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And The Oscar Goes To

// March 6th, 2006 // General // 2,461 views

And the Oscar goes to… (insert drumroll)….Tsotsi!!!

South Africa’s drama “Tsotsi,” won the Oscar for foreign-language film at the 78th Annual Academy Awards.

According to Sunday Times Online, “Director Gavin Hood struck a nationalist them as he accepted the award, shouting: “Nkosi Sikelela iAfrika” and “amandla” — meaning “God Bless Africa” and “Freedom”.

But he also said he was accepting the award on behalf of all the directors of foreign films.

“We may have foreign language films, but our stories are the same as your stories. They are about the human heart and emotions.”

The rest of the list looks as follows:

Actor in a leading role – Philip Seymour Hoffman in “Capote”

Actress in a leading role – Reese Witherspoon in “Walk the Line”

Actor in a supporting role – George Clooney in “Syriana”

Actress in a supporting role – Rachel Weisz in “The Constant Gardener”

Best animated feature film – Wallace & Gromit in the Curse of the Were-Rabbit”

Achievement in art direction – John Myhre in “Memoirs of a Geisha”

Achievement in cinematography – Dion Beebe in “Memoirs of a Geisha”

Achievement in costume design – Colleen Atwood in “Memoirs of a Geisha”

Achievement in directing – Ang Lee in “Brokeback Mountain”

Best documentary feature – “March of the Penguins”

Best documentary short subject – “A Note of Triumph: The Golden Age of Norman Corwin”

Achievement in film editing – Hughes Winborne in “Crash”

Best foreign language film of the year – “Tsotsi” (South Africa)

Achievement in makeup – “The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe”

Original score – Gustavo Santaolalla in “Brokeback Mountain”

Original song – “It’s Hard Out Here for a Pimp” in “Hustle & Flow”

Best motion picture of the year – “Crash”

Best animated short film – “The Moon and the Son: An Imagined Conversation”

Best live action short film – “Six Shooter”

Achievement in sound editing – “King Kong”

Achievement in visual effects – “King Kong”

Adapted screenplay – Larry McMurtry & Diana Ossana in “Brokeback Mountain”

Original screenplay – Paul Haggis & Bobby Moresco in “Crash” (Story by Paul Haggis)

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3 Responses to “And The Oscar Goes To”

1. redsaid says:

   2006/03/06 at 09:11

   Hurray for Tsotsi!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
2. Sam says:

   2006/03/08 at 13:11

   Congratulation to all the cast and crew of the movie Tsotsi.
   I will like to know where I can buy it in USA.
   I hope one day Nigerian movies can win an oscar. http://www.nigeriamovies.net