Pandava Dynasty (c.1200-1100BC)

• Yudhishtra Pandava son of king Pandu succeeded Dhritarashtra after the Kurukshetra war
• Parikshita, featured in the Mahabharata as the grandson of Arjuna Pandava (a central character)
• Janamejaya (until c. 1000 BC), son of Parikshita Pandava
• Korayvya (c. 600-550 BC)
• Dhananjaya (c. 550-500 BC), said to be a descendant of Yudhishtra Pandava (a central character in the Mahabharata)
• Ratthapala (c. 500-450 BC), embraced Buddhism, the Kuru kingdom soon became a republic
• Ambhi (Omphis/Taxiles in Greek) (until c. 320 BC), descendant of the Pandava dynasty, ruled Taxila (Takshashila) in Pakistan, surrendered Taxila to Alexander
• Por (King Porus in Greek Chronicles) (until c. 320 BC), descendant of the Pandava dynasty, ruled Jhelum (Hydaspes) and Chenab in Pakistan, fought Alexander in the Battle of the Hydaspes River
• Malayaketu (c. 320-316 BC), son of Rai Por (Porus), killed in the Battle of Gabiene

Mythical Bharata Dynasty (c. 1700-1400 BC)

• Manu Vaivasvata (from c. 1600 BC)
• Sudyumna
• Yayati, great-grandson of Sudyumna
• Dushyanta, father of Bharata
• Bharata, son of Dushyanta, India's native name Bharatavarsha (Bharat) is named after him
• Bhimanyu, son of Bharata
• Sudas
• Rsabha
• Srestha
• Vidura
• Bharata Muni
• Artha-Vinirnayah (until c. 1400 BC)

Mughal Era

The Greater Mughal Emperors
Emperor	Reign start	Reign end
Babur	1526	1530
Humayun	1530	1556
Akbar	1556	1605
Jahangir	1605	1627
Shah Jahan	1627	1658
Aurangzeb	1658	1707

Sharqi Dynasty

Rulers of the Sharqi dynasty:

Khwajah-i-Jahan 1394 – 1399 CE
Mubarak Shah 1399 – 1402 CE
Shams-ud-Din Ibrahim Shah 1402 – 1436 CE
Saif-ud-Din Mahmud Shah 1436 - 1457 CE
Muhammad Shah 1457 – 1458 CE
Hussain Shah 1458 – 1479 CE.

Slave Dynasty (1206-1290)

List of sultans:

• Qutb-ud-din Aybak (1206–1210).
• Aram Shah (1210–1211).
• Shams ud din Iltutmish (1211–1236), son-in-law of Qut-bud-din Aybak.
• Rukn ud din Firuz (1236), son of Iltutmish.
• Raziyyat-ud-din Sultana (1236–1240), daughter of Iltutmish.
• Muiz ud din Bahram (1240–1242), son of Iltutmish.
• Ala ud din Masud (1242–1246), son of Ruk-nud-din.
• Nasir ud din Mahmud (1246–1266), son of Iltutmish.
• Ghiyas ud din Balban (1266–1286), ex-slave, son-in-law of Iltutmish.
• Muiz ud din Qaiqabad (1286–1290), grandson of Balban and Nasir-ud-din.

Lodi Dynasty (1451-1526)

Bahlul Lodhi (1451-89) : An Afghan was the founder of Lodi dynasty.

Sikandar Lodi (1489-1517) : Nizam khan, son of Bahlol Lodi came to the throne in 1489 and assumed title of Sikandar Shah Lodi.

Ibrahim Lodi(1517-1526): Ibrahim, eldest son of Sikandar Lodi.

Sayyid Dynasty (1414-1451)

1. Khizr Khan (1414 - 1421)
2. Mubarak Shah (1421 - 1434)
3. Muhammad Shah (1434 - 1445)
4. Alam Shah (1445 - 1451)

Tughlaq Dynasty (1320-1414)

• Ghiyas ud din Tughluq Shah I (1321 - 1325)
• Muhammad Shah II (1325 - 1351)
• Mahmud Ibn Muhammad ( March 1351)
• Firuz Shah Tughluq (1351 - 1388)
• Ghiyas ud din Tughluq II (1388 - 1389)
• Abu Baker (1389 - 1390)
• Nasir ud din Muhammad Shah III (1390 - 1393)
• Sikander Shah I ( March - April 1393)
• Mahmud Nasir ud din (Sultan Mahmud II) at Delhi (1393 - 1394)
• (1394-1398)

Nusrat Shah, grandson of Firuz Shah Tughluq, controlled the west from Firozabad

Nasir-ud-din Mahmud Shah, son of Mahmud Nasir ud din, controlled the east from Delhi

Allauddin's Expeditions

Gujarat : 1299
Ranathamvor : 1301
Warangal : 1303 and 1308

Chittor : 1303

Malwa : 1305
Jalor : 1311

Khalji Sultans (1290-1320)

Jalaluddin Khalji : 1290-1296

Ruknuddin Khalji : 1296

Alauddin Khalji : 1296-1316

Shihabuddin Umar : 1316

Qutbuddin Mubarak Shah : 1316-1320

Nasiruddn Khusrav Shah : 1320

largest numbers of Academy Awards and with the largest numbers of nominations

Editor	Nominations	Awards
Michael Kahn	7	3
Barbara McLean	7	1
William Reynolds	7	2
Gerry Hambling	6	0
Frederic Knudtson	6	0
Harold Kress	6	2
William Lyon	6	2
Walter Murch	6	1
Thelma Schoonmaker	6	3
Ralph Winters	6	2
Al Clark	5	0
Anne Coates	5	1
Daniel Mandell	5	3
Fredric Steinkamp	5	1
Ralph Dawson	4	3
Joe Hutshing	4	2
Pietro Scalia	4	2
Gene Milford	3	2
Conrad Nervig	3	2
Arthur Schmidt	3	2
Harry Gerstad	2	2
Paul Weatherwax	2	2

Academy Award for Best Film Editing 1990-2008

1990s

• 1990 Dances with Wolves - Neil Travis
  • Ghost - Walter Murch
  • The Godfather Part III - Barry Malkin, Lisa Fruchtman, Walter Murch
  • Goodfellas - Thelma Schoonmaker
  • The Hunt for Red October - Dennis Virkler, John Wright

1991 JFK - Joe Hutshing, Pietro Scalia

• The Commitments - Gerry Hambling
• The Silence of the Lambs - Craig McKay
• Terminator 2: Judgment Day - Conrad Buff, Mark Goldblatt, Richard A. Harris
• Thelma & Louise - Thom Noble

1992 Unforgiven - Joel Cox

• Basic Instinct - Frank J. Urioste
• The Crying Game - Kant Pan
• A Few Good Men - Robert Leighton
• The Player - Geraldine Peroni

1993 Schindler's List - Michael Kahn

• The Fugitive - Dennis Virkler, David Finfer, Dean Goodhill, Richard Nord, Dov Hoenig
• In the Line of Fire - Anne V. Coates
• In the Name of the Father - Gerry Hambling
• The Piano - Veronika Jenet

1994 Forrest Gump - Arthur Schmidt

• Hoop Dreams - Frederick Marx, Steve James, William Haugse
• Pulp Fiction - Sally Menke
• The Shawshank Redemption - Richard Francis-Bruce
• Speed - John Wright

1995 Apollo 13 - Mike Hill, Daniel P. Hanley

• Babe - Marcus D'Arcy, Jay Friedkin
• Braveheart - Steven Rosenblum
• Crimson Tide - Chris Lebenzon
• Seven - Richard Francis-Bruce

1996 The English Patient - Walter Murch

• Evita - Gerry Hambling
• Fargo - Ethan Coen, Joel Coen (as Roderick Jaynes)
• Jerry Maguire - Joe Hutshing
• Shine - Pip Karmel

1997 Titanic - Conrad Buff, James Cameron, Richard A. Harris

• Air Force One - Richard Francis-Bruce
• As Good as It Gets - Richard Marks
• Good Will Hunting - Pietro Scalia
• L.A. Confidential - Peter Honess

1998 Saving Private Ryan - Michael Kahn

• Out of Sight - Anne V. Coates
• Shakespeare in Love - David Gamble
• The Thin Red Line - Billy Weber, Leslie Jones, Saar Klein
• Life Is Beautiful - Simona Paggi

With the rise of digital non-linear editing systems, the award name was changed to Best Editing in 1999:

• 1999 The Matrix - Zach Staenberg
  • American Beauty - Tariq Anwar
  • The Cider House Rules - Lisa Zeno Churgin
  • The Insider - William Goldenberg, Paul Rubell, David Rosenbloom
  • The Sixth Sense - Andrew Mondshein

2000s

• 2000 Traffic - Stephen Mirrione
  • Almost Famous - Joe Hutshing, Saar Klein
  • Gladiator - Pietro Scalia
  • Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (Wo hu cang long/卧虎藏龙) - Tim Squyres
  • Wonder Boys - Dede Allen

• 2001 Black Hawk Down - Pietro Scalia
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring - John Gilbert
  • A Beautiful Mind - Mike Hill, Daniel P. Hanley
  • Memento - Dody Dorn
  • Moulin Rouge! - Jill Bilcock

• 2002 Chicago - Martin Walsh
  • Gangs of New York - Thelma Schoonmaker
  • The Hours - Peter Boyle
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers - Michael Horton
  • The Pianist - Hervé de Luze

• 2003 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King - Jamie Selkirk
  • City of God (Cidade de Deus) - Daniel Rezende
  • Cold Mountain - Walter Murch
  • Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World - Lee Smith
  • Seabiscuit - William Goldenberg

• 2004 The Aviator - Thelma Schoonmaker
  • Collateral - Jim Miller and Paul Rubell
  • Finding Neverland - Matt Chesse
  • Million Dollar Baby - Joel Cox
  • Ray - Paul Hirsch

• 2005 Crash - Hughes Winborne
  • Cinderella Man - Mike Hill and Dan Hanley
  • The Constant Gardener - Claire Simpson
  • Munich - Michael Kahn
  • Walk the Line - Michael McCusker

• 2006 The Departed - Thelma Schoonmaker
  • Babel - Douglas Crise, Stephen Mirrione
  • Blood Diamond - Steven Rosenblum
  • Children of Men - Alfonso Cuarón, Alex Rodríguez
  • United 93 - Clare Douglas, Richard Pearson, Christopher Rouse

• 2007 The Bourne Ultimatum - Christopher Rouse
  • The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (Le scaphandre et le papillon) - Juliette Welfling
  • Into the Wild - Jay Cassidy
  • No Country for Old Men - Roderick Jaynes
  • There Will Be Blood - Dylan Tichenor

• 2008 Slumdog Millionaire - Chris Dickens
  • The Curious Case of Benjamin Button - Kirk Baxter and Angus Wall
  • The Dark Knight - Lee Smith
  • Frost/Nixon - Mike Hill and Dan Hanley
  • Milk - Elliot Graham

Academy Award for Best Makeup 1990-2008

1990s

• 1990 Dick Tracy - John Caglione & Doug Drexler
  • Cyrano de Bergerac - Michele Burke & Jean-Pierre Eychenne
  • Edward Scissorhands - Ve Neill & Stan Winston

1991 Terminator 2: Judgment Day - Stan Winston & Jeff Dawn

• Hook - Greg Cannom, Manly Westmore & Christina Smith
• Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country - Michael Mills, Edward French & Richard Snell

1992 Bram Stoker's Dracula - Greg Cannom, Michele Burke & Matthew Mungle

• Batman Returns - Ve Neill, Ronnie Specter & Stan Winston
• Hoffa - Greg Connom, Ve Neill & John Blank

1993 Mrs. Doubtfire - Greg Cannom, Ve Neill & Yolanda Toussieng

• Philadelphia - Carl Fullerton & Alan D'Angerio
• Schindler's List - Christina Smith, Matthew Mungle & Judy Alexander Cory

1994 Ed Wood - Rick Baker, Ve Neill & Yolanda Toussieng

• Forrest Gump - Daniel Striepeke, Hallie D'Amore & Judith Cory
• Mary Shelley's Frankenstein - Daniel Parker, Carol Hemming & Paul Engelen

• 1995 Braveheart - Peter Frampton, Paul Pattison & Lois Burwell
  • My Family - Ken Diaz & Mark Sanchez
  • Roommates - Greg Cannom, Bob Laden & Colleen Callaghan

• 1996: The Nutty Professor - Rick Baker & David LeRoy Anderson
  • Ghosts of Mississippi - Matthew Mangle & Deborah La Mia Denaver
  • Star Trek: First Contact - Michael Westmore, Scott Wheeler & Jake Garber

• 1997: Men in Black - Rick Baker & David LeRoy Anderson
  • Mrs. Brown - Lisa Westcott, Veronica Brebner & Beverley Binda
  • Titanic - Tina Earbshaw, Greg Cannom & Simon Thompson

• 1998: Elizabeth - Jenny Shircore
  • Saving Private Ryan - Lois Burwell, Conor O'Sullivan & Daniel Striepeke
  • Shakespeare in Love - Lisa Westcott & Veronica Brebner

• 1999: Topsy-Turvy - Christine Blundell & Trefor Proud
  • Bicentennial Man - Greg Cannom
  • Life - Rick Baker
  • Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me - Michele Burke & Mike Smithson

2000s

• 2000: Rick Baker and Gail Ryan – How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
  • Michele Burke and Edouard Henriques – The Cell
  • Ann Buchanan and Amber Sibley – Shadow of the Vampire

• 2001: Peter Owen and Richard Taylor – The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
  • Colleen Callaghan and Greg Cannom – A Beautiful Mind
  • Maurizio Silvi and Aldo Signoretti – Moulin Rouge!

• 2002: Beatrice De Alba and John Jackson – Frida
  • John Elliott and Barbara Lorenz – The Time Machine

• 2003: Peter King and Richard Taylor – The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
  • Edouard Henriques and Yolanda Toussieng – Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
  • Ve Neill and Martin Samuel – Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

• 2004: Bill Corso and Valli O'Reilly – Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
  • Christien Tinsley and Keith Vanderlaan – The Passion of the Christ
  • Jo Allen and Manuel García – The Sea Inside

• 2005: Howard Berger and Tami Lane – The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
  • David Leroy Anderson and Lance Anderson – Cinderella Man
  • Dave Elsey and Nikki Gooley – Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith

• 2006: David Marti and Montse Ribe – Pan's Labyrinth
  • Aldo Signoretti and Vittorio Sodano – Apocalypto
  • Bill Corso and Kazuhiro Tsuji – Click

• 2007: Didier Lavergne and Jan Archibald – La Vie en Rose
  • Rick Baker and Kazuhiro Tsuji – Norbit
  • Ve Neill and Martin Samuel – Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End

• 2008: Greg Cannom – The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
  • John Caglione and Conor O'Sullivan – The Dark Knight
  • Mike Elizalde and Thom Floutz – Hellboy II: The Golden Army

Academy Award for Best Original Song 1990-2008

1991–2000

• 1991 (64th) "Beauty and the Beast" — Beauty and the Beast • Music: Alan Menken • Lyrics: Howard Ashman (posthumous winner)
  • "Be Our Guest" — Beauty and the Beast • Music: Alan Menken • Lyrics: Howard Ashman (posthumous nomination)
  • "Belle" — Beauty and the Beast • Music: Alan Menken • Lyrics: Howard Ashman (posthumous nomination)
  • "When You're Alone" — Hook • Music: John Williams • Lyrics: Leslie Bricusse
  • "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" — Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves • Music: Michael Kamen • Lyrics: Bryan Adams and Robert John Lange

• 1992 (65th) "A Whole New World" — Aladdin • Music: Alan Menken • Lyrics: Tim Rice
  • "Friend Like Me" — Aladdin • Music: Alan Menken • Lyrics: Howard Ashman (posthumous nomination)
  • "I Have Nothing" — The Bodyguard • Music: David Foster • Lyrics: Linda Thompson
  • "Run to You" — The Bodyguard • Jud Friedman • Lyrics: Allan Rich
  • "Beautiful Maria of My Soul" — The Mambo Kings • Music: Robert Kraft • Lyrics: Arne Glimcher

• 1993 (66th) "Streets of Philadelphia" — Philadelphia • Music and lyrics: Bruce Springsteen
  • "The Day I Fall in Love" — Beethoven's 2nd • Music and lyrics: Carole Bayer Sager, James Ingram and Cliff Magness
  • "Philadelphia" — Philadelphia • Music and lyrics: Neil Young
  • "Again" — Poetic Justice • Music and lyrics: Janet Jackson, James Harris III and Terry Lewis
  • "A Wink and a Smile" — Sleepless in Seattle • Music: Marc Shaiman • Lyrics: Ramsey McLean

• 1994 (67th) "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" — The Lion King • Music: Elton John • Lyrics: Tim Rice
  • "Look What Love Has Done" — Junior • Music and lyrics: Carole Bayer Sager, James Newton Howard, James Ingram and Patty Smyth
  • "Circle of Life" — The Lion King • Music: Elton John • Lyrics: Tim Rice
  • "Hakuna Matata" — The Lion King • Music: Elton John • Lyrics: Tim Rice
  • "Make Up Your Mind" — The Paper • Music and lyrics: Randy Newman

• 1995 (68th) "Colors of the Wind" — Pocahontas • Music: Alan Menken • Lyrics: Stephen Schwartz
  • "Dead Man Walking" — Dead Man Walking • Music and lyrics: Bruce Springsteen
  • "Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman?" — Don Juan DeMarco • Music and lyrics: Michael Kamen, Bryan Adams and Robert John Lange
  • "Moonlight" — Sabrina • Music: John Williams • Lyrics: Alan Bergman and Marilyn Bergman
  • "You've Got a Friend in Me" — Toy Story • Music and lyrics: Randy Newman

• 1996 (69th) "You Must Love Me" — Evita • Music: Andrew Lloyd Webber • Lyrics: Tim Rice
  • "I Finally Found Someone" — The Mirror Has Two Faces • Music and lyrics: Barbra Streisand, Marvin Hamlisch, Bryan Adams and Robert John Lange
  • "For the First Time" — One Fine Day • Music and lyrics: James Newton Howard, Jud J. Friedman and Allan Dennis Rich
  • "That Thing You Do!" — That Thing You Do! • Music and lyrics: Adam Schlesinger
  • "Because You Loved Me" — Up Close & Personal • Music and lyrics: Diane Warren

• 1997 (70th) "My Heart Will Go On" — Titanic • Music: James Horner • Lyrics: Will Jennings
  • "Journey to the Past" — Anastasia • Music: Stephen Flaherty • Lyrics: Lynn Ahrens
  • "How Do I Live" — Con Air • Music and lyrics: Diane Warren
  • "Miss Misery" — Good Will Hunting • Music and lyrics: Elliott Smith
  • "Go the Distance" — Hercules • Music: Alan Menken • Lyrics: David Zippel

• 1998 (71st) "When You Believe" — The Prince of Egypt • Music and lyrics: Stephen Schwartz
  • "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" — Armageddon • Music and lyrics: Diane Warren
  • "That'll Do" — Babe: Pig in the City • Music and lyrics: Randy Newman
  • "A Soft Place To Fall" — The Horse Whisperer • Music and lyrics: Allison Moorer and Gwil Owen
  • "The Prayer" — Quest for Camelot • Music: Carole Bayer Sager and David Foster • Lyrics by Carole Bayer Sager, David Foster, Tony Renis and Alberto Testa

• 1999 (72nd) "You'll Be in My Heart" — Tarzan • Music and lyrics: Phil Collins
  • "Save Me" — Magnolia • Music and lyrics: Aimee Mann
  • "Music of My Heart" — Music of the Heart • Music and lyrics: Diane Warren
  • "Blame Canada" — South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut • Music and lyrics: Trey Parker and Marc Shaiman
  • "When She Loved Me" — Toy Story 2 • Music and lyrics: Randy Newman

• 2000 (73rd) "Things Have Changed" — Wonder Boys • Music and lyrics: Bob Dylan
  • "I've Seen It All" — Dancer in the Dark • Music: Björk • Lyrics: Lars von Trier and Sjón
  • "My Funny Friend and Me" — The Emperor's New Groove • Music: Sting and David Hartley • Lyrics: Sting
  • "A Fool in Love" — Meet the Parents • Music and lyrics: Randy Newman
  • "A Love Before Time" — Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon • Music: Jorge Calandrelli and Tan Dun • Lyrics: James Schamus

2001–present

• 2001 (74th) "If I Didn't Have You" — Monsters, Inc. • Music and lyrics: Randy Newman
  • "Until..." — Kate & Leopold • Music and lyrics: Sting
  • "May It Be" — The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring • Music and lyrics: Enya, Nicky Ryan and Roma Ryan
  • "There You'll Be" — Pearl Harbor • Music and lyrics: Diane Warren
  • "Vanilla Sky" — Vanilla Sky • Music and lyrics: Paul McCartney

• 2002 (75th) "Lose Yourself" — 8 Mile • Music: Eminem, Jeff Bass and Luis Resto • Lyrics: Eminem
  • "I Move On" — Chicago • Music: John Kander • Lyrics: Fred Ebb
  • "Burn It Blue" — Frida • Music: Elliot Goldenthal • Lyrics: Julie Taymor
  • "The Hands That Built America" — Gangs of New York • Music and lyrics: Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen Jr. (U2)
  • "Father and Daughter" — The Wild Thornberrys Movie • Music and lyrics: Paul Simon

• 2003 (76th) "Into the West" — The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King • Music and lyrics: Fran Walsh, Howard Shore and Annie Lennox
  • "Scarlet Tide" — Cold Mountain • Music and lyrics: T-Bone Burnett and Elvis Costello
  • "You Will Be My Ain True Love" — Cold Mountain • Music and lyrics: Sting
  • "A Kiss at the End of the Rainbow" — A Mighty Wind • Music and lyrics: Michael McKean and Annette O'Toole
  • "Belleville Rendez-Vous" — The Triplets of Belleville • Music: Benoît Charest • Lyrics: Sylvain Chomet

• 2004 (77th) "Al otro lado del río" — The Motorcycle Diaries • Music and lyrics: Jorge Drexler
  • "Vois sur ton chemin (Look To Your Path)" — The Chorus • Music: Bruno Coulais • Lyrics: Christophe Barratier
  • "Learn to Be Lonely" — The Phantom of the Opera • Music: Andrew Lloyd Webber • Lyrics: Charles Hart
  • "Believe" — The Polar Express • Music and lyrics: Glen Ballard and Alan Silvestri
  • "Accidentally in Love" — Shrek 2 • Music: Adam Duritz, Charlie Gillingham, Jim Bogios, David Immerglück, Matthew Malley and David Bryson • Lyrics: Adam Duritz and Daniel Vickrey (all of Counting Crows)

• 2005 (78th) "It's Hard out Here for a Pimp" — Hustle & Flow • Music and lyrics: Juicy J, Frayser Boy and DJ Paul (Houston (Juicy J) & Beauregard (DJ Paul) are members of Three 6 Mafia. Coleman (Frayser Boy) has collaborated with Three 6 Mafia but is not a member.)
  • "In the Deep" — Crash • Music: Kathleen York and Michael Becker • Lyrics: Kathleen York
  • "Travelin' Thru" — Transamerica • Music and lyrics: Dolly Parton

• 2006 (79th) "I Need to Wake Up" — An Inconvenient Truth • Music and lyrics: Melissa Etheridge
  • "Our Town" — Cars • Music and lyrics: Randy Newman
  • "Listen" — Dreamgirls • Music: Henry Krieger and Scott Cutler • Lyrics: Anne Preven
  • "Love You I Do" — Dreamgirls • Music: Henry Krieger • Lyrics: Siedah Garrett
  • "Patience" — Dreamgirls • Music: Henry Krieger • Lyrics: Willie Reale

• 2007 (80th) "Falling Slowly" — Once • Music and lyrics: Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová
  • "Happy Working Song" — Enchanted • Music: Alan Menken • Lyrics: Stephen Schwartz
  • "So Close" — Enchanted • Music: Alan Menken • Lyrics: Stephen Schwartz
  • "That's How You Know" — Enchanted • Music: Alan Menken • Lyrics: Stephen Schwartz
  • "Raise It Up" — August Rush • Music and lyrics: Jamal Joseph, Charles Mack and Tevin Thomas

• 2008 (81st) "Jai Ho" – Slumdog Millionaire • Music: A. R. Rahman • Lyrics: Gulzar
  • "O... Saya" – Slumdog Millionaire • Music and Lyrics: A. R. Rahman and Maya Arulpragasam
  • "Down to Earth" – WALL-E • Music: Thomas Newman • Lyrics: Peter Gabriel

Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

Country	Awards	Nominations	Note
Italy	10	27	3 Special Awards
France	9	34	3 Special Awards
Spain	4	19
Japan	4	11	3 Special Awards
Germany	3	15
Sweden	3	14
Russia	3	10
Netherlands	3	7
Denmark	2	7
Czechoslovakia	2	6
Switzerland	2	5
Hungary	1	8
Argentina	1	5
Algeria	1	4
Canada	1	4
Austria	1	3
Czech Republic	1	3
Russia	1	3
Taiwan	1	3
South Africa	1	2
Bosnia and Herzegovina	1	1
Côte d'Ivoire	1	1
Mexico	0	7
Poland	0	7
Israel	0	6
Yugoslavia	0	6
Belgium	0	5
Brazil	0	4
Greece	0	4
Norway	0	4
India	0	3
China	0	2
Hong Kong	0	2
United Kingdom	0	2
Cuba	0	1
Finland	0	1
Iceland	0	1
Georgia	0	1
Iran	0	1
Macedonia	0	1
Nepal	0	1
Nicaragua	0	1
Palestine	0	1
Puerto Rico	0	1
Uruguay	0	1
Vietnam	0	1

Academy Award for Best Sound Editing 1990-2008

1990s

• 1990 The Hunt for Red October -- Cecelia Hall, George Watters
  • Flatliners -- Charles Campbell, Richard Franklin
  • Total Recall -- Stephen Hunter Flick

1991 Terminator 2: Judgment Day -- Gary Rydstrom, Gloria Borders

• Backdraft -- Gary Rydstrom, Richard Hymns
• Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country -- George Watters, F. Hudson Miller

1992 Bram Stoker's Dracula -- Tom McCarthy, David Stone

• Aladdin -- Mark Mangini
• Under Siege -- John Leveque, Bruce Stambler

1993 Jurassic Park -- Gary Rydstrom, Richard Hymns

• Cliffhanger -- Wylie Stateman, Gregg Baxter
• The Fugitive -- John Leveque, Bruce Stambler

1994 Speed -- Stephen Hunter Flick

• Clear and Present Danger -- Bruce Stambler, John Leveque
• Forrest Gump -- Gloria Borders, Randy Thom

1995 Braveheart -- Lon Bender, Per Hallberg

• Batman Forever -- John Leveque, Bruce Stambler
• Crimson Tide -- George Watters

1996 The Ghost and the Darkness -- Bruce Stambler

• Daylight -- Richard Anderson, David Whittaker
• Eraser-- Alan Robert Murray, Bub Asman

1997 Titanic -- Tom Bellfort, Christopher Boyes

• Face/Off -- Mark Stoeckinger, Per Hallberg
• The Fifth Element -- Mark Mangini

1998 Saving Private Ryan -- Gary Rydstrom, Richard Hymns

• Armageddon -- George Watters
• The Mask of Zorro -- David McMoyler

1999 The Matrix -- Dane Davis

• Fight Club -- Ren Klyce, Richard Hymns
• Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace -- Ben Burtt, Tom Bellfort

2000s

• 2000: U-571 – Jon Johnson
  • Space Cowboys – Bub Asman and Alan Robert Murray

• 2001: Pearl Harbor – George Watters, Christopher Boyes
  • Monsters, Inc. – Gary Rydstrom, Michael Silvers

• 2002: The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers – Michael Hopkins and Ethan Van der Ryn
  • Minority Report – Richard Hymns and Gary Rydstrom
  • Road to Perdition – Scott Hecker

• 2003: Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World – Richard King
  • Finding Nemo – Gary Rydstrom and Michael Silvers
  • Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl – Christopher Boyes and George Watters

• 2004: The Incredibles – Michael Silvers and Randy Thom
  • The Polar Express – Dennis Leonard and Randy Thom
  • Spider-Man 2 – Paul Ottosson

• 2005: King Kong – Mike Hopkins and Ethan Van der Ryn
  • War of the Worlds – Richard King
  • Memoirs of a Geisha – Wylie Stateman

• 2006: ^[1] Letters from Iwo Jima – Bub Asman and Alan Robert Murray
  • Apocalypto – Kami Asgar and Sean Mccormack
  • Blood Diamond – Lon Bender
  • Flags of Our Fathers – Alan Robert Murray, Bub Asman
  • Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest – Christopher Boyes and George Watters

• 2007: The Bourne Ultimatum – Karen Baker Landers and Per Hallberg
  • No Country for Old Men – Skip Lievsay
  • Ratatouille – Michael Silvers and Randy Thom
  • There Will Be Blood – Christopher Scarabosio and Matthew Wood
  • Transformers – Mike Hopkins and Ethan Van der Ryn

• 2008: The Dark Knight – Richard King
  • Iron Man – Frank Eulner and Christopher Boyes
  • Slumdog Millionaire – Tom Sayers
  • WALL-E – Ben Burtt and Matthew Wood
  • Wanted – Wylie Stateman

Academy Award for Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay) 1990-2008

1990s

• 1990 (63rd) Dances with Wolves - Michael Blake from the novel by Michael Blake
  • Awakenings - Steven Zaillian from the book by Oliver Sacks M.D.
  • Goodfellas - Nicholas Pileggi, Martin Scorsese from the novel Wise Guy by Nicholas Pileggi
  • The Grifters - Donald E. Westlake from the novel by Jim Thompson
  • Reversal of Fortune - Nicholas Kazan from the novel by Alan M. Dershowitz

From 1991 the category became Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published:

• 1991 (64th) The Silence of the Lambs - Ted Tally from the novel by Thomas Harris
  • Europa Europa - Agnieszka Holland from the autobiography by Solomon Perel
  • Fried Green Tomatoes - Fannie Flagg, Carol Sobieski (posthumous nomination), from the novel Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg
  • JFK - Oliver Stone, Zachary Sklar from the novel Crossfire: The Plot That Killed Kennedy by Jim Marrs and the novel On the Trail of the Assassins by Jim Garrison
  • The Prince of Tides - Pat Conroy, Becky Johnston from the novel by Pat Conroy

1992 (65th) Howards End - Ruth Prawer Jhabvala from the novel by E.M. Forster

• Enchanted April - Peter Barnes from the novel by Elizabeth von Arnim
• The Player - Michael Tolkin from the novel by Michael Tolkin
• A River Runs Through It - Richard Friedenberg from the story by Norman Maclean
• Scent of a Woman - Bo Goldman from the novel Il Buio E Il Miele by Giovanni Arpino

1993 (66th) Schindler's List - Steven Zaillian from the novel by Thomas Keneally

• The Age of Innocence - Jay Cocks, Martin Scorsese from the novel by Edith Wharton
• In the Name of the Father - Terry George, Jim Sheridan from the autobiography Proved Innocent by Gerry Conlon
• The Remains of the Day - Ruth Prawer Jhabvala from the novel by Kazuo Ishiguro
• Shadowlands - William Nicholson from his play

1994 (67th) Forrest Gump - Eric Roth from the novel by Winston Groom

• The Madness of King George - Alan Bennett from the play The Madness of George III by Alan Bennett
• Nobody's Fool - Robert Benton from the novel by Richard Russo
• Quiz Show - Paul Attanasio from the novel by Richard N. Goodwin
• The Shawshank Redemption - Frank Darabont from the short story Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption by Stephen King

1995 (68th) Sense and Sensibility - Emma Thompson from the novel by Jane Austen

• Apollo 13 - William Broyles, Jr., Al Reinert from the novel Lost Moon by Jim Lovell and Jeffrey Kluger
• Babe - George Miller, Chris Noonan from the novel The Sheep Pig by Dick King-Smith
• Leaving Las Vegas - Mike Figgis from the novel by John O'Brien
• Il Postino - Anna Pavignano, Michael Radford, Furio Scarpelli, Giacomo Scarpelli, Massimo Troisi (posthumous nomination), from the novel Ardiente Paciencia by Antonio Skármeta

1996 (69th) Sling Blade - Billy Bob Thornton from the play by Billy Bob Thornton

• The Crucible - Arthur Miller from his play
• The English Patient - Anthony Minghella from the novel by Michael Ondaatje
• Hamlet - Kenneth Branagh from the play by William Shakespeare
• Trainspotting - John Hodge from the novel by Irvine Welsh

1997 (70th) L.A. Confidential - Curtis Hanson, Brian Helgeland from the novel by James Ellroy

• Donnie Brasco - Paul Attanasio from the novel Donnie Brasco: My Undercover Life in the Mafia by Joseph D. Pistone and Richard Woodley
• The Sweet Hereafter - Atom Egoyan from the novel by Russell Banks
• Wag the Dog - Hilary Henkin, David Mamet from the novel American Hero by Larry Beinhart
• The Wings of the Dove - Hossein Amini from the novel by Henry James

1998 (71st) Gods and Monsters - Bill Condon from the novel Father of Frankenstein by Christopher Bram

• Out of Sight - Scott Frank from the novel by Elmore Leonard
• Primary Colors - Elaine May from the novel by Joe Klein
• A Simple Plan - Scott B. Smith from the novel by Scott B. Smith
• The Thin Red Line - Terrence Malick from the novel by James Jones

1999 (72nd) The Cider House Rules - John Irving from the novel by John Irving

• Election - Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor from the novel by Tom Perrotta
• The Green Mile - Frank Darabont from the novel by Stephen King
• The Insider - Eric Roth and Michael Mann from the article The Man Who Knew Too Much by Marie Brenner
• The Talented Mr. Ripley - Anthony Minghella from the novel by Patricia Highsmith

2000s

• 2000 (73rd) Traffic - Stephen Gaghan from the teleplay Traffik by Simon Moore
  • Chocolat - Robert Nelson Jacobs from the novel by Joanne Harris
  • Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon - Hui-Ling Wang, James Schamus and Kuo Jung Tsai from the novel by Du Lu Wang
  • O Brother, Where Art Thou? - Joel & Ethan Coen from the poem Odyssey by Homer
  • Wonder Boys - Steve Kloves from the novel by Michael Chabon

• 2001 (74th) A Beautiful Mind - Akiva Goldsman from the biography by Sylvia Nasar
  • Ghost World - Daniel Clowes and Terry Zwigoff from several comic book stories by Daniel Clowes
  • In the Bedroom - Todd Field and Robert Festinger from the short story Killings by Andre Dubus
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring - Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens and Peter Jackson from the novel by J. R. R. Tolkien
  • Shrek - Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio, Joe Stillman and Roger S. H. Schulman from the children's book by William Steig

From 2002 the category was renamed Adapted Screenplay:

• 2002 (75th) The Pianist - Ronald Harwood from the book by Władysław Szpilman
  • About a Boy - Peter Hedges, Chris Weitz and Paul Weitz from the novel by Nick Hornby
  • Adaptation. - Charlie Kaufman from the book The Orchid Thief by Susan Orlean
  • Chicago - Bill Condon from the play by Maurine Dallas Watkins
  • The Hours - David Hare from the novel by Michael Cunningham

• 2003 (76th) The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King - Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens and Peter Jackson from the novel by J. R. R. Tolkien
  • American Splendor - Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini from the comic book series by Harvey Pekar and the comic book series Our Cancer Year by Joyce Brabner
  • City of God - Bráulio Mantovani from the novel by Paulo Lins
  • Mystic River - Brian Helgeland from the novel by Dennis Lehane
  • Seabiscuit - Gary Ross from the book by Laura Hillenbrand

• 2004 (77th) Sideways - Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor from the novel by Rex Pickett
  • Before Sunset - Richard Linklater, Julie Delpy and Ethan Hawke from a story by Richard Linklater and Kim Krizan
  • Finding Neverland - David Magee from the play by Allan Knee
  • Million Dollar Baby - Paul Haggis from Rope Burns: Stories from the Corner by F.X. Toole
  • The Motorcycle Diaries - José Rivera from the books Con el Che por America Latina by Alberto Granado and The Motorcycle Diaries by Che Guevara

• 2005 (78th) Brokeback Mountain - Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana from the short story by Annie Proulx
  • A History of Violence - Josh Olson from the graphic novel by John Wagner and Vince Locke
  • Capote - Dan Futterman from the book by Gerald Clarke
  • The Constant Gardener - Jeffrey Caine from the novel by John le Carré
  • Munich - Tony Kushner and Eric Roth from the book Vengeance: The True Story of an Israeli Counter-Terrorist Team by George Jonas

• 2006 (79th) The Departed - William Monahan from the Hong Kong film Infernal Affairs. At the 79th Oscar Award night, the Commentator incorrectly stated that the movie was adapted from a Japanese film. Director Martin Scorsese corrected the error when he received his Oscar for Best Director.
  • Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan - Sacha Baron Cohen, Peter Baynham, Anthony Hines, Dan Mazer and Todd Phillips from the TV series Da Ali G Show
  • Children of Men - Alfonso Cuarón, Timothy J. Sexton, David Arata, Mark Fergus, Hawk Ostby from the novel The Children of Men by P. D. James
  • Notes on a Scandal - Patrick Marber from the novel by Zoë Heller
  • Little Children - Todd Field and Tom Perrotta from the novel by Tom Perrotta

• 2007 (80th) No Country for Old Men - Joel & Ethan Coen from the novel by Cormac McCarthy
  • Atonement - Christopher Hampton from the novel by Ian McEwan
  • Away from Her - Sarah Polley from the short story, "The Bear Went Over the Mountain" by Alice Munro
  • The Diving Bell and the Butterfly - Ronald Harwood from the memoir by Jean-Dominique Bauby
  • There Will Be Blood - Paul Thomas Anderson from the novel Oil! by Upton Sinclair

• 2008 (81st) Slumdog Millionaire - Simon Beaufoy from Q & A (the novel) by Vikas Swarup
  • The Curious Case of Benjamin Button - Eric Roth and Robin Swicord from the short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald
  • Doubt - John Patrick Shanley from his stage play
  • Frost/Nixon - Peter Morgan from his stage play
  • The Reader - David Hare from the novel by Bernhard Schlink

Academy Award for Best Writing (Original Screenplay) 1990-2008

1990s

• 1990 Ghost - Bruce Joel Rubin
  • Alice - Woody Allen
  • Avalon - Barry Levinson
  • Green Card - Peter Weir
  • Metropolitan - Whit Stillman

• 1991 Thelma & Louise - Callie Khouri
  • Boyz n the Hood - John Singleton
  • Bugsy - James Toback
  • The Fisher King - Richard LaGravenese
  • Grand Canyon - Lawrence and Meg Kasdan

• 1992 The Crying Game - Neil Jordan
  • Husbands and Wives - Woody Allen
  • Lorenzo's Oil - Nick Enright and George Miller
  • Passion Fish - John Sayles
  • Unforgiven - David Peoples

• 1993 The Piano - Jane Campion
  • Dave - Gary Ross
  • In the Line of Fire - Jeff Maguire
  • Philadelphia - Ron Nyswaner
  • Sleepless in Seattle - Jeff Arch (story and screenplay), Nora Ephron and David S. Ward

• 1994 Pulp Fiction - Quentin Tarantino (story and screenplay) and Roger Avary (story)
  • Bullets Over Broadway - Woody Allen and Douglas McGrath
  • Four Weddings and a Funeral - Richard Curtis
  • Heavenly Creatures - Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh
  • Three Colours: Red - Krzysztof Kieślowski and Krzysztof Piesiewicz

• 1995 The Usual Suspects - Christopher McQuarrie
  • Braveheart - Randall Wallace
  • Mighty Aphrodite - Woody Allen
  • Nixon - Stephen J. Rivele, Christopher Wilkinson and Oliver Stone
  • Toy Story - Screenplay by Joss Whedon, Andrew Stanton, Joel Cohen, Alec Sokolow; Story by John Lasseter, Pete Docter, Andrew Stanton, Joe Ranft

• 1996 Fargo - Joel & Ethan Coen
  • Jerry Maguire - Cameron Crowe
  • Lone Star - John Sayles
  • Secrets & Lies - Mike Leigh
  • Shine - Jan Sardi and Scott Hicks (story)

• 1997 Good Will Hunting - Ben Affleck, Matt Damon
  • As Good as It Gets - Mark Andrus (story and screenplay) and James L. Brooks
  • Boogie Nights - Paul Thomas Anderson
  • Deconstructing Harry - Woody Allen
  • The Full Monty - Simon Beaufoy

• 1998 Shakespeare in Love - Marc Norman and Tom Stoppard
  • Bulworth - Warren Beatty and Jeremy Pikser
  • Life Is Beautiful - Roberto Benigni and Vincenzo Cerami
  • Saving Private Ryan - Robert Rodat
  • The Truman Show - Andrew Niccol

• 1999 American Beauty - Alan Ball
  • Being John Malkovich - Charlie Kaufman
  • Magnolia - Paul Thomas Anderson
  • The Sixth Sense - M. Night Shyamalan
  • Topsy-Turvy - Mike Leigh

2000s

• 2000 (73rd) Almost Famous – Cameron Crowe
  • Billy Elliot – Lee Hall
  • Erin Brockovich – Susannah Grant
  • Gladiator – David Franzoni, John Logan and William Nicholson
  • You Can Count on Me – Kenneth Lonergan

• 2001 (74th) Gosford Park – Julian Fellowes
  • Amélie – Jean-Pierre Jeunet and Guillaume Laurant
  • Memento – Christopher Nolan and Jonathan Nolan
  • Monster's Ball – Milo Addica and Will Rokos
  • The Royal Tenenbaums – Wes Anderson and Owen Wilson

• 2002 (75th) Talk to Her – Pedro Almodóvar
  • Far from Heaven – Todd Haynes
  • Gangs of New York – Jay Cocks, Kenneth Lonergan and Steven Zaillian
  • My Big Fat Greek Wedding – Nia Vardalos
  • Y tu mamá también – Alfonso Cuarón and Carlos Cuarón

• 2003 (76th) Lost in Translation – Sofia Coppola
  • The Barbarian Invasions – Denys Arcand
  • Dirty Pretty Things – Steven Knight
  • Finding Nemo – Andrew Stanton, Bob Peterson and David Reynolds
  • In America – Jim Sheridan, Kirsten Sheridan and Naomi Sheridan

• 2004 (77th) Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind – Pierre Bismuth, Michel Gondry and Charlie Kaufman
  • The Aviator – John Logan
  • Hotel Rwanda – Terry George and Keir Pearson
  • The Incredibles – Brad Bird
  • Vera Drake – Mike Leigh

• 2005 (78th) Crash – Paul Haggis and Bobby Moresco
  • Good Night, and Good Luck. – George Clooney and Grant Heslov
  • Match Point – Woody Allen
  • The Squid and the Whale – Noah Baumbach
  • Syriana – Stephen Gaghan

• 2006 (79th) Little Miss Sunshine – Michael Arndt
  • Babel – Guillermo Arriaga
  • Letters from Iwo Jima – Paul Haggis and Iris Yamashita (screenplay and story)
  • Pan's Labyrinth – Guillermo del Toro
  • The Queen – Peter Morgan

• 2007 (80th) Juno – Diablo Cody
  • Lars and the Real Girl – Nancy Oliver
  • Michael Clayton – Tony Gilroy
  • Ratatouille – Brad Bird
  • The Savages – Tamara Jenkins

• 2008 (81st) Milk - Dustin Lance Black
  • Frozen River – Courtney Hunt
  • Happy-Go-Lucky – Mike Leigh
  • In Bruges – Martin McDonagh
  • WALL-E – Andrew Stanton, Jim Reardon and Pete Docter

Academy Award for Best Director (1990-2008)

Year	Winner film	Nominated
1990	Kevin Costner – Dances with Wolves	Francis Ford Coppola – The Godfather Part III Stephen Frears – The Grifters Barbet Schroeder – Reversal of Fortune Martin Scorsese – Goodfellas
1991	Jonathan Demme – The Silence of the Lambs	Barry Levinson – Bugsy Ridley Scott – Thelma & Louise John Singleton – Boyz n the Hood Oliver Stone – JFK
1992	Clint Eastwood – Unforgiven	Robert Altman – The Player Martin Brest – Scent of a Woman James Ivory – Howards End Neil Jordan – The Crying Game
1993	Steven Spielberg – Schindler's List	Robert Altman – Short Cuts Jane Campion – The Piano James Ivory – The Remains of the Day Jim Sheridan – In the Name of the Father
1994	Robert Zemeckis – Forrest Gump	Woody Allen – Bullets Over Broadway Krzysztof Kieślowski – Three Colours: Red Robert Redford – Quiz Show Quentin Tarantino – Pulp Fiction
1995	Mel Gibson – Braveheart	Mike Figgis – Leaving Las Vegas Chris Noonan – Babe Michael Radford – Il Postino Tim Robbins – Dead Man Walking
1996	Anthony Minghella – The English Patient	Joel Coen – Fargo Miloš Forman – The People vs. Larry Flynt Scott Hicks – Shine Mike Leigh – Secrets & Lies
1997	James Cameron – Titanic	Peter Cattaneo – The Full Monty Atom Egoyan – The Sweet Hereafter Curtis Hanson – L.A. Confidential Gus Van Sant – Good Will Hunting
1998	Steven Spielberg – Saving Private Ryan	Roberto Benigni – Life Is Beautiful John Madden – Shakespeare in Love Terrence Malick – The Thin Red Line Peter Weir – The Truman Show
1999	Sam Mendes – American Beauty	Lasse Hallström – The Cider House Rules Spike Jonze – Being John Malkovich Michael Mann – The Insider M. Night Shyamalan – The Sixth Sense

Year	Winner film	Nominated
2000	Steven Soderbergh – Traffic	Stephen Daldry – Billy Elliot Ang Lee – Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Ridley Scott – Gladiator Steven Soderbergh – Erin Brockovich
2001	Ron Howard – A Beautiful Mind	Robert Altman – Gosford Park Peter Jackson – The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring David Lynch – Mulholland Drive Ridley Scott – Black Hawk Down
2002	Roman Polanski – The Pianist	Pedro Almodóvar – Talk to Her Stephen Daldry – The Hours Rob Marshall – Chicago Martin Scorsese – Gangs of New York
2003	Peter Jackson – The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King	Sofia Coppola – Lost in Translation Clint Eastwood – Mystic River Fernando Meirelles – City of God Peter Weir – Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
2004	Clint Eastwood – Million Dollar Baby	Taylor Hackford – Ray Mike Leigh – Vera Drake Alexander Payne – Sideways Martin Scorsese – The Aviator
2005	Ang Lee – Brokeback Mountain	George Clooney – Good Night, and Good Luck. Paul Haggis – Crash Bennett Miller – Capote Steven Spielberg – Munich
2006	Martin Scorsese – The Departed	Clint Eastwood – Letters from Iwo Jima Stephen Frears – The Queen Alejandro González Iñárritu – Babel Paul Greengrass – United 93
2007	Joel & Ethan Coen – No Country for Old Men	Paul Thomas Anderson – There Will Be Blood Tony Gilroy – Michael Clayton Jason Reitman – Juno Julian Schnabel – The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
2008	Danny Boyle – Slumdog Millionaire	Stephen Daldry – The Reader David Fincher – The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Ron Howard – Frost/Nixon Gus Van Sant – Milk

Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress (1990-2008)

1990s

• 1990 Whoopi Goldberg - Ghost as Oda Mae Brown
  • Annette Bening - The Grifters as Myra Langtry
  • Lorraine Bracco - Goodfellas as Karen Hill
  • Diane Ladd - Wild at Heart as Marietta Fortune
  • Mary McDonnell - Dances with Wolves as Stands With A Fist

• 1991 Mercedes Ruehl - The Fisher King as Anne Napolitano
  • Diane Ladd - Rambling Rose as Mother
  • Juliette Lewis - Cape Fear as Danielle Bowden
  • Kate Nelligan - The Prince of Tides as Lila Wingo Newbury
  • Jessica Tandy - Fried Green Tomatoes as Ninny Threadgoode

• 1992 Marisa Tomei - My Cousin Vinny as Mona Lisa Vito
  • Judy Davis - Husbands and Wives as Sally
  • Joan Plowright - Enchanted April as Mrs. Fisher
  • Vanessa Redgrave - Howards End as Ruth Wilcox
  • Miranda Richardson - Damage as Ingrid Fleming

• 1993 Anna Paquin - The Piano as Flora McGrath
  • Holly Hunter - The Firm as Tammy Hemphill
  • Rosie Perez - Fearless as Carla Rodrigo
  • Winona Ryder - The Age of Innocence as May Welland
  • Emma Thompson - In the Name of the Father as Gareth Peirce

• 1994 Dianne Wiest - Bullets Over Broadway as Helen Sinclair
  • Rosemary Harris - Tom & Viv as Rose Haigh-Wood
  • Helen Mirren - The Madness of King George as Queen Charlotte
  • Uma Thurman - Pulp Fiction as Mia Wallace
  • Jennifer Tilly - Bullets Over Broadway as Olive Neal

• 1995 Mira Sorvino - Mighty Aphrodite as Linda Ash/Judy Cum
  • Joan Allen - Nixon as Pat Nixon
  • Kathleen Quinlan - Apollo 13 as Marilyn Lovell
  • Mare Winningham - Georgia as Georgia Flood
  • Kate Winslet - Sense and Sensibility as Marianne Dashwood

• 1996 Juliette Binoche - The English Patient as Hana
  • Joan Allen - The Crucible as Elizabeth Proctor
  • Lauren Bacall - The Mirror Has Two Faces as Hannah Morgan
  • Barbara Hershey - The Portrait of a Lady as Madame Serena Merle
  • Marianne Jean-Baptiste - Secrets & Lies as Hortense Cumberbatch

• 1997 Kim Basinger - L.A. Confidential as Lynn Bracken
  • Joan Cusack - In & Out as Emily Montgomery
  • Minnie Driver - Good Will Hunting as Skylar
  • Julianne Moore - Boogie Nights as Amber Waves
  • Gloria Stuart - Titanic as Old Rose

• 1998 Judi Dench - Shakespeare in Love as Queen Elizabeth
  • Kathy Bates - Primary Colors as Libby Holden
  • Brenda Blethyn - Little Voice as Mari Hoff
  • Rachel Griffiths - Hilary and Jackie as Hilary du Pré
  • Lynn Redgrave - Gods and Monsters as Hanna

• 1999 Angelina Jolie - Girl, Interrupted as Lisa Rowe
  • Toni Collette - The Sixth Sense as Lynn Sear
  • Catherine Keener - Being John Malkovich as Maxine Lund
  • Samantha Morton - Sweet and Lowdown as Hattie
  • Chloë Sevigny - Boys Don't Cry as Lana Tisdel

[edit] 2000s

• 2000 Marcia Gay Harden - Pollock as Lee Krasner
  • Judi Dench - Chocolat as Armande Voizin
  • Kate Hudson - Almost Famous as Penny Lane
  • Frances McDormand - Almost Famous as Elaine Miller
  • Julie Walters - Billy Elliot as Mrs. Wilkinson

• 2001 Jennifer Connelly - A Beautiful Mind as Alicia Nash
  • Helen Mirren - Gosford Park as Mrs. Wilson
  • Maggie Smith - Gosford Park as Constance Trentham
  • Marisa Tomei - In the Bedroom as Natalie Strout
  • Kate Winslet - Iris as Young Iris Murdoch

• 2002 Catherine Zeta-Jones - Chicago as Velma Kelly
  • Kathy Bates - About Schmidt as Roberta Hertzel
  • Julianne Moore - The Hours as Laura Brown
  • Queen Latifah - Chicago as Matron Mama Morton
  • Meryl Streep - Adaptation. as Susan Orlean

• 2003 Renée Zellweger - Cold Mountain as Ruby Thewes
  • Shohreh Aghdashloo - House of Sand and Fog as Nadi Behrani
  • Patricia Clarkson - Pieces of April as Joy Burns
  • Marcia Gay Harden - Mystic River as Celeste Boyle
  • Holly Hunter - Thirteen as Melanie 'Mel' Freeland

• 2004 Cate Blanchett - The Aviator as Katharine Hepburn
  • Laura Linney - Kinsey as Clara McMillen
  • Virginia Madsen - Sideways as Maya Randall
  • Sophie Okonedo - Hotel Rwanda as Tatiana Rusesabagina
  • Natalie Portman - Closer as Alice Ayres

• 2005 Rachel Weisz - The Constant Gardener as Tessa Quayle
  • Amy Adams - Junebug as Ashley Johnsten
  • Catherine Keener - Capote as Nelle Harper Lee
  • Frances McDormand - North Country as Glory Dodge
  • Michelle Williams - Brokeback Mountain as Alma Beers Del Mar

• 2006 Jennifer Hudson - Dreamgirls as Effie White
  • Adriana Barraza - Babel as Amelia
  • Cate Blanchett - Notes on a Scandal as Sheba Hart
  • Abigail Breslin - Little Miss Sunshine as Olive Hoover
  • Rinko Kikuchi - Babel as Chieko

• 2007 Tilda Swinton - Michael Clayton as Karen Crowder
  • Cate Blanchett - I'm Not There as Jude Quinn
  • Ruby Dee - American Gangster as Mama Lucas
  • Saoirse Ronan - Atonement as Briony Tallis - Aged 13
  • Amy Ryan - Gone Baby Gone as Helene McCready

• 2008 Penélope Cruz - Vicky Cristina Barcelona as María Elena
  • Amy Adams - Doubt as Sister James
  • Viola Davis - Doubt as Mrs. Miller
  • Taraji Henson - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button as Queenie
  • Marisa Tomei - The Wrestler as Cassidy

Academy Award for Best Actress (1990-2008)

1990s

• 1990 Kathy Bates - Misery as Annie Wilkes
  • Anjelica Huston - The Grifters as Lilly Dillon
  • Julia Roberts - Pretty Woman as Vivian Ward
  • Meryl Streep - Postcards from the Edge as Suzanne Vale
  • Joanne Woodward - Mr. and Mrs. Bridge as India Bridge

• 1991 Jodie Foster - The Silence of the Lambs as Clarice Starling
  • Geena Davis - Thelma & Louise as Thelma Dickinson
  • Laura Dern - Rambling Rose as Rose
  • Bette Midler - For the Boys as Dixie Leonard
  • Susan Sarandon - Thelma & Louise as Louise Sawyer

• 1992 Emma Thompson - Howards End as Margaret J. 'Meg' Schlegel
  • Catherine Deneuve - Indochine as Eliane
  • Mary McDonnell - Passion Fish as May-Alice Culhane
  • Michelle Pfeiffer - Love Field as Lurene Hallett
  • Susan Sarandon - Lorenzo's Oil as Michaela Odone

• 1993 Holly Hunter - The Piano as Ada McGrath
  • Angela Bassett - What's Love Got to Do with It as Tina Turner
  • Stockard Channing - Six Degrees of Separation as Louisa Kittredge
  • Emma Thompson - The Remains of the Day as Mary Kenton
  • Debra Winger - Shadowlands as Joy Gresham

• 1994 Jessica Lange - Blue Sky as Carly Marshall
  • Jodie Foster - Nell as Nell Kellty
  • Miranda Richardson - Tom & Viv as Vivienne Haigh-Wood
  • Winona Ryder - Little Women as Jo March
  • Susan Sarandon - The Client as Reggie Love

• 1995 Susan Sarandon - Dead Man Walking as Helen Prejean
  • Elisabeth Shue - Leaving Las Vegas as Sera
  • Sharon Stone - Casino as Ginger McKenna
  • Meryl Streep - The Bridges of Madison County as Francesca Johnson
  • Emma Thompson - Sense and Sensibility as Elinor Dashwood

• 1996 Frances McDormand - Fargo as Marge Olmstead-Gunderson
  • Brenda Blethyn - Secrets & Lies as Cynthia Rose Purley
  • Diane Keaton - Marvin's Room as Bessie
  • Kristin Scott Thomas - The English Patient as Katharine Clifton
  • Emily Watson - Breaking the Waves as Bess McNeill

• 1997 Helen Hunt - As Good as It Gets as Carol Connelly
  • Helena Bonham Carter - The Wings of the Dove as Kate Croy
  • Julie Christie - Afterglow as Phyllis Mann
  • Judi Dench - Mrs. Brown as Queen Victoria
  • Kate Winslet - Titanic as Rose DeWitt Bukater

• 1998 Gwyneth Paltrow - Shakespeare in Love as Viola De Lesseps
  • Cate Blanchett - Elizabeth as Elizabeth I
  • Fernanda Montenegro - Central do Brasil as Dora
  • Meryl Streep - One True Thing as Kate Gulden
  • Emily Watson - Hilary and Jackie as Jacqueline du Pré

• 1999 Hilary Swank - Boys Don't Cry as Brandon Teena
  • Annette Bening - American Beauty as Carolyn Burnham
  • Janet McTeer - Tumbleweeds as Mary Jo Walker
  • Julianne Moore - The End of the Affair as Sarah Miles
  • Meryl Streep - Music of the Heart as Roberta Guaspari

[edit] 2000s

• 2000 Julia Roberts - Erin Brockovich as Erin Brockovich
  • Joan Allen - The Contender as Sen. Laine Hanson
  • Juliette Binoche - Chocolat as Vianne Rocher
  • Ellen Burstyn - Requiem for a Dream as Sara Goldfarb
  • Laura Linney - You Can Count on Me as Samantha 'Sammy' Prescott

• 2001 Halle Berry - Monster's Ball as Leticia Musgrove
  • Judi Dench - Iris as Iris Murdoch
  • Nicole Kidman - Moulin Rouge! as Satine
  • Sissy Spacek - In the Bedroom as Ruth Fowler
  • Renée Zellweger - Bridget Jones's Diary as Bridget Jones

• 2002 Nicole Kidman - The Hours as Virginia Woolf
  • Salma Hayek - Frida as Frida Kahlo
  • Diane Lane - Unfaithful as Connie Sumner
  • Julianne Moore - Far from Heaven as Cathy Whitaker
  • Renée Zellweger - Chicago as Roxie Hart

• 2003 Charlize Theron - Monster as Aileen Wuornos
  • Keisha Castle-Hughes - Whale Rider as Paikea Apirana
  • Diane Keaton - Something's Gotta Give as Erica Barry
  • Samantha Morton - In America as Sarah
  • Naomi Watts - 21 Grams as Cristina Peck

• 2004 Hilary Swank - Million Dollar Baby as Maggie Fitzgerald
  • Annette Bening - Being Julia as Julia Lambert
  • Catalina Sandino Moreno - Maria Full of Grace as María Álvarez
  • Imelda Staunton - Vera Drake as Vera Drake
  • Kate Winslet - Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind as Clementine Kruczynski

• 2005 Reese Witherspoon - Walk the Line as June Carter
  • Judi Dench - Mrs. Henderson Presents as Laura Henderson
  • Felicity Huffman - Transamerica as Bree
  • Keira Knightley - Pride and Prejudice as Elizabeth 'Lizzie' Bennet
  • Charlize Theron - North Country as Josey Aimes

• 2006 Helen Mirren - The Queen as Queen Elizabeth II
  • Penélope Cruz – Volver as Raimunda
  • Judi Dench – Notes on a Scandal as Barbara Covett
  • Meryl Streep – The Devil Wears Prada as Miranda Priestly
  • Kate Winslet – Little Children as Sarah Pierce

• 2007 Marion Cotillard – La Vie en Rose as Edith Piaf
  • Cate Blanchett – Elizabeth: The Golden Age as Queen Elizabeth I
  • Julie Christie – Away from Her as Fiona Anderson
  • Laura Linney – The Savages as Wendy Savage
  • Ellen Page – Juno as Juno MacGuff

• 2008 Kate Winslet – The Reader as Hanna Schmitz
  • Anne Hathaway – Rachel Getting Married as Kym Buchman
  • Angelina Jolie – Changeling as Christine Collins
  • Melissa Leo – Frozen River as Ray Eddy
  • Meryl Streep – Doubt as Sister Aloysius Beauvier

Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor (1990-2008)

1990s

• 1990 Joe Pesci - Goodfellas as Tommy DeVito
  • Bruce Davison - Longtime Companion as David
  • Andy García - The Godfather Part III as Vincent Mancini-Corleone
  • Graham Greene - Dances with Wolves as Kicking Bird
  • Al Pacino - Dick Tracy as Alphonse 'Big Boy' Caprice

• 1991 Jack Palance - City Slickers as Curly Washburn
  • Tommy Lee Jones - JFK as Clay Shaw
  • Harvey Keitel - Bugsy as Mickey Cohen
  • Ben Kingsley - Bugsy as Meyer Lansky
  • Michael Lerner - Barton Fink as Jack Lipnick

1992 Gene Hackman - Unforgiven as Little Bill Daggett

• Jaye Davidson - The Crying Game as Dil
• Jack Nicholson - A Few Good Men as Col. Nathan R. Jessep
• Al Pacino - Glengarry Glen Ross as Ricky Roma
• David Paymer - Mr. Saturday Night as Stan

1993 Tommy Lee Jones - The Fugitive as Marshall Samuel Gerard

• Leonardo DiCaprio - What's Eating Gilbert Grape as Arnie Grape
• Ralph Fiennes - Schindler's List as Amon Göth
• John Malkovich - In the Line of Fire as Mitch Leary
• Pete Postlethwaite - In the Name of the Father as Giuseppe Conlon

1994 Martin Landau - Ed Wood as Béla Lugosi

• Samuel L. Jackson - Pulp Fiction as Jules Winnfield
• Chazz Palminteri - Bullets Over Broadway as Cheech
• Paul Scofield - Quiz Show as Mark Van Doren
• Gary Sinise - Forrest Gump as Lieutenant Dan Taylor

1995 Kevin Spacey - The Usual Suspects as Roger 'Verbal' Kint

• James Cromwell - Babe as Farmer Arthur Hoggett
• Ed Harris - Apollo 13 as Gene Kranz
• Brad Pitt - 12 Monkeys as Jeffrey Goines
• Tim Roth - Rob Roy as Archibald Cunningham

1996 Cuba Gooding, Jr. - Jerry Maguire as Rod Tidwell

• William H. Macy - Fargo as Jerry Lundegaard
• Armin Mueller-Stahl - Shine as Peter Helfgott
• Edward Norton - Primal Fear as Aaron Stampler
• James Woods - Ghosts of Mississippi as Byron De La Beckwith

1997 Robin Williams - Good Will Hunting as Sean Maguire

• Robert Forster - Jackie Brown as Max Cherry
• Anthony Hopkins - Amistad as John Quincy Adams
• Greg Kinnear - As Good as It Gets as Simon Bishop
• Burt Reynolds - Boogie Nights as Jack Horner

1998 James Coburn - Affliction as Glen Whitehouse

• Robert Duvall - A Civil Action as Jerome Facher
• Ed Harris - The Truman Show as Christof
• Geoffrey Rush - Shakespeare in Love as Philip Henslowe
• Billy Bob Thornton - A Simple Plan as Jacob Mitchell

1999 Michael Caine - The Cider House Rules as Dr. Wilbur Larch

• Tom Cruise - Magnolia as Frank 'T.J.' Mackey
• Michael Clarke Duncan - The Green Mile as John Coffey
• Jude Law - The Talented Mr. Ripley as Dickie Greenleaf
• Haley Joel Osment - The Sixth Sense as Cole Sear

[edit] 2000s

• 2000 Benicio del Toro - Traffic as Javier Rodríguez Rodríguez
  • Jeff Bridges - The Contender as President Jackson Evans
  • Willem Dafoe - Shadow of the Vampire as Max Schreck
  • Albert Finney - Erin Brockovich as Edward L. Masry
  • Joaquin Phoenix - Gladiator as Commodus

• 2001 Jim Broadbent - Iris as John Bayley
  • Ethan Hawke - Training Day as Jake Hoyt
  • Ben Kingsley - Sexy Beast as Don Logan
  • Ian McKellen - The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring as Gandalf
  • Jon Voight - Ali as Howard Cosell

2002 Chris Cooper - Adaptation. as John Laroche

• Ed Harris - The Hours as Richard Brown
• Paul Newman - Road to Perdition as John Rooney
• John C. Reilly - Chicago as Amos Hart
• Christopher Walken - Catch Me If You Can as Frank Abagnale, Sr.

2003 Tim Robbins - Mystic River as Dave Boyle

• Alec Baldwin - The Cooler as Shelly Kaplow
• Benicio del Toro - 21 Grams as Jack Jordan
• Djimon Hounsou - In America as Mateo
• Ken Watanabe - The Last Samurai as Katsumoto

2004 Morgan Freeman - Million Dollar Baby as Eddie "Scrap-Iron" Dupris

• Alan Alda - The Aviator as Senator Owen Brewster
• Thomas Haden Church - Sideways as Jack
• Jamie Foxx - Collateral as Max Durocher
• Clive Owen - Closer as Larry Gray

2005 George Clooney - Syriana as Bob Barnes

• Matt Dillon - Crash as Sergeant John Ryan
• Paul Giamatti - Cinderella Man as Joe Gould
• Jake Gyllenhaal - Brokeback Mountain as Jack Twist
• William Hurt - A History of Violence as Richie Cusack

2006 Alan Arkin - Little Miss Sunshine as Edwin Hoover

• Jackie Earle Haley - Little Children as Ronald James McGorvey
• Djimon Hounsou - Blood Diamond as Solomon Vandy
• Eddie Murphy - Dreamgirls as James "Thunder" Early
• Mark Wahlberg - The Departed as Sgt. Sean Dignam

2007 Javier Bardem - No Country for Old Men as Anton Chigurh

• Casey Affleck - The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford as Robert Ford
• Philip Seymour Hoffman - Charlie Wilson's War as Gust Avrakotos
• Hal Holbrook - Into the Wild as Ron Franz
• Tom Wilkinson - Michael Clayton as Arthur Edens

• 2008 Heath Ledger - The Dark Knight as The Joker (posthumous win)
  • Josh Brolin – Milk as Dan White
  • Robert Downey, Jr. – Tropic Thunder as Kirk Lazarus
  • Philip Seymour Hoffman – Doubt as Father Brendan Flynn
  • Michael Shannon – Revolutionary Road as John Givings

Academy Award for Best Actor (1990-2008)

1990s

• 1990 Jeremy Irons - Reversal of Fortune as Claus von Bülow
  • Kevin Costner - Dances with Wolves as Lt. John J. Dunbar
  • Robert De Niro - Awakenings as Leonard Lowe
  • Gérard Depardieu - Cyrano de Bergerac as Cyrano De Bergerac
  • Richard Harris - The Field as 'Bull' McCabe

• 1991 Anthony Hopkins - The Silence of the Lambs as Dr. Hannibal Lecter
  • Warren Beatty - Bugsy as Bugsy Siegel
  • Robert De Niro - Cape Fear as Max Cady
  • Nick Nolte - The Prince of Tides as Tom Wingo
  • Robin Williams - The Fisher King as Parry

• 1992 Al Pacino - Scent of a Woman as Lieutenant Colonel Frank Slade
  • Robert Downey, Jr. - Chaplin as Charlie Chaplin
  • Clint Eastwood - Unforgiven as William 'Bill' Munny
  • Stephen Rea - The Crying Game as Fergus
  • Denzel Washington - Malcolm X as Malcolm X

• 1993 Tom Hanks - Philadelphia as Andrew Beckett
  • Laurence Fishburne - What's Love Got to Do with It as Ike Turner
  • Anthony Hopkins - The Remains of the Day as James Stevens
  • Daniel Day-Lewis - In the Name of the Father as Gerry Conlon
  • Liam Neeson - Schindler's List as Oskar Schindler

• 1994 Tom Hanks - Forrest Gump as Forrest Gump
  • Morgan Freeman - The Shawshank Redemption as Ellis Boyd 'Red' Redding
  • Nigel Hawthorne - The Madness of King George as George III
  • Paul Newman - Nobody's Fool as Sully Sullivan
  • John Travolta - Pulp Fiction as Vincent Vega

• 1995 Nicolas Cage - Leaving Las Vegas as Ben Sanderson
  • Richard Dreyfuss - Mr. Holland's Opus as Glenn Holland
  • Anthony Hopkins - Nixon as Richard Nixon
  • Sean Penn - Dead Man Walking as Matthew Poncelet
  • Massimo Troisi - Il Postino as Mario Ruoppolo (posthumous nomination)

• 1996 Geoffrey Rush - Shine as David Helfgott
  • Tom Cruise - Jerry Maguire as Jerry Maguire
  • Ralph Fiennes - The English Patient as Count Laszlo de Almásy
  • Woody Harrelson - The People vs. Larry Flynt as Larry Flynt
  • Billy Bob Thornton - Sling Blade as Karl Childers

• 1997 Jack Nicholson - As Good as It Gets as Melvin Udall
  • Matt Damon - Good Will Hunting as Will Hunting
  • Robert Duvall - The Apostle as Euliss 'Sonny' Dewey - The Apostle E.F.
  • Peter Fonda - Ulee's Gold as Ulee Jackson
  • Dustin Hoffman - Wag the Dog as Stanley Motss

• 1998 Roberto Benigni - Life Is Beautiful as Guido Orefice
  • Tom Hanks - Saving Private Ryan as Captain John Miller
  • Ian McKellen - Gods and Monsters as James Whale
  • Nick Nolte - Affliction as Wade Whitehouse
  • Edward Norton - American History X as Derek Vinyard

• 1999 Kevin Spacey - American Beauty as Lester Burnham
  • Russell Crowe - The Insider as Jeffrey Wigand
  • Richard Farnsworth - The Straight Story as Alvin Straight
  • Sean Penn - Sweet and Lowdown as Emmet Ray
  • Denzel Washington -The Hurricane as Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter

[edit] 2000s

• 2000 Russell Crowe - Gladiator as Maximus Decimus Meridius
  • Javier Bardem - Before Night Falls as Reinaldo Arenas
  • Tom Hanks - Cast Away as Chuck Noland
  • Ed Harris - Pollock as Jackson Pollock
  • Geoffrey Rush - Quills as The Marquis de Sade

• 2001 Denzel Washington - Training Day as Alonzo Harris
  • Russell Crowe - A Beautiful Mind as John Nash
  • Sean Penn - I Am Sam as Sam Dawson
  • Will Smith - Ali as Muhammad Ali
  • Tom Wilkinson - In the Bedroom as Matt Fowler

• 2002 Adrien Brody - The Pianist as Wladyslaw Szpilman
  • Nicolas Cage - Adaptation. as Charlie Kaufman / Donald Kaufman
  • Michael Caine - The Quiet American as Thomas Fowler
  • Daniel Day-Lewis - Gangs of New York as William "Bill the Butcher" Cutting
  • Jack Nicholson - About Schmidt as Warren R. Schmidt

• 2003 Sean Penn - Mystic River as Jimmy Markum
  • Johnny Depp - Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl as Jack Sparrow
  • Ben Kingsley - House of Sand and Fog as Behrani
  • Jude Law - Cold Mountain as Inman
  • Bill Murray - Lost in Translation as Bob Harris

• 2004 Jamie Foxx - Ray as Ray Charles
  • Don Cheadle - Hotel Rwanda as Paul Rusesabagina
  • Johnny Depp - Finding Neverland as Sir James Matthew Barrie
  • Leonardo DiCaprio - The Aviator as Howard Hughes
  • Clint Eastwood - Million Dollar Baby as Frankie Dunn

• 2005 Philip Seymour Hoffman - Capote as Truman Capote
  • Terrence Howard - Hustle & Flow as Djay
  • Heath Ledger - Brokeback Mountain as Ennis Del Mar
  • Joaquin Phoenix - Walk the Line as Johnny Cash
  • David Strathairn - Good Night, and Good Luck. as Edward R. Murrow

• 2006 Forest Whitaker - The Last King of Scotland as Idi Amin
  • Leonardo DiCaprio - Blood Diamond as Danny Archer
  • Ryan Gosling - Half Nelson as Dan Dunne
  • Peter O'Toole - Venus as Maurice
  • Will Smith - The Pursuit of Happyness as Chris Gardner

• 2007 Daniel Day-Lewis - There Will Be Blood as Daniel Plainview
  • George Clooney - Michael Clayton as Michael Clayton
  • Johnny Depp - Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street as Sweeney Todd
  • Tommy Lee Jones - In the Valley of Elah as Hank Deerfield
  • Viggo Mortensen - Eastern Promises as Nikolai Luzhin

• 2008 Sean Penn - Milk as Harvey Milk
  • Richard Jenkins - The Visitor as Walter Vale
  • Frank Langella - Frost/Nixon as Richard Nixon
  • Brad Pitt - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button as Benjamin Button
  • Mickey Rourke - The Wrestler as Randy "The Ram" Robinson