Crash: 2005 Best Picture

Three of the films nominated for Best Picture at the 78th Academy Awards had one word titles: “Crash”, “Capote” and “Munich”. The other two were “Brokeback Mountain” and “Good Night, and Good Luck”. “Crash” took the Best Picture Oscar plus Best Original Screenplay and Best Film Editing.

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Ang Lee won Best Director for “Brokeback Mountain”. Philip Seymour Hoffman (“Capote”) and Reese Witherspoon (“Walk the Line” won Best Actor and Best Actress for playing real life celebrities. George Clooney was the Best Supporting Actor for “Syriana”. Rachel Weisz got the Best Supporting Actress for The “Constant Gardener”

The Top 10 box office hits of 2005 were “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire”, “Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith”, “The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe”, “War of the Worlds”, “King Kong”, “Madagascar”, “Mr. & Mrs. Smith”, “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory”, “Batman Begins” and “Hitch”.

Other notable film titles include: “Memoirs of a Geisha”, “Hustle and Flow”, “March of the Penguins”, “Cinderella Man”, “North Country”, “Monster-in-Law” and “The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants”

Jeopardy! clues on “Crash”
HIP-HOP ON POP $1600: This rapper starred in “Crash” as Anthony & is singer Monica’s cousin; it’s not preposterous or ridiculous, it’s…
PUTTIN’ OUT THE WELCOME MATT $800: He was nominated for an Oscar for his performance as a cop in “Crash”
BEST PICTURE WORDPLAY: From 2005, it’s the last Best Picture Oscar winner whose name is just one syllable (2013 clue)
BEST SCREENPLAY OSCARS $1600: 2005: Paul Haggis & Bobby Moresco for this tale of racism in L.A.

More 2005 film clues:
MOVIES ON THE MAP $2000: 2005 Oscar nominee about the aftermath of an Olympic tragedy
TRUMAN CAPOTE $600: He won an Oscar in 2007 for playing Truman Capote on the big screen
MEMORABLE MOVIES $1200: Oscar-nominated Amy Adams was a pregnant charmer in this 2005 film
MOVIE REMAKES $1200: In this movie’s 2005 incarnation, the role of the girl, Ann Darrow, was played by Naomi Watts
A KISS IS STILL A KISS $1000: Natalie Portman was just shy of lip action in this 2005 movie, though she does smooch Hugo Weaving’s Guy Fawkes mask
AMERICAN AUTHORS $1600: He stood 5’3″ & was the subject of movies that came out in 2005 & 2006
STEVE WIN $200: Steve Carell won an MTV Movie Award for playing Andy Stitzer, the title character of this 2005 film
CHRIS COLUMBUS $1600: In 2005 Chris directed this movie based on Jonathan Larson’s Tony-winning musical
MOVIE MR. & MRS. $200: It’s the title couple played by Brad Pitt & Angelina Jolie in a 2005 movie
HARD STUPID ANSWERS $2000: Most of the action in this 2005 movie takes place in Basin City
SCREEN TEENS $200: Skandar Keynes took a roguish turn as Edmund, the traitorous sibling in this 2005 “Chronicles of Narnia” movie
NONFICTION BOOKS ON THE BIG SCREEN $400: This 2005 film about Johnny Cash comes from his autobiography “Man in Black”
“PARTY” TIME! $600: The title of a 2005 Dave Chappelle film, it’s an outdoor festival held on a closed-off city street
MEMPHIS MUSIC HALL OF FAME $1600: Three 6 Mafia’s “It’s Hard Out Here for a Pimp” won a 2005 Oscar for this film with “Hustle” in its title
CHINESE CINEMA $1200: “Brokeback Mountain” earned this director his first Oscar
CELEBRITY BOOKS $800: This comedian’s “shopgirl” was turned into a 2005 film starring himself & Claire Danes
MOVIE ADJECTIVES $1000: 2005: “The ___ Gardener”
OSCAR NIGHT 2006 $1000: This film that begins in Japan in the 1920s earned Oscars for cinematography, costuming & art direction
FROM BOOK TO BIG SCREEN $400: This 2005 film in which aliens use tripod machines is based on a novel by H.G. Wells
CELEBRITY BOOKS $1000: This novella by Steve Martin was turned into a 2005 film starring Martin & Claire Danes
QUASI-PRESIDENTIAL CINEMA $800: This 2005 Samuel L. Jackson film details one man’s attempts to teach his players there’s more to life than hoops
MOVIE “NIGHT” $400: David Strathairn played Edward R. Murrow in this 2005 film
CRAIGS LIST $1000: Craig Bierko played Max Baer in this 2005 film about Depression-era boxer Jim Braddock
YOUR PLANET MUST GO! $1000: To pave the way for a new hyperspace bypass, Vogons blow up the Earth in this 2005 film
AT THE MOVIES $800: Even dead-broke students should avoid staying in this title establishment of a gory 2005 film
MONSTER MASH $1000: Jack Black brings this monster back to 1933 New York City in a 2005 Peter Jackson film
FILM SCHOOL $800: Viggo Mortensen gave up his sword & tresses to play a small town diner operator with a dark past in this 2005 film
CHRISTIAN $1600: This Welsh-born actor played Americans in “Batman Begins” & “3:10 to Yuma”
CREATURE FEATURES $800: Narrated by Morgan Freeman, this film waddled away with the 2005 Oscar for Best Documentary
CELL BLOCK CINEMA $1,000 (Daily Double): The scenes of Perry Smith being interviewed in jail in this 2005 film were shot in Manitoba, not in Kansas