ROTTEN TOMATOES: Broadcast Film Critics Dole Out Their Awards on National TV

Broadcast Film Critics Dole Out Their Awards on National TV

by Scott Weinberg | January 10, 2006

The Broadcast Film Critics Association held their annual awards presentation live on The WB network, with plenty of mildly corny jokes, appreciative acceptance speeches, accolades galore, and even a few cool surprises. (Oh, and their favorite film overall was "Brokeback Mountain.")

Best Picture

Brokeback Mountain

Best Director

Ang Lee - Brokeback Mountain

Best Actress

Reese Witherspoon - Walk the Line

Best Actor

Philip Seymour Hoffman - Capote

Best Supporting Actor

Paul Giamatti - Cinderella Man

Best Supporting Actress (tie)

Amy Adams – Junebug
Michelle Williams – Brokeback Mountain

Best Comedy Movie

The 40-Year-Old Virgin

Best Animated Feature

Wallace & Gromit in The Curse of the Were-Rabbit

Best Foreign Language Film

Kung Fu Hustle

Best Writer

Paul Haggis and Bobby Moresco – Crash

Best Documentary

March of the Penguins

Best Ensemble

Crash

Best Family Film

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

Best Young Actor

Freddie Highmore - Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Best Young Actress

Dakota Fanning - War of the Worlds

Best Picture Made for Televison

Into the West

Best Composer

John Williams – Memoirs of a Geisha

Best Song

"Hustle & Flow” – performed by Terrence Howard, written by Al Kapone– Hustle & Flow
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Special awards were also handed out to those who brought the modern "King Kong" to life and to George Clooney for using his Hollywood power to inform and enlighten people instead of just entertaining 'em. (Clooney also made a funny little joke about Julia Roberts' "twins" that had me chuckling.)

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Mike writes:
on Jan 10 2006 09:15 AM

[b]Go Brokeback Mountain![/b]
Woohoo! Awesome for [b]Brokeback[/b]!

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monkeyonaspring writes:
on Jan 10 2006 05:15 PM

March of the Penguins got best documentary??? what a load of crap, Murderball or Grizzly Man deserved that, but no they gave it to the documentary with the fuzzy animals. Damn you critics...

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