Best Motion Picture of the Year
Winner:
Million Dollar Baby (2004) - Clint Eastwood, Albert S. Ruddy, Tom Rosenberg
Other Nominees:
The Aviator (2004) - Michael Mann, Graham King
Finding Neverland (2004) - Richard N. Gladstein, Nellie Bellflower
Ray (2004/I) - Taylor Hackford, Stuart Benjamin, Howard Baldwin
Sideways (2004) - Michael London
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
Winner:
Jamie Foxx for Ray (2004/I)
Other Nominees:
Don Cheadle for Hotel Rwanda (2004)
Johnny Depp for Finding Neverland (2004)
Leonardo DiCaprio for The Aviator (2004)
Clint Eastwood for Million Dollar Baby (2004)
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
Winner:
Hilary Swank for Million Dollar Baby (2004)
Other Nominees:
Annette Bening for Being Julia (2004)
Catalina Sandino Moreno for Maria Full of Grace (2004)
Imelda Staunton for Vera Drake (2004)
Kate Winslet for Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
Winner:
Morgan Freeman for Million Dollar Baby (2004)
Other Nominees:
Alan Alda for The Aviator (2004)
Thomas Haden Church for Sideways (2004)
Jamie Foxx for Collateral (2004)
Clive Owen for Closer (2004/I)
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
Winner:
Cate Blanchett for The Aviator (2004)
Other Nominees:
Laura Linney for Kinsey (2004)
Virginia Madsen for Sideways (2004)
Sophie Okonedo for Hotel Rwanda (2004)
Natalie Portman for Closer (2004/I)
Best Achievement in Directing
Winner:
Clint Eastwood for Million Dollar Baby (2004)
Other Nominees:
Taylor Hackford for Ray (2004/I)
Mike Leigh for Vera Drake (2004)
Alexander Payne for Sideways (2004)
Martin Scorsese for The Aviator (2004)
Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen
Winner:
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) - Charlie Kaufman, Michel Gondry, Pierre Bismuth
Other Nominees:
The Aviator (2004) - John Logan
Hotel Rwanda (2004) - Terry George, Keir Pearson
The Incredibles (2004) - Brad Bird
Vera Drake (2004) - Mike Leigh
Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published
Winner:
Sideways (2004) - Alexander Payne, Jim Taylor
Other Nominees:
Before Sunset (2004) - Richard Linklater, Kim Krizan, Julie Delpy, Ethan Hawke
Finding Neverland (2004) - David Magee
Million Dollar Baby (2004) - Paul Haggis
Diarios de motocicleta (2004) - Jose Rivera
Best Achievement in Cinematography
Winner:
The Aviator (2004) - Robert Richardson
Other Nominees:
Shi mian mai fu (2004) - Xiaoding Zhao
The Passion of the Christ (2004) - Caleb Deschanel
The Phantom of the Opera (2004) - John Mathieson
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