Oscars Best Dressed

AML's TOP 5 Best Dressed at the Oscars

5.) Reese Witherspoon


4.) Jennifer Lopez


3.) Keira Knightley


2.) Felicity Huffman


1.) Jessica Alba

Oscar's Worst Dressed

AML's TOP 5 Worst Dressed at the Oscars

5.) Bakar Soomekh


4.) Judi Dench


3.) Charlize Theron


2.) Naomi Watts


1.) Helena Bonham Carter

Oscar Proves to Be Not So Predictable After All

In an almost completely predictable night, the 2006 Academy Awards ended with a BANG when Crash, the film about characters of different racial backgrounds who collide in one incident and the different stereotypes society has created for those backgrounds affecting their judgment, beliefs and actions, which in turn causes problems for each of them, took home the top prize at last night's show defeating the frontrunner Brokeback Mountain. Crash also won Oscars for Best Original Screenplay and Best Editing.


As many had predicted before the Oscar ceremony, Philip Seymour Hoffman took home the Best Lead Actor trophy for his portrayal of Truman Capote in Capote defeating Brokeback Mountain star Heath Ledger. Reese Witherspoon won her first Academy Award in the Best Lead Actress category for her portrayal of country singer June Carter in Walk the Line beating out Felicity Huffman in Transamerica.


Proving that television amuni can go on to film success, George Clooney accepted the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Bob Barnes in Syriana beating out SAG favorite Paul Giamatti of Cinderella Man and BAFTA winner Jake Gyllenhaal for Brokeback Mountain. A pregnant, but glowing Rachel Weisz won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her portrayal as Tessa Quayle in The Constant Gardener defeating critic's favorite Amy Adams for Junebug and breakthrough darling Michelle Williams for, once again, Brokeback Mountain.

Brokeback Mountain didn't leave empty handed last night, winning Best Original Score, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Director for Ang Lee. Other big winners included Memoirs of a Geisha which took home three trophies for Best Cinematography, Best Costume Design, and Best Art Direction. King Kong was also a triple threat last night, winning Best Visual Effects, and Best Sound Editing and Best Sound Mixing.

In a suprise win, rap group Three 6 Mafia won an Academy Award, beating out favorite Dolly Parton, for Best Original Song for "It's Hard Out Here for a Pimp" from Hustle & Flow. The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe took home Best Makeup, while Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit won Best Animated Feature.

AML Film Award Winner (Extra Categories)

Here are the winners of the AML Film Awards:

Animated Film of the Year

Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit

Breakthrough Performance of the Year

Michelle Williams - Brokeback Mountain

Youth Performance of the Year

Q’Orianka Kilcher – The New World

AML Film Achievement Award

King Kong - The most visually stunning film of the year!

AML Film Award Winners (Comedy/Musical Categories)

Here are the winners for the AML Film Awards:

Comedy/Musical Film of the Year

Pride & Prejudice

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy/Musical Film

Joaquin Phoenix - Walk the Line

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy/Musical Film

Joan Allen - The Upside of Anger

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy/Musical Film

Jesse L. Martin - Rent

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy/Musical Film

Amy Adams - Junebug

Outstanding Director for a Comedy/Musical Film
Joe Wright - Pride & Prejudice

Outstanding Ensemble in a Comedy/Musical Film

Rent

AML Film Award Winner (Drama Categories)

Here are the winners of the AML Film Awards:

Drama Film of the Year

Brokeback Mountain

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Film

Philip Seymour Hoffman - Capote

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Film

Felicity Huffman - Transamerica

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Film

Terrence Howard - Crash

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Film

Gong Li - Memoirs of a Geisha

Outstanding Director for a Drama Film
Peter Jackson - King Kong

Outstanding Ensemble in a Drama Film

Crash

AML Film Award Winners (Big 5 Categories)

Here are the winners of the 1st Annual AML Film Awards:

Film of the Year

Brokeback Mountain

Performance of the Year

Philip Seymour Hoffman - Capote

Director of the Year

Peter Jackson - King Kong

Ensemble of the Year

Crash

Screenplay of the Year

Brokeback Mountain

1st Annual AML Film Award Nominees

Here are my personal nominees for the best in film of 2005:

Film of the Year
~ Brokeback Mountain
~ Capote
~ Crash
~ Good Night, and Good Luck
~ Pride & Prejudice

Performance of the Year
~ Joan Allen – The Upside of Anger
~ Felicity Huffman – Transamerica
~ Philip Seymour Hoffman – Capote
~ Heath Ledger – Brokeback Mountain
~ Reese Witherspoon – Walk the Line

Director of the Year
~ Andrew Adamson – The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
~ George Clooney – Good Night, and Good Luck
~ Peter Jackson – King Kong
~ Ang Lee – Brokeback Mountain
~ Joe Wright – Pride & Prejudice

Ensemble of the Year
~ Brokeback Mountain
~ Crash
~ Good Night, and Good Luck
~ The Family Stone
~ Rent

Screenplay of the Year
~ Brokeback Mountain
~ Crash
~ Good Night, and Good Luck
~ Munich
~ The Squid and the Whale

Drama Film of the Year
~ Brokeback Mountain
~ Capote
~ Crash
~ Good Night, and Good Luck
~ Munich

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Film
~ Eric Bana – Munich
~ Philip Seymour Hoffman – Capote
~ Heath Ledger – Brokeback Mountain
~ Viggo Mortensen – A History of Violence
~ David Strathairn – Good Night, and Good Luck

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Film
~ Felicity Huffman – Transamerica
~ Tilda Swinton – The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
~ Charlize Theron – North Country
~ Naomi Watts – King Kong
~ Ziyi Zhang – Memoirs of a Geisha

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Film
~ George Clooney - Syriana
~ Matt Dillon – Crash
~ Paul Giamatti – Cinderella Man
~ Jake Gyllenhaal – Brokeback Mountain
~ Terrence Howard – Crash

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Film
~ Maria Bello – A History of Violence
~ Sandra Bullock – Crash
~ Gong Li – Memoirs of a Geisha
~ Rachel Weisz – The Constant Gardener
~ Michelle Williams – Brokeback Mountain

Outstanding Director for a Drama Film
~ Andrew Adamson – The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
~ George Clooney – Good Night, and Good Luck
~ Paul Haggis – Crash
~ Peter Jackson – King Kong
~ Ang Lee – Brokeback Mountain

Outstanding Ensemble in a Drama Film
~ Brokeback Mountain
~ The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
~ Crash
~ Good Night, and Good Luck
~ King Kong

Comedy/Musical Film of the Year
~ Mrs. Henderson Presents
~ Pride & Prejudice
~ The Producers
~ Rent
~ Walk the Line

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy/Musical Film
~ Steve Carell – The 40 Year-Old Virgin
~ Jeff Daniels – The Squid and the Whale
~ Nathan Lane – The Producers
~ Bill Murray – Broken Flowers
~ Joaquin Phoenix – Walk the Line

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy/Musical Film
~ Joan Allen – The Upside of Anger
~ Rosario Dawson – Rent
~ Judi Dench – Mrs. Henderson Presents
~ Keira Knightley – Pride & Prejudice
~ Reese Witherspoon – Walk the Line

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy/Musical Film
~ Matthew Broderick – The Producers
~ Wilson Jermaine Heredia – Rent
~ Bob Hoskins – Mrs. Henderson Presents
~ Jesse L. Martin – Rent
~ Donald Sutherland – Pride & Prejudice

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy/Musical Film
~ Amy Adams – Junebug
~ Laura Linney – The Squid and the Whale
~ Idina Menzel – Rent
~ Meryl Streep – Prime
~ Wanda Sykes – Monster-In-Law

Outstanding Director for a Comedy/Musical Film
~ Tim Burton – Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
~ Stephen Frears – Mrs. Henderson Presents
~ James Mangold – Walk the Line
~ Susan Stroman – The Producers
~ Joe Wright – Pride & Prejudice

Outstanding Ensemble in a Comedy/Musical Film
~ Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
~ The Family Stone
~ Pride & Prejudice
~ Rent
~ The Upside of Anger

Animated Film of the Year
~ The Corpse Bride
~ Madagascar
~ Wallace & Gromit in the Curse of the Were-Rabbit

Breakthrough Performance of the Year
~ Amy Adams – Junebug
~ Felicity Huffman – Transamerica
~ Terrence Howard – Crash
~ Q’Orianka Kilcher – The New World
~ Michelle Williams – Brokeback Mountain

Youth Performance of the Year
~ Dakota Fanning – War of the Worlds
~ Georgie Henley – The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
~ Q’Orianka Kilcher – The New World
~ William Mosely – The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
~ AnnaSophia Robb – Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

AML Film Achievement Award
~ King Kong