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CRITICS CHOICE AWARDS

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    Critics Choice Award

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    Best Acting Ensemble

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Crash

      7.7 (457K)
      Brendan Fraser
      Larenz Tate
      Sandra Bullock
      Ludacris
      Matt Dillon
      Ryan Phillippe
      Terrence Howard
      Thandiwe Newton
      Jennifer Esposito
      Don Cheadle
      Shaun Toub
    • [object Object]

      Rent

      6.8 (57K)
      Taye Diggs
      Jesse L. Martin
      Tracie Thoms
      Rosario Dawson
      Idina Menzel
      Anthony Rapp
      Adam Pascal
      Wilson Jermaine Heredia
    • [object Object]

      Sin City

      8.0 (811K)
      Mickey Rourke
      Clive Owen
      Jessica Alba
      Benicio Del Toro
      Brittany Murphy
      Rosario Dawson
      Elijah Wood
      Alexis Bledel
      Jaime King
      Bruce Willis
      Devon Aoki
      Nick Stahl
    • [object Object]

      Syriana

      6.9 (137K)
    • [object Object]

      Good Night, and Good Luck.

      7.4 (104K)

    Best Actor

    • Philip Seymour Hoffman at an event for The Ides of March (2011)
      Winner
      • Philip Seymour Hoffman
      • Capote
    • Heath Ledger at an event for Candy (2006)
      • Heath Ledger
      • Brokeback Mountain
    • Russell Crowe
      • Russell Crowe
      • Cinderella Man
    • David Strathairn
      • David Strathairn
      • Good Night, and Good Luck.
    • Terrence Howard in Red Tails (2012)
      • Terrence Howard
      • Hustle & Flow
    • Joaquin Phoenix
      • Joaquin Phoenix
      • Walk the Line

    Best Actress

    • Reese Witherspoon
      Winner
      • Reese Witherspoon
      • Walk the Line
    • Judi Dench at an event for The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2011)
      • Judi Dench
      • Mrs. Henderson Presents
    • Charlize Theron
      • Charlize Theron
      • North Country
    • Keira Knightley at an event for Anna Karenina (2012)
      • Keira Knightley
      • Pride & Prejudice
    • Felicity Huffman
      • Felicity Huffman
      • Transamerica
    • Joan Allen
      • Joan Allen
      • The Upside of Anger

    Best Animated Feature

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit

      7.5 (154K)
    • [object Object]

      Chicken Little

      5.7 (106K)
    • [object Object]

      Corpse Bride

      7.4 (317K)
    • [object Object]

      Howl's Moving Castle

      8.2 (491K)
    • [object Object]

      Madagascar

      6.9 (464K)

    Best Comedy Movie

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The 40-Year-Old Virgin

      7.1 (489K)
    • [object Object]

      Kiss Kiss Bang Bang

      7.5 (245K)
    • [object Object]

      Mrs. Henderson Presents

      7.0 (17K)
    • [object Object]

      The Producers

      6.4 (46K)
    • [object Object]

      Wedding Crashers

      7.0 (390K)

    Best Composer

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Memoirs of a Geisha

      7.3 (168K)
      John Williams
    • [object Object]

      Brokeback Mountain

      7.7 (406K)
      Gustavo Santaolalla
    • [object Object]

      Elizabethtown

      6.3 (74K)
      Nancy Wilson
    • [object Object]

      The New World

      6.7 (93K)
      James Horner

    Best Director

    • Ang Lee at an event for Life of Pi (2012)
      Winner
      • Ang Lee
      • Brokeback Mountain
    • Ron Howard at an event for Return to Mayberry (1986)
      • Ron Howard
      • Cinderella Man
    • Paul Haggis
      • Paul Haggis
      • Crash
    • George Clooney
      • George Clooney
      • Good Night, and Good Luck.
    • Peter Jackson
      • Peter Jackson
      • King Kong
    • Steven Spielberg at an event for The 79th Annual Academy Awards (2007)
      • Steven Spielberg
      • Munich

    Best Documentary

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      March of the Penguins

      7.5 (61K)
    • [object Object]

      Independent Lens

      8.1 (701)
      For episode "Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room (#8.22)".
    • [object Object]

      Grizzly Man

      7.8 (65K)
    • [object Object]

      Mad Hot Ballroom

      7.4 (3.6K)
    • [object Object]

      Murderball

      7.7 (11K)

    Best Family Film (Live Action)

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

      6.9 (447K)
    • [object Object]

      Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

      6.7 (556K)
    • [object Object]

      Dreamer

      6.8 (15K)
    • [object Object]

      Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

      7.7 (726K)

    Best Foreign-Language Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Kung Fu Hustle

      7.7 (159K)
    • [object Object]

      2046

      7.4 (64K)
    • [object Object]

      Caché

      7.3 (89K)
    • [object Object]

      Oldboy

      8.3 (689K)
    • [object Object]

      Paradise Now

      7.4 (25K)

    Best Picture

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Brokeback Mountain

      7.7 (406K)
    • [object Object]

      Capote

      7.3 (146K)
    • [object Object]

      Cinderella Man

      8.0 (206K)
    • [object Object]

      The Constant Gardener

      7.3 (153K)
    • [object Object]

      Crash

      7.7 (457K)
    • [object Object]

      Good Night, and Good Luck.

      7.4 (104K)
    • [object Object]

      King Kong

      7.2 (462K)
    • [object Object]

      Memoirs of a Geisha

      7.3 (168K)
    • [object Object]

      Munich

      7.5 (249K)
    • [object Object]

      Walk the Line

      7.8 (276K)

    Best Picture Made for Television

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Into the West

      8.0 (8K)
    • [object Object]

      No Direction Home: Bob Dylan

      8.4 (12K)
    • [object Object]

      Rome

      8.7 (197K)
      For episode "The Stolen Eagle (#1.1)".
    • [object Object]

      Warm Springs

      7.4 (3.5K)

    Best Song

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Hustle & Flow

      7.3 (45K)
      Terrence Howard
      For the song "Hustle and Flow".
    • [object Object]

      Brokeback Mountain

      7.7 (406K)
      Emmylou Harris
      For the song "A Love That Will Never Grow Old".
    • [object Object]

      Elizabethtown

      6.3 (74K)
      I Nine
      For the song "Same In Any Language".
    • [object Object]

      Rent

      6.8 (57K)
      Tracie Thoms
      Jesse L. Martin
      Wilson Jermaine Heredia
      Idina Menzel
      Rosario Dawson
      Taye Diggs
      Anthony Rapp
      Adam Pascal
      For the song "Seasons of Love".
    • [object Object]

      Transamerica

      7.3 (43K)
      Dolly Parton
      For the song "Travelin' Thru".

    Best Soundtrack

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Walk the Line

      7.8 (276K)
    • [object Object]

      Elizabethtown

      6.3 (74K)
    • [object Object]

      Memoirs of a Geisha

      7.3 (168K)
    • [object Object]

      Rent

      6.8 (57K)
    • [object Object]

      The Producers

      6.4 (46K)

    Best Supporting Actor

    • Paul Giamatti
      Winner
      • Paul Giamatti
      • Cinderella Man
    • Jake Gyllenhaal
      • Jake Gyllenhaal
      • Brokeback Mountain
    • Matt Dillon
      • Matt Dillon
      • Crash
    • Terrence Howard in Red Tails (2012)
      • Terrence Howard
      • Crash
    • George Clooney
      • George Clooney
      • Syriana
    • Kevin Costner in Rumor Has It... (2005)
      • Kevin Costner
      • The Upside of Anger

    Best Supporting Actress

    • Michelle Williams at an event for The Oscars (2017)
      Winner
      • Michelle Williams
      • Brokeback Mountain
      Tied with Amy Adams for Junebug (2005).
    • Amy Adams
      Winner
      • Amy Adams
      • Junebug
      Tied with Michelle Williams for Brokeback Mountain (2005).
    • Catherine Keener
      • Catherine Keener
      • Capote
    • Rachel Weisz at an event for The Lovely Bones (2009)
      • Rachel Weisz
      • The Constant Gardener
    • Maria Bello
      • Maria Bello
      • A History of Violence
    • Frances McDormand
      • Frances McDormand
      • North Country

    Best Writer

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Crash

      7.7 (457K)
      Paul Haggis
      Bobby Moresco
    • [object Object]

      Brokeback Mountain

      7.7 (406K)
      Larry McMurtry
      Diana Ossana
    • [object Object]

      Capote

      7.3 (146K)
      Dan Futterman
    • [object Object]

      Good Night, and Good Luck.

      7.4 (104K)
      George Clooney
      Grant Heslov
    • [object Object]

      The Squid and the Whale

      7.3 (94K)
      Noah Baumbach

    Best Young Actor

    • Freddie Highmore at an event for The Art of Getting By (2011)
      Winner
      • Freddie Highmore
      • Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
    • Daniel Radcliffe
      • Daniel Radcliffe
      • Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
    • Alex Etel in The Water Horse (2007)
      • Alex Etel
      • Millions
    • Jesse Eisenberg
      • Jesse Eisenberg
      • The Squid and the Whale
    • Owen Kline
      • Owen Kline
      • The Squid and the Whale

    Best Young Actress

    • Dakota Fanning at an event for The Watchers (2024)
      Winner
      • Dakota Fanning
      • War of the Worlds
    • Flora Cross
      • Flora Cross
      • Bee Season
    • Georgie Henley at an event for The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (2010)
      • Georgie Henley
      • The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
    • Emma Watson
      • Emma Watson
      • Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
    • Q'orianka Kilcher at an event for The Alienist (2018)
      • Q'orianka Kilcher
      • The New World

    Freedom Award

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    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Good Night, and Good Luck.

      7.4 (104K)
      George Clooney

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    Event date

    January 9, 2006

    Event location

    USA

    Event links

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