| 78th Academy Awards | ||||
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| Date | March 5, 2006 | |||
| Site | Kodak Theatre Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |||
| Host | Jon Stewart | |||
| Highlights | ||||
| Best Picture | Crash | |||
| Most wins | Three each | |||
| Most nominations | Brokeback Mountain(8) | |||
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The 78th Academy Awards were held March 5, 2006. The event was hosted by Jon Stewart of Comedy Central's The Daily Show. The following were awarded Oscars:
- Best motion picture of the year - Crash
- Achievement in directing - Ang Lee, Brokeback Mountain
- Performance by an actor in a supporting role - Philip Seymour Hoffman, Capote
- Performance by an actor in a leading role - George Clooney, Syriana
- Performance by an actress in a supporting role - Reese Witherspoon, Walk the Line
- Performance by an actress in a leading role -
- Best animated feature film of the year - Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
- Adapted screenplay - Brokeback Mountain
- Original screenplay - Crash
- Achievement in art direction - Memoirs of a Geisha
- Achievement in cinematography - Memoirs of a Geisha
- Achievement in costume design - Memoirs of a Geisha
- Best documentary feature - March of the Penguins
- Best documentary short subject - A Note of Triumph: The Golden Age of Norman Corwin
- Achievement in film editing - Crash
- Best foreign language film of the year Tsotsi(South Africa)
- Achievement in makeup - The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
- Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score) - Brokeback Mountain
- Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original 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
- Achievement in sound editing - King Kong
- Achievement in sound mixing - King Kong
- Achievement in visual effects - King Kong
Best Picture[]
- Nominees