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Oscars 2005 Winners & Nominees

The 77th Academy Awards (2005) took place on February 27, 2005. Million Dollar Baby won Best Picture and 3 more awards. The Aviator won the most, 5 of its 11 nominations. Every winner and nominee in all 21 categories is below.

All 21 categories Most wins
categories
21
nominations
89
films nominated
35
winners
19
Held on
Best Picture
Million Dollar Baby
Headline winners

Oscars 2005: The Winners

Million Dollar Baby won Best Picture against 4 other nominees. Clint Eastwood (Best Director), Jamie Foxx (Best Actor) and Hilary Swank (Best Actress) took the main individual prizes.

Million Dollar Baby (2004) movie poster Best Picture

Best Picture

Million Dollar Baby

2004 · Drama, Sport · $217M worldwide

4 wins from 7 nominations at the 77th Academy Awards (2005)

  • Best Supporting Actor
  • Best Actress
  • Best Director

A solitary and wealthy man decides to reconnect with his grandson, whom he hasn't seen in many years. As he seeks to establish a relationship and prepare to pass on his inheritance, he confronts the complexities of family, wealth, and finding meaning in later life. The journey forces him to examine his own regrets and the impact he's had on those around him.

About Million Dollar Baby
Scoreboard

Oscars 2005: Which Films Won the Most

The Aviator won 5 awards from 11 nominations. 11 films won at least once, while Hotel Rwanda went home empty-handed from 3 nominations. Green is wins, blue is nominations.

  1. The Aviator (2004) movie poster
    The Aviator 5 / 11
    2004 · Biography, Drama · 5 wins from 11 nominations
  2. Million Dollar Baby (2004) movie poster
    Million Dollar Baby 4 / 7
    2004 · Drama, Sport · 4 wins from 7 nominations
  3. Ray (2004) movie poster
    Ray 2 / 6
    2004 · Biography, Drama · 2 wins from 6 nominations
  4. Finding Neverland (2004) movie poster
    Finding Neverland 1 / 7
    2004 · Biography, Drama · 1 win from 7 nominations
  5. Sideways (2004) movie poster
    Sideways 1 / 5
    2004 · Drama, Comedy · 1 win from 5 nominations
  6. Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004) movie poster
    Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events 1 / 4
    2004 · Adventure, Fantasy · 1 win from 4 nominations
  7. Spider-Man 2 (2004) movie poster
    Spider-Man 2 1 / 3
    2004 · Action, Sci-Fi · 1 win from 3 nominations
  8. The Sea Inside (2004) movie poster
    The Sea Inside 1 / 2
    2004 · Biography, Drama · 1 win from 2 nominations
  9. The Motorcycle Diaries (2004) movie poster
    The Motorcycle Diaries 1 / 2
    2004 · Adventure, Biography · 1 win from 2 nominations
  10. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) movie poster
    Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind 1 / 2
    2004 · Drama, Romance · 1 win from 2 nominations
Full results

All 21 Oscars 2005 Categories: Winners & Nominees

21 categories and 89 nominations. The winner of each comes first, on a green row. Search for a film or a person, show only the winners, or jump straight to a category.

21 categories · 89 nominations

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Oscars 2005 Best Animated Feature

Official name: Animated Feature Film

2 nominees

No winner is recorded for this category.

Oscars 2005 Best Sound Editing

Official name: Sound Editing

2 nominees

No winner is recorded for this category.

Movie marathon

The Oscars 2005 Best Picture Marathon

All 5 Best Picture nominees at the 77th Academy Awards (2005), back to back: 11 hours 26 minutes.

Total running time 11h 26m 11 hours 26 minutes All 5 films
Longest
The Aviator 2h 50m
Shortest
Finding Neverland 1h 46m
By genre

The Genres Behind the Oscars 2005 Winners

Drama led with 67 nominations across 22 films and won 16. A film with several genres counts for each one.

  1. Drama 16 wins · 67 nominations · 24%
  2. Biography 10 wins · 30 nominations · 33%
  3. Family 2 wins · 21 nominations · 10%
  4. Romance 2 wins · 18 nominations · 11%
  5. Adventure 2 wins · 16 nominations · 13%
  6. Fantasy 2 wins · 16 nominations · 13%
  7. Comedy 2 wins · 15 nominations · 13%
  8. Thriller 1 win · 12 nominations · 8%
  9. Sport 4 wins · 7 nominations · 57%
  10. Music 2 wins · 7 nominations · 29%
2005 season

How the Rest of the 2005 Awards Season Voted

The other 10 ceremonies of 2005, with the winner of each top prize. Million Dollar Baby also won the top prize at one of them. Sideways won the most of them: 3.

All 2005 awards
Earlier years

Previous Oscars Ceremonies

The 6 ceremonies before this one, with the winner of each top prize. The Oscars page has every year back to 1929.

Every Oscars ceremony

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Oscars 2005: Questions & Answers

The top prize, the film that won the most, the most-nominated film, the individual winners and the date of the 77th Academy Awards (2005), answered from the results on this page.

Who won Best Picture at the 77th Academy Awards (2005)?

Million Dollar Baby (2004) won Best Picture. The other nominees were The Aviator, Finding Neverland, Ray and Sideways.

About Million Dollar Baby

Which film won the most awards at the 77th Academy Awards (2005)?

The Aviator (2004) won the most: 5 awards from 11 nominations. Million Dollar Baby was next with 4 wins.

Which film had the most nominations at the 77th Academy Awards (2005)?

The Aviator (2004) led with 11 nominations and won 5 of them.

Who won the acting and directing awards at the 77th Academy Awards (2005)?

Best Director: Clint Eastwood for Million Dollar Baby. Best Actor: Jamie Foxx for Ray. Best Actress: Hilary Swank for Million Dollar Baby. Best Supporting Actor: Morgan Freeman for Million Dollar Baby. Best Supporting Actress: Cate Blanchett for The Aviator.

When was the 77th Academy Awards (2005)?

The 77th Academy Awards (2005) took place on February 27, 2005. The database has 21 categories and 89 nominations for it.