Phoenix Film Critics Awards 2006
2006 Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards
2006 Phoenix Film Critics Society award winners: December 19, 2006.

Best Film: United 93 directed by Paul Greengrass
Runners-up (in alphabetical order):
Babel
Bobby
Borat
Children of Men
The Departed
The Last King of Scotland
Letters from Iwo Jima
Little Miss Sunshine
The Queen
Best Foreign-Language Film: Letters from Iwo Jima directed by Clint Eastwood
Best Documentary: An Inconvenient Truth directed by Davis Guggenheim
Best Animated Film: Flushed Away directed by David Bowers and Sam Fell
Best Director: Martin Scorsese, The Departed
Best Actor: Forest Whitaker, The Last King of Scotland
Best Actress: Helen Mirren, The Queen
Best Supporting Actor: Jack Nicholson, The Departed
Best Supporting Actress: Cate Blanchett, Notes on a Scandal
Best Original Screenplay: Michael Arndt, Little Miss Sunshine
Best Adapted Screenplay: William Monahan, The Departed
Best Ensemble Acting: Little Miss Sunshine
Best Cinematography: Dean Semler, Apocalypto
Best Editing: Thelma Schoonmaker, The Departed
Best Production Design: K. Barrett, Marie Antoinette
Best Costume Design: Milena Canonero, Marie Antoinette
Best Visual Effects: Superman Returns
Breakthrough Performance – On-Screen: Jennifer Hudson, Dreamgirls
Breakout Performance of the Year – Behind the Camera: Emilio Estevez, Bobby
Best Performance by a Youth in a Lead or Supporting Role – Male: Jaden Smith, The Pursuit of Happyness
Best Performance by a Youth in a Lead or Supporting Role – Female: Abigail Breslin, Little Miss Sunshine
Best Live-Action Family Film: Charlotte’s Web directed by Gary Winick
Overlooked Film of the Year: Hard Candy directed by David Slade
Best Stunts: Casino Royale
Best Use of Previously Published or Recorded Music: Dreamgirls
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Cate Blanchett was my favorite that year. Nothing compared to her performance in “Notes on a Scandal.” So real and heartfelt.