2005 Awards Season | Film
Titles nominated in major categories:
at the major awards ceremonies:
- 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
at the major awards ceremonies:
- 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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- DirectorAng LeeStarsJake GyllenhaalHeath LedgerMichelle WilliamsEnnis 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.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 - DirectorBennett MillerStarsPhilip Seymour HoffmanClifton Collins Jr.Catherine KeenerIn 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.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 - DirectorPaul HaggisStarsDon CheadleSandra BullockThandiwe NewtonLos Angeles citizens with vastly separate lives collide in interweaving stories of race, loss and redemption.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 - DirectorGeorge ClooneyStarsDavid StrathairnGeorge ClooneyPatricia ClarksonBroadcast journalist Edward R. Murrow looks to bring down Senator Joseph McCarthy.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 - DirectorJames MangoldStarsJoaquin PhoenixReese WitherspoonGinnifer GoodwinA 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.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 - DirectorFernando MeirellesStarsRalph FiennesRachel WeiszDanny HustonA widower's transcontinental quest to find answers about his wife's death leads him to explosive secrets.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 - DirectorNoah BaumbachStarsOwen KlineJeff DanielsLaura LinneyFollows two young boys dealing with their parents' divorce in Brooklyn in the 1980s.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 - DirectorDavid CronenbergStarsViggo MortensenMaria BelloEd HarrisA 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.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 - DirectorStephen GaghanStarsGeorge ClooneyMatt DamonAmanda PeetA politically charged epic about the state of the oil industry in the hands of those personally involved in and affected by it.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 - DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsEric BanaDaniel CraigMarie-Josée CrozeAfter 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.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 - DirectorDuncan TuckerStarsFelicity HuffmanKevin ZegersFionnula FlanaganA 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.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 - DirectorRon HowardStarsRussell CroweRenée ZellwegerCraig BierkoThe true story of James J. Braddock, a supposedly washed-up boxer, who returned to the spotlight to win the heavyweight championship of the world.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 - DirectorPhil MorrisonStarsEmbeth DavidtzAlessandro NivolaDavid KuhnA 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.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 - DirectorRob MarshallStarsZiyi ZhangKen WatanabeMichelle YeohThe 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.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 - DirectorWoody AllenStarsScarlett JohanssonJonathan Rhys MeyersEmily MortimerAt 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.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 - DirectorPeter JacksonStarsNaomi WattsJack BlackAdrien BrodyA greedy film producer assembles a team of moviemakers and sets out for the infamous Skull Island, where they find more than just cannibalistic natives.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 - DirectorNiki CaroStarsCharlize TheronJeremy RennerFrances McDormandA 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.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 - DirectorCraig BrewerStarsTerrence HowardLudacrisAnthony AndersonWith help from his friends, a Memphis pimp in a mid-life crisis attempts to become a successful hip-hop emcee.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 - DirectorStephen FrearsStarsJudi DenchBob HoskinsChristopher GuestLaura 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.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 - DirectorKar-Wai WongStarsTony Leung Chiu-waiZiyi ZhangFaye WongSeveral 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.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 - DirectorJudd ApatowStarsSteve CarellCatherine KeenerPaul RuddGoaded by his buddies, a nerdy guy who's never "done the deed" only finds the pressure mounting when he meets a single mother.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 - DirectorTommy Lee JonesStarsTommy Lee JonesBarry PepperDwight YoakamRanch foreman Pete Perkins looks to fulfill the promise to his recently deceased best friend by burying him in his hometown in Mexico.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 - DirectorJoe WrightStarsKeira KnightleyMatthew MacfadyenBrenda BlethynSparks 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?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 - DirectorRodrigo GarcíaStarsKathy BakerAmy BrennemanGlenn CloseCaptives of the very relationships that define and sustain them, nine women resiliently meet the travails and disappointments of life.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 - DirectorGregg ArakiStarsBrady CorbetJoseph Gordon-LevittElisabeth ShueTwo 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.BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING (Gregg Araki)
- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
Points: 5 - DirectorJoseph CasteloStarsAyad AkhtarFirdous BamjiNandana SenA Pakistani involved in a planned attack in New York City experiences a crisis of conscience.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 - DirectorDebra GranikStarsVera FarmigaHugh DillonClint JordanA 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.BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Vera Farmiga)
- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
- Nominee: National Society of Film Critics Awards
Points: 4 - DirectorMike BinderStarsJoan AllenKevin CostnerErika ChristensenWhen her husband unexpectedly disappears, a sharp-witted suburban wife and her daughters juggle their mom's romantic dilemmas and family dynamics.BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Joan Allen)
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Kevin Costner)- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
Points: 3 - DirectorJohn MaddenStarsGwyneth PaltrowAnthony HopkinsHope DavisThe 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.BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Gwyneth Paltrow)
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
Points: 2 - DirectorAndrew BujalskiStarsKate DollenmayerMark HerlehyChristian RudderMarnie 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 between awkward romantic alternatives and even less suitable jobs.BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Kate Dollenmayer)
- Nominee: National Society of Film Critics Awards
Points: 2 - DirectorGeorge C. WolfeStarsS. Epatha MerkersonMarcus Carl FranklinYasiin BeyIn 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.BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (S. Epatha Merkerson)
- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
Points: 2 - DirectorIra SachsStarsDina KorzunRip TornAndrew Lawrence HendersonA 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.BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Dina Korzun)
- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
Points: 2 - DirectorKyle HenryStarsCyndi WilliamsKenneth Wayne BradleyAlex KiesterAn 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.BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Cyndi Williams)
- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
Points: 2 - DirectorSydney PollackStarsNicole KidmanSean PennCatherine KeenerPolitical 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.BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Catherine Keener)
- Nominee: National Society of Film Critics Awards
Points: 1 - DirectorJim JarmuschStarsBill MurrayJessica LangeSharon StoneAs 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.BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Jeffrey Wright)
- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
Points: 1 - DirectorCurtis HansonStarsToni ColletteCameron DiazShirley MacLaineStrait-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.BEST ACTRESS, SUPPORTING ROLE (Shirley MacLaine)
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
Points: 1 - DirectorSusan StromanStarsNathan LaneMatthew BroderickUma ThurmanAfter 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.BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Will Ferrell)
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
Points: 1 - DirectorRebecca MillerStarsDaniel Day-LewisCatherine KeenerCamilla BelleA 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.BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Catherine Keener)
- Nominee: National Society of Film Critics Awards
Points: 1 - DirectorDon RoosStarsLisa KudrowSteve CooganMaggie GyllenhaalHappy Endings weaves multiple stories to create a witty look at love, family and the sheer unpredictability of life itself.BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Maggie Gyllenhaal)
- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
Points: 1 - DirectorCameron WatsonStarsAllison JanneyKeith CarradineCheryl HinesItching 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.BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Allison Janney)
- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
Points: 1