2005 FILM BALLOT

the point of this exercise isn't merely to stand in contrast to industry awards shows but to shine light on other works/achievements/performances that might've not gotten enough consideration during their initial releases 

Honoring the best in several categories from the 2005 film year.
(all titles received wide or limited release for '05)

Other year-end ballots posted at The Wandering Image:   1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991,1992,
 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003,
 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

Also, if you wish to view my favorite 30 films of 2005, go here.








2005

*THE NEW WORLD
MEMORIES OF MURDER

NOBODY KNOWS

TROPICAL MALADY

PULSE

A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE
MUNICH

BEST OF YOUTH

HOWL'S MOVING CASTLE

KINGS & QUEEN

KUNG FU HUSTLE

SQUID & THE WHALE

CAFE LUMIERE 

MYSTERIOUS SKIN

CACHE

CURSE OF THE WERE-RABBIT

SURVIVE STYLE 5+

CONSEQUENCES OF LOVE

ROBOTS 

THROW DOWN 

actual oscar nominees:
BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN
CAPOTE
CRASH  (won)
GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK

MUNICH

actual oscar nominees:
DON'T TELL
JOYEUX NOEL
PARADISE NOW
SOPHIE SCHOLL: FINAL DAYS
TSOTSI  (won)










2005

*Terrence Malick 

                   for THE NEW WORLD
David Cronenberg for A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE
Bong Joon-ho for MEMORIES OF MURDER
Apichatpong Weerasethakul for TROPICAL MALADY
Hirokazu Koreeda for NOBODY KNOWS

Steven Spielberg for MUNICH

actual oscar nominees:
Spielberg for MUNICH
Ang Lee for BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN  (won)
Bennett Miller for CAPOTE
George Clooney for GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK
Paul Haggis for CRASH











2005

*Naomi Watts in KING KONG
Q'orianka Kilcher in THE NEW WORLD
Dana Ivgy in OR: MY TREASURE
Dina Korzun in FORTY SHADES OF BLUE
Keira Knightley in PRIDE & PREJUDICE

actual oscar nominees:
Judi Dench in MRS. HENDERSON PRESENTS
Felicity Huffman in TRANSAMERICA
Keira Knightley in PRIDE & PREJUDICE
Charlize Theron in NORTH COUNTRY
Reese Witherspoon in WALK THE LINE  (won)










2005

*Heath Ledger 

       in BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN
Viggo Mortensen in A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE
Joseph Gordon-Levitt in MYSTERIOUS SKIN
Terrence Howard in HUSTLE & FLOW
Eric Bana in MUNICH

actual oscar nominees:
Philip Seymour Hoffman in CAPOTE  (won)
Terrence Howard in HUSTLE & FLOW
Heath Ledger in BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN
Joaquin Phoenix in WALK THE LINE
David Strathairn in GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK











2005

*Amy Adams in JUNEBUG
LisaGay Hamilton in NINE LIVES
Michelle Williams in BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN
Taraji P. Henson in HUSTLE & FLOW
Maria Bello in A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE

actual oscar nominees:
Amy Adams in JUNEBUG
Catherine Keener in CAPOTE
Frances McDormand in NORTH COUNTRY
Rachel Weisz in THE CONSTANT GARDENER  (won)
Michelle Williams in BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN  










2005

*Jeff Daniels in 

     THE SQUID AND THE WHALE
William Hurt in A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE
Jeffrey Wright in BROKEN FLOWERS
Barry Pepper in 3 BURIALS OF MELQUIADES ESTRADA
Nick Nolte in THE BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY

actual oscar nominees:
George Clooney in SYRIANA  (won)
Matt Dillon in CRASH
Paul Giamatti in CINDERELLA MAN
Jake Gyllenhaal in BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN
William Hurt in A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE










2005

*THE SQUID AND THE WHALE 

                                - Noah Baumbach
THE BEST OF YOUTH - Sandro Petraglia, Stefano Rulli
3 BURIALS OF MELQUIADES ESTRADA - Guillermo Arriaga
GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK - Grant Heslov & George Clooney
THE CONSEQUENCES OF LOVE -  Paolo Sorrentino

actual oscar nominees:
CRASH  (won)
GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK
MATCH POINT
THE SQUID AND THE WHALE
SYRIANA









2005

*HISTORY OF VIOLENCE 

                              - Josh Olson

MUNICH - Tony Kushner

BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN - Larry McMurtry

CAPOTE - Dan Futterman 
SERENITY - Joss Whedon

actual oscar nominees:
BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN  (won)
CAPOTE
THE CONSTANT GARDNER
A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE
MUNICH

2005

*DARWIN'S NIGHTMARE
THE CENTURY OF THE SELF

GRIZZLY MAN
SHAKE HANDS WITH DEVIL: JOURNEY OF LT. ROMEO DALLAIRE
NO DIRECTION HOME
THE WHITE DIAMOND

actual oscar nominees:
DARWIN'S NIGHTMARE
ENRON: THE SMARTEST GUYS IN THE ROOM
MARCH OF THE PENGUINS  (won)
MURDERBALL
STREET FIGHT













2005

*WALLACE AND GROMIT: THE CURSE OF THE WERE-RABBIT
ROBOTS
HOWL'S MOVING CASTLE
MIND GAME
THE CORPSE BRIDE

actual oscar nominees:
HOWL'S MOVING CASTLE
WALLACE AND GROMIT: THE CURSE OF THE WERE RABBIT  (won)
THE CORPSE BRIDE

2005

*PRIDE & PREJUDICE 

                        - Dario Marianelli >
THE NEW WORLD - James Horner >
MILLIONS - John Murphy >
REVENGE OF THE SITH - John Williams >

BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN - Gustavo Santaolalla >
BATMAN BEGINS - Hans Zimmer >

actual oscar nominees:

BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN  (won)

THE CONSTANT GARDENER

MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA

MUNICH

PRIDE & PREJUDICE

2005

*RUBBER JOHNNY

INTERPOL: EVIL

SIX SHOOTER

A NOTE OF TRIUMPH: GOLDEN AGE OF NORMAN CORWIN

THE OFFICIAL RARE EXPORTS INC. SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS:

                            INTERVIEWS WITH SOME VAMPIRES

THE LAST FARM [SÍÐASTI BÆRINN]

actual oscar nominees live-action short:

DEATH OF KEVIN CARTER

GOD SLEEPS IN RWANDA

THE MUSHROOM CLUB

A NOTE OF TRIUMPH  (won)

actual oscar nominees documentary short:

THE RUNAWAY

CASHBACK

THE LAST FARM

SIX SHOOTER  (won)

OUR TIME IS UP

2005

*9

LE COULOIR
STERIOGRAM: WALKIE TALKIE MAN

THE MOON & THE SON: AN IMAGINED CONVERSATION

BADGERED

GORILLAZ: FEEL GOOD INC.

THE MYSTERIOUS GEOGRAPHIC EXPLORATIONS OF JASPER MORELLO

actual oscar nominees:
BADGERED
THE MOON AND THE SON  (won)
THE MYSTERIOUS GEOGRAPHIC EXPLORATIONS OF JASPER MORELLO
9
ONE MAN BAND

categories below this point are

↓for you technical craft lovers↓

2005

*THE NEW WORLD 

         - Emmanuel Lubezki, ASC, AMC
GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK - Robert Elswit, ASC
BATMAN BEGINS - Wally Pfister, ASC
PRIDE AND PREJUDICE - Roman Osin, BSC
JARHEAD - Roger Deakins, BSC, ASC

actual oscar nominees:
BATMAN BEGINS
BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN
GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK
MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA  (won)
THE NEW WORLD










2005

*THE NEW WORLD - Richard Chew, 

Hank Corwin, Saar Klein, Mark Yoshikawa
2046 - William Chang Suk Ping
MUNICH - Michael Kahn
KING KONG - Jamie Selkirk

CINDERELLA MAN - Mike Hill, Dan Hanley

actual oscar nominees:
CINDERELLA MAN 
THE CONSTANT GARDENER
CRASH  (won)
MUNICH
WALK THE LINE

2005 - PRODUCTION DESIGN + SET DECOR

*PRIDE & PREJUDICE 

                         - Sarah Greenwood
KING KONG - Grant Major, Dan Hennah, Simon Bright
THE NEW WORLD - Jack Fisk, Jim Erickson
BATMAN BEGINS - S.Lamont; Nathan Crowley; Paki Smith, Wakefield

CHARLIE & THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY - Alex McDowell, Peter Young

MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA - John Myhre, Gretchen Rau

actual oscar nominees:
KING KONG
GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK  
MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA  (won)
PRIDE & PREJUDICE
HARRY POTTER: GOBLET OF FIRE








2005

* 2 0 4 6 - William Chang
THE NEW WORLD - Jacqueline West
PRIDE & PREJUDICE - Jacqueline Durran
MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA - Colleen Atwood
KINGDOM OF HEAVEN - Janty Yates

actual oscar nominees:
CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY
MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA  (won)
MRS. HENDERSON PRESENTS
PRIDE & PREJUDICE
WALK THE LINE











2005

*CINDERELLA MAN 

        - David Leroy & Lance Anderson
NARNIA: LION, WITCH, WARDROBE - K.N.B.
THE NEW WORLD - John R. Bayless
SIN CITY - Kurtzman, Nicotero, Berger
LAND OF THE DEAD - Kurtzman, Nicotero, Berger

actual oscar nominees:
CINDERELLA MAN
CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE LION, THE WITCH & THE WARDROBE  (won)
STAR WARS III: REVENGE OF THE SITH













2005

*WAR OF THE WORLDS
KING KONG
LAST DAYS
KUNG FU HUSTLE
PULSE [KAIRO]

STAR WARS III: REVENGE OF THE SITH

actual oscar nominees:
KING KONG  (won)
MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA
WAR OF THE WORLDS












2005

*KING KONG
WAR OF THE WORLDS
THE NEW WORLD
CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: LION, WITCH & WARDROBE
STAR WARS III: REVENGE OF THE SITH

actual oscar nominees:

CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE LION, THE WITCH & THE WARDROBE

KING KONG  (won)

MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA

WALK THE LINE

WAR OF THE WORLDS

2005

*WAR OF THE WORLDS
BATMAN BEGINS
KING KONG  

CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: LION, WITCH & WARDROBE

ZATHURA
THE CAVE

THE HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY

GAMERA THE BRAVE

actual oscar nominees:
KING KONG  (won)
CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE LION, THE WITCH & THE WARDROBE
WAR OF THE WORLDS

↓The following categories are inspired by The Muriel Awards

2005

*1) English sailed ships arrive at Virginia + main character's passing away **Wagner "Vorspiel" bookends that begin & close** 

           - THE NEW WORLD
2) Tree flickers luminescent as ghost Ox approaches 

------------------------------------- TROPICAL MALADY
3) Alien tripod rises through city street 

---------------------------------- WAR OF THE WORLDS
4) Blake (Cobain) has jam session all alone, loops instruments 

-------------------------------------------------------- LAST DAYS
5) 3 heroes emerge to protect tenants from the Axe gang 

---------------------------------------- KUNG FU HUSTLE
6) a spooky wandering silhouette in the arcade room 

-------------------------------------------------------- PULSE
7) Tom's mansion murder spree at climax 

--------------------------------- HISTORY OF VIOLENCE
8) Ennis visits deceased love's bedroom closet 

------------------------------------------- BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN
9) King Kong VS three Tyrannosaurus Rex - KING KONG
10) "Free Bird" closing shoot-out - THE DEVIL'S REJECTS
11) Race to stop detonation of the phone bomb - MUNICH
12) Treadwell’s playful camera work with the fox 

--------------------------------------------- GRIZZLY MAN
13) The dead army rises out of moonlit still water 

------------------------------------- LAND OF THE DEAD
14) The blind child is stranded within a mine field 

-------------------------------------- TURTLES CAN FLY
15) Bat-tumbler rooftop escape from Gotham P.D.  

---------------------------------------- BATMAN BEGINS

-tie- showdown with General Grievous 

---------------------------------------- REVENGE OF THE SITH

also this: 

2005

*GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK
THE NEW WORLD
THE SQUID AND THE WHALE
MUNICH
BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN

Other year-end ballots posted at The Wandering Image:   1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991,1992,
 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003,
 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014