BEST ART DIRECTION

"Good Night, and Good Luck," "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire," "King Kong," "Memoirs of a Geisha," "Pride & Prejudice."

MARK'S PICK: KING KONG

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

"Batman Begins," "Brokeback Mountain," "Good Night, and Good Luck," "Memoirs of a Geisha," "The New World."

MARK'S PICK: BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN

BEST SOUND EDITING

"King Kong," "Memoirs of a Geisha," "War of the Worlds."

MARK'S PICK: KING KONG

BEST SOUND MIXING

"The Chronicles of Narnia," "King Kong," "Memoirs of a Geisha," "Walk the Line," "War of the Worlds."

MARK'S PICK: WALK THE LINE

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE

"Brokeback Mountain," Gustavo Santaolalla; "The Constant Gardener," Alberto Iglesias; "Memoirs of a Geisha," John Williams; "Munich," John Williams; "Pride & Prejudice," Dario Marianelli.

MARK'S PICK: MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA

BEST ORIGINAL SONG

"In the Deep" from "Crash," Kathleen 'Bird' York and Michael Becker; "It's Hard Out Here for a Pimp" from "Hustle & Flow," Jordan Houston, Cedric Coleman, and Paul Beauregard; "Travelin' Thru" from "Transamerica," Dolly Parton.

MARK'S PICK: IN THE DEEP

BEST COSTUME

"Charlie and the Chocolate Factory," "Memoirs of a Geisha," "Mrs. Henderson Presents," "Pride & Prejudice," "Walk the Line."

MARK'S PICK: MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

"Darwin's Nightmare," "Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room," "March of the Penguins," "Murderball," "Street Fight."

MARK'S PICK: MARCH OF THE PENGUINS

BEST DOCUMENTARY - SHORT SUBJECT

"The Death of Kevin Carter," "God Sleeps in Rwanda," "The Mushroom Club," "A Note of Triumph: The Golden Age of Norman Corwin."

MARK'S PICK: THE DEATH OF KEVIN CARTER

BEST FILM EDITING

"Cinderella Man," "The Constant Gardener," "Crash," "Munich," "Walk the Line."

MARK'S PICK: CRASH

BEST MAKEUP

"The Chronicles of Narnia," "Cinderella Man," "Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith."

MARK'S PICK: STAR WARS

BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM

"Badgered," "The Moon and the Son," "The Mysterious Geographic Explorations of Jasper Morello," "9," "One Man Band."

MARK'S PICK: 9

BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM

"Ausreisser," "Cashback," "The Last Farm," "Our Time Is Up," "Six Shooter."

MARK'S PICK: OUR TIME IS UP

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

"The Chronicles of Narnia," "King Kong," "War of the Worlds."

MARK'S PICK: KING KONG

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