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.
Winners and nominees Film of the Year Brokeback Mountain The Constant Gardener Crash A History of Violence King Kong
British Film of the Year The Constant Gardener The Descent Mrs Henderson Presents Pride & Prejudice Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
Foreign Language Film of the Year Downfall • Germany The Beat that My Heart Skipped • France Caché • Austria/France The Chorus • France The Sea Inside • Spain
Director of the Year Ang Lee – Brokeback Mountain 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 Bruno Ganz – Downfall 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 Naomi Watts – King Kong 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 Thandie Newton – Crash 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 Bryan Forbes
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