2005 in film


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The year 2005 in film involved some significant events. Releases of sequels took place with movies like The Devil's Rejects, Cheaper by the Dozen 2, The Ring Two, Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, XXX: State of the Union, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire and Batman Begins.

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Events

Month Day Event
January 6 The Directors Guild of America nominates directors Martin Scorsese (The Aviator), Marc Forster (Finding Neverland), Taylor Hackford (Ray), Clint Eastwood (Million Dollar Baby) and Alexander Payne (Sideways) for its Directors Guild Awards.
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).
9 The People's Choice Awards go to Fahrenheit 9/11 (favorite motion picture), 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").
16 Golden Globes awards film winners included three for The Aviator (Picture-Drama, Actor and Score), two for Sideways (Picture-comedy and Screenplay), two for Million Dollar Baby (Director and Actress), and two for Closer (Supporting Actor and Supporting actress for Clive Owen and Natalie Portman).
22 The Producers Guild of America picks The Aviator as its choice for best picture of 2004.
24 The 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.
25 The Academy Awards picks for best film achievement 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 2 Pierce Brosnan officially announces that he will be resigning from the role of James Bond.
12 BAFTA Awards: Major winners include Imelda Staunton, Best Actress, Jamie Foxx, Best Actor and The Aviator, Best Film.
26 Catwoman and Fahrenheit 9/11 dominate the Golden Raspberry Awards, walking away with 4 awards each. Four special awards were also handed out to commemorate the Razzies' 25th anniversary. Arnold Schwarzenegger was named the biggest loser of the previous 25 years, Battlefield Earth, Gigli, and From Justin to Kelly collected the worst film awards.
27 77th Academy Awards: Million Dollar Baby wins the awards for Best Picture and Best Director.
May 20 Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith reaches a record high at the box offices on opening day with $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.
22 The Golden Palm in the 58th Edition of the Cannes Film Festival is awarded to L'enfant, directed by Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne. The Grand Prix is awarded to Broken Flowers by Jim Jarmusch, while the prize for best director is awarded to Michael Haneke for Caché.
June 21 The American Film Institute holds its 100 Years...100 Movie Quotes. The greatest movie quote is "Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn" from Gone with the Wind.
August 11 Roger Ebert publishes the list of his most hated films, distilled down from reviews he has written which date back to the 1960s. The list includes 2005 releases such as Constantine, Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo, and A Lot Like Love.
October 14 It is announced that Daniel Craig will be the new James Bond in the forthcoming Casino Royale.
December 10 The Los Angeles Film Critics Association gives its awards for the most outstanding motion pictures of 2005. Brokeback Mountain won 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. [1]
11 The Boston Society of Film Critics gives its awards for the most outstanding motion pictures of 2005. Brokeback Mountain won 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. [2]
The American Film Institute gives its picks for the ten most outstanding motion pictures of 2005, which are Brokeback Mountain, Capote, Crash, The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Good Night, and Good Luck., A History of Violence, King Kong, Munich, The Squid and the Whale, and Syriana.[3]
12 The New York Film Critics Circle gives its awards for the most outstanding motion pictures of 2005. Brokeback Mountain won best picture, best director for Ang Lee and best actor for Heath Ledger. Best actress went to Reese Witherspoon for Walk the Line. [4]
13 The Hollywood Foreign Press Association nominations for the Golden Globe Awards included Brokeback Mountain, The Constant Gardener, Good Night, and Good Luck, A History of Violence, and Match Point for best drama film. [5]

Top grossing films

Please note that following the tradition of the English language film industry, these are the top grossing films that were first released in the United States and Canada in 2005; because they may have made most of their income in a later year, they may not be the top-grossing films for calendar year. The top ten of 2005 as of December 25, 2007 (International, U.S. and Canada), April 16, 2006 (UK) and May 11, 2006 (Australia) are as follows:

2005 Rank Title Studio Worldwide Gross U.S/Canada Gross U.K. Gross Australia Gross
1. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Warner Bros. $896,016,159 $290,013,036 £48,769,888 $35,369,390
2. Star Wars Episode III:
Revenge of the Sith		 20th Century Fox $849,997,605 $380,270,577 £39,188,065 $35,453,636
3. The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Disney $744,783,957 $291,709,845 £43,239,634 $34,801,112
4. War of the Worlds DreamWorks/Paramount $591,745,528 $234,280,354 £30,367,791 $21,559,982
5. King Kong Universal $550,316,795 $218,080,025 £29,669,572 $21,402,761
6. Madagascar DreamWorks $532,680,674 $193,595,521 £22,326,031 $25,426,110
7. Mr. & Mrs. Smith 20th Century Fox $478,207,520 $186,336,279 £13,473,963 $20,403,665
8. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Warner Bros. $474,968,763 $206,459,076 £37,354,584 $24,497,897
9. Batman Begins Warner Bros. $371,853,783 $205,343,774 £16,179,376 $15,770,796
10. Hitch Columbia $368,100,420 $179,495,555 £16,170,807 $14,197,428


So far worldwide, eight films released in 2005 grossed more than $400 million, reaching international blockbuster motion picture status.

By the end of June, despite the releases of several long-anticipated big-budget films, the US box-office was entering the 20th week of a slump in which film attendance was lower than the comparable week in 2004. This was blamed by most analysts on the rise of ticket prices, gasoline prices and internet piracy.

For a complete list of 2005's top-grossing films, follow these links:

Awards

Academy Awards

Best Picture: 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 Foreign Language Film: Tsotsi, directed by Gavin Hood, UK. / South Africa
Best Animated Feature: Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit, United Kingdom

Golden Globe Awards:

Drama:
Best Picture: Brokeback Mountain
Best Actor: Philip Seymour Hoffman - Capote
Best Actress: Felicity Huffman - Transamerica
Musical or comedy:
Best Picture: Walk the Line
Best Actor: Joaquin Phoenix - Walk the Line
Best Actress: Reese Witherspoon - Walk the Line
Other
Best Director: Ang Lee - Brokeback Mountain
Best Foreign Language Film: Paradise Now, Palestine / France / Germany / Netherlands / Israel

BAFTA Awards

Best Picture: Brokeback Mountain
Best Actor: Philip Seymour Hoffman - Capote
Best Actress: Reese Witherspoon - Walk the Line

Palme d'Or (Cannes Film Festival):

L'Enfant (The Child), directed by Luc and Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Belgium

Golden Lion (Venice Film Festival):

Brokeback Mountain, directed by Ang Lee, United States

Golden Bear (Berlin Film Festival):

U-Carmen e-Khayelitsha, directed by Mark Dornford-May, South Africa

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Deaths

Date Name Age Cinematic Notability
January 9 Gonazalo Gavira 79 Oscar-winning sound effects technician
10 Erwin Hillier 93 Cinematographer
11 Thelma White 94 Actress
12 Amrish Puri 72 Actor
Sal Pacino 82 Actor
14 Ofelia Guilmain 83 Actress
15 Ruth Warrick 89 Actress
Dan Lee 35 Animator
17 Virginia Mayo 84 Actress
18 Lamont Bentley 31 Actor
21 Parveen Babi 49 Actress
22 Patsy Rowlands 71 Actress
23 Mutsuko Sakura 83 Actress
26 Rudi Falkenhagen 71 Actor
29 Karen Lancaume 32 Actress
Ephraim Kishon 80 Screenwriter, director
February 1 John Vernon 72 Actor
4 Ossie Davis 87 Actor
10 Arthur Miller 89 Screenwriter
Humbert Balsan 50 Producer
11 Stan Richards 74 Actor
Raymond Hermantier 81 Actor
12 Brian Kelly 73 Actor, Producer
14 Otto Plaschkes 75 Producer
Martin Perels 44 Actor
16 Gerry Wolff 84 Actor
William Gibson 82 Producer
Nicole DeHuff 30 Actress
17 Dan O'Herlihy 85 Actor
Peter Foy 79 Special effects Producer
19 Kihachi Okamoto 82 Director
20 Sandra Dee 62 Actress
22 Simone Simon 94 Actress
Lee Eun Ju 24 Actress
March 4 Guylaine St. Onge 39 Actress
5 Morris Engel 86 Director
6 Teresa Wright 86 Actress
7 Debra Hill 54 Screenwriter, Producer
John Box 85 Production designer, four-time Oscar winner
22 Gemini Ganesan 84 Actor
23 David Kossoff 85 Actor
April 16 Kay Walsh 90 Actress
19 George Pan Cosmatos 64 Director
Ruth Hussey 93 Actress
23 John Mills 97 Actor
26 Maria Schell 79 Actress
Mason Adams 86 Actor
May 5 Elisabeth Fraser 85 Actress
June MacCloy 95 Actress
16 June Lang 88 Actress
17 Frank Gorshin 72 Actor
21 Subodh Mukherjee 84 Filmmaker
22 Thurl Ravenscroft 91 Actor
25 Ismail Merchant 68 Producer
Sunil Dutt 75 Actor
26 Eddie Albert 99 Actor
June 6 Anne Bancroft 73 Actress
8 Ed Bishop 72 Actor
24 Paul Winchell 82 Actor
25 John Fiedler 80 Actor
July 2 Ernest Lehman 89 Screenwriter
4 June Haver 79 Actress
11 Frances Langford 92 Actress
17 Geraldine Fitzgerald 91 Actress
Gavin Lambert 80 Screenwriter
19 Edward Bunker 71 Actor
20 James Doohan 85 Actor
August 8 Barbara Bel Geddes 82 Actress
9 Dorris Bowdon 90 Actress
Matthew McGrory 32 Actor
11 James Booth 77 Actor
16 Joe Ranft 45 Actor
23 Brock Peters 78 Actor
25 Terence Morgan 83 Actor
28 Jacques Dufilho 91 Actor
31 Michael Sheard 65 Actor
September 2 Bob Denver 70 Actor
3 Ekkehard Schall 75 Actor
14 Robert Wise 91 Director
16 Constance Moore 85 Actress
18 Joel Hirschhorn 67 Songwriter
Richard Cunha 84 Director
23 Lord Brabourne 80 Producer
25 Don Adams 82 Actor
27 Jerry Juhl 67 Screenwriter
October 11 Jan Holden 74 Actress
15 Mildred Shay 94 Actress
23 William Hootkins 57 Actor
29 Lloyd Bochner 81 Actor
November 3 Geoffrey Keen 89 Actor
4 Sheree North 72 Actress
11 Moustapha Akkad 75 Producer
23 Constance Cummings 95 Actress
24 Pat Morita 73 Actor
28 Marc Lawrence 95 Actor
29 Wendie Jo Sperber 47 Actress
30 Jean Parker 90 Actress
December 1 Mary Hayley Bell 94 Actress
4 Gregg Hoffman 42 Producer
7 Adrian Biddle 53 Cinematographer
Annette Vadim 72 Actress
10 Richard Pryor 65 Actor
16 John Spencer 58 Actor
26 Vincent Schiavelli 57 Actor

Wide-release movies

In the film industry, a wide-release movie is a film that studios believe will appeal to a broad spectrum of the public and that shows in at least 600