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- The 78th Academy Awards were held on March 5, 2006, with first-time nominees in all four acting categories.
- Reese Witherspoon won Best Actress for Walk the Line.
- Philip Seymour Hoffman won Best Actor for Capote.
- George Clooney earned three nominations, becoming the first to be nominated for both acting and directing in separate films simultaneously.
- Rachel Weisz won Best Supporting Actress for The Constant Gardener, citing the film’s real-life inspiration.
