'Crash' upsets 'Brokeback Mountain' at Oscars

Posted Sunday, March 5, 2006 at 10:53 PM Central

by Tim Briscoe

The ensemble film Crash pulled off the big upset Sunday night by winning the Best Picture Oscar over critical favorite Brokeback Mountain.

The film also earned an Academy Award for screenwriters Paul Haggis and Bobby Moresco. Crash's Haggis was also nominated for Best Director but lost out to Brokeback Mountain's Ang Lee.

The acting honors went off as anticipated with Reese Witherspoon winning for Walk the Line and Philip Seymour Hoffman taking home the prize for Capote. Rachel Weisz (The Constant Gardener) and George Clooney (Syriana) captured the Supporting Actress/Actor honors.

The full list of winners at the 78th Annual Academy Awards:

Best Picture Crash

Actor In A Leading Role Philip Seymour Hoffman, Capote

Actress In A Leading Role Reese Witherspoon, Walk the Line

Actor In A Supporting Role George Clooney, Syriana

Actress In A Supporting Role Rachel Weisz, The Constant Gardener

Directing Ang Lee, Brokeback Mountain

Original Screenplay Paul Haggis and Bobby Moresco, Crash

Adapted Screenplay Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana, Brokeback Mountain

Animated Feature Film Wallace & Gromit in the Curse of the Were-Rabbit

Art Direction Memoirs of a Geisha

Cinematography Memoirs of a Geisha

Costume Design Memoirs of a Geisha

Documentary Feature March of the Penguins

Documentary Short Subject A Note of Triumph: The Golden Age of Norman Corwin

Film Editing Crash

Foreign Language Film South Africa, Tsotsi

Makeup The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe

Music (Original Score) Gustavo Santaolalla, Brokeback Mountain

Music (Original Song) 'It’s Hard Out Here for a Pimp', Hustle & Flow

Short Film (Animated) The Moon and the Son: An Imagined Conversation

Short Film (Live Action) Six Shooter

Sound Editing King Kong

Sound Mixing King Kong

Visual Effects King Kong