2005 Awards Season | Film
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- Best Motion Picture of the Year
- Best Achievement in Directing
- Best Writing, Original Screenplay
- Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
- Best Acting, Leading Role
- Best Acting, Supporting Role
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- Academy Awards
- Golden Globe Awards
- British Academy Film Awards
- Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Independent Spirit Awards
- Directors Guild of America Awards
- Writers Guild of America Awards
- Screen Actors Guild Awards
- Producers Guild of America Awards
- National Society of Film Critics Awards
- National Board of Review Awards
- American Film Institute Awards
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1. Brokeback Mountain (2005)
R | 134 min | Drama, Romance
Ennis and Jack are two shepherds who develop a sexual and emotional relationship. Their relationship becomes complicated when both of them get married to their respective girlfriends.
Director: Ang Lee | Stars: Jake Gyllenhaal, Heath Ledger, Michelle Williams, Randy Quaid
Votes: 382,140 | Gross: $83.04M
BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
- WINNER: Golden Globe Awards
- WINNER: British Academy Film Awards
- WINNER: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- WINNER: Independent Spirit Awards
- WINNER: Producers Guild of America Awards
- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: Screen Actors Guild Awards
- Nominee: National Board of Review Awards
- Nominee: American Film Institute Awards
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING (Ang Lee)
- WINNER: Academy Awards
- WINNER: Golden Globe Awards
- WINNER: British Academy Film Awards
- WINNER: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- WINNER: Independent Spirit Awards
- WINNER: Directors Guild of America Awards
- WINNER: National Board of Review Awards
BEST WRITING, ADAPTED SCREENPLAY (Larry McMurty; Diana Ossana)
- WINNER: Academy Awards
- WINNER: Golden Globe Awards
- WINNER: British Academy Film Awards
- WINNER: Writers Guild of America Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Heath Ledger)
- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
- Nominee: Screen Actors Guild Awards
- Nominee: National Society of Film Critics Awards
BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Jake Gyllenhaal)
- WINNER: British Academy Film Awards
- WINNER: National Board of Review Awards
- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Screen Actors Guild Awards
BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Michelle Williams)
- WINNER: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
- Nominee: Screen Actors Guild Awards
Points: 319
2. Capote (2005)
R | 114 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
In 1959, Truman Capote learns of the murder of a Kansas family and decides to write a book about the case. While researching for his novel In Cold Blood, Capote forms a relationship with one of the killers, Perry Smith, who is on death row.
Director: Bennett Miller | Stars: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Clifton Collins Jr., Catherine Keener, Allie Mickelson
Votes: 140,743 | Gross: $28.75M
BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
- WINNER: National Society of Film Critics Awards
- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
- Nominee: Screen Actors Guild Awards
- Nominee: Producers Guild of America Awards
- Nominee: National Board of Review Awards
- Nominee: American Film Institute Awards
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING (Bennett Miller)
- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
- Nominee: Directors Guild of America Awards
- Nominee: National Society of Film Critics Awards
BEST WRITING, ADAPTED SCREENPLAY (Dan Futterman)
- WINNER: Independent Spirit Awards
- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Writers Guild of America Awards
- Nominee: National Society of Film Critics Awards
BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Philip Seymour Hoffman)
- WINNER: Academy Awards
- WINNER: Golden Globe Awards
- WINNER: British Academy Film Awards
- WINNER: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- WINNER: Independent Spirit Awards
- WINNER: Screen Actors Guild Awards
- WINNER: National Society of Film Critics Awards
- WINNER: National Board of Review Awards
BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Catherine Keener)
- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Screen Actors Guild Awards
- Nominee: National Society of Film Critics Awards
Points: 213
3. Crash (I) (2004)
R | 112 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Los Angeles citizens with vastly separate lives collide in interweaving stories of race, loss and redemption.
Director: Paul Haggis | Stars: Don Cheadle, Sandra Bullock, Thandiwe Newton, Karina Arroyave
Votes: 448,980 | Gross: $54.58M
BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
- WINNER: Academy Awards
- WINNER: Screen Actors Guild Awards
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Producers Guild of America Awards
- Nominee: National Board of Review Awards
- Nominee: American Film Institute Awards
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING (Paul Haggis)
- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Directors Guild of America Awards
BEST WRITING, ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY (Paul Haggis; Robert Moresco)
- WINNER: Academy Awards
- WINNER: British Academy Film Awards
- WINNER: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- WINNER: Writers Guild of America Awards
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Don Cheadle)
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
- Nominee: Screen Actors Guild Awards
BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Matt Dillon)
- WINNER: Independent Spirit Awards
- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Screen Actors Guild Awards
BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Terrence Howard)
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Thandiwe Newton)
- WINNER: British Academy Film Awards
Points: 172
4. Good Night, and Good Luck. (2005)
PG | 93 min | Biography, Drama, History
Broadcast journalist Edward R. Murrow looks to bring down Senator Joseph McCarthy.
Director: George Clooney | Stars: David Strathairn, George Clooney, Patricia Clarkson, Jeff Daniels
Votes: 101,293 | Gross: $31.56M
BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
- WINNER: National Board of Review Awards
- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
- Nominee: Screen Actors Guild Awards
- Nominee: Producers Guild of America Awards
- Nominee: American Film Institute Awards
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING (George Clooney)
- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
- Nominee: Directors Guild of America Awards
BEST WRITING, ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY (George Clooney; Grant Heslov)
- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Writers Guild of America Awards
BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (David Strathairn)
- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
- Nominee: Screen Actors Guild Awards
BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (George Clooney)
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Frank Langella)
- Nominee: National Society of Film Critics Awards
Points: 128
5. Walk the Line (2005)
PG-13 | 136 min | Biography, Drama, Music
A chronicle of country music legend Johnny Cash's life, from his early days on an Arkansas cotton farm to his rise to fame with Sun Records in Memphis, where he recorded alongside Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Carl Perkins.
Director: James Mangold | Stars: Joaquin Phoenix, Reese Witherspoon, Ginnifer Goodwin, Robert Patrick
Votes: 265,810 | Gross: $119.52M
BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Producers Guild of America Awards
- Nominee: National Board of Review Awards
BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Joaquin Phoenix)
- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Screen Actors Guild Awards
BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Reese Witherspoon)
- WINNER: Academy Awards
- WINNER: British Academy Film Awards
- WINNER: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- WINNER: Screen Actors Guild Awards
- WINNER: National Society of Film Critics Awards
Points: 76
6. The Constant Gardener (2005)
R | 129 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
A widower's transcontinental quest to find answers about his wife's death leads him to explosive secrets.
Director: Fernando Meirelles | Stars: Ralph Fiennes, Rachel Weisz, Danny Huston, Hubert Koundé
Votes: 148,454 | Gross: $33.58M
BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING (Fernando Meirelles)
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
BEST WRITING, ADAPTED SCREENPLAY (Jeffrey Caine)
- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
- Nominee: Writers Guild of America Awards
BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Ralph Fiennes)
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Rachel Weisz)
- WINNER: Academy Awards
- WINNER: Golden Globe Awards
- WINNER: Screen Actors Guild Awards
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
Points: 74
7. The Squid and the Whale (2005)
R | 81 min | Comedy, Drama
Follows two young boys dealing with their parents' divorce in Brooklyn in the 1980s.
Director: Noah Baumbach | Stars: Owen Kline, Jeff Daniels, Laura Linney, Jesse Eisenberg
Votes: 90,421 | Gross: $7.36M
BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
- Nominee: American Film Institute Awards
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING (Noah Baumbach)
- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
BEST WRITING, ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY (Noah Baumbach)
- WINNER: National Society of Film Critics Awards
- WINNER: National Board of Review Awards
- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
- Nominee: Writers Guild of America Awards
BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Jeff Daniels)
- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
- Nominee: National Society of Film Critics Awards
BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Laura Linney)
- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
Points: 67
8. A History of Violence (2005)
R | 96 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A mild-mannered man becomes a local hero through an act of violence, which sets off repercussions that will shake his family to its very core.
Director: David Cronenberg | Stars: Viggo Mortensen, Maria Bello, Ed Harris, William Hurt
Votes: 252,798 | Gross: $31.49M
BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
- Nominee: National Society of Film Critics Awards
- Nominee: National Board of Review Awards
- Nominee: American Film Institute Awards
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING (David Cronenberg)
- WINNER: National Society of Film Critics Awards
BEST WRITING, ADAPTED SCREENPLAY (Josh Olson)
- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
- Nominee: Writers Guild of America Awards
BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Maria Bello)
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (William Hurt)
- Nominee: Academy Awards
BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Ed Harris)
- WINNER: National Society of Film Critics Awards
Points: 64
9. Syriana (2005)
R | 128 min | Drama, Thriller
A politically charged epic about the state of the oil industry in the hands of those personally involved in and affected by it.
Director: Stephen Gaghan | Stars: George Clooney, Matt Damon, Amanda Peet, Kayvan Novak
Votes: 134,256 | Gross: $50.82M
BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
- Nominee: National Board of Review Awards
- Nominee: American Film Institute Awards
BEST WRITING, ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY (Stephen Gaghan)
- WINNER: National Board of Review Awards
- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: Writers Guild of America Awards
BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (George Clooney)
- WINNER: Academy Awards
- WINNER: Golden Globe Awards
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Screen Actors Guild Awards
Points: 59
10. Munich (2005)
R | 164 min | Action, Drama, History
After the Black September capture and massacre of Israeli athletes at the 1972 Olympics, five men are chosen to eliminate the people responsible for that fateful day.
Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Eric Bana, Daniel Craig, Marie-Josée Croze, Ciarán Hinds
Votes: 238,247 | Gross: $47.40M
BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: National Board of Review Awards
- Nominee: American Film Institute Awards
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING (Steven Spielberg)
- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Directors Guild of America Awards
BEST WRITING, ADAPTED SCREENPLAY (Tony Kushner; Eric Roth)
- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
- Nominee: National Society of Film Critics Awards
BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Mathieu Amalric)
- Nominee: National Society of Film Critics Awards
Points: 54
11. Transamerica (2005)
R | 103 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
A transgender woman takes an unexpected journey when she learns that she had a son, now a teenage runaway hustling on the streets of New York.
Director: Duncan Tucker | Stars: Felicity Huffman, Kevin Zegers, Fionnula Flanagan, Andrea James
Votes: 42,343 | Gross: $9.02M
BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Felicity Huffman)
- WINNER: Golden Globe Awards
- WINNER: Independent Spirit Awards
- WINNER: National Board of Review Awards
- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Screen Actors Guild Awards
Points: 42
12. Cinderella Man (2005)
PG-13 | 144 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
The true story of James J. Braddock, a supposedly washed-up boxer, who returned to the spotlight to win the heavyweight championship of the world.
Director: Ron Howard | Stars: Russell Crowe, Renée Zellweger, Craig Bierko, Paul Giamatti
Votes: 198,312 | Gross: $61.65M
BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING (Ron Howard)
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
BEST WRITING, ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY (Cliff Hollingsworth; Akiva Goldsman)
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
- Nominee: Writers Guild of America Awards
BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Russell Crowe)
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Screen Actors Guild Awards
BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Paul Giamatti)
- WINNER: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
- Nominee: Screen Actors Guild Awards
Points: 39
13. Junebug (2005)
R | 106 min | Comedy, Drama
A dealer in "outsider" art travels from Chicago to North Carolina to meet her new in-laws, challenging the equilibrium of this middle class Southern home.
Director: Phil Morrison | Stars: Embeth Davidtz, Alessandro Nivola, David Kuhn, Alicia Van Couvering
Votes: 23,427 | Gross: $2.68M
BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Amy Adams)
- WINNER: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- WINNER: Independent Spirit Awards
- WINNER: National Society of Film Critics Awards
- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: Screen Actors Guild Awards
Points: 35
14. Memoirs of a Geisha (2005)
PG-13 | 145 min | Drama, Romance
The heartwarming tale of Nitta Sayuri, a young Japanese woman who transcended from her fishing-village roots and became one of Japan's most celebrated geisha.
Director: Rob Marshall | Stars: Ziyi Zhang, Ken Watanabe, Michelle Yeoh, Suzuka Ohgo
Votes: 160,720 | Gross: $57.49M
BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: National Board of Review Awards
BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Zhang Ziyi)
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
- Nominee: Screen Actors Guild Awards
BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Gong Li)
- WINNER: National Board of Review Awards
Points: 29
15. Match Point (2005)
R | 124 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller
At a turning point in his life, a former tennis pro falls for an actress who happens to be dating his friend and soon-to-be brother-in-law.
Director: Woody Allen | Stars: Scarlett Johansson, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Emily Mortimer, Matthew Goode
Votes: 228,038 | Gross: $23.09M
BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
- Nominee: National Board of Review Awards
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING (Woody Allen)
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
BEST WRITING, ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY (Woody Allen)
- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Scarlett Johansson)
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
Points: 26
16. King Kong (2005)
PG-13 | 187 min | Action, Adventure, Romance
A greedy film producer assembles a team of moviemakers and sets out for the infamous Skull Island, where they find more than just cannibalistic natives.
Director: Peter Jackson | Stars: Naomi Watts, Jack Black, Adrien Brody, Thomas Kretschmann
Votes: 446,798 | Gross: $218.08M
BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: American Film Institute Awards
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING (Peter Jackson)
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
Points: 22
17. North Country (2005)
R | 126 min | Drama
A fictionalized account of the first major successful sexual harassment case in the United States, Jenson vs. Eveleth Mines, where a woman who endured a range of abuse while working as a miner filed and won the landmark 1984 lawsuit.
Director: Niki Caro | Stars: Charlize Theron, Jeremy Renner, Frances McDormand, Thomas Curtis
Votes: 44,930 | Gross: $18.32M
BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Charlize Theron)
- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Screen Actors Guild Awards
BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Frances McDormand)
- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Screen Actors Guild Awards
Points: 15
18. Hustle & Flow (2005)
R | 116 min | Crime, Drama, Music
With help from his friends, a Memphis pimp in a mid-life crisis attempts to become a successful hip-hop emcee.
Director: Craig Brewer | Stars: Terrence Howard, Ludacris, Anthony Anderson, Taryn Manning
Votes: 43,218 | Gross: $22.20M
BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
- Nominee: Screen Actors Guild Awards
BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Terrence Howard)
- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
Points: 14
19. Mrs. Henderson Presents (2005)
R | 103 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
Laura Henderson (Dame Judi Dench) buys an old London theater and opens it up as the Windmill, a performance hall which goes down in history for, amongst other things, its all-nude revues.
Director: Stephen Frears | Stars: Judi Dench, Bob Hoskins, Christopher Guest, Will Young
Votes: 16,451 | Gross: $11.03M
BEST WRITING, ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY (Martin Sherman)
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Judi Dench)
- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Screen Actors Guild Awards
BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Bob Hoskins)
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
Points: 13
20. 2046 (2004)
R | 129 min | Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi
Several women enter a science fiction author's life over the course of a few years, after the author has lost the woman he considers his one true love.
Director: Kar-Wai Wong | Stars: Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Ziyi Zhang, Faye Wong, Gong Li
Votes: 61,761 | Gross: $1.44M
BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
- Nominee: National Society of Film Critics Awards
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING (Wong Kar-wai)
- Nominee: National Society of Film Critics Awards
BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Zhang Ziyi)
- Nominee: National Society of Film Critics Awards
Points: 12
21. The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005)
R | 116 min | Comedy, Romance
Goaded by his buddies, a nerdy guy who's never "done the deed" only finds the pressure mounting when he meets a single mother.
Director: Judd Apatow | Stars: Steve Carell, Catherine Keener, Paul Rudd, Romany Malco
Votes: 466,923 | Gross: $109.45M
BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
- Nominee: American Film Institute Awards
BEST WRITING, ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY (Steve Carell; Judd Apatow)
- Nominee: Writers Guild of America Awards
BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Catherine Keener)
- Nominee: National Society of Film Critics Awards
Points: 11
22. The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada (2005)
R | 121 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama
Ranch foreman Pete Perkins looks to fulfill the promise to his recently deceased best friend by burying him in his hometown in Mexico.
Director: Tommy Lee Jones | Stars: Tommy Lee Jones, Barry Pepper, Dwight Yoakam, January Jones
Votes: 41,882 | Gross: $5.02M
BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
BEST WRITING, ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY (Guillermo Arriaga)
- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Barry Pepper)
- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
Points: 11
23. Pride & Prejudice (2005)
PG | 129 min | Drama, Romance
Sparks fly when spirited Elizabeth Bennet meets single, rich, and proud Mr. Darcy. But Mr. Darcy reluctantly finds himself falling in love with a woman beneath his class. Can each overcome their own pride and prejudice?
Director: Joe Wright | Stars: Keira Knightley, Matthew Macfadyen, Brenda Blethyn, Donald Sutherland
Votes: 330,621 | Gross: $38.41M
BEST WRITING, ADAPTED SCREENPLAY (Deborah Moggach)
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Keira Knightley)
- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: National Society of Film Critics Awards
BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Brenda Blethyn)
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
Points: 10
24. Nine Lives (2005)
R | 115 min | Drama
Captives of the very relationships that define and sustain them, nine women resiliently meet the travails and disappointments of life.
Director: Rodrigo García | Stars: Kathy Baker, Amy Brenneman, Glenn Close, LisaGay Hamilton
Votes: 7,134 | Gross: $0.48M
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING (Rodrigo García)
- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
BEST WRITING, ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY (Rodrigo García)
- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Robin Wright)
- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
Points: 10
25. Mysterious Skin (2004)
Unrated | 105 min | Drama
Two pre-adolescent boys both experienced a strange event and later it affects their lives in different ways. One becomes a reckless, sexually adventurous prostitute, while the other retreats into a reclusive fantasy of alien abduction.
Director: Gregg Araki | Stars: Brady Corbet, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Elisabeth Shue, Chase Ellison
Votes: 76,303 | Gross: $0.70M
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING (Gregg Araki)
- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
Points: 5
26. The War Within (2005)
R | 90 min | Drama
A Pakistani involved in a planned attack in New York City experiences a crisis of conscience.
Director: Joseph Castelo | Stars: Ayad Akhtar, Firdous Bamji, Nandana Sen, Sarita Choudhury
Votes: 1,257 | Gross: $0.07M
BEST WRITING, ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY (Ayad Akhtar; Joseph Castelo; Tom Glynn)
- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Jesse Eisenberg)
- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
Points: 5
27. Down to the Bone (2004)
R | 104 min | Drama
A woman stuck in a stale marriage struggles to raise her children and manage her secret drug habit. But when winter comes to her small town, her balancing act begins to come crashing down.
Director: Debra Granik | Stars: Vera Farmiga, Hugh Dillon, Clint Jordan, Caridad 'La Bruja' De La Luz
Votes: 2,438 | Gross: $0.02M
BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Vera Farmiga)
- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
- Nominee: National Society of Film Critics Awards
Points: 4
28. The Upside of Anger (2005)
R | 118 min | Comedy, Drama
When her husband unexpectedly disappears, a sharp-witted suburban wife and her daughters juggle their mom's romantic dilemmas and family dynamics.
Director: Mike Binder | Stars: Joan Allen, Kevin Costner, Erika Christensen, Evan Rachel Wood
Votes: 22,936 | Gross: $18.76M
BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Joan Allen)
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Kevin Costner)
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
Points: 3
29. Proof (2005)
PG-13 | 100 min | Drama, Mystery
The daughter of a brilliant but mentally disturbed mathematician, recently deceased, tries to come to grips with her possible inheritance: his insanity. Complicating matters are one of her father's ex-students, who wants to search through his papers, and her estranged sister, who shows up to help settle his affairs.
Director: John Madden | Stars: Gwyneth Paltrow, Anthony Hopkins, Hope Davis, Jake Gyllenhaal
Votes: 46,308 | Gross: $7.52M
BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Gwyneth Paltrow)
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
Points: 2
30. Funny Ha Ha (2002)
Not Rated | 89 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Marnie just graduated from college, drinks likes she's still in school, and is looking for a temporary job but a permanent boyfriend. She loves a guy who doesn't love her (?), ping-pongs ... See full summary »
Director: Andrew Bujalski | Stars: Kate Dollenmayer, Mark Herlehy, Christian Rudder, Jennifer L. Schaper
Votes: 2,954 | Gross: $0.08M
BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Kate Dollenmayer)
- Nominee: National Society of Film Critics Awards
Points: 2
31. Lackawanna Blues (2005 TV Movie)
PG-13 | 95 min | Drama, Music
In a story fueled by rhythm and blues, a young boy's life is shaped by love and the stories of a cast of characters in the boarding house where he lives in 1960s Lackawanna, New York.
Director: George C. Wolfe | Stars: S. Epatha Merkerson, Marcus Carl Franklin, Yasiin Bey, Carmen Ejogo
Votes: 2,546
BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (S. Epatha Merkerson)
- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
Points: 2
32. Forty Shades of Blue (2005)
R | 108 min | Drama, Music, Romance
A Russian woman living in Memphis with a much older rock-'n'-roll legend experiences a personal awakening when her husband's estranged son comes to visit.
Director: Ira Sachs | Stars: Dina Korzun, Rip Torn, Andrew Lawrence Henderson, Elizabeth Morton
Votes: 1,555
BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Dina Korzun)
- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
Points: 2
33. Room (I) (2005)
Not Rated | 75 min | Drama, Mystery
An overworked, middle-aged Texas woman embezzles from her employer and abandons her family to seek out a mysterious room that has been appearing to her in visions during seizure-like attacks.
Director: Kyle Henry | Stars: Cyndi Williams, Kenneth Wayne Bradley, Alex Kiester, Hannah Nicolas
Votes: 456
BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Cyndi Williams)
- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
Points: 2
34. The Interpreter (2005)
PG-13 | 128 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Political intrigue and deception unfold inside the United Nations, where a U.S. Secret Service agent is assigned to investigate an interpreter who overhears an assassination plot.
Director: Sydney Pollack | Stars: Nicole Kidman, Sean Penn, Catherine Keener, Jesper Christensen
Votes: 110,923 | Gross: $72.71M
BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Catherine Keener)
- Nominee: National Society of Film Critics Awards
Points: 1
35. Broken Flowers (2005)
R | 106 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery
As the extremely withdrawn Don Johnston is dumped by his latest woman, he receives an anonymous letter from a former lover informing him that he has a son who may be looking for him. A freelance sleuth neighbor moves Don to embark on a cross-country search for his old flames in search of answers.
Director: Jim Jarmusch | Stars: Bill Murray, Jessica Lange, Sharon Stone, Julie Delpy
Votes: 106,800 | Gross: $13.74M
BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Jeffrey Wright)
- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
Points: 1
36. In Her Shoes (2005)
PG-13 | 130 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Strait-laced Rose breaks off relations with her party girl sister, Maggie, over an indiscretion involving Rose's boyfriend. The chilly atmosphere is broken with the arrival of Ella, the grandmother neither sister knew existed.
Director: Curtis Hanson | Stars: Toni Collette, Cameron Diaz, Shirley MacLaine, Anson Mount
Votes: 65,067 | Gross: $32.88M
BEST ACTRESS, SUPPORTING ROLE (Shirley MacLaine)
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
Points: 1
37. The Producers (2005)
PG-13 | 134 min | Comedy, Crime, Musical
After putting together another Broadway flop, down-on-his-luck producer Max Bialystock teams up with timid accountant Leo Bloom in a get-rich-quick scheme to put on the world's worst show.
Director: Susan Stroman | Stars: Nathan Lane, Matthew Broderick, Uma Thurman, Will Ferrell
Votes: 44,772 | Gross: $19.38M
BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Will Ferrell)
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
Points: 1
38. The Ballad of Jack and Rose (2005)
R | 112 min | Drama
A father and daughter isolated on an island off the East Coast and living on a once-thriving commune grapple with the limits of family and sexuality.
Director: Rebecca Miller | Stars: Daniel Day-Lewis, Catherine Keener, Camilla Belle, Ryan McDonald
Votes: 12,169 | Gross: $0.71M
BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Catherine Keener)
- Nominee: National Society of Film Critics Awards
Points: 1
39. Happy Endings (2005)
R | 128 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
Happy Endings weaves multiple stories to create a witty look at love, family and the sheer unpredictability of life itself.
Director: Don Roos | Stars: Lisa Kudrow, Steve Coogan, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Jesse Bradford
Votes: 9,411 | Gross: $1.31M
BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Maggie Gyllenhaal)
- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
Points: 1
40. Our Very Own (2005)
Not Rated | 106 min | Drama
Itching to leave small-town life in Shelbyville, Tennessee, five friends are sent into a frenzy when they learn that hometown-girl-turned-Hollywood-star Sondra Locke could be returning.
Director: Cameron Watson | Stars: Allison Janney, Keith Carradine, Cheryl Hines, Beth Grant
Votes: 538
BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Allison Janney)
- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
Points: 1
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