
Academy Awards atau disebut juga piala Oscar merupakan sebuah penghargaan film paling terutama di Amerika Serikat. Piala Oscar ini diberikan oleh Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, sebuah organisasi penghormatan profesional yang hingga 2003 mempunyai keanggotaan pemilih sebanyak 5.816. Aktor-aktor (dengan keanggotaan sebesar 1.311) merupakan kelompok pemilih terbesar.
Piala Academy Award ini dijuluki Oscar ketika seorang pustakawan Academy Margaret Herrick melihatnya di sebuah meja dan mengatakan, "kelihatan persis seperti pamanku Oscar!". Nama tersebut tetap melekat dan hingga kini digunakan seumum nama Academy Award sendiri, bahkan oleh pihak Academy sendiri. Bahkan situs web Academy berada pada oscars.org dan situs web Penghargaan Academy Awards berada pada oscars.com.
Penghargaan Oscar tersebut pertama kali diberikan pada 16 Mei 1929 namun hasilnya sebenarnya telah dimumkan pada 18 Februari, tiga bulan sebelumnya. Dan penyerahan Piala Oscar pun dilangsungkan setiap tahunnya hingga saat ini.
Piala Oscar itu sendiri memiliki tinggi 33,75 cm dan berat empat kilogram. Biaya untuk pembuatan satu piala itu sekitar 400 dollar AS. Piala tersebut dibuat dari bahan baja yang dicampur dengan britanium lalu disepuh dengan emas 24 karat. Sebanyak 50 buah piala itu sebelumnya telah dipamerkan di Times Square, New York, Amerika Serikat beberapa waktu lalu.
Tanggal 5 Maret 2006 mendatang, merupakan saat yang dinanti-nantikan oleh para insan perfilman Hollywood. Sebab pada tanggal tersebut akan terpilih beberapa orang yang layak untuk mendapatkan penghargaan terbaik pada tahun ini dalam The 78th Annual Academy Awards.
Acara penyerahan ini sendiri akan diadakan di Kodak Theathre, Hollywood, California, Amerika Serikat dimana lokasinya terletak dipersimpangan Hollywood Boulevard dan Highland Avenue. Tempat tersebut juga terdapat sebuah hotel yang didalamnya terdapat daerah bagi para pers yang dapat menampung sekitar 1500 jurnalis dan terdapat Grand Ballroom seluas 40.000 persegi yang telah di pesan oleh Wolfgang Puck.
Kodak Theatre itu sendiri dapat berkapasitas 3.400 orang dengan tiga buah balkon sehingga membuat hadirin dapat melihat lebih dekat ke panggung. Balkon tersebut lebarnya sekitar 113 kaki dan tinggi 60 kaki. Dan disana juga terdapat 24 kotak teater dengan empat hingga enam buah tempat duduk masing-masingnya.
Telah terpilih beberapa nama yang masuk ke dalam nominasi untuk Oscar tahun 2006 ini. Mereka akan bersaing dalam memperebutkan piala bergengsi ini untuk menjadi yang terbaik.
Jangan sampai terlewatkan tayangan bergengsi, The 78th Annual Academy Awards yang akan disiarkan secara LIVE pada hari Senin (06/03), pukul 07.30 WIB di Indosiar...
Berikut ini para nominasi yang akan diperebutkan dalam ajang The 78th Annual Academy Awards yang akan dilaksanakan pada tanggal 5 Maret 2006 mendatang, sekitar pukul 20.00 waktu setempat:
Performance by an actor in a leading role:
Philip Seymour Hoffman in "Capote"
(UA/Sony Pictures Classics)
Terrence Howard in "Hustle & Flow"
(Paramount Classics, MTV Films and New Deal Entertainment)
Heath Ledger in "Brokeback Mountain"
(Focus Features)
Joaquin Phoenix in "Walk the Line"
(20th Century Fox)
David Strathairn in "Good Night, and Good Luck."
(Warner Independent Pictures)
Performance by an actor in a supporting role:
George Clooney in "Syriana" (Warner Bros.)
Matt Dillon in "Crash" (Lions Gate)
Paul Giamatti in "Cinderella Man" (Universal and Miramax)
Jake Gyllenhaal in "Brokeback Mountain" (Focus Features)
William Hurt in "A History of Violence" (New Line)
Performance by an actress in a leading role:
Judi Dench in "Mrs. Henderson Presents" (The Weinstein Company)
Felicity Huffman in "Transamerica" (The Weinstein Company and IFC Films)
Keira Knightley in "Pride & Prejudice" (Focus Features)
Charlize Theron in "North Country" (Warner Bros.)
Reese Witherspoon in "Walk the Line" (20th Century Fox)
Performance by an actress in a supporting role:
Amy Adams in "Junebug" (Sony Pictures Classics)
Catherine Keener in "Capote" (UA/Sony Pictures Classics)
Frances McDormand in "North Country" (Warner Bros.)
Rachel Weisz in "The Constant Gardener" (Focus Features)
Michelle Williams in "Brokeback Mountain" (Focus Features)
Best animated feature film of the year:
"Howl's Moving Castle" (Buena Vista) - Hayao Miyazaki
"Tim Burton's Corpse Bride" (Warner Bros.) - Tim Burton and Mike Johnson
"Wallace & Gromit in the Curse of the Were-Rabbit" (DreamWorks Animation SKG) - Nick Park and Steve Box
Achievement in art direction:
"Good Night, and Good Luck." (Warner Independent Pictures)
Art Direction: Jim Bissell
Set Decoration: Jan Pascale
"Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" (Warner Bros.)
Art Direction: Stuart Craig
Set Decoration: Stephenie McMillan
"King Kong" (Universal)
Art Direction: Grant Major
Set Decoration: Dan Hennah and Simon Bright
"Memoirs of a Geisha" (Sony Pictures Releasing)
Art Direction: John Myhre
Set Decoration: Gretchen Rau
"Pride & Prejudice" (Focus Features)
Art Direction: Sarah Greenwood
Set Decoration: Katie Spencer
Achievement in cinematography:
"Batman Begins" (Warner Bros.) - Wally Pfister
"Brokeback Mountain" (Focus Features) - Rodrigo Prieto
"Good Night, and Good Luck." (Warner Independent Pictures) - Robert Elswit
"Memoirs of a Geisha" (Sony Pictures Releasing) - Dion Beebe
"The New World" (New Line) - Emmanuel Lubezki
Achievement in costume design:
"Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" (Warner Bros.) - Gabriella Pescucci
"Memoirs of a Geisha" (Sony Pictures Releasing) - Colleen Atwood
"Mrs. Henderson Presents" (The Weinstein Company) - Sandy Powell
"Pride & Prejudice" (Focus Features) - Jacqueline Durran
"Walk the Line" (20th Century Fox) - Arianne Phillips
Achievement in directing:
"Brokeback Mountain" (Focus Features) - Ang Lee
"Capote" (UA/Sony Pictures Classics) - Bennett Miller
"Crash" (Lions Gate) - Paul Haggis
"Good Night, and Good Luck." (Warner Independent Pictures) - George Clooney
"Munich" (Universal and DreamWorks) - Steven Spielberg
Best documentary feature:
"Darwin's Nightmare" - Hubert Sauper
(International Film Circuit)
A Mille et Une Production
"Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room" - Alex Gibney and Jason Kliot
(Magnolia Pictures)
An HDNet Films Production
"March of the Penguins" - Luc Jacquet and Yves Darondeau
(Warner Independent Pictures)
A Bonne Pioche Production
"Murderball" - Henry-Alex Rubin and Dana Adam Shapiro
(THINKFilm)
An Eat Films Production
"Street Fight" - Marshall Curry
A Marshall Curry Production
Best documentary short subject:
"The Death of Kevin Carter: Casualty of the Bang Bang Club" - Dan Krauss
A Dan Krauss Production
"God Sleeps in Rwanda" - Kimberlee Acquaro and Stacy Sherman
An Acquaro/Sherman Production
"The Mushroom Club" - Steven Okazaki
A Farallon Films Production
"A Note of Triumph: The Golden Age of Norman Corwin" - Corinne Marrinan and Eric Simonson
A NomaFilms Production
Achievement in film editing:
"Cinderella Man" (Universal and Miramax) - Mike Hill and Dan Hanley
"The Constant Gardener" (Focus Features) - Claire Simpson
"Crash" (Lions Gate) - Hughes Winborne
"Munich" (Universal and DreamWorks) - Michael Kahn
"Walk the Line" (20th Century Fox) - Michael McCusker
Best foreign language film of the year:
"Don't Tell" - Italy
A Cattleya/Rai Cinema Production
"Joyeux Noël" - France
A Nord-Ouest Production
"Paradise Now" - Palestine
An Augustus Film Production
"Sophie Scholl - The Final Days" - Germany
A Goldkind Filmproduktion and Broth Film Production
"Tsotsi" - South Africa
A Moviworld Production
Achievement in makeup:
"The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" (Buena Vista)
Howard Berger and Tami Lane
"Cinderella Man" (Universal and Miramax)
David Leroy Anderson and Lance Anderson
"Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith" (20th Century Fox)
Dave Elsey and Nikki Gooley
Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score):
"Brokeback Mountain" (Focus Features) - Gustavo Santaolalla
"The Constant Gardener" (Focus Features) - Alberto Iglesias
"Memoirs of a Geisha" (Sony Pictures Releasing) - John Williams
"Munich" (Universal and DreamWorks) - John Williams
"Pride & Prejudice" (Focus Features) - Dario Marianelli
Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original song):
"In the Deep" from "Crash"
(Lions Gate)
Music by Kathleen "Bird" York and Michael Becker
Lyric by Kathleen "Bird" York
"It's Hard Out Here for a Pimp" from "Hustle & Flow"
(Paramount Classics, MTV Films and New Deal Entertainment)
Music and Lyric by Jordan Houston, Cedric Coleman and Paul Beauregard
"Travelin' Thru" from "Transamerica"
(The Weinstein Company and IFC Films)
Music and Lyric by Dolly Parton
Best motion picture of the year:
"Brokeback Mountain" (Focus Features)
A River Road Entertainment Production
Diana Ossana and James Schamus, Producers
"Capote" (UA/Sony Pictures Classics)
Ohoven, An A-Line Pictures/Cooper's Town/Infinity Media Production
Caroline Baron, William Vince and Michael, Producers
"Crash" (Lions Gate)
A Bob Yari/DEJ/Blackfriar's Bridge/A Bob Yari/DEJ/Blackfriar's Bridge/
Harris Company/ApolloProscreen GmbH & Co./Bull's Eye Entertainment Production
Paul Haggis and Cathy Schulman, Producers
"Good Night, and Good Luck." (Warner Independent Pictures)
A Good Night Good Luck LLC Production
Grant Heslov, Producer
"Munich" (Universal and DreamWorks)
A Universal Pictures/DreamWorks Pictures Production
Kathleen Kennedy, Steven Spielberg and Barry Mendel, Producers
Best animated short film:
"Badgered" - Sharon Colman
A National Film and Television School Production
"The Moon and the Son: An Imagined Conversation" - John Canemaker and Peggy Stern
A John Canemaker Production
"The Mysterious Geographic Explorations of Jasper Morello" (Monster Distributes) - Anthony Lucas
A 3D Films Production
"9" - Shane Acker
A Shane Acker Production
"One Man Band" - Andrew Jimenez and Mark Andrews
A Pixar Animation Studios Production
Best live action short film:
"Ausreisser (The Runaway)" - Ulrike Grote
A Hamburg Media School, Filmwerkstatt Production
"Cashback" (The British Film Institute) - Sean Ellis and Lene Bausager
A Left Turn Films Production
"The Last Farm"- Rúnar Rúnarsson and Thor S. Sigurjónsson
A Zik Zak Filmworks Production
"Our Time Is Up" - Rob Pearlstein and Pia Clemente
A Station B Production
"Six Shooter" (Sundance Film Channel)- Martin McDonagh
A Missing in Action Films and Funny Farm Films Production
Achievement in sound editing:
"King Kong" (Universal) - Mike Hopkins and Ethan Van der Ryn
"Memoirs of a Geisha" (Sony Pictures Releasing) - Wylie Stateman
"War of the Worlds" (Paramount and DreamWorks) - Richard King
Achievement in sound mixing:
"The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" (Buena Vista)
Terry Porter, Dean A. Zupancic and Tony Johnson
"King Kong" (Universal)
Christopher Boyes, Michael Semanick, Michael Hedges and Hammond Peek
"Memoirs of a Geisha" (Sony Pictures Releasing)
Kevin O'Connell, Greg P. Russell, Rick Kline and John Pritchett
"Walk the Line" (20th Century Fox)
Paul Massey, D.M. Hemphill and Peter F. Kurland
"War of the Worlds" (Paramount and DreamWorks)
Andy Nelson, Anna Behlmer and Ronald Judkins
Achievement in visual effects:
"The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" (Buena Vista)
Dean Wright, Bill Westenhofer, Jim Berney and Scott Farrar
"King Kong" (Universal)
Joe Letteri, Brian Van't Hul, Christian Rivers and Richard Taylor
"War of the Worlds" (Paramount and DreamWorks)
Dennis Muren, Pablo Helman, Randal M. Dutra and Daniel Sudick
Adapted screenplay:
"Brokeback Mountain" (Focus Features)
Screenplay by Larry McMurtry & Diana Ossana
"Capote" (UA/Sony Pictures Classics)
Screenplay by Dan Futterman
"The Constant Gardener" (Focus Features)
Screenplay by Jeffrey Caine
"A History of Violence" (New Line)
Screenplay by Josh Olson
"Munich" (Universal and DreamWorks)
Screenplay by Tony Kushner and Eric Roth
Original screenplay:
"Crash" (Lions Gate)
Screenplay by Paul Haggis & Bobby Moresco
Story by Paul Haggis
"Good Night, and Good Luck." (Warner Independent Pictures)
Screenplay by George Clooney & Grant Heslov
"Match Point" (DreamWorks)
Written by Woody Allen
"The Squid and the Whale" (Samuel Goldwyn Films and Sony Pictures Releasing)
Written by Noah Baumbach
"Syriana" (Warner Bros.)
Written by Stephen Gaghan
(*** 4nd/Berbagai Sumber)