Boston Society Of Film Critics Winners

Quick Links  The Departed  United 93  Half Nelson

Pretty ironic the Boston Society of Film Critics would be such big fans of The Departed (wicked obvious, no?). The film received top honors in the 25th aniversary of the BSFC Awards. Their most recent winners of the past have been Brokeback Mounatin (2005), Sideways (2004), and Mystic River (2003). Formed in an attempt to showcase “Boston’s unique critical perspective heard on a national and international level by awarding commendations to the best of the year’s films and filmmakers,” the BSFC also really liked the indie underdogs United 93 and Half Nelson.

Here are the complete list of 2006 winners:

Best Picture:
The Departed
United 93, runner-up

Best Director:
Martin Scorsese, The Departed
Paul Greengrass, United 93, runner-up

Best Actor: Forest Whitaker, The Last King of Scotland
Ryan Gosling, Half Nelson, runner-up

Best Actress: Helen Mirren, The Queen
Judi Dench, Notes on a Scandal, runner-up

Best Supporting Actor: Mark Wahlberg, The Departed
TIE: Michael Sheen, The Queen; Alec Baldwin, The Departed/Running with Scissors/The Good Shepherd, runners-up

Best Supporting Actress: Shareeka Epps, Half Nelson
Meryl Streep, The Devil Wore Prada, runner-up

Best Ensemble Cast:United 93
The Departed, runner-up

Best Screenplay: William Monahan, The Departed
Peter Morgan, The Queen, runner-up

Best Foreign Language Film:
Pan’s Labyrinth:
Volver, runner-up

Best Documentary:
TIE: Deliver Us From Evil/Shut Up & Sing
51 Birch Street, runner-up

Best New Filmmaker:
Ryan Fleck, Half Nelson
Jonathan Dayton & Valerie Faris, Little Miss Sunshine, runners-up

Best Cinematography:
Guillermo Navarro. Pan’s Labyrinth
TIE: Stuart Dryburgh, The Painted Veil; Xiaoding Zhao, Curse of the Golden Flower, runners-up