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2005
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2005

Major Events · Sports · Music · Screen · Prizes

Hurricane Katrina drowned New Orleans and laid bare America's fault lines, YouTube debuted to remake media forever, and the world mourned Pope John Paul II as Benedict XVI ascended to the papacy.

A Year in Review
Best Picture
Crash
Nobel · Literature
Harold Pinter (Uk - English)
World Series
No. 1 Song
1 Mariah Carey We Belong Together 2 Gwen
Top TV
Academy · Actor

Major Events of 2005

9 events
First Hispanic Mayor Elected in Los AngelesHurricane Katrina Hits Gulf Coast, Floods New OrleansFrench Veto English MembershipTerrorist Bomb LondonBombing at Mosque in PakistanLarge Scale Aid Pledged for AfricaPeace Treaty Signed in DarfurEvo Morales Becomes Bolivian PresidentIsrael Removes Settlers from Gaza

Sports Highlights

Champions of 2005

Champions

MLB2005 World Series Chicago White Sox win 4-0 against the Houston Astros - Oct 22...Houston 3 at Chicago 5 - Oct 23...Houston 6 at Chicago 7 - Oct 25...Chicago 7 at Houston 5 (14th inn) - Oct 26...Chicago 1 at Houston 0
NFLSuper Bowl XXXIX New England Patriots win 24-21 against the Philadelphia Eagles - Super Bowl Box Score: New England...0 7 7 10-24 Philadelphia......0 7 7 7-21 Professional Golf Men's Majors winners - The Masters: Tiger Woods... 74-66-65-71--276 -
US OpenMichael Campbell... 71-69-71-69--280 - British Open: Tiger Woods... 66-67-71-70--274 - PGA Championship: Phil Mickelson... 67-65-72-72--276 Women's Majors winners - Kraft Nabisco Championship: Annika Sörenstam... 70-69-66-68--273 - US Women's Open: Birdie Kim... 74-72-69-72--287 - McDonald's LPGA Championship: Annika Sörenstam... 68-67-69-73--277 - Weetabix Women's British Open: Jeong Jang... 68-66-69-69--272

Top Music of 2005

The year on the charts

Top Songs

  1. 1 Mariah Carey We Belong Together 2 Gwen Stefani Hollaback Girl 3 Mario Let Me Love You 4 Kelly Clarkson Since U Been Gone 5 Ciara feat. Missy Elliott 1, 2 Step 6 Kanye West feat. Jamie Foxx Gold Digger 7 Green Day Boulevard Of Broken Dreams 8 50 Cent feat. Olivia Candy Shop 9 Pussycat Dolls feat. Busta Rhymes Don't Cha 10 Kelly Clarkson Behind These Hazel Eyes

Grammy Awards

Record of the Year
"Here We Go Again" - Ray Charles & Norah Jones
Song of the Year
"Daughters" - John Mayer
Album of the Year
"Genius Loves Company" - Ray Charles & various artists
Best New Artist
Maroon 5

Screen & Television

At the box office & on the air

Top Movies

  1. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Warner Bros. $895,911,078
  2. Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith 20th Century Fox / Lucasfilm $848,754,768
  3. The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Walt Disney Pictures $745,013,115
  4. War of the Worlds Paramount / DreamWorks $591,745,540
  5. King Kong Universal $550,517,357
  6. Madagascar DreamWorks $532,680,671
  7. Mr. & Mrs. Smith 20th Century Fox $478,207,520
  8. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Warner Bros $474,968,763
  9. Batman Begins Warner Bros / Legendary $374,218,673
  10. Hitch Columbia $368,100,420

Academy Awards

Honoring 2005
Best Picture
Crash
Best Director
Ang Lee for Brokeback Mountain Best actor in a leading role: Philip Seymour Hoffman for Capote Best actress in a leading role: Reese Witherspoon for Walk the Line Best actor in a supporting role: George Clooney for Syriana Best actress in a supporting role: Rachel Weisz for The Constant Gardener Academy Honorary Award: Robert Altman

Nobel & Pulitzer Prizes

The year in letters & science

Nobel Prizes

Peace
The IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency) and Mohamed ElBaradei (Egypt) "for their efforts to prevent nuclear energy from being used for military purposes and to ensure that nuclear energy for peaceful purposes is used in the safest pos
Physiology or Medicine
Barry J. Marshall & Robin Warren "for their discovery of the bacterium Helicobacter pylori and its role in gastritis and peptic ulcer disease" Economic Sciences: Robert J. Aumann (Israel/USA) & Thomas Schelling (USA) "for having enhanced ou
Chemistry
Robert Grubbs, Richard Schrock, & Yves Chauvin "for the development of the metathesis method in organic synthesis"
Physics
John L. Hall & Theodor W. Hänsch "for their contributions to the development of laser-based precision spectroscopy, including the optical frequency comb technique"
Literature
Harold Pinter (UK - English)

Pulitzer Prizes

Public Service
Los Angeles Times National Reporting: Walt Bogdanich, New York Times International Reporting: Kim Murphy, Los Angeles Times ; Dele Olojede, Newsday (Long Island, NY) Editorial Writing: Tom Philip, Sacramento Bee Editorial Cartooning: Nick Anderson, Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY) Photography: Deanne Fitzmaurice, San Francisco Chronicle Commentary: Connie Schultz, Cleveland Plain Dealer Criticism: Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal Feature Writing: Julia Keller, Chicago Tribune Beat Reporting: Amy Dockser Marcus, Wall Street Journal Explanatory Reporting: Gareth Cook, Boston Globe Investigative Reporting: Nigel Jaquiss, Willamette Week (Portland, OR) Breaking News: Staff, Associated Press
Fiction
Marilynne Robinson, Gilead
Drama
John Patrick Shanley, Doubt Biography/Auto
biography
Mark Stevens & Annalyn Swan, De Kooning: An American Master
History
David Hackett Fisher, Washington's Crossing
Poetry
Ted Kooser, Delights and Shadows
General Nonfiction
Steve Coll, Ghost Wars
Music
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