Crash, film poster
So, it’s all over for another year!

We’ll post more about the gossip from the evening - and Cat will do another one of her wonderful red carpet commentaries about the swishy fashion - later in the day but for now, here’s a list of the big winners and our initial thoughts:

Best Film

And the winner was … Crash
Our thoughts: to be honest, we don’t remember much about Crash. We saw it back in the early autumn sometime and it didn’t really stand out - guess it did for the Academy voters though. We’ll have to revisit it once we get over the shock that Brokeback Mountain or Good Night, and Good Luck didn’t win…

Best Direction

And the winner was … Brokeback Mountain
Our thoughts: Ang Lee is a genius. Nothing more needs to be said.

Philip Seymour Hoffman as Capote
Best Actor

And the winner was … Philip Seymour Hoffman - Capote
Our thoughts: We’d have gone for Heath or Joaquin just because, but Philip really deserved to win it. His performance was amazing. So full of character without tipping into caricature. Excellent.

Best Supporting Actor

And the winner was … George Clooney - Syriana
Our thoughts: Woo! He at least got one of the ones he was up for. He makes such good choices in films these days that it’s nice he’s been rewarded for it.

Reese Witherspoon at Oscars 2006
Best Actress

And the winner was … Reese Witherspoon - Walk the Line
Our thoughts: Hurrah! We’ve liked Reese as an actress since she was pulling funny faces in Election and Cruel Intentions so it’s nice to see that she’s getting some proper recognition at last.

Best Supporting Actress

And the winner was … Rachel Weisz - The Constant Gardener
Our thoughts: Love, love, love this woman. No complaints whatsoever from these quarters. And she looked absolutely radiant too.