This is a list of nominations by category for the 77th Academy Awards. Winners are in bold.

Best motion picture of the year

• The Aviator Michael Mann and Graham King, Producers
• Finding Neverland Richard N. Gladstein, Nellie Bellflower, Producers
• Million Dollar Baby Clint Eastwood, Albert S. Ruddy and Tom Rosenberg, Producers
• Ray Taylor Hackford, Stuart Benjamin and Howard Baldwin, Producers
• Sideways Michael London, Producer

Achievement in directing

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

Performance by an actor in a leading role

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

Performance by an actor in a supporting role

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

Performance by an actress in a leading role

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

Performance by an actress in a supporting role

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

Best animated feature film of the year

• The Incredibles, Brad Bird
• Shark Tale, Bill Damaschke
• Shrek 2, Andrew Adamson

Achievement in art direction

• The Aviator Art Direction: Dante Ferretti; Set Decoration: Francesca Lo Schiavo
• Finding Neverland Art Direction: Gemma Jackson; Set Decoration: Trisha Edwards
• Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events Art Direction: Rick Heinrichs; Set Decoration: Cheryl A. Carasik
• The Phantom of the Opera Art Direction: Anthony Pratt; Set Decoration: Celia Bobak
• A Very Long Engagement Aline Bonetto

Achievement in cinematography

• The Aviator Robert Richardson
• House of Flying Daggers Zhao Xiaodinge
• The Passion of the Christ Caleb Deschanel
• The Phantom of the Opera John Mathieson
• A Very Long Engagement Bruno Delbonnel

Achievement in costume design

• The Aviator Sandy Powell
• Finding Neverland Alexandra Byrne
• Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events Colleen Atwood
• Ray Sharen Davis
• Troy Bob Ringwood

Best documentary feature

• Born into Brothels Ross Kauffman and Zana Briski
• The Story of the Weeping Camel Luigi Falorni and Byambasuren Davaa
• Super Size Me Morgan Spurlock
• Lauren Lazin and Karolyn Ali
• Twist of Faith Kirby Dick and Eddie Schmidt

Best documentary short subject

• Autism Is a World Gerardine Wurzburg
• The Children of Leningradsky Hanna Polak and Andrzej Celinski
• Hardwood Hubert Davis and Erin Faith Young
• Robert Hudson and Bobby Houston
• Sister Rose's Passion Oren Jacoby and Steve Kalafer

Achievement in film editing

• The Aviator Thelma Schoonmaker
• Collateral Jim Miller and Paul Rubell
• Finding Neverland Matt Chesse
• Million Dollar Baby Joel Cox
• Ray Paul Hirsch

Best foreign language film of the year

• As In Heaven (Sweden)
• The Chorus (France)
• Downfall (Germany)
• The Sea Inside (Spain)
• Yesterday (South Africa)

Achievement in makeup

• Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events Valli O'Reilly and Bill Corso
• The Passion of the Christ Keith Vanderlaan and Christien Tinsley
• The Sea Inside Jo Allen and Manuel García

Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score)

• Finding Neverland Jan A.P. Kaczmarek
• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban John Williams
• Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events Thomas Newman
• The Passion of the Christ John Debney
• The Village James Newton Howard

Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original song)

• "Accidentally in Love " from Shrek 2 Music by Adam Duritz, Charles Gillingham, Jim Bogios, David Immergluck, Matthew Mallery and David Bryson and Lyric by Adam Duritz and Daniel Vickrey
• "Al Otro Lado Del Río " from The Motorcycle Diaries Music and Lyric by Jorge Drexler
• "Believe " from The Polar Express Music and Lyric by Glen Ballard and Alan Silvestri
• "Learn to Be Lonely " from The Phantom of the Opera Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber; Lyric by Charles Hart
• "Look To Your Path (Vois Sur Ton Chemin) " from The Chorus Music by Bruno Coulais; Lyric by Christophe Barratier

Best live action short film

• Everything in This Country Must
• Little Terrorist
• Two Cars, One Night
• Wasp

Best animated short film

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

Achievement in sound editing

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

Achievement in sound mixing

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

Achievement in visual effects

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

Original screenplay

• The Aviator
• Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
• Hotel Rwanda
• The Incredibles
• Vera Drake

Adapted screenplay

• Before Sunset
• Finding Neverland
• Million Dollar Baby
• The Motorcycle Diaries
• Sideways