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Academy Awards > 2006

2012 – 2011 – 2010 – 2009 – 2008 – 2007 – 2006 – 2005 – 2004 – 2003 – 2002 – 2001 – Full Index By Category By Movie By Studio Picture Detail Actor Detail Actress Detail BEST PICTURE Picture Nominees Studio Box Office The Departed Graham King Warner Bros. $132,384,315 Little Miss Sunshine David T. Friendly, Peter Saraf and Marc Turtletaub Fox Searchlight $59,891,098 The Queen Andy Harries, Christine Langan and Tracey Seaward Miramax $56,441,711 Babel Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, Jon Kilik and Steve Golin Paramount Vantage $34,302,837 Letters from Iwo Jima Clint Eastwood, Steven Spielberg and Robert Lorenz Warner Bros. $13,756,082 Total Gross: $296,776,043 Average Gross: $59,355,209   BEST DIRECTOR Picture Nominees Studio Box Office The Departed Martin Scorsese Warner Bros. $132,384,315 The Queen Stephen Frears Miramax $56,441,711 Babel Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu Paramount Vantage $34,302,837 United 93 Paul Greengrass Universal $31,483,450 Letters from Iwo Jima Clint Eastwood Warner Bros. $13,756,082 Total Gross: $268,368,395 Average Gross: $53,673,679   BEST ACTOR Picture Nominees Studio Box Office The Pursuit of Happyness Will Smith Sony / Columbia $163,566,459 Blood Diamond Leonardo DiCaprio Warner Bros. $57,377,916 The Last King of Scotland Forest Whitaker Fox Searchlight $17,606,684 Venus Peter O'Toole Miramax $3,347,411 Half Nelson Ryan Gosling ThinkFilm $2,697,938 Total Gross: $244,596,408 Average Gross: $48,919,282   BEST ACTRESS Picture Nominees Studio Box Office The Devil Wears Prada Meryl Streep Fox $124,740,460 The Queen Helen Mirren Miramax $56,441,711 Notes on a Scandal Judi Dench Fox Searchlight $17,510,118 Volver Penelope Cruz Sony Classics $12,899,867 Little Children Kate Winslet New Line $5,463,019 Total Gross: $217,055,175 Average Gross: $43,411,035   BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR Picture Nominees Studio Box Office The Departed Mark Wahlberg Warner Bros. $132,384,315 Dreamgirls Eddie Murphy Paramount (DreamWorks) $103,365,956 Little Miss Sunshine Alan Arkin Fox Searchlight $59,891,098 Blood Diamond Djimon Hounsou Warner Bros. $57,377,916 Little Children Jackie Earle Haley New Line $5,463,019 Total Gross: $358,482,304 Average Gross: $71,696,461   BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS Picture Nominees Studio Box Office Dreamgirls Jennifer Hudson Paramount (DreamWorks) $103,365,956 Little Miss Sunshine Abigail Breslin Fox Searchlight $59,891,098 Babel Adriana Barraza Paramount Vantage $34,302,837 Babel Rinko Kikuchi Paramount Vantage $34,302,837 Notes on a Scandal Cate Blanchett Fox Searchlight $17,510,118 Total Gross: $249,372,846 Average Gross: $49,874,569   BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY Picture Nominees Studio Box Office Little Miss Sunshine Written by Michael Arndt Fox Searchlight $59,891,098 The Queen Written by Peter Morgan Miramax $56,441,711 Pan's Labyrinth Written by Guillermo del Toro Picturehouse $37,634,615 Babel Written by Guillermo Arriaga Paramount Vantage $34,302,837 Letters from Iwo Jima Screenplay by Iris Yamashita; Story by Iris Yamashita & Paul Haggis Warner Bros. $13,756,082 Total Gross: $202,026,343 Average Gross: $40,405,269   BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY Picture Nominees Studio Box Office The Departed Screenplay by William Monahan Warner Bros. $132,384,315 Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan Screenplay by Sacha Baron Cohen & Anthony Hines & Peter Baynham & Dan Mazer; Story by Sacha Baron Cohen & Peter Baynham & Anthony Hines & Todd Phillips Fox $128,505,958 Children of Men Screenplay by Alfonso Cuarón & Timothy J. Sexton and David Arata and Mark Fergus & Hawk Ostby Universal $35,552,383 Notes on a Scandal Screenplay by Patrick Marber Fox Searchlight $17,510,118 Little Children Screenplay by Todd Field & Tom Perrotta New Line $5,463,019 Total Gross: $319,415,793 Average Gross: $63,883,159   BEST EDITING Picture Nominees Studio Box Office The Departed Thelma Schoonmaker Warner Bros. $132,384,315 Blood Diamond Steven Rosenblum Warner Bros. $57,377,916 Children of Men Alex Rodriguez and Alfonso Cuaron Universal $35,552,383 Babel Stephen Mirrione and Douglas Crise Paramount Vantage $34,302,837 United 93 Clare Douglas, Christopher Rouse and Richard Pearson Universal $31,483,450 Total Gross: $291,100,901 Average Gross: $58,220,180   BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY Picture Nominees Studio Box Office The Prestige Wally Pfister Buena Vista $53,089,891 The Illusionist Dick Pope Yari Film Group $39,868,642 Pan's Labyrinth Guillermo Navarro Picturehouse $37,634,615 Children of Men Emmanuel Lubezki Universal $35,552,383 The Black Dahlia Vilmos Zsigmond Universal $22,545,080 Total Gross: $188,690,611 Average Gross: $37,738,122   BEST ART DIRECTION Picture Nominees Studio Box Office Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest Rick Heinrichs (Art Direction); Cheryl A. Carasik (Set Decoration) Buena Vista $423,315,812 Dreamgirls John Myhre (Art Direction); Nancy Haigh (Set Decoration) Paramount (DreamWorks) $103,365,956 The Good Shepherd Jeannine Oppewall (Art Direction); Gretchen Rau and Leslie E. Rollins (Set Decoration) Universal $59,952,835 The Prestige Nathan Crowley (Art Direction); Julie Ochipinti (Set Decoration) Buena Vista $53,089,891 Pan's Labyrinth Eugenio Caballero (Art Direction); Pilar Revuelta (Set Decoration) Picturehouse $37,634,615 Total Gross: $677,359,109 Average Gross: $135,471,822   BEST COSTUME DESIGN Picture Nominees Studio Box Office The Devil Wears Prada Patricia Field Fox $124,740,460 Dreamgirls Sharen Davis Paramount (DreamWorks) $103,365,956 The Queen Consolata Boyle Miramax $56,441,711 Marie Antoinette Milena Canonero Sony / Columbia $15,962,471 Curse of the Golden Flower Yee Chung Man Sony Classics $6,566,773 Total Gross: $307,077,371 Average Gross: $61,415,474   BEST MAKEUP Picture Nominees Studio Box Office Click Kazuhiro Tsuji and Bill Corso Sony (Revolution) $137,355,633 Apocalypto Aldo Signoretti and Vittorio Sodano Buena Vista $50,866,635 Pan's Labyrinth David Marti and Montse Ribe Picturehouse $37,634,615 Total Gross: $225,856,883 Average Gross: $75,285,628   BEST VISUAL EFFECTS Picture Nominees Studio Box Office Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest John Knoll, Hal Hickel, Charles Gibson and Allen Hall Buena Vista $423,315,812 Superman Returns Mark Stetson, Neil Corbould, Richard R. Hoover and Jon Thum Warner Bros. $200,081,192 Poseidon Boyd Shermis, Kim Libreri, Chaz Jarrett and John Frazier Warner Bros. $60,674,817 Total Gross: $684,071,821 Average Gross: $228,023,940   BEST SOUND Picture Nominees Studio Box Office Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest Paul Massey, Christopher Boyes and Lee Orloff Buena Vista $423,315,812 Dreamgirls Michael Minkler, Bob Beemer and Willie Burton Paramount (DreamWorks) $103,365,956 Blood Diamond Andy Nelson, Anna Behlmer and Ivan Sharrock Warner Bros. $57,377,916 Apocalypto Kevin O'Connell, Greg P. Russell and Fernando Camara Buena Vista $50,866,635 Flags of Our Fathers John Reitz, Dave Campbell, Gregg Rudloff and Walt Martin Paramount (DreamWorks) $33,602,376 Total Gross: $668,528,695 Average Gross: $133,705,739   BEST SOUND EDITING Picture Nominees Studio Box Office Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest Christopher Boyes and George Watters II Buena Vista $423,315,812 Blood Diamond Lon Bender Warner Bros. $57,377,916 Apocalypto Sean McCormack and Kami Asgar Buena Vista $50,866,635 Flags of Our Fathers Alan Robert Murray and Bub Asman Paramount (DreamWorks) $33,602,376 Letters from Iwo Jima Alan Robert Murray and Bub Asman Warner Bros. $13,756,082 Total Gross: $578,918,821 Average Gross: $115,783,764   BEST ORIGINAL SCORE Picture Nominees Studio Box Office The Queen Alexandre Desplat Miramax $56,441,711 Pan's Labyrinth Javier Navarrete Picturehouse $37,634,615 Babel Gustavo Santaolalla Paramount Vantage $34,302,837 Notes on a Scandal Philip Glass Fox Searchlight $17,510,118 The Good German Thomas Newman Warner Bros. $1,308,696 Total Gross: $147,197,977 Average Gross: $29,439,595   BEST ORIGINAL SONG Picture Nominees Studio Box Office Cars "Our Town" Music and Lyric by Randy Newman Buena Vista $244,082,982 Dreamgirls "Listen" Music by Henry Krieger and Scott Cutler; Lyric by Anne Preven Paramount (DreamWorks) $103,365,956 Dreamgirls "Love You I Do" Music by Henry Krieger; Lyric by Siedah Garrett Paramount (DreamWorks) $103,365,956 Dreamgirls "Patience" Music by Henry Krieger; Lyric by Willie Reale Paramount (DreamWorks) $103,365,956 An Inconvenient Truth "I Need to Wake Up" Music and Lyric by Melissa Etheridge Paramount Classics $24,146,161 Total Gross: $578,327,011 Average Gross: $115,665,402   BEST ANIMATED FEATURE Picture Nominees Studio Box Office Cars John Lasseter Buena Vista $244,082,982 Happy Feet George Miller Warner Bros. $198,000,317 Monster House Gil Kenan Sony / Columbia $73,661,010 Total Gross: $515,744,309 Average Gross: $171,914,770   BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE PICTURE Picture Nominees Studio Box Office Pan's Labyrinth Mexico Picturehouse $37,634,615 The Lives of Others Germany Sony Classics $11,286,112 Water Canada Fox Searchlight $3,278,815 After the Wedding Denmark IFC $1,534,584 Days of Glory Algeria Weinstein Company $320,700 Total Gross: $54,054,826 Average Gross: $10,810,965   BEST DOCUMENTARY - FEATURE Picture Nominees Studio Box Office An Inconvenient Truth Davis Guggenheim Paramount Classics $24,146,161 Jesus Camp Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady Magnolia $902,544 Iraq in Fragments James Longley and John Sinno Arab Film Dist. $204,462 Deliver Us from Evil Amy Berg and Frank Donner Lionsgate $201,275 My Country, My Country Laura Poitras and Jocelyn Glatzer Zeitgeist $33,620 Total Gross: $25,488,062 Average Gross: $5,097,612   BEST DOCUMENTARY - SHORT SUBJECT Picture Nominees Studio Box Office Recycled Life Leslie Iwerks and Mike Glad - - Rehearsing a Dream Karen Goodman and Kirk Simon - - The Blood of Yingzhou District Ruby Yang and Thomas Lennon - - Two Hands Nathaniel Kahn and Susan Rose Behr - -   BEST ANIMATED SHORT Picture Nominees Studio Box Office Lifted Gary Rydstrom - - Maestro Geza M. Toth - - No Time for Nuts Chris Renaud and Michael Thurmeier - - The Danish Poet Torill Kove - - The Little Matchgirl Roger Allers and Don Hahn - -   BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT Picture Nominees Studio Box Office Binta and the Great Idea (Binta Y La Gran Idea) Javier Fesser and Luis Manso - - Eramos Pocos (One Too Many) Borja Cobeaga - - Helmer & Son Soren Pilmark and Kim Magnusson - - The Saviour Peter Templeman and Stuart Parkyn - - West Bank Story Ari Sandel - -