Director:

• Martin Scorsese, "The Aviator"
• Clint Eastwood, "Million Dollar Baby"
• Taylor Hackford, "Ray"
• Alexander Payne, "Sideways"
• Mike Leigh, "Vera Drake"

Actor:

• Don Cheadle, "Hotel Rwanda"
• Johnny Depp, "Finding Neverland"
• Leonardo DiCaprio, "The Aviator"
• Clint Eastwood, "Million Dollar Baby"
• Jamie Foxx, "Ray"

Actress:

• Annette Bening, "Being Julia"
• Catalina Sandino Moreno, "Maria Full of Grace"
• Imelda Staunton, "Vera Drake"
• Hilary Swank, "Million Dollar Baby"
• Kate Winslet, "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind"

Supporting actor:

• Alan Alda, "The Aviator"
• Thomas Haden Church, "Sideways"
• Jamie Foxx, "Collateral"
• Morgan Freeman, "Million Dollar Baby"
• Clive Owen, "Closer"

Supporting actress:

• Cate Blanchett, "The Aviator"
• Laura Linney, "Kinsey"
• Virginia Madsen, "Sideways"
• Sophie Okonedo, "Hotel Rwanda"
• Natalie Portman, "Closer"

Writing (adapted Screenplay):

• Richard Linklater, Julie Delpy, Ethan Hawke and Kim Krizan, "Before Sunset"
• David Magee, "Finding Neverland"
• Paul Haggis, "Million Dollar Baby"
• Jose Rivera, "The Motorcycle Diaries"
• Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor, "Sideways"

Writing (original Screenplay):

• John Logan, "The Aviator"
• Charlie Kaufman, Michel Gondry and Pierre Bismuth, "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind"
• Brad Bird, "The Incredibles"
• Mike Leigh, "Vera Drake"
• Keir Pearson and Terry George, "Hotel Rwanda"

Foreign film:

• "As It Is in Heaven" (Sweden)
• "The Chorus (Les Choristes)" (France)
• "Downfall" (Germany)
• "The Sea Inside" (Spain)
• "Yesterday" (South Africa)

Animated feature film:

• "The Incredibles"
• "Shark Tale"
• "Shrek 2"

Animated short film:

• "Birthday Boy"
• "Gopher Broke"
• "Guard Dog"
• "Lorenzo"
• "Ryan"

Live action short film:

• "Everything in This Country Must"
• "Little Terrorist"
• "7:35 in the Morning (7:35 de la Manana)"
• "Two Cars, One Night"
• "Wasp"

Documentary:

• "Born Into Brothels"
• "The Story of the Weeping Camel"
• "Super Size Me"
• "Tupac: Resurrection"
• "Twist of Faith"

Documentary short subject:

• "Autism Is a World"
• "The Children of Leningradsky"
• "Hardwood"
• "Mighty Times: The Children's March"
• "Sister Rose's Passion"

Art direction:

• "The Aviator"
• "Finding Neverland"
• "Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events"
• "The Phantom of the Opera"
• "A Very Long Engagement"

Cinematography:

• "The Aviator"
• "House of Flying Daggers"
• "The Passion of the Christ"
• "The Phantom of the Opera"
• "A Very Long Engagement"

Film editing:

• "The Aviator"
• "Collateral"
• "Finding Neverland"
• "Million Dollar Baby"
• "Ray"

Costume design:

• "The Aviator"
• "Finding Neverland"
• "Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events"
• "Ray"
• "Troy"

Makeup:

• "Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events"
• "The Passion of the Christ"
• "The Sea Inside"

Original score:

• "Finding Neverland"
• "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban"
• "Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events"
• "The Passion of the Christ"
• "The Village"

Original song:

• "Accidentally In Love" from "Shrek 2"
• "Al Otro Lado Del Rio" from "The Motorcycle Diaries"
• "Believe" from "The Polar Express"
• "Learn To Be Lonely" from "The Phantom of the Opera"
• "Look To Your Path (Vois Sur Ton Chemin)" from "The Chorus (Les Choristes)"

Sound editing:

• "The Incredibles"
• "The Polar Express"
• "Spider-Man 2"

Sound mixing:

• "The Aviator"
• "The Incredibles"
• "The Polar Express"
• "Ray"
• "Spider-Man 2"

Visual effects:

• "Harry Potter and the Prince of Azkaban"
• "I, Robot"
• "Spider-Man 2"

Oscar winners previously announced this year:

Honorary academy award: Sidney Lumet

The Jean Hersholt Humanitarian award: Roger Mayer

Gordon E. Sawyer Award (technical achievement): Takuo Miyagishima