDs & videos, posters, books and more on
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"Memoirs of A Geisha" [2005]
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"Syriana" [2005]
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"Walk The Line" [2005]
full credits from IMDb