And
there
are
also
some
just-barely
visible
strings
between
this
year’s
ceremony
and
its
mid-aughts
counterpart.
For
one,
Eternal
Sunshine
of
the
Spotless
Mind
earned
a
win
for
Best
Original
Screenplay
at
the
2005
ceremony.
Years
later,
Ariana
Grande—nominated
at
the
2025
ceremony
for
Best
Supporting
Actress
after
playing
Glinda
in
Wicked—wrote
an
album
honoring
the
film,
which
is
one
of
her
favorites,
with
2024’s
eternal
sunshine.
As
for
the
Best
Picture
nominees,
Timothée
Chalamet
was
somewhat
right
when
he
admitted
in
his
SAG
acceptance
speech
for
Best
Actor
in
A
Complete
Unknown
that
the
biopic
genre
could
be
“perhaps
tired.”
After
all,
the
2005
lineup
included
one
in
their
own
shortlist,
Ray,
which
examined
the
life
of
the
formidable
soul
musician
Ray
Charles.
The
win
in
2005
went
to
Million
Dollar
Baby,
but
Ray
scooped
up
two
awards
for
Best
Actor
and
Best
Sound
Mixing.
The
ball
is
still
in
anyone’s
court
when
it
comes
to
the
97th
ceremony,
but
20
years
later,
movie
buffs
clearly
haven’t
grown
completely
tired
of
the
biopic
yet—just
look
at
last
year’s
Best
Picture
winner.
In
anticipation
for
tonight’s
ceremony,
keep
reading
for
more
highlights
from
the
2005
Academy
Awards…
