List of 2005 Oscar nominees in the major categories

BEVERLY HILLS, California, Jan 25 (AFP) - The following is a list of nominees in the major categories for the 77th-annual Academy Awards, unveiled here before dawn on Tuesday.

Best Picture:
-- "The Aviator"
-- "Finding Neverland"
-- "Million Dollar Baby"
-- "Ray"
-- "Sideways"

Best Actor in a Leading Role:
-- Don Cheadle for "Hotel Rwanda"
-- Johnny Depp for "Finding Neverland"
-- Leonardo DiCaprio for "The Aviator"
-- Clint Eastwood for "Million Dollar Baby"
-- Jamie Foxx for "Ray"

Best Actress in a Leading Role:
-- Annette Bening for "Being Julia"
-- Catalina Sandino Moreno for "Maria Full of Grace"
-- Imelda Staunton for "Vera Drake"
-- Hilary Swank for "Million Dollar Baby"
-- Kate Winslet for "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind"

Best Actor in a Supporting Role:
-- Alan Alda for "The Aviator"
-- Thomas Haden Church for "Sideways"
-- Jamie Foxx for "Collateral"
-- Morgan Freeman for "Million Dollar Baby"
-- Clive Owen for "Closer"

Best Actress in a Supporting Role:
-- Cate Blanchett for "The Aviator"
-- Laura Linney for "Kinsey"
-- Virginia Madsen for "Sideways"
-- Sophie Okonedo for for "Hotel Rwanda"
-- Natalie Portman for "Closer"

Best Director:
-- Martin Scorsese for "The Aviator"
-- Clint Eastwood for "Million Dollar Baby"
-- Taylor Hackford for "Ray"
-- Alexander Payne for "Sideways"
-- Mike Leigh for "Vera Drake"

Best Foreign-Language Film:
-- "As It Is in Heaven" (Sweden)
-- "The Chorus" (Les Choristes) (France)
-- "Downfall" (Germany)
-- "The Sea Inside" (Spain)
-- "Yesterday" (South Africa)

Best Animated Feature Film:
-- "The Incredibles"
-- "Shark Tale"
-- "Shrek 2"

Best Adapted Screenplay:
-- "Before Sunset"
-- "Finding Neverland"
-- "Million Dollar Baby"
-- "The Motorcycle Diaries"
-- "Sideways"

Best Original Screenplay:
-- "The Aviator"
-- "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind"
-- "Hotel Rwanda"
-- "The Incredibles"
-- "Vera Drake"

01/25/2005 17:16 GMT - AFP