Crash Earns Best Film Title

The film beat stiff competition from the films Capote, Good Night, and Good Luck, Munich, and the predicted favourite, Brokeback Mountain.  Ang Lee, who won Best Director for Brokeback Mountain, had previously been nominated in the same category for 2001’s Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.

The Best Male Actor title went to Philip Seymour Hoffman for his performance as author Truman Capote.  Reese Witherspoon was named Best Actress for her work in the film Walk the Line, in which she portrayed June Carter.

Best Supporting Actor and Actress were George Clooney (Syriana) and Rachel Weisz (The Constant Gardener).  March of the Penguins earned an Oscar for Best Documentary.

Wallace & Gromit: The curse of the Were-Rabbit beat the competition from Corpse Bride and Howl’s Moving Castle to win the title of Best Animated Film.

The South African film Tsotsi, directed by Gavin Hood, was named Best Foreign Language Film.

Filmmaker Robert Altman, who is best known for his work with MASH and Gosford Park, was recognized for his life and career excellence.

The evening was hosted by Jon Stewart, who created fun without controversy for the audience.  Here is a complete list of the Oscar winners:

BEST FILM
Crash

BEST DIRECTOR                                             Ang Lee – Brokeback Mountain

BEST ACTOR
Philip Seymour Hoffman – Capote

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
George Clooney – Syriana

BEST ACTRESS
Reese Witherspoon – Walk the Line

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Rachel Weisz – The Constant Gardener

BEST ANIMATED FILM
Wallace & Gromit : The Curse of the Were-Rabbit

BEST ARTISTIC DIRECTION
Memoirs of a Geisha

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Memoirs of a Geisha

BEST COSTUMES
Memoirs of a Geisha

BEST DOCUMENTARY
March of the Penguins

BEST DOCUMENTARY (SHORT)
A Note of Triumph: The Golden Age Of Norman Corwin

BEST EDITING
Crash

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM 
Tsotsi

BEST MAKEUP
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe

BEST SOUNDTRACK
Brokeback Mountain

BEST SONG
"It’s Hard Out Here for a Pimp" – Hustle & Flow

BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM
The Moon and the Son: An Imagined Conversation

BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM
Six Shooter

BEST SOUND EDITING
King Kong

BEST SOUND MIXING
King Kong

BEST SPECIAL EFFECTS
King Kong

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY          Brokeback Mountain

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Crash