The 2005 Golden Chazzie Nominees

Best Fiction:

Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman (William Morrow)

The Areas of My Expertise by John Hodgman (Dutton)

A Feast for Crows by George R. R. Martin (Spectra)

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling (Scholastic)

Thud! by Terry Pratchett (HarperCollins)

Best Non-Fiction:

DisneyWar by James B. Stewart (Simon & Schuster)

Everything Bad is Good For You: How Today’s Popular Culture Is Actually Making Us Smarter by Steven Johnson (Riverhead)

Extraordinary Exhibitions: The Wonderful Remains of an Enormous Head, The Whimsiphusicon & Death to the Savage Unitarians by Ricky Jay (Quantuck Lane)

Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything by Steven D. Levitt & Stephen J. Dubner (William Morrow)

Mommy Knows Worst: Highlights from the Golden Age of Bad Parenting Advice by James Lileks (Three Rivers)

Smashed: Story of a Drunken Girlhood by Koren Zailckas (Viking)

Best Album:

Demon Days by Gorillaz (Virgin)

Happy Accident by Exit Mindbomb

The Life Aquatic Studio Sessions by Seu Jorge (Hollywood)

Salvation: Oxford, November 11, 1992 by Bill Hicks (Rykodisc)

Soviet Kitsch by Regina Spektor (Sire)

Best Song:

Fuck Was I by Jenny Owen Youngs

Human by Carpark North

Landed by Ben Folds

Phoenix by Exit Mindbomb

24 by JEM

Us by Regina Spektor

Best Soundtrack:

Kung Fu Hustle (Varese)

Layer Cake (Virgin)

Mirrormask (La-La Land)

Sin City (Varese)

Transporter 2 (TVT)

Best Musical Artist:

The Arcade Fire

Exit Mindbomb

Ben Folds

Seu Jorge

Regina Spektor

Best Picture:

Batman Begins

Howl’s Moving Castle

King Kong

Mirrormask

Sin City

Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit

Best Director:

Peter Jackson, King Kong

Dave McKean, Mirrormask

Frank Miller, Robert Rodriguez & Quentin Tarantino, Sin City

Hayao Miyazaki, Howl’s Moving Castle

Christopher Nolan, Batman Begins

Matthew Vaughn, Layer Cake

Best Actor:

Christian Bale, Batman Begins

Daniel Craig, Layer Cake

Mickey Rourke, Sin City

Peter Sallis, Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit

Andy Serkis, King Kong

Bruce Willis, Sin City

Best Actress:

Summer Glau, Serenity

Stephanie Leonidas, Mirrormask

Reese Witherspoon, Walk the Line

Renee Zellweger, Cinderella Man

Ziyi Zhang, Memoirs of a Geisha, 2046

Best Supporting Actor:

Michael Caine, Batman Begins

Brian Cox, Match Point

Brendan Gleeson, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Anthony Hopkins, Proof

Clive Owen, Sin City

Best Supporting Actress:

Devon Aoki, Sin City

Sandra Bullock, Crash

Rosario Dawson, Sin City

Judi Dench, Pride and Prejudice

Scarlett Johansson, Match Point

Tilda Swinton, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

Best Cinematography:

Christopher Doyle, Yiu-Fai Lai, & Kwan Pun Leung, 2046

Jack N. Green, Serenity

Wally Pfister, Batman Begins

Robert Rodriguez, Sin City

Tony Shearn, Mirrormask

Best Original Screenplay:

Bob Baker, Steve Box, & Mark Burton, Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit

Neil Gaiman, Mirrormask

Terry Gilliam, Tony Grisoni, & Ehren Kruger, The Brothers Grimm

Jim Jarmusch, Broken Flowers

Kar Wai Wong, 2046

Best Adapted Screenplay:

Gill Dennis & James Mangold, Walk the Line

Bernd Eichinger, Downfall

David S. Goyer & Christopher Nolan, Batman Begins

Frank Miller & Robert Rodriguez, Sin City

Joss Whedon, Serenity

Best Musical Score:

Iain Ballamy, Mirrormask

John Debney, Graeme Revell, & Robert Rodriguez, Sin City

Danny Elfman, Charlie & the Chocolate Factory

Danny Elfman, The Corpse Bride

Julian Nott, Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit

Best Original Song:

If I Apologised, Mirrormask

Remains of the Day, The Corpse Bride

So Long and Thanks For All the Fish, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy

Best Costume Design:

Colleen Atwood, Memoirs of a Geisha

Lindy Hemming, Batman Begins

Robert Lever & Dave McKean, Mirrormask

Isis Mussenden, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

Sandy Powell, Mrs. Henderson Presents

Nina Proctor, Sin City

Best Effects:

Batman Begins

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

King Kong

Mirrormask

Sin City

Best Ongoing Comic Book Series:

Desolation Jones (DC/Wildstorm)

Ex Machina (DC/Wildstorm)

Fables (DC/Vertigo)

The Goon (Dark Horse)

The Walking Dead (Image)

Best Limited Comic Book Series:

Concrete: The Human Dilemma by Paul Chadwick (Dark Horse)

The Middleman by Javier Grillo-Marxuach & Les McClaine (Viper)

Oddly Normal by Otis Frampton (Viper)

Smoke by Alex de Campi & Igor Kordey (IDW)

Ultimate Secret by Warren Ellis, Steve McNiven & Tom Raney (Marvel)

Best Graphic Novel/Collection:

The Complete Peanuts: 1957-1958 by Charles M. Schulz (Fantagraphics)

Daisy Kutter: The Last Train by Kazu Kibuishi (Viper)

The Goon: Fancy Pants Edition by Eric Powell (Dark Horse)

The Silencers: Black Kiss by Fred Van Lente & Steve Ellis (Moonstone)

Tricked by Alex Robinson (Top Shelf)

Best Comic Book Writer:

Paul Chadwick, Concrete: The Human Dilemma

Javier Grillo-Marxuach, The Middleman

Robert Kirkman, The Walking Dead

Eric Powell, The Goon

Bill Willingham, Fables

Best Comic Book Artist:

Charlie Adlard, The Walking Dead

Paul Chadwick, Concrete: The Human Dilemma

Kazu Kibuishi, Daisy Kutter: The Last Train

Eric Powell, The Goon

Alex Robinson, Tricked

Best Action Figure:

Jim Henson (Palisades)

Rainbow Connection Kermit, (Palisades)

Robocop (12-inch), (McFarlane)

Sin City Marv (black & white), (NECA)

Spawn i.095 (12-inch), (McFarlane)

Best DVD (Single Title):

Batman Begins (Warner Brothers)

The Call of Cthulhu (The H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society)

F for Fake (Criterion)

The Incredibles (Disney)

King Kong Collector’s Edition (Warner Brothers)

Ray Special Edition (Universal)

Sin City: Recut, Extended, Unrated (Dimension)

Best DVD (Boxed Set):

Alfred Hitchcock: The Masterpiece Collection (Universal)

Batman: Motion Picture Anthology (Warner Brothers)

Chappelle’s Show: Season 2 (Comedy Central/Paramount)

The Daily Show with Jon Stewart: Indecision 2004 (Comedy Central/Paramount)

Family Guy, Vol. 3 (Fox)

Martin Scorsese Collection (MGM)

Walt Disney Treasures: Disney Rarities: Celebrated Shorts, 1920s – 1960s (Disney)

Best Audiobook:

Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman, performed by Lenny Henry (HarperAudio)

Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything by Steven D. Levitt & Stephen J. Dubner, performed by Dubner (HarperAudio)

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling, performed by Jim Dale (Random House)

King Kong by Delos Wheeler Lovelace, performed by Stefan Rudnicki (Blackstone)

Make Love the Bruce Campbell Way by Bruce Campbell, performed by various (Rykodisc)

Rosemary’s Baby by Ira Levin, performed by Mia Farrow (Caedmon)

Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury, performed by Stefan Rudnicki (Blackstone)

Best TV Drama:

Battlestar Galactica (Sci-Fi)

House (Fox)

Law & Order: Criminal Intent (NBC)

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (NBC)

Law & Order: Trial By Jury (NBC)

Lost (ABC)

24 (Fox)

Best TV Comedy:

Arrested Development (Fox)

The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (Comedy Central)

Family Guy (Fox)

Penn & Teller: Bullshit (Showtime)

South Park (Comedy Central)

Best Actor, TV Drama:

Vincent D’Onofrio, Law & Order: Criminal Intent

Dennis Farina, Law & Order

Hugh Laurie, House

Chris Noth, Law & Order: Criminal Intent

Kiefer Sutherland, 24

Best Actress, TV Drama:

Lisa Edelstein, House

Mariska Hargitay, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Marg Helgenberger, CSI

Mary McDonnell, Battlestar Galactica

Bebe Neuwirth, Law & Order: Trial By Jury

Kyra Sedgwick, The Closer

Best Actor, TV Comedy:

Jason Bateman, Arrested Development

Penn Jillette, Penn & Teller: Bullshit

Seth McFarlane, Family Guy

Tony Shaloub, Monk

Jon Stewart, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart

Best Actress, TV Comedy:

Alex Borstein, Family Guy

Portia de Rossi, Arrested Development

Traylor Howard, Monk

Best Video Game:

Burnout: Revenge (Electronic Arts)

Civilization IV (2K)

Guild Wars (NCsoft)

Psyconauts (Majesco)

Wipeout Pure (SCEA)