ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
"The Aviator" (Miramax, Initial Entertainment Group Written by John Logan and Warner Bros.)
"Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" Screenplay by Charlie Kaufman (Focus Features) Story by Charlie Kaufman & Michel Gondry & Pierre Bismuth
"Hotel Rwanda" (United Artists in association with Written by Keir Pearson & Terry George, Lions Gate Entertainment through MGM Distribution Co.)
"The Incredibles" (Buena Vista) Written by Brad Bird
"Vera Drake" (Fine Line Features, Alain Sarde and UK Film Written by Mike Leigh Council in association with Inside Track Films)

ART DIRECTION
"The Aviator" (Miramax, Initial Entertainment Group Art Direction: Dante Ferretti and Warner Bros.) Set Decoration: Francesca Lo Schiavo
"Finding Neverland" (Miramax) Art Direction: Gemma Jackson, Set Decoration: Trisha Edwards
"Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events" Art Direction: Rick Heinrichs, (Paramount and DreamWorks) Set Decoration: Cheryl A. Carasik
"The Phantom of the Opera""The Phantom Of The Opera" Art Direction: Anthony Pratt (Warner Bros.) Set Decoration: Celia Bobak
"A Very Long Engagement" Art Direction: Aline Bonetto - (Warner Independent Pictures)

CINEMATOGRAPHY
"The Aviator" (Miramax, Initial Entertainment Group Robert Richardsonand Warner Bros.)
"House of Flying Daggers" (Sony Pictures Classics) Zhao Xiaoding
"The Passion of the Christ" (Icon and Newmarket) Caleb Deschanel
"The Phantom of the Opera" (Warner Bros.) John Mathieson
"A Very Long Engagement" Bruno Delbonnel (Warner Independent Pictures)

COSTUME DESIGN
"The Aviator" (Miramax, Initial Entertainment Group Sandy Powell and Warner Bros.)
"Finding Neverland" (Miramax) Alexandra Byrne
"Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events" Colleen Atwood, (Paramount and DreamWorks)
"Ray" (Universal) Sharen Davis
"Troy" (Warner Bros.) Bob Ringwood

DOCUMENTARY
"Born into Brothels" (THINKFilm) Ross Kauffman and Zana Briski - A Red Light Films, Inc. Production
"The Story of the Weeping Camel" (THINKFilm) Luigi Falorni and Byambasuren Davaa - A Hochschule für Fernsehen und Film München Production
" Super Size Me" (Roadside Attractions/Samuel Morgan Spurlock Goldwyn Films) A Kathbur Productions/The Con Production
"Tupac: Resurrection" (Paramount) Lauren Lazin and Karolyn Ali An MTV - Amaru Entertainment, Inc. Production
"Twist of Faith" Kirby Dick and Eddie Schmidt - A Chain Camera Pictures Production

DOCUMENTARY SHORT
"Autism Is a World" Gerardine Wurzburg - A State of the Art Production
"The Children of Leningradsky" Hanna Polak and Andrzej Celinski - A Hanna Polak Production
"Hardwood" Hubert Davis and Erin Faith Young - A Hardwood Pictures and National Film - Board of Canada Production
"Mighty Times: The Children’s March" Robert Hudson and Bobby Houston - A Tell the Truth Pictures Production
"Sister Rose’s Passion" Oren Jacoby and Steve Kalafer - A New Jersey Studios Production

EDITOR
"The Aviator" (Miramax, Initial Entertainment Group Thelma Schoonmaker and Warner Bros.)
"Collateral" (DreamWorks and Paramount) Jim MillerJim Miller and Paul Rubell
"Finding Neverland" (Miramax) Matt Chesse
"Million Dollar Baby" (Warner Bros.) Joel Cox
"Ray" (Universal) Paul Hirsch

FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
"As It Is in Heaven" Sweden, A GF Studios Production
"The Chorus (Les Choristes)" France, A Galatée Films/Pathé Renn/France 2, Cinema/Novo Arturo Films/Vega Film AG Production
"Downfall""Downfall" Germany, A Constantin Film Production
"The Sea Inside" Spain, A Sogecine and Himenóptero Production
"Yesterday" South Africa, A Videovision Entertainment Production