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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San Diego Film Critics Awards 2006

2006 San Diego Film Critics Society Awards
2006 San Diego Film Critics Society Award winners: December 18, 2006
 

Ken Watanabe in Letters from Iwo Jima
 

Best Film: Letters from Iwo Jima directed by Clint Eastwood
Best Foreign-Language Film: Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles, directed by Zhang Yimou
Best Non-Fiction Film: Shut Up & Sing directed by Barbara Kopple and Cecilia Peck
Best Director: Clint Eastwood, Letters from Iwo Jima
Best Actor: Ken Takakura, Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles
Best Actress: Helen Mirren, The Queen
Best Supporting Actor: Ray Winstone, The Proposition
Best Supporting Actress: Lili Taylor, Factotum
Best Ensemble Performance: Babel
Best Original Screenplay: Karen Moncrieff, The Dead Girl
Best Adapted Screenplay: Jason Reitman, Thank You for Smoking
Best Animated Film: Cars directed by John Lasseter and [...]

by Andre Soares | December 18, 2006   
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