Following in the steps of the Dallas assn., the critics from sunny state Arizona also selected United 93 as the best feature. Here is the complete set of winners of the Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards.
Winners of the 2006 Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards
Best Film: “United 93” directed by Paul Greengrass
Runners-up (in alphabetical order): “Babel”
“Bobby”
“Borat”
“Children of Men”
“The Departed”
“The Last King of Scotland”
“Letters from Iwo Jima”
“Little Miss Sunshine”
“The Queen”
Best Foreign-Language Film: “Letters from Iwo Jima,” directed by Clint Eastwood
Best Director: Martin Scorsese, “The Departed”
Best Actor: Forest Whitaker, “The Last King of Scotland”
Best Actress: Helen Mirren, “The Queen”
Best Supporting Actor: Jack Nicholson, “The Departed”
Best Supporting Actress: Cate Blanchett, “Notes on a Scandal”
Best Original Screenplay: Michael Arndt, “Little Miss Sunshine”
Best Adapted Screenplay: William Monahan, “The Departed”
Best Ensemble Acting: “Little Miss Sunshine”
Best Documentary: “An Inconvenient Truth,” directed by Davis Guggenheim
Best Animated Film: “Flushed Away”
Best Cinematography: Dean Semler, “Apocalypto”
Best Editing: Thelma Schoonmaker, “The Departed”
Best Production Design: “Marie Antoinette”
Best Costume Design: “Marie Antoinette”
Best Visual Effects: “Superman Returns”
Breakthrough Performance – On-Screen: Jennifer Hudson, “Dreamgirls”
Breakout Performance of the Year – Behind the Camera: Emilio Estevez, “Bobby”
Best Performance by a Youth in a Lead or Supporting Role – Male: Jaden Smith, “Pursuit of Happyness”
Best Performance by a Youth in a Lead or Supporting Role – Female: Abigail Breslin, “Little Miss Sunshine”
Best Live-Action Family Film: “Charlotte’s Web”
Overlooked Film of the Year: “Hard Candy”
Best Stunts: “Casino Royale”
Best Use of Previously Published or Recorded Music: “Dreamgirls”
