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77th Academy Awards: Oscar winnersPosted by Paul on February 28th, 2005

Well, the awards ceremony was held last night (South African time).  As many people predicted, "Million Dollar Baby" and "The Aviator" did well, scooping up numerous awards.  For a full list of the winners (thanks to Internet Movie Database), read on …

Update:
If you want to see the nominees and the winners in context, CNN has a nicely laid out summary.

Pictures of red carpet arrivals are here.

Best Motion Picture of the Year

Winner: Million Dollar Baby (2004) - Clint Eastwood, Albert S. Ruddy, Tom Rosenberg

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role

Winner: Jamie Foxx for Ray (2004/I)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role

Winner: Hilary Swank for Million Dollar Baby (2004)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role

Winner: Morgan Freeman for Million Dollar Baby (2004)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role

Winner: Cate Blanchett for The Aviator (2004)

Best Achievement in Directing

Winner: Clint Eastwood for Million Dollar Baby (2004)

Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen

Winner: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) - Charlie Kaufman, Michel Gondry, Pierre Bismuth

Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published

Winner: Sideways (2004) - Alexander Payne, Jim Taylor

Best Achievement in Cinematography

Winner: The Aviator (2004) - Robert Richardson

Best Achievement in Editing

Winner: The Aviator (2004) - Thelma Schoonmaker

Best Achievement in Art Direction

Winner: The Aviator (2004) - Dante Ferretti, Francesca LoSchiavo

Best Achievement in Costume Design

Winner: The Aviator (2004) - Sandy Powell

Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Score

Winner: Finding Neverland (2004) - Jan A.P. Kaczmarek

Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Song

Winner: Diarios de motocicleta (2004) - Jorge Drexler("Al Otro Lado Del Río")

Best Achievement in Makeup

Winner: Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004) - Valli O’Reilly, Bill Corso

Best Achievement in Sound

Winner: Ray (2004/I) - Greg Orloff, Bob Beemer, Steve Cantamessa, Scott Millan

Best Achievement in Sound Editing

Winner: The Incredibles (2004) - Michael Silvers, Randy Thom

Best Achievement in Visual Effects

Winner: Spider-Man 2 (2004) - John Dykstra, Scott Stokdyk, Anthony LaMolinara, John Frazier

Best Animated Feature Film of the Year

Winner: The Incredibles (2004) - Brad Bird

Best Foreign Language Film of the Year

Winner: Mar adentro (2004/I) - Alejandro Amenábar(Spain)

Best Documentary, Features

Winner: Born Into Brothels: Calcutta’s Red Light Kids (2004) - Zana Briski, Ross Kauffman

Best Documentary, Short Subjects

Winner: Mighty Times: The Children’s March (2004) - Robert Hudson, Robert Houston

Best Short Film, Animated

Winner: Ryan (2004) - Chris Landreth

Best Short Film, Live Action

Winner: Wasp (2003) - Andrea Arnold