Looking Back: My Oscar Winners for 2005

as we draw closer and closer to the 2007 Oscars, I thought I'd look back over my picks for the winners of previous years. Along with the traditional categories, there are also a number of categories the Oscars don't include....

Best Tagline:
"There's Been a Grave Misunderstanding" - The Corpse Bride

Best Poster:
Everything is Illuminated

Best Trailer
Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith(click)

Most Unfairly Overlooked:
Everything is Illuminated

Breakthrough Female Performer:
Amy Adams - Junebug

Breakthrough Male Performer:
Cillian Murphy - Breakfast on Pluto/Batman Begins

Performer of the Year:
Johnny Depp for Charlie and the Chocolate Factory/The Libertine/Corpse Bride

Best Sound Editing:
Batman Begins

Best Sound Mixing:
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Best Animated Film:
The Corpse Bride

Best Foreign Language Film:
2046 (China)

Best Original Song:
"In the Deep" - from Crash

Best Visual Effects:
Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith

Best Makeup:
Memoirs of a Geisha

Best Costume Design:
Memoirs of a Geisha

Best Art Direction:2046

Best Editing:
Crash

Best Original Score:
Dario Marianelli - Pride and Prejudice

Best Cinematography:2046

Best Ensemble Cast:
Crash

Best Adapted Screenplay:
Pride and Prejudice

Best Original Screenplay:2046

Best Actress in a Limited Role:
Tilda Swinton - The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe

Best Actor in a Limited Role(TIE!!):
Ian McDiarmarid - Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith
and
Ralph Fiennes - Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Best Supporting Actress:
Amy Adams - Junebug

Best Supporting Actor:
Jake Gyllenhaal - Brokeback Mountain

Best Actress:
Felicity Huffman - Transamerica

Best Actor:
Joaquin Phoenix - Walk the Line

Best Director:
Wong Kar Wai - 2046

Best Picture:
2046

there you have it, 2005! I'll wait until the night before the Oscars to annouce my choices for 2007, but 2006 will be on the way soon!