26th London Film Critics Circle Awards
8 February 2006
Film of the Year:
Brokeback Mountain
British Film of the Year:
The Constant Gardener
The 26th London Film Critics Circle Awards, honouring the best in film for 2005, were announced by the London Film Critics Circle on 8 February 2006. [1] [2] [3] [4]
Winners and nominees
Film of the Year
British Film of the Year
Foreign Language Film of the Year
- The Beat that My Heart Skipped • France
- Caché • Austria/ France
- The Chorus • France
- The Sea Inside • Spain
Director of the Year
- David Cronenberg – A History of Violence
- Paul Haggis – Crash
- Peter Jackson – King Kong
- Fernando Meirelles – The Constant Gardener
British Director of the Year
Joe Wright – Pride & Prejudice
- Stephen Frears – Mrs Henderson Presents
- Terry George – Hotel Rwanda
- Neil Marshall – The Descent
- Christopher Nolan – Batman Begins
Screenwriter of the Year
Paul Haggis and Robert Moresco – Crash
- Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana – Brokeback Mountain
- Jeffrey Caine – The Constant Gardener
- Bernd Eichinger – Downfall
- Shane Black – Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
Actor of the Year
- Don Cheadle- Hotel Rwanda
- Johnny Depp – Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
- Heath Ledger – Brokeback Mountain
- Viggo Mortensen – A History of Violence
Actress of the Year
- Maria Bello – A History of Violence
- Juliette Binoche – Caché
- Laura Linney – Kinsey
- Catalina Sandino Moreno – Maria Full of Grace
British Actor of the Year
Ralph Fiennes – The Constant Gardener
- Christian Bale – The Machinist
- Chiwetel Ejiofor – Kinky Boots
- Liam Neeson – Kinsey
- Tom Wilkinson – Separate Lies
British Actress of the Year
Rachel Weisz – The Constant Gardener
- Judi Dench – Mrs Henderson Presents
- Keira Knightley – Pride & Prejudice
- Kristin Scott Thomas – Keeping Mum
- Emily Watson – Separate Lies
British Supporting Actor of the Year
Tom Hollander – Pride & Prejudice
- Paddy Considine – Cinderella Man
- Brendan Gleeson – Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
- James McAvoy – The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
- Cillian Murphy – Batman Begins
British Supporting Actress of the Year
- Brenda Blethyn- Pride & Prejudice
- Sophie Okonedo – Hotel Rwanda
- Rosamund Pike – Pride & Prejudice
- Tilda Swinton – The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
British Newcomer of the Year
Kelly Reilly – Mrs Henderson Presents
- Julian Fellowes – Separate Lies
- Annie Griffin – Festival
- Matthew Macfadyen – Pride & Prejudice
- Joe Wright – Pride & Prejudice
British Producer of the Year
Simon Channing-Williams – The Constant Gardener
- Marc Boothe, Ruth Caleb – Bullet Boy
- Andrew Eaton, Michael Winterbottom – A Cock and Bull Story
- Christian Colson – Separate Lies
- Peter Lord – Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
Dilys Powell Award
References
- ^ "London Critics Circle nominations announced". Time Out London. Archived from the original on 25 June 2012.
- ^ "London film critics back Gardener". BBC News. 21 December 2005.
- ^ "London critics honour Brokeback". BBC News. 8 February 2006.
- ^ "Mountain is Critics' choice". The Guardian. London. 9 February 2006.