A sampling of what Roger Ebert and other film critics had to say about this year’s nominees:
Best Picture
‘The Aviator’
‘Finding Neverland’
‘Million Dollar Baby’
‘Ray’
‘Sideways’
Best Actor
Don Cheadle in ‘Hotel Rwanda‘ Johnny Depp in ‘Finding Neverland’
Leonardo DiCaprio in ‘The Aviator’
Clint Eastwood in ‘Million Dollar Baby’
Jamie Foxx in ‘Ray’
Best Actress
Annette Bening in ‘Being Julia’
Catalina Sandino Moreno in ‘Maria Full of Grace‘
Imelda Staunton in ‘Vera Drake’
Hilary Swank in ‘Million Dollar Baby’
Kate Winslet in ‘Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind‘
