Oscars
Discover the Oscar 2006 nominees and add them to your schedule to watch the movies.
Oscars 2006 (Academy Awards) — the Academy’s annual ceremony honoring standout achievements in cinema from the previous year.
Winner of DOCUMENTARY (Short Subject) at the 2006 Oscars was A Note of Triumph: The Golden Age of Norman Corwin.
Winner
A Note of Triumph: The Golden Age of Norman Corwin
God Sleeps in Rwanda
The Death of Kevin Carter: Casualty of the Bang Bang Club
The Mushroom Club
Winner of FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM at the 2006 Oscars was Infância Roubada.
Winner of SHORT FILM (Animated) at the 2006 Oscars was The Moon and the Son: An Imagined Conversation.
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Texugo
A Banda de um Homem Só
Winner
The Moon and the Son: An Imagined Conversation
As Misteriosas Explorações Geográficas de Jasper Morello
Ausreisser (The Runaway)
Cashback
Our Time Is Up
Six Shooter
The Last Farm
Winner of Best Picture at the 2006 Oscars was Penetras Bons de Bico.
About the category: Honors the year’s best feature film, recognizing the film’s overall achievement (producers).
Criteria: Nominations are determined by all eligible Academy voting members using a preferential (ranked-choice) ballot among eligible films.
How the winner is decided: The winner is chosen by all eligible voting members, also using a preferential ballot.
Eligibility: Feature film eligible under the Academy’s general entry rules (format, qualifying run, and submission requirements).
Winner of Animated Feature Film at the 2006 Oscars was Wallace & Gromit: A Batalha dos Vegetais.
About the category: Honors the best animated feature film.
Criteria: Nominations are determined by the Animation Branch per category rules and processes.
How the winner is decided: The winner is chosen by all eligible Academy voting members.
Eligibility: Animated feature eligible under the Academy’s general and animation-specific rules.
Winner of DOCUMENTARY (Feature) at the 2006 Oscars was A Marcha dos Pinguins.
About the category: Honors the best documentary feature.
Criteria: Nominations follow category-specific rules and may include a shortlist prior to final nominations.
How the winner is decided: The winner is chosen by all eligible Academy voting members (with viewing requirements where applicable).
Eligibility: Documentaries eligible under the Academy’s general and documentary-specific rules.
Darwin's Nightmare
Enron: Os Mais Espertos da Sala
Winner
A Marcha dos Pinguins
Murderball - Paixão e Glória
Street Fight
Winner of ART DIRECTION at the 2006 Oscars was Memórias de uma Gueixa.
Art Direction: Grant Major; Set Decoration: Dan Hennah and Simon Bright
Art Direction: Jim Bissell; Set Decoration: Jan Pascale
Winner
Art Direction: John Myhre; Set Decoration: Gretchen Rau
Art Direction: Sarah Greenwood; Set Decoration: Katie Spencer
Art Direction: Stuart Craig; Set Decoration: Stephenie McMillan
Winner of MAKEUP at the 2006 Oscars was As Crônicas de Nárnia: O Leão, a Feiticeira e o Guarda-Roupa.
Dave Elsey and Nikki Gooley
David Leroy Anderson and Lance Anderson
Winner
Howard Berger and Tami Lane
Winner of SOUND EDITING at the 2006 Oscars was King Kong.
Winner of SOUND MIXING at the 2006 Oscars was King Kong.
Andy Nelson, Anna Behlmer and Ronald Judkins
Winner
Christopher Boyes, Michael Semanick, Michael Hedges and Hammond Peek
Kevin O'Connell, Greg P. Russell, Rick Kline and John Pritchett
Paul Massey, D.M. Hemphill and Peter F. Kurland
Terry Porter, Dean A. Zupancic and Tony Johnson
Winner of Directing at the 2006 Oscars was Ang Lee.
About the category: Recognizes the director’s achievement in shaping the film’s artistic and storytelling vision.
Criteria: Nominations are determined by the Directors Branch through branch voting among eligible works.
How the winner is decided: The winner is chosen by all eligible Academy voting members.
Eligibility: Eligible directors and works per category-specific rules and the Academy’s general entry rules.
Winner of Actor in a Leading Role at the 2006 Oscars was Philip Seymour Hoffman.
About the category: Honors the best performance by an actor in a leading role.
Criteria: Nominations are determined by the Actors Branch. Typically 5 nominees per category rules.
How the winner is decided: The winner is chosen by all eligible Academy voting members.
Eligibility: Performance in an eligible feature; performances fully dubbed by another actor are not eligible (Academy rules).
Winner of Actress in a Leading Role at the 2006 Oscars was Reese Witherspoon.
About the category: Honors the best performance by an actress in a leading role.
Criteria: Nominations are determined by the Actors Branch via branch voting.
How the winner is decided: The winner is chosen by all eligible Academy voting members.
Eligibility: Performance in an eligible feature; general and acting-specific rules apply.
Winner of Actor in a Supporting Role at the 2006 Oscars was George Clooney.
About the category: Honors the best performance by an actor in a supporting role.
Criteria: Nominations are determined by the Actors Branch.
How the winner is decided: The winner is chosen by all eligible Academy voting members.
Eligibility: Performance in an eligible feature; acting-specific rules apply.
Winner of Actress in a Supporting Role at the 2006 Oscars was Rachel Weisz.
About the category: Honors the best performance by an actress in a supporting role.
Criteria: Nominations are determined by the Actors Branch.
How the winner is decided: The winner is chosen by all eligible Academy voting members.
Eligibility: Performance in an eligible feature; acting-specific rules apply.
Winner of Writing (Original Screenplay) at the 2006 Oscars was Penetras Bons de Bico.
About the category: Honors the best original screenplay, written directly for the screen (not adapted).
Criteria: Nominations are determined by the Writers Branch via branch voting.
How the winner is decided: The winner is chosen by all eligible Academy voting members.
Eligibility: Eligible screenplays and films per the Academy’s general and writing rules.
Screenplay by George Clooney & Grant Heslov
Winner
Screenplay by Paul Haggis & Bobby Moresco; Story by Paul Haggis
Written by Noah Baumbach
Written by Stephen Gaghan
Written by Woody Allen
Winner of Writing (Adapted Screenplay) at the 2006 Oscars was O Segredo de Brokeback Mountain.
About the category: Honors the best adapted screenplay based on previously published or produced material.
Criteria: Nominations are determined by the Writers Branch via branch voting.
How the winner is decided: The winner is chosen by all eligible Academy voting members.
Eligibility: Eligible screenplays and films per the Academy’s general and writing rules.
Screenplay by Dan Futterman
Screenplay by Jeffrey Caine
Screenplay by Josh Olson
Winner
Screenplay by Larry McMurtry & Diana Ossana
Screenplay by Tony Kushner and Eric Roth
Winner of Cinematography at the 2006 Oscars was Dion Beebe.
About the category: Recognizes cinematography (image capture, lighting, framing, and visual language).
Criteria: Nominations are determined by the Cinematographers Branch.
How the winner is decided: The winner is chosen by all eligible Academy voting members.
Eligibility: Eligible films and individuals per the Academy’s general and cinematography rules.
Winner of Film Editing at the 2006 Oscars was Hughes Winborne.
About the category: Recognizes film editing (rhythm, narrative construction, and continuity).
Criteria: Nominations are determined by the Editors Branch.
How the winner is decided: The winner is chosen by all eligible Academy voting members.
Eligibility: Eligible films and individuals per the Academy’s general and editing rules.
Winner of Costume Design at the 2006 Oscars was Colleen Atwood.
About the category: Honors costume design conceived for the characters and story context.
Criteria: Nominations are determined by the Costume Designers Branch.
How the winner is decided: The winner is chosen by all eligible Academy voting members.
Eligibility: To be eligible, costumes must be conceived by a costume designer (per Academy rules).
Winner of Visual Effects at the 2006 Oscars was King Kong.
About the category: Recognizes excellence in visual effects (VFX), including integration and technical/artistic innovation.
Criteria: Nominations are determined by the Visual Effects branch per category rules and processes.
How the winner is decided: The winner is chosen by all eligible Academy voting members.
Eligibility: Eligible films and credited individuals per the Academy’s Visual Effects rules.
Dean Wright, Bill Westenhofer, Jim Berney and Scott Farrar
Dennis Muren, Pablo Helman, Randal M. Dutra and Daniel Sudick
Winner
Joe Letteri, Brian Van't Hul, Christian Rivers and Richard Taylor
Winner of Music (Original Score) at the 2006 Oscars was Gustavo Santaolalla.
About the category: Honors the best original score composed for the film.
Criteria: Nominations are determined by the Music Branch per category rules and processes.
How the winner is decided: The winner is chosen by all eligible Academy voting members.
Eligibility: Eligible scores and films per the Academy’s Music (Original Score) rules.
Winner of Music (Original Song) at the 2006 Oscars was Ritmo de um Sonho.
About the category: Honors the best original song written specifically for a motion picture.
Criteria: Nominations are determined by the Music Branch, following category rules (including eligibility and, where applicable, shortlist).
How the winner is decided: The winner is chosen by all eligible Academy voting members.
Eligibility: Eligible songs must meet originality and film-connection requirements per Academy rules.
Music and Lyric by Dolly Parton
Winner
Music and Lyric by Jordan Houston, Cedric Coleman and Paul Beauregard
Music by Kathleen \"Bird\" York and Michael Becker; Lyric by Kathleen \"Bird\" York
