77th Academy Awards: Oscar winners

Well, the awards ceremony was held last night (South African time).  As many people predicted, "Million Dollar Baby" and "The Aviator" did well, scooping up numerous awards.  For a full list of the winners (thanks to Internet Movie Database), read on …

Update:
If you want to see the nominees and the winners in context, CNN has a nicely laid out summary.

Pictures of red carpet arrivals are here.

Best Motion Picture of the Year

Winner: Million Dollar Baby (2004) – Clint Eastwood, Albert S. Ruddy, Tom Rosenberg

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role

Winner: Jamie Foxx for Ray (2004/I)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role

Winner: Hilary Swank for Million Dollar Baby (2004)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role

Winner: Morgan Freeman for Million Dollar Baby (2004)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role

Winner: Cate Blanchett for The Aviator (2004)

Best Achievement in Directing

Winner: Clint Eastwood for Million Dollar Baby (2004)

Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen

Winner: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) – Charlie Kaufman, Michel Gondry, Pierre Bismuth

Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published

Winner: Sideways (2004) – Alexander Payne, Jim Taylor

Best Achievement in Cinematography

Winner: The Aviator (2004) – Robert Richardson

Best Achievement in Editing

Winner: The Aviator (2004) – Thelma Schoonmaker

Best Achievement in Art Direction

Winner: The Aviator (2004) – Dante Ferretti, Francesca LoSchiavo

Best Achievement in Costume Design

Winner: The Aviator (2004) – Sandy Powell

Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Score

Winner: Finding Neverland (2004) – Jan A.P. Kaczmarek

Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Song

Winner: Diarios de motocicleta (2004) – Jorge Drexler("Al Otro Lado Del Río")

Best Achievement in Makeup

Winner: Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004) – Valli O’Reilly, Bill Corso

Best Achievement in Sound

Winner: Ray (2004/I) – Greg Orloff, Bob Beemer, Steve Cantamessa, Scott Millan

Best Achievement in Sound Editing

Winner: The Incredibles (2004) – Michael Silvers, Randy Thom

Best Achievement in Visual Effects

Winner: Spider-Man 2 (2004) – John Dykstra, Scott Stokdyk, Anthony LaMolinara, John Frazier

Best Animated Feature Film of the Year

Winner: The Incredibles (2004) – Brad Bird

Best Foreign Language Film of the Year

Winner: Mar adentro (2004/I) – Alejandro Amenábar(Spain)

Best Documentary, Features

Winner: Born Into Brothels: Calcutta’s Red Light Kids (2004) – Zana Briski, Ross Kauffman

Best Documentary, Short Subjects

Winner: Mighty Times: The Children’s March (2004) – Robert Hudson, Robert Houston

Best Short Film, Animated

Winner: Ryan (2004) – Chris Landreth

Best Short Film, Live Action

Winner: Wasp (2003) – Andrea Arnold