UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported):

October 27, 2005

GEORGIA-PACIFIC CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Georgia

001-03506

93-0432081

(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)

(Commission
File Number

(IRS Employer
Identification Number)

133 Peachtree Street, N.E., Atlanta, Georgia

30303

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(Zip Code)

Registrant's Telephone Number, including area code:

(404) 652-4000

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Item 2.02

Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

The information in this Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, is furnished in accordance with SEC Release No. 33-8216. The information shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

On October 27, 2005, Georgia-Pacific Corporation issued a press release regarding financial results for the fiscal quarter ended October 1, 2005, a copy of which press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by this reference.

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c)

Exhibits.

99.1

Press release issued by Georgia-Pacific Corporation on October 27, 2005 regarding financial results for the third fiscal quarter of 2005.

SIGNATURE

            Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Dated:

October 27, 2005

GEORGIA-PACIFIC CORPORATION

By:

/s/ WILLIAM C. SMITH III

Name:

     William C. Smith III

Title:

     Secretary

EXHIBIT INDEX

99.1

Press release issued by Georgia-Pacific Corporation on October 27, 2005 regarding financial results for the third fiscal quarter of 2005.