Cineliteracy: What You Want and Need to Know about 2005 as Movie Year
My Oscar Book:
Top-Grossing films of 2005
Rank Title Distributor Worldwide gross
1 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Warner Bros. $895,921,036
2 Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith 20th Century Fox $849,997,605
3 The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Buena Vista $745,013,115
4 War of the Worlds Paramount / DreamWorks $603,873,119
5 King Kong Universal $556,906,378
6 Madagascar DreamWorks $542,063,846
7 Mr. & Mrs. Smith 20th Century Fox $487,287,646
8 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Warner Bros. $474,968,763
9 Batman Begins $373,443,774
10 Hitch Sony Pictures / Columbia $371,594,210
Events
Month Day Event
January 6 The Directors Guild of America nominates directors Scorsese (The Aviator), Marc Forster (Finding Neverland), Taylor Hackford (Ray), Clint Eastwood (Million Dollar Baby) and Alexander Payne (Sideways) for its Directors Guild Awards.
Jan 8
The National Society of Film Critics awards go to Million Dollar Baby (film), Zhang Yimou (director, for: House of Flying Daggers), Imelda Staunton and Hilary Swank (tied for best actress), Jamie Foxx (actor), Thomas Haden Church (supporting actor) and Virginia Madsen (supporting actress).
Jan 9
The People’s Choice Awards go to Fahrenheit 9/11 (favorite motion picture), The Passion of the Christ for favorite drama, and Shrek 2 (favorite comedy, animated film, sequel, animated character: Eddie Murphy as “donkey”, and movie villain: Jennifer Saunders as “Fairy Godmother”).
Jan 22
Producers Guild of picks The Aviator as its choice for best picture of 2004.
Jan 24
Golden Raspberry Awards picks for worst film achievement in 2004 had Catwoman leading with seven nominations, Alexander, Fahrenheit 9/11 and White Chicks each with five and four nominations for Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2.
Jan 25
The Oscar picks for best film in 2004 had The Aviator leading nominations with 11, followed by Million Dollar Baby and Finding Neverland with seven, Ray with six, and Sideways with five.
February
Feb 2 Pierce Brosnan officially resigns from James Bond. Brosnan last appeared as Bond in Die Another Day (2002).
Feb 26: Golden Raspberry Awards
Catwoman and Fahrenheit 9/11 dominate the Golden Raspberry Awards, walking away with 4 awards each, even though the latter wasn’t nominated for worst picture. Four special awards commemorated the Razzies’ 25th anniversary.
Schwarzenegger, biggest loser of the previous 25 years, Battlefield Earth, Gigli, and From Justin to Kelly collected the worst film awards.
Oscars: Feb 27 77th Academy Awards:
Million Dollar Baby wins the awards for Best Picture and Best Director.
May 19 Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith reaches record high at box offices on opening day with US$50 million on 9,400 screens at 3,661 theaters worldwide, edging out Spider-Man 2’s top opening day record of $40.4 million and Shrek 2’s top single day record of $44.8 million.
May 22
alme d’Or (Golden Palm) in the 58th Edition of the Cannes Film Fest is awarded to L’enfant, directed by Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne. The Grand Prix is awarded to Broken Flowers by Jim Jarmusch, and best director is Michael Haneke for Caché.
June 4
The 2005 MTV Movie Awards winners were announced.
June 15
After an 8-year absence from cinema, the Batman films are rebooted with Batman Begins, directed by Christopher Nolan and starring Christian Bale as Batman.
June 21
American Film Institute (FI) holds its 100 Years…100 Movie Quotes. The greatest film quote is “Frankly, my dear, I don’t give a damn” from GWTW.
August 11 Roger Ebert publishes the list of his most hated films, which includes Constantine, Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo and A Lot like Love.
October 14
Daniel Craig is the new James Bond in the forthcoming Casino Royale.
December 10
Los Angeles Film Critics Association (LAFCA) honors Brokeback Mountain as best picture and best director for Ang Lee. Capote won best actor for Philip Seymour Hoffman. Best actress went to Vera Farmiga for Down to the Bone.
Dec 11
Boston Society of Film Critics honors Brokeback Mountain as best picture and best director for Ang Lee. Capote won best actor for Philip Seymour Hoffman. Best actress went to Reese Witherspoon for Walk the Line.
American Film Institute: ten most outstanding motion pictures of 2005: Brokeback Mountain, Capote, Crash, The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Good Night, and Good Luck, History of Violence, King Kong, Munich, The Squid and the Whale and Syriana.
Dec 12
New York Film Critics Circle: Brokeback Mountain won best picture, best director for Ang Lee and best actor for Heath Ledger. Best actress is Reese Witherspoon for Walk the Line.
January 16, 2006 Producers, Directors, Screen Actors, and Writers Guilds
Oscars: February 19, 2006 78th Academy Awards
Best Film: Crash
Best Director: Ang Lee, Brokeback Mountain
Best Actor: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Capote
Best Actress: Reese Witherspoon, Walk the Line
Best Supporting Actor: George Clooney, Syriana
Best Supporting Actress: Rachel Weisz, The Constant Gardener
Best Screenplay, Adapted, Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana, Brokeback Mountain
Best Screenplay, Original Paul Haggis and Robert Moresco
Crash
Best Animated Film Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit N/A N/A Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit N/A Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
Best Original Score: Brokeback Mountain, Gustavo Santaolalla
Best Original Song “Hustle & Flow (It Ain’t Over)”
Hustle & Flow “A Love That Will Never Grow Old”
Brokeback Mountain N/A N/A “It’s Hard out Here for a Pimp”
Hustle & Flow
Best Foreign Language Film: Paradise Now
Deaths
Month Date Name Age Country Profession Notable films
January
Jan 15
Dan Lee 35 Canada Animator, Finding Nemo, A Bug’s Life
15 Ruth Warrick 88 US Actress, Citizen Kane,
Jan 17
Virginia Mayo 84 US Actress, White Heat, Best Years of Our Lives
4
Ossie Davis, 87 US Actor, Director, Do the Right Thing, I’m Not Rappaport
17 Dan O’Herlihy 85 Ireland Actor, RoboCop Fail Safe
Feb 20
Sandra Dee, 62 US Actress, GidgetImitation of Life
Feb 22
Simone Simon 94, France Actress, Cat People
March 6
Teresa Wright 86 US Actress, The Pride of the Yankees, Mrs. Miniver
March 7
John Box 85 UK Production Designer, Art Director, Lawrence of Arabia, Doctor Zhivago
March 7
Debra Hill 54 US Screenwriter, Producer, Halloween, The Fog
April 16
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Apr 19
Ruth Hussey 90 US Actress, The Philadelphia Story, The Great Gatsby
23 John Mills 97 UK Actor, Ryan’s Daughter. Great Expectations
26
Maria Schell 79 Austria Actress, Cimarron
26 Robert Schiffer 88 US Makeup Artist, The Wizard of OzSplash
May 4 Edward McAvoy 55 US Production Designer
Office SpaceWild Things
5 Elisabeth Fraser 85 US Actress
A Patch of BlueAll My Sons
5 June MacCloy 95 US Actress
June MoonGo West
16 Joe Grant 96 US Animator, Screenwriter
MulanDumbo
16 June Lang 88 US Actress
Bonnie ScotlandInternational Settlement
17 Frank Gorshin 72 US Actor
Batman12 Monkeys
19 Henry Corden 85 Canada Actor
Modern ProblemsHook, Line & Sinker
20 J. D. Cannon 83 US Actor
Cool Hand LukeDeath Wish II
21 Stephen Elliott 86 US Actor
Beverly Hills CopArthur
21 Howard Morris 85 US Actor, Director
High AnxietyBoys’ Night Out
22 Thurl Ravenscroft 91 US Singer, Voice Actor
The AristocatsThe Brave Little Toaster
25 Graham Kennedy 71 Australia Actor
The Odd Angry ShotThe Club
May 25
Ismail Merchant 68 India Producer, A Room with a View, Howards End
June 6
Anne Bancroft 73 US Actress, The Graduate. The Miracle Worker
11 Lon McCallister 82 US Actor
That Other WomanThe Story of Seabiscuit
July 2
Ernest Lehman 89 US Screenwriter, North by Northwest, Sound of Music
3 Alberto Lattuada 90 Italy Director
Stay as You AreThe Mandrake
4 June Haver 79 US Actress, Singer
The Dolly Sisters, The Daughter of Rosie O’Grady
7 Jocelyn Rickards 80 Australia Costume Designer, Blowup, From Russia with Love
17 Geraldine Fitzgerald 91 Ireland Actress
Wuthering HeightsArthur
17 Gavin Lambert 80 UK Screenwriter, Inside Daisy Clover, I Never Promised You a Rose Garden
19 Edward Bunker 71 US Actor, Reservoir Dogs, Tango & Cash
8
Barbara Bel Geddes 82 US Actress, Vertigo, Panic in the Streets
15 Sidney Luft 89 US Producer, A Star is Bornm, Kilroy Was Here
16 Constance Moore 84 US Actress
Atlantic City, Buck Rogers
20 Gordon Carroll 77 US Producer
AlienRed Heat
22 Joseph Wolf 78 US Producer
A Nightmare on Elm StreetHalloween II
23 John Brabourne 80 UK Producer
Romeo and JulietA Passage to India
23 Roger Brierley 70 UK Actor
About a BoyA Fish Called Wanda
25 Don Adams 82 US Actor
The Nude BombBack to the Beach
25 Jerry Juhl 67 US Screenwriter
The Muppet MovieThe Muppet Christmas Carol
October 2 Hamilton Camp 70 UK Actor
Heaven Can WaitJoe Dirt
2 Nipsey Russell 87 US Actor
The WizCar 54, Where Are You?
3 Ronnie Barker 76 UK Actor, Screenwriter
Robin and MarianThe Gathering Storm
3 Louis A. Garfinkle 77 US Screenwriter
The Deer HunterI Bury the Living
7 Charles Rocket 56 US Actor
Dumb and DumberDances with Wolves
9 Louis Nye 92 US Actor
The Facts of LifeGood Neighbor Sam
11 Sergio Citti 72 Italy Director, Screenwriter
Beach HouseWe Free Kings
15 Mildred Shay 94 US Actress
CandleshoeDeath Wish 3
16 Ursula Howells 83 UK Actress
Dr. Terror’s House of HorrorsTorture Garden
16 John Larch 91 US Actor
Dirty HarryPlay Misty for Me
18 John Hollis 77 UK Actor
The Empire Strikes BackSuperman
19 Wolf Rilla 85 Germany Director, Screenwriter
Village of the DamnedThe Scamp
22 Tony Adams 52 Ireland Producer
10Victor/Victoria
23 William Hootkins 57 US Actor
Star WarsBatman
28 Barbara Keogh 76 UK Actress
The Abominable Dr. PhibesPaperhouse
29 Lloyd Bochner 81 Canada Actor
Point BlankThe Detective
November 2 Jean Carson 82 US Actress
I Married a Monster from Outer SpaceThe Party
3 Geoffrey Keen 89 UK Actor
Doctor ZhivagoThe Spy Who Loved Me
4 Sheree North 85 US Actress
How to Be Very, Very PopularCharley Varrick
6 Stevan Larner 75 US Cinematographer
BadlandsCaddyshack
11 Moustapha Akkad 75 Syria Producer, Director
The MessageHalloween
11 Keith Andes 89 US Actor
A Life at StakeTora! Tora! Tora!
11 Pamela Duncan 80 US Actress
My Gun Is QuickAttack of the Crab Monsters
15 Agenore Incrocci 86 Italy Screenwriter
The Good, the Bad and the UglyCasanova 70
18 Harold J. Stone 94 US Actor
The Harder They Fall, The Wrong Man
20 Nora Denney 78 US Actress
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate FactorySplash
23
Constance Cummings 95 US Actress. Blithe Spirit, Glamour
24
Pat Morita 73 US Actor, The Karate Kid
27 Jocelyn Brando 86 US Actress
China VentureTen Wanted Men
27 Marc Lawrence 95 US Actor
The Asphalt JungleKey Largo
29 Joseph Fürst 89 Austria Actor
Diamonds Are ForeverExodus
December
Dec 7
Adrian Biddle 53 UK Cinematographer Aliens, Thelma & Louise
Dec 10
Richard Pryor 65 US Actor, Comedian, The Mack, Silver Streak
20 Argentina Brunetti 98 Argentina Actress, It’s a Wonderful Life, Money Trap
28 Patrick Cranshaw 86 US Actor, Bonnie and Clyde, Old School
Film Debuts
François Civil – Le Cactus
Jan Cornet – The Night of the Brother
Alexandra Daddario – The Squid and the Whale
Déborah François – The Child
Domhnall Gleeson – Boy Eats Girl
Tiffany Haddish – The Urban Demographic
Ryan Hansen – Death by Engagement
Jack Huston – Neighborhood Watch
Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson – Get Rich or Die Tryin’
Gillian Jacobs – Building Girl
Olga Kurylenko – The Ring Finger
Rooney Mara – Urban Legends: Bloody Mary
Chloë Grace Moretz – The Amityville Horror
Carey Mulligan – Pride & Prejudice
Lee Pace – The White Countess
Teresa Palmer – Wolf Creek
Randall Park – Will Unplugged
Robert Pattinson – Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Tyler Perry – Diary of a Mad Black Woman
Jackson Rathbone – River’s End
AnnaSophia Robb – Because of Winn-Dixie
Elisabeth Röhm – Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous
Amy Seimetz – Black Dragon Canyon
Brittany Snow – The Pacifier
Paul Sparks – Headspace
Corey Stoll – North Country
Channing Tatum – Coach Carter
Mary Elizabeth Winstead – The Ring Two
