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25 January 2005 | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news
Martin Scorsese's The Aviator was given a big Oscar take-off this morning as the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced that the Howard Hughes biopic had received 11 nominations, more than any other film. The nominations included best picture, director, actor (Leonardo DiCaprio), supporting actress (Cate Blanchett), and supporting actor (Alan Alda). The film's closest competitors were Million Dollar Baby and Finding Neverland with seven nominations each. Aviator, Baby, and Neverland were joined in the best film category by Ray and Sideways. Clint Eastwood received an acting and a directing nomination for Baby. Jamie Foxx also received two nominations, for best actor in Ray and best supporting actor in Collateral. Nominations in the top categories:
Best picture: The Aviator, Finding Neverland, Million Dollar Baby, Ray, Sideways
Best director: Martin Scorsese - The Aviator, Clint Eastwood - Million Dollar Baby, Alexander Payne - Sideways, Taylor Hackford - Ray, Mike Leigh - Vera Drake
Best actor: Don Cheadle - Hotel Rwanda, Johnny Depp - Finding Neverland, Leonardo DiCaprio - The Aviator, Clint Eastwood - Million Dollar Baby, Jamie Foxx - Ray
Best actress: 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
Best supporting actress: Cate Blanchett - The Aviator, Laura Linney - Kinsey, Virginia Madsen - Sideways, Sophie Okonedo - Hotel Rwanda, Natalie Portman - Closer
Best supporting actor: Alan Alda - The Aviator, Thomas Haden Church - Sideways, Jamie Foxx - Collateral, Morgan Freeman - Million Dollar Baby, Clive Owen - Closer
Best original screenplay: The Aviator, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Hotel Rwanda, The Incredibles, Vera Drake
Best adapted screenplay: Before Sunset, Finding Neverland, Million Dollar Baby, The Motorcycle Diaries, Sideways
Best foreign film: As It Is In Heaven, The Chorus, Downfall, The Sea Inside, Yesterday.
1 article from 2005