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Oscars 2005

Million Dollar Baby: Best Picture · Clint Eastwood: directing

Oscars 2005: winning films and award nominations

Million Dollar Baby won Best Picture at the 2005 Oscars, with Clint Eastwood recognised for directing the same film. Hilary Swank received the leading actress award for Million Dollar Baby.

  • Million Dollar Baby
  • Ray
  • The Aviator
  • The Incredibles
  • Born into Brothels: Calcutta's Red Light Kids
Best Picture: Million Dollar Baby

Nominated films and award entries at Oscars 2005

The Aviator and Finding Neverland competed for Best Picture alongside Million Dollar Baby at the 2005 Oscars. Explore their other category entries as well: a film can have several nominations and win in a different category.

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Wins are included in nomination counts.

Explore Oscars 2005 nominations and winners by category

The Aviator has winning entries in Cinematography and Costume Design at the 2005 Oscars. Compare that craft recognition with the nominated work in each category and the edition’s acting and directing awards.

Best Picture

5 nominations
Million Dollar Baby Winner Million Dollar Baby Clint Eastwood, Albert S. Ruddy, Tom Rosenberg

Directing

5 nominations
Million Dollar Baby Winner Million Dollar Baby Clint Eastwood

Actor in a Leading Role

5 nominations
Ray Winner Ray Jamie Foxx

Actress in a Leading Role

5 nominations
Million Dollar Baby Winner Million Dollar Baby Hilary Swank

Actor in a Supporting Role

5 nominations
Million Dollar Baby Winner Million Dollar Baby Morgan Freeman

Actress in a Supporting Role

5 nominations
The Aviator Winner The Aviator Cate Blanchett

Animated Feature Film

3 nominations
The Incredibles Winner The Incredibles Brad Bird

Cinematography

5 nominations
The Aviator Winner The Aviator Robert Richardson

Costume Design

5 nominations
The Aviator Winner The Aviator Sandy Powell

Documentary (Feature)

5 nominations
Born into Brothels: Calcutta's Red Light Kids Winner Born into Brothels: Calcutta's Red Light Kids Ross Kauffman, Zana Briski

Documentary (Short Subject)

5 nominations
Mighty Times: The Children's March Winner Mighty Times: The Children's March Robert Hudson, Bobby Houston

Film Editing

5 nominations
The Aviator Winner The Aviator Thelma Schoonmaker

Foreign Language Film

5 nominations
The Sea Inside Winner The Sea Inside Spain

Makeup

3 nominations
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events Winner Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events Valli O'Reilly, Bill Corso

Music (Original Score)

5 nominations
Finding Neverland Winner Finding Neverland Jan A.P. Kaczmarek

Music (Original Song)

5 nominations
Motorcycle Diaries Winner Al Otro Lado Del Río Motorcycle Diaries Jorge Drexler

Art Direction

5 nominations
The Aviator Winner The Aviator Dante Ferretti, Francesca Lo Schiavo

Short Film (Animated)

5 nominations
Ryan Winner Ryan Chris Landreth

Short Film (Live Action)

5 nominations
Wasp Winner Wasp Andrea Arnold

Sound Mixing

5 nominations
Ray Winner Ray Scott Millan, Greg Orloff, Bob Beemer, Steve Cantamessa

Visual Effects

3 nominations
Spider-Man 2 Winner Spider-Man 2 John Dykstra, Scott Stokdyk, Anthony LaMolinara, John Frazier

Writing (Adapted Screenplay)

5 nominations
Sideways Winner Sideways Alexander Payne, Jim Taylor

Writing (Original Screenplay)

5 nominations
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Winner Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Charlie Kaufman, Michel Gondry, Pierre Bismuth

Sound Editing

3 nominations
The Incredibles Winner The Incredibles Michael Silvers, Randy Thom

About these results

Winners and nominees
Winners announced
Category coverage
All listed categories
Ceremony date
February 27, 2005
Last verified
October 29, 2026

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Oscars 2005: Winners and Nominees

Jamie Foxx won for Ray, and Hilary Swank for Million Dollar Baby. Acting recognition at the 2005 Oscars sits alongside craft awards, including Cinematography for The Aviator. Follow the individual categories to distinguish nominated entries from confirmed wins.

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