Winner '05: First Saw It:		Crash May 10, 2005, at Hoyts Carousel Mall 19 in Syracuse, NY
		Bridesmaids:		Brokeback Mountain, Capote, Good Night, and Good Luck., Munich
		My Vote:		Capote, though Munich improves with each viewing
		Overlooked:		Grizzly Man, Junebug, The New World, The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada

Crash (2005)

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Director: Paul Haggis. Cast: Don Cheadle, Matt Dillon, Terrence Howard, Ludacris, Larenz Tate, Thandie Newton, Jennifer Esposito, Shaun Toub, Michael Peņa, Ryan Phillippe, Sandra Bullock, Brendan Fraser, Nona Gaye, Bahar Soomekh, Loretta Devine, Beverly Todd, William Fichtner, Karina Arroyave, Keith David, Bruce Kirby, Tony Danza, Art Chudabala, Greg Joung Paik, Marina Sirtis, Martin Norseman. Screenplay: Paul Haggis and Bobby Moresco (based on a screen story by Paul Haggis).

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Photo © 2005 Lions Gate Films/Bob Yari Productions

Not yet reviewed in full. Grade: B–

(in March 2005: B+)

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Academy Award Nominations and Winners:
★	Best Picture
	Best Director: Paul Haggis
	Best Supporting Actor: Matt Dillon
★	Best Original Screenplay: Paul Haggis and Bobby Moresco
★	Best Film Editing: Hughes Winborne
	Best Original Song: "In the Deep"
Golden Globe Nominations:
	Best Supporting Actor: Matt Dillon
	Best Screenplay: Paul Haggis and Bobby Moresco
Other Awards:
	Screen Actors Guild Awards: Best Ensemble
	Writers Guild of America: Best Original Screenplay
	National Board of Review: Breakthrough Performance, Male (Howard; also cited for Get Rich or Die Tryin' and Hustle & Flow)

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