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2005 in film is an overview of events, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies, festivals, a list of country-specific lists of films released, notable deaths and film debuts.
The top 10 films released in 2005 by worldwide gross are as follows:[1]
| Rank | Title | Distributor | Worldwide gross |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire | Warner Bros. | $895,921,036 |
| 2 | Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith | 20th Century Fox | $868,352,530 |
| 3 | The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe | Buena Vista | $745,013,115 |
| 4 | War of the Worlds | Paramount /DreamWorks | $603,873,119 |
| 5 | King Kong | Universal | $562,363,449 |
| 6 | Madagascar | DreamWorks | $542,063,846 |
| 7 | Mr. & Mrs. Smith | 20th Century Fox | $487,287,646 |
| 8 | Charlie and the Chocolate Factory | Warner Bros. | $474,968,763 |
| 9 | Batman Begins | $371,853,783 | |
| 10 | Hitch | Sony Pictures /Columbia | $371,594,210 |
| Month | Day | Event |
| January | 6 | TheDirectors Guild of America nominates directorsMartin Scorsese (The Aviator),Marc Forster (Finding Neverland),Taylor Hackford (Ray),Clint Eastwood (Million Dollar Baby) andAlexander Payne (Sideways) for itsDirectors Guild Awards. |
| 8 | TheNational Society of Film Critics awards go toMillion Dollar Baby (film),Zhang Yimou (director, for:House of Flying Daggers),Imelda Staunton andHilary Swank (tied for best actress),Jamie Foxx (actor),Thomas Haden Church (supporting actor) andVirginia Madsen (supporting actress). | |
| 9 | ThePeople's Choice Awards go toFahrenheit 9/11 (favorite motion picture),The Passion of the Christ for favorite drama, andShrek 2 (favorite comedy, animated film, sequel, animated character:Eddie Murphy as "donkey", and movie villain:Jennifer Saunders as "Fairy Godmother"). | |
| 16 | Golden Globes awards film winners included three forThe Aviator (Picture-Drama, Actor and Score), two forSideways (Picture-comedy and Screenplay), two forMillion Dollar Baby (Director and Actress), and two forCloser (Supporting Actor and Supporting actress forClive Owen andNatalie Portman). | |
| 22 | TheProducers Guild of America picksThe Aviator as its choice for best picture of 2004. | |
| 24 | TheGolden Raspberry Awards picks for worst film achievement in 2004 hadCatwoman leading with seven nominations,Alexander,Fahrenheit 9/11 andWhite Chicks each with five and four nominations forSuperbabies: Baby Geniuses 2. | |
| 25 | TheAcademy Awards picks for best film achievement in 2004 hadThe Aviator leading nominations with 11, followed byMillion Dollar Baby andFinding Neverland with seven,Ray with six, andSideways with five. | |
| February | 2 | Pierce Brosnan officially announces that he will be resigning from the role ofJames Bond. Brosnan last appeared as Bond inDie Another Day (2002). |
| 12 | BAFTA Awards: Major winners includeImelda Staunton, Best Actress,Jamie Foxx, Best Actor andThe Aviator, Best Film. | |
| 26 | Catwoman andFahrenheit 9/11 dominate theGolden Raspberry Awards, walking away with 4 awards each, even though the latter wasn't nominated for worst picture. Four special awards were also handed out to commemorate the Razzies' 25th anniversary.Arnold Schwarzenegger was named the biggest loser of the previous 25 years,Battlefield Earth,Gigli, andFrom Justin to Kelly collected the worst film awards. | |
| 27 | 77th Academy Awards:Million Dollar Baby wins the awards forBest Picture andBest Director. | |
| March | 13 | 10th Empire Awards:The Bourne Supremacy wins the awards forBest Film andBest Actor forMatt Damon. |
| May | 19 | Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith reaches a record high at the box offices on opening day with US$50 million on 9,400 screens at 3,661 theaters worldwide, edging outSpider-Man 2's top opening day record of $40.4 million andShrek 2's top single day record of $44.8 million.[2] |
| 22 | TheGolden Palm in the 58th Edition of theCannes Film Festival is awarded toL'enfant, directed byJean-Pierre andLuc Dardenne. The Grand Prix is awarded toBroken Flowers byJim Jarmusch, while the prize for best director is awarded toMichael Haneke forCaché. | |
| June | 4 | The2005 MTV Movie Awards winners were announced. |
| 15 | After an 8-year absence from cinema screens, theBatman films are rebooted withBatman Begins, directed byChristopher Nolan and starringChristian Bale as Batman. | |
| 21 | TheAmerican Film Institute holds its100 Years...100 Movie Quotes. The greatest film quote is "Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn" fromGone with the Wind. | |
| August | 11 | Roger Ebert publishes the list of his most hated films, distilled down from reviews he has written which date back to the 1960s. The list includes 2005 releases such asConstantine,Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo andA Lot like Love. |
| October | 14 | It is announced thatDaniel Craig will be the newJames Bond in the forthcomingCasino Royale. |
| December | 10 | TheLos Angeles Film Critics Association gives its awards for the most outstanding motion pictures of 2005.Brokeback Mountain won best picture and best director forAng Lee.Capote won best actor forPhilip Seymour Hoffman. Best actress went toVera Farmiga forDown to the Bone. |
| 11 | TheBoston Society of Film Critics gives its awards for the most outstanding motion pictures of 2005.Brokeback Mountain won best picture and best director forAng Lee.Capote won best actor forPhilip Seymour Hoffman. Best actress went toReese Witherspoon forWalk the Line. | |
| TheAmerican Film Institute gives its picks for the ten most outstanding motion pictures of 2005, which areBrokeback Mountain,Capote,Crash,The 40-Year-Old Virgin,Good Night, and Good Luck,A History of Violence,King Kong,Munich,The Squid and the Whale andSyriana. | ||
| 12 | TheNew York Film Critics Circle gives its awards for the most outstanding motion pictures of 2005.Brokeback Mountain won best picture, best director forAng Lee and best actor forHeath Ledger. Best actress went toReese Witherspoon forWalk the Line. | |
| 13 | TheHollywood Foreign Press Association nominations for theGolden Globe Awards includedBrokeback Mountain,The Constant Gardener,Good Night, and Good Luck,A History of Violence andMatch Point for best drama film. |
| Month | Date | Name | Age | Country | Profession | Notable films |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2 | C. M. Pennington-Richards | 93 | UK | Producer | |
| 5 | Gabrielle Daye | 93 | UK | Actress | ||
| 8 | Badja Djola | 56 | US | Actor | ||
| 9 | Gonzalo Gavira | 79 | Mexico | Sound Engineer | ||
| 10 | Erwin Hillier | 93 | Germany | Cinematographer | ||
| 11 | Thelma White | 94 | US | Actress | ||
| 12 | Amrish Puri | 72 | India | Actor | ||
| 15 | Dan Lee | 35 | Canada | Animator | ||
| 15 | Ruth Warrick | 88 | US | Actress | ||
| 17 | Virginia Mayo | 84 | US | Actress | ||
| 21 | Steve Susskind | 62 | US | Actor | ||
| 22 | Patsy Rowlands | 74 | UK | Actress | ||
| 26 | Josie MacAvin | 85-86 | Ireland | Set Decorator | ||
| February | 1 | John Vernon | 72 | Canada | Actor | |
| 2 | Goffredo Lombardo | 84 | Italy | Producer | ||
| 4 | Ossie Davis[3] | 87 | US | Actor, Director | ||
| 10 | Arthur Miller[4] | 89 | US | Screenwriter | ||
| 10 | Leonard Trolley | 87 | UK | Actor | ||
| 12 | Brian Kelly | 73 | US | Actor, Producer | ||
| 13 | Harry Baird | 73 | Guyana | Actor | ||
| 14 | Otto Plaschkes | 75 | Austria | Producer | ||
| 16 | Nicole DeHuff | 30 | US | Actress | ||
| 17 | Peter Foy | 79 | UK | Special Effects Artist | ||
| 17 | Dan O'Herlihy[5] | 85 | Ireland | Actor | ||
| 20 | Sandra Dee[6] | 62 | US | Actress | ||
| 22 | Simone Simon[7] | 94 | France | Actress | ||
| March | 3 | Guylaine St-Onge | 39 | Canada | Actress | |
| 5 | Morris Engel | 84 | US | Director, Screenwriter, Cinematographer | ||
| 6 | Teresa Wright | 86 | US | Actress | ||
| 7 | John Box | 85 | UK | Production Designer, Art Director | ||
| 7 | Debra Hill | 54 | US | Screenwriter, Producer | ||
| 9 | Sheila Gish | 62 | UK | Actress | ||
| 13 | Jason Evers | 83 | US | Actor | ||
| 21 | Gemini Ganesan[8] | 84 | India | Actor | ||
| 21 | Barney Martin | 82 | US | Actor | ||
| 25 | Paul Henning | 93 | US | Screenwriter | ||
| 29 | Mitch Hedberg[9] | 37 | US | Actor, Comedian | ||
| April | 5 | Debralee Scott | 52 | US | Actress | |
| 8 | Onna White | 83 | Canada | Choreographer | ||
| 11 | John Bennett | 76 | UK | Actor | ||
| 15 | Margaretta Scott | 93 | UK | Actress | ||
| 16 | Kay Walsh | 94 | UK | Actress | ||
| 19 | George P. Cosmatos | 64 | Italy | Director | ||
| 19 | Ruth Hussey | 90 | US | Actress | ||
| 22 | Norman Bird | 80 | UK | Actor | ||
| 23 | Robert Farnon | 87 | Canada | Composer | ||
| 23 | John Mills[10] | 97 | UK | Actor | ||
| 26 | Mason Adams | 86 | US | Actor | ||
| 26 | Michael Coles | 68 | UK | Actor | ||
| 26 | Maria Schell | 79 | Austria | Actress | ||
| 26 | Robert Schiffer | 88 | US | Makeup Artist | ||
| May | 4 | Edward McAvoy | 55 | US | Production Designer | |
| 5 | Elisabeth Fraser | 85 | US | Actress | ||
| 5 | June MacCloy | 95 | US | Actress | ||
| 16 | Joe Grant | 96 | US | Animator, Screenwriter | ||
| 16 | June Lang | 88 | US | Actress | ||
| 17 | Frank Gorshin | 72 | US | Actor | ||
| 19 | Henry Corden | 85 | Canada | Actor | ||
| 20 | J. D. Cannon | 83 | US | Actor | ||
| 21 | Stephen Elliott | 86 | US | Actor | ||
| 21 | Howard Morris | 85 | US | Actor, Director | ||
| 22 | Thurl Ravenscroft | 91 | US | Singer, Voice Actor | ||
| 25 | Graham Kennedy | 71 | Australia | Actor | ||
| 25 | Ismail Merchant | 68 | India | Producer | ||
| 26 | Eddie Albert | 99 | US | Actor | ||
| June | 1 | Fernando Ghia | 69 | Italy | Producer | |
| 1 | Geoffrey Toone | 94 | Ireland | Actor | ||
| 2 | Vittorio Duse | 89 | Italy | Actor, Director, Screenwriter | ||
| 3 | Leon Askin | 97 | Austria | Actor | ||
| 3 | Michael Billington | 63 | UK | Actor | ||
| 3 | Harrison Young | 75 | US | Actor | ||
| 4 | Lorna Thayer | 86 | US | Actor | ||
| 6 | Anne Bancroft | 73 | US | Actress | ||
| 6 | Dana Elcar | 77 | US | Actor | ||
| 8 | Ed Bishop | 72 | US | Actor | ||
| 11 | Lon McCallister | 82 | US | Actor | ||
| 11 | Ron Randell | 86 | Australia | Actor | ||
| 13 | Jonathan Adams | 69 | UK | Actor | ||
| 13 | Lane Smith | 69 | US | Actor | ||
| 15 | Suzanne Flon | 87 | France | Actress | ||
| 24 | Paul Winchell | 82 | US | Actor | ||
| 25 | John Fiedler | 80 | US | Actor | ||
| 29 | Bruce Malmuth | 71 | US | Director, Actor | ||
| July | 2 | Ernest Lehman | 89 | US | Screenwriter | |
| 3 | Alberto Lattuada | 90 | Italy | Director | ||
| 3 | Charles Okun | 80 | US | Producer | ||
| 4 | June Haver | 79 | US | Actress, Singer | ||
| 7 | Jocelyn Rickards | 80 | Australia | Costume Designer | ||
| 10 | Freddy Soto | 35 | US | Actor, Comedian | ||
| 11 | Frances Langford | 92 | US | Singer, Actress | ||
| 17 | Geraldine Fitzgerald | 91 | Ireland | Actress | ||
| 17 | Gavin Lambert | 80 | UK | Screenwriter | ||
| 19 | Edward Bunker | 71 | US | Actor, Screenwriter | ||
| 20 | James Doohan | 85 | Canada | Actor | ||
| 22 | George D. Wallace | 88 | US | Actor | ||
| 25 | Alf Joint | 77 | UK | Stuntman, Actor | ||
| 25 | Ford Rainey | 96 | US | Actor | ||
| 25 | David Jackson | 71 | UK | Actor | ||
| 26 | Alexander Golitzen | 87 | Russia | Art Director, Production Designer | ||
| 29 | Pat McCormick | 78 | US | Actor | ||
| August | 1 | Donald Brooks | 77 | US | Costume Designer | |
| 4 | Ileen Getz | 43 | US | Actress | ||
| 8 | Barbara Bel Geddes | 82 | US | Actress | ||
| 9 | Dorris Bowdon | 90 | US | Actress | ||
| 9 | Stanley DeSantis | 51 | US | Actor | ||
| 9 | Matthew McGrory | 32 | US | Actor | ||
| 11 | James Booth | 77 | UK | Actor | ||
| 15 | Herta Ware | 88 | US | Actress | ||
| 16 | Tonino Delli Colli | 81 | Italy | Cinematographer | ||
| 16 | Joe Ranft | 45 | US | Animator, Voice Actor, Screenwriter | ||
| 16 | Eva Renzi | 60 | Germany | Actress | ||
| 19 | Mel Welles | 81 | US | Actor | ||
| 23 | Brock Peters | 78 | US | Actor | ||
| 25 | Terence Morgan | 83 | UK | Actor | ||
| 31 | Michael Sheard | 67 | UK | Actor | ||
| September | 2 | Bob Denver | 70 | US | Actor | |
| 12 | Ronald Leigh-Hunt | 84 | UK | Actor | ||
| 14 | Robert Wise | 91 | US | Director, Film Editor | ||
| 15 | Guy Green | 91 | UK | Director, Cinematographer | ||
| 15 | Josephine Griffin | 76 | UK | Actress | ||
| 15 | Sidney Luft | 89 | US | Producer | ||
| 16 | Constance Moore | 84 | US | Actress | ||
| 17 | Joel Hirschhorn | 67 | US | Songwriter | ||
| 19 | John Bromfield | 83 | US | Actor | ||
| 20 | Gordon Carroll | 77 | US | Producer | ||
| 22 | Joseph Wolf | 78 | US | Producer | ||
| 23 | John Brabourne | 80 | UK | Producer | ||
| 23 | Roger Brierley | 70 | UK | Actor | ||
| 25 | Don Adams | 82 | US | Actor | ||
| 25 | Jerry Juhl | 67 | US | Screenwriter | ||
| October | 2 | Hamilton Camp | 70 | UK | Actor | |
| 2 | Nipsey Russell | 87 | US | Actor | ||
| 3 | Ronnie Barker | 76 | UK | Actor, Screenwriter | ||
| 3 | Louis A. Garfinkle | 77 | US | Screenwriter | ||
| 7 | Charles Rocket | 56 | US | Actor | ||
| 9 | Louis Nye | 92 | US | Actor | ||
| 11 | Sergio Citti | 72 | Italy | Director, Screenwriter | ||
| 15 | Mildred Shay | 94 | US | Actress | ||
| 16 | Ursula Howells | 83 | UK | Actress | ||
| 16 | John Larch | 91 | US | Actor | ||
| 18 | John Hollis | 77 | UK | Actor | ||
| 19 | Wolf Rilla | 85 | Germany | Director, Screenwriter | ||
| 22 | Tony Adams | 52 | Ireland | Producer | ||
| 23 | William Hootkins | 57 | US | Actor | ||
| 28 | Barbara Keogh | 76 | UK | Actress | ||
| 29 | Lloyd Bochner | 81 | Canada | Actor | ||
| November | 2 | Jean Carson | 82 | US | Actress | |
| 3 | Geoffrey Keen | 89 | UK | Actor | ||
| 4 | Sheree North | 85 | US | Actress | ||
| 6 | Stevan Larner | 75 | US | Cinematographer | ||
| 11 | Moustapha Akkad | 75 | Syria | Producer, Director | ||
| 11 | Keith Andes | 89 | US | Actor | ||
| 11 | Pamela Duncan | 80 | US | Actress | ||
| 15 | Agenore Incrocci | 86 | Italy | Screenwriter | ||
| 18 | Harold J. Stone | 94 | US | Actor | ||
| 20 | Nora Denney | 78 | US | Actress | ||
| 23 | Constance Cummings | 95 | US | Actress | ||
| 23 | Beverly Tyler | 78 | US | Actress | ||
| 24 | Pat Morita | 73 | US | Actor | ||
| 27 | Jocelyn Brando | 86 | US | Actress | ||
| 27 | Marc Lawrence | 95 | US | Actor | ||
| 29 | Joseph Fürst | 89 | Austria | Actor | ||
| 29 | Macon McCalman | 72 | US | Actor | ||
| 29 | Wendie Jo Sperber | 47 | US | Actress | ||
| 30 | Jean Parker | 90 | US | Actress | ||
| 30 | Herbert L. Strock | 87 | US | Director | ||
| December | 1 | Jack Colvin | 71 | US | Actor | |
| 4 | Gregg Hoffman | 42 | US | Producer | ||
| 7 | Adrian Biddle | 53 | UK | Cinematographer | ||
| 10 | Mary Jackson | 95 | US | Actress | ||
| 10 | Richard Pryor | 65 | US | Actor, Comedian | ||
| 12 | Robert Newmyer | 49 | US | Producer | ||
| 12 | Annette Stroyberg | 69 | Denmark | Actress | ||
| 15 | Giuseppe Patroni Griffi | 84 | Italy | Director | ||
| 16 | John Spencer | 58 | US | Actor | ||
| 18 | Belita | 82 | UK | Actress | ||
| 19 | Don McKillop | 77 | UK | Actor | ||
| 20 | Argentina Brunetti | 98 | Argentina | Actress | ||
| 22 | Aurora Miranda | 90 | Brazil | Singer, Actress | ||
| 25 | Roy Stuart | 78 | US | Actor | ||
| 26 | Vincent Schiavelli | 57 | US | Actor | ||
| 28 | Patrick Cranshaw | 86 | US | Actor |
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