Today, the members of the Academy announced the nominees for the 77th annual ceremony scheduled for Sunday 27 February 2005. Winner is The Aviator with eleven nominees, followed by seven nominations for Finding Neverland and Million Dollar Baby and six for Ray. Biggest ‘losers’ are Collateral and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, both with a disappointing two nominations. A full list of all nominees.

BEST PICTURE
THE AVIATOR
FINDING NEVERLAND
MILLION DOLLAR BABY
RAY
SIDEWAYS

DIRECTING
Martin Scorsese – THE AVIATOR
Clint Eastwood – MILLION DOLLAR BABY
Taylor Hackford – RAY
Alexander Payne – SIDEWAYS
Mike Leigh – VERA DRAKE

ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Don Cheadle – HOTEL RWANDA
Johnny Depp – FINDING NEVERLAND
Leonardo DiCaprio – THE AVIATOR
Clint Eastwood – MILLION DOLLAR BABY
Jamie Foxx – RAY

ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Annette Bening – BEING JULIA
Catalina Sandino Moreno – MARIA FULL OF GRACE
Imelda Staunton – VERA DRAKE
Hilary Swank – MILLION DOLLAR BABY
Kate Winslet – ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND

ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Alan Alda – THE AVIATOR
Thomas Haden Church – SIDEWAYS
Jamie Foxx – COLLATERAL
Morgan Freeman – MILLION DOLLAR BABY
Clive Owen – CLOSER

ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Cate Blanchett – THE AVIATOR
Laura Linney – KINSEY
Virginia Madsen – SIDEWAYS
Sophie Okonedo – HOTEL RWANDA
Natalie Portman – CLOSER

WRITING (ADAPTED SCREENPLAY)
BEFORE SUNSET
FINDING NEVERLAND
MILLION DOLLAR BABY
THE MOTORCYCLE DIARIES
SIDEWAYS

WRITING (ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY)
THE AVIATOR
ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND
HOTEL RWANDA
THE INCREDIBLES
VERA DRAKE

ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
THE INCREDIBLES
SHARK TALE
SHREK 2

ART DIRECTION
THE AVIATOR
FINDING NEVERLAND
LEMONY SNICKET’S A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA
A VERY LONG ENGAGEMENT

CINEMATOGRAPHY
THE AVIATOR
HOUSE OF FLYING DAGGERS
THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA
A VERY LONG ENGAGEMENT

COSTUME DESIGN
THE AVIATOR
FINDING NEVERLAND
LEMONY SNICKET’S A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS
RAY
TROY

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
BORN INTO BROTHELS
THE STORY OF THE WEEPING CAMEL
SUPER SIZE ME
TUPAC: RESURRECTION
TWIST OF FAITH

DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT
AUTISM IS A WORLD
THE CHILDREN OF LENINGRADSKY
HARDWOOD
MIGHTY TIMES: THE CHILDREN’S MARCH
SISTER ROSE’S PASSION

FILM EDITING
THE AVIATOR
COLLATERAL
FINDING NEVERLAND
MILLION DOLLAR BABY
RAY

FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
AS IT IS IN HEAVEN (SÃ… SOM IN HIMMLEN – Sweden)
THE CHORUS (LES CHORISTES – France)
DOWNFALL (DER UNTERGANG – Germany)
THE SEA INSIDE (MAR ADENTRO – Spain)
YESTERDAY (South Africa)

MAKEUP
LEMONY SNICKET’S A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS
THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST
THE SEA INSIDE

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

MUSIC (SONG)
“Accidentally In Love” – SHREK 2
“Al Otro Lado Del Río” – 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

SHORT FILM (ANIMATED)
BIRTHDAY BOY
GOPHER BROKE
GUARD DOG
LORENZO
RYAN

SHORT FILM (LIVE ACTION)
EVERYTHING IN THIS COUNTRY MUST
LITTLE TERRORIST
7:35 IN THE MORNING
TWO CARS, ONE NIGHT
WASP

SOUND EDITING
THE INCREDIBLES
THE POLAR EXPRESS
SPIDER-MAN 2

SOUND MIXING
THE AVIATOR
THE INCREDIBLES
THE POLAR EXPRESS
RAY
SPIDER-MAN 2

VISUAL EFFECTS
HARRY POTTER AND THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN
I, ROBOT
SPIDER-MAN 2

Statistics based on number of nominations (click on the links for the Choking on Popcorn review)

11 THE AVIATOR
7 MILLION DOLLAR BABY
7 FINDING NEVERLAND
6 RAY
4 THE INCREDIBLES
4 SIDEWAYS
4 LEMONY SNICKET’S A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS
3 VERA DRAKE
3 THE POLAR EXPRESS
3 THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA
3 THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST
3 SPIDER-MAN 2
3 HOTEL RWANDA
2 THE SEA INSIDE
2 THE MOTORCYCLE DIARIES
2 THE CHORUS
2 SHREK 2
2 LITTLE TERRORIST
2 HARRY POTTER AND THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN
2 ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND
2 COLLATERAL
2 CLOSER
2 A VERY LONG ENGAGEMENT
1 YESTERDAY
1 AUTISM IS A WORLD
1 WASP
1 TWO CARS, ONE NIGHT
1 TWIST OF FAITH
1 TUPAC: RESURRECTION
1 TROY
1 THE VILLAGE
1 THE STORY OF THE WEEPING CAMEL
1 THE CHILDREN OF LENINGRADSKY
1 SUPER SIZE ME
1 SISTER ROSE’S PASSION
1 SHARK TALE
1 RYAN
1 MIGHTY TIMES: THE CHILDREN’S MARCH
1 MARIA FULL OF GRACE
1 LORENZO
1 KINSEY
1 HOUSE OF FLYING DAGGERS
1 I, ROBOT
1 HARDWOOD
1 GUARD DOG
1 GOPHER BROKE
1 EVERYTHING IN THIS COUNTRY MUST
1 DOWNFALL
1 BORN INTO BROTHELS
1 BIRTHDAY BOY
1 BEING JULIA
1 BEFORE SUNSET
1 AS IT IS IN HEAVEN
1 7:35 IN THE MORNING