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WOMEN DIRECTORS/WRITERS IN 2006 OSCARS

* color code: Director, Writer, Director/Writer

NOMINATION CATEGORY FILM * WOMEN INVOLVEMENT
Performance by an     
actor in a leading role  
Philip Seymour Hoffman Capote   
Terrence Howard Hustle & Flow  
Heath Ledger Brokeback Mountain Diana Ossana
Joaquin Phoenix Walk the Line  
David Strathairn Good Night, and Good Luck.  
     
Performance by an     
actor in a supporting role  
George Clooney Syriana  
Matt Dillon Crash  
Paul Giamatti Cinderella Man  
Jake Gyllenhaal Brokeback Mountain Diana Ossana
William Hurt A History of Violenc  
     
Performance by an     
actress in a leading role  
Judi Dench Mrs. Henderson Presents    Kathy Rose (idea)
Felicity Huffman Transamerica  
Keira Knightley  Pride & Prejudice
Deborah Moggach,  
  Emma Thompson
Charlize Theron North Country Niki Caro
Reese Witherspoon Walk the Line  
     
Performance by an     
actress in a supporting role  
Amy Adams Junebug  
Catherine Keener Capote  
Frances McDormand North Country Niki Caro
Rachel Weisz The Constant Gardener  
Michelle Williams Brokeback Mountain Diana Ossana
     
Best animated  
 feature film of the year  
Hayao Miyazaki Howl's Moving  Castle  
Tim Burton and Mike Johnson Tim Burton's Corpse Bride Pamela Pettler, 
    Caroline Thompson
Nick Park and Steve Box Wallace & Gromit in  
   the Curse of the Were-Rabbit  
     
Achievement in art direction    
Art Direction:  Jim Bissell  
Set Decoration: Jan Pascale Good Night, and Good Luck.  
   
Art Direction: Stuart Craig Harry Potter and   
Set Decoration: Stephenie McMillan the Goblet of Fire  
   
Art Direction: Grant Major  
Set Decoration:  
 Dan Hennah and Simon Bright King Kong Fran Walsh, 
  Philippa Berens
Art Direction: John Myhre  
Set Decoration: Gretchen Rau Memoirs of a Geisha Robin Swicord
   
Art Direction: Sarah Greenwood  
Set Decoration: Katie Spencer Pride & Prejudice Deborah Moggach,  
  Emma Thompson
Achievement in cinematography    
Wally Pfister Batman Begins  
Rodrigo Prieto Brokeback Mountain  
Robert Elswit Good Night, and Good Luck.  
Dion Beebe Memoirs of a Geisha Robin Swicord
Emmanuel Lubezki The New World  
     
Achievement in costume design    
 Gabriella Pescucci Charlie and the   
  Chocolate Factory  
Colleen Atwood Memoirs of a Geisha Robin Swicord
Sandy Powell Mrs. Henderson Presents    Kathy Rose (idea)
Jacqueline Durran Pride & Prejudice Deborah Moggach,  
  Emma Thompson
 Arianne Phillips Walk the Line  
     
Achievement in directing    
Ang Lee Brokeback Mountain Diana Ossana
 Bennett Miller Capote  
 Paul Haggis Crash  
George Clooney Good Night, and Good Luck.  
Steven Spielberg Munich  
     
Best documentary feature    
Hubert Sauper Darwin's Nightmare  
Alex Gibney and Jason Kliot Enron: The Smartest  
   Guys in the Room  
Luc Jacquet and Yves Darondeau March of the Penguins  
Henry-Alex Rubin and Dana Adam Shapiro Murderball  
Marshall Curry Street Fight  
     
Best documentary short subject    
Dan Krauss The Death of Kevin Carter:  
  Casualty of the   
   Bang Bang Club  
Kimberlee Acquaro and Stacy Sherman God Sleeps in Rwanda Kimberlee Acquaro,  
    Stacy Sherman 
Steven Okazaki The Mushroom Club  
Corinne Marrinan and Eric Simonson A Note of Triumph:   
  The Golden Age   
  of Norman Corwin  
     
Achievement in film editing    
Mike Hill and Dan Hanley Cinderella Man  
Claire Simpson The Constant Gardener  
Hughes Winborne Crash  
Michael Kahn Munich  
Michael McCusker Walk the Line  
     
Best foreign language film of the year    
Italy Don't Tell Julie Koelman
France Joyeux Noël  
Palestine Paradise Now  
Germany Sophie Scholl - The Final Days  
South Africa Tsotsi  
     
Achievement in makeup     
Howard Berger and Tami Lane The Chronicles of Narnia Ann Peacock
David Leroy Anderson and Lance Anderson Cinderella Man  
Dave Elsey and Nikki Gooley Star Wars: Episode III   
     
Achievement in music written     
for motion pictures (Original Score)  
Gustavo Santaolalla Brokeback Mountain Diana Ossana
Alberto Iglesias The Constant Gardener  
John Williams Memoirs of a Geisha Robin Swicord
John Williams Munich  
Dario Marianelli Pride & Prejudice Deborah Moggach,  
  Emma Thompson
Achievement in music written      
for motion pictures (Original Song)  
Music by Kathleen "Bird" York  
 and Michael Becker  
Lyric by Kathleen "Bird" York Crash  
   
Music and Lyric by  
 Jordan Houston, Cedric Coleman  
and Paul Beauregard It's Hard Out Here for a Pimp  
   
Music and Lyric by Dolly Parton Travelin' Thru  
     
Best motion picture of the year    
Brokeback Mountain Brokeback Mountain Diana Ossana
Capote Capote  
Crash Crash  
Good Night, and Good Luck. Good Night, and Good Luck.  
Munich Munich  
     
Best animated short film    
Sharon Colman Badgered    Sharon Coleman
John Canemaker and Peggy Stern The Moon and the Son:   
  An Imagined Conversation  
Anthony Lucas The Mysterious Geographic   
  Explorations of Jasper Morello  
Shane Acker 9  
Andrew Jimenez and Mark Andrews One Man Band  
     
Best live action short film    
 Ulrike Grote Ausreisser (The Runaway)  
Sean Ellis and Lene Bausager Cashback  
Rúnar Rúnarsson and Thor S. Sigurjónsson The Last Farm  
Rob Pearlstein and Pia Clemente Our Time Is Up  
Martin McDonagh Six Shooter  
     
Achievement in sound editing     
Mike Hopkins and Ethan Van der Ryn King Kong Fran Walsh,
    Philippa Berens
Wylie Stateman Memoirs of a Geisha Robin Swicord
Richard King War of the Worlds  
     
Achievement in sound mixing    
Terry Porter, Dean A. Zupancic   
and Tony Johnson  
Christopher Boyes, Michael Semanick, The Chronicles of Narnia Ann Peacock
                                                                                              Michael Hedges and Hammond Peek  
Kevin O'Connell, Greg P. Russell, King Kong Fran Walsh, 
    Philippa Berens
 Rick Kline and John Pritchett Memoirs of a Geisha  
Paul Massey,  
 D.M. Hemphill and Peter F. Kurland Walk the Line  
Andy Nelson,  
 Anna Behlmer and Ronald Judkins War of the Worlds  
     
Achievement in visual effects    
Dean Wright, Bill Westenhofer,  
 Jim Berney and Scott Farrar The Chronicles of Narnia Ann Peacock
   
Joe Letteri, Brian Van't Hul,  
 Christian Rivers and Richard Taylor King Kong  
   
Dennis Muren, Pablo Helman,  
 Randal M. Dutra and Daniel Sudick War of the Worlds  
     
Adapted screenplay    
 Screenplay by Larry McMurtry & Diana Ossana Brokeback Mountain Diana Ossana
Screenplay by Dan Futterman Capote  
Screenplay by Jeffrey Caine The Constant Gardener  
Screenplay by Josh Olson A History of Violence  
Screenplay by Tony Kushner and Eric Roth Munich  
     
Original screenplay    
Screenplay by Paul Haggis &  
 Bobby Moresco Story by Paul Haggis Crash  
Screenplay by George Clooney & Grant Heslov Good Night, and Good Luck.  
Written by Woody Allen Match Point  
Written by Noah Baumbach The Squid and the Whale  
Written by Stephen Gaghan Syriana  

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