2006 San Diego Film Critics Winners
The San Diego Film Critics Society tends to go its own way when it comes to year-end film awards. For instance, last year most critics’ groups chose Brokeback Mountain as the best film of 2005. The San Diego Film Critics, for their part, opted for King Kong. Hardly a superior choice, but different nonetheless. Other more esoteric picks include Almost Famous as the best film of 2000 and Vera Drake as their top choice for 2004. To a large extent, the San Diego critics’ picks for 2006 demonstrate their continual avoidance of groupthink.
Even though the best film, best director, and best actress categories were filled with expected names — Letters from Iwo Jima and its director, Clint Eastwood, [...]
by Andre Soares | December 21, 2006
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Tags: Clint Eastwood, Film Awards, Helen Mirren, Karen Moncrieff, Ken Takakura, Letters from Iwo Jima, Ray Winstone, Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles, The Dead Girl, Zhang Yimou
