I was beginning to think that I’d be alone in championing Todd Field’s superb sophomore effort, but today the San Francisco Film Critics’ Circle gave a trio of awards to his suburban drama. Little Children was selected for best picture, best adapted screenplay and Jackie Earle Haley picked up a second win for his best supporting actor. The biggest, most deserving surprise comes with the Best Supporting Actress that was given out to Adriana Barraza for Babel – she plays the Mexican-born nanny in deep dodo. Perhaps the biggest surprise was the winner for Best Original Screenplay – given to the modern day (high school) film noir Brick.
Here is the complete list of the San Francisco Film Critics Circle 2006 winners:
Best Picture: “Little Children”
Best Director: Paul Greengrass for “United 93”
Best Original Screenplay: “Brick”
Best Adapted Screenplay: “Little Children”
Best Actor: Sacha Baron Cohen for “Borat”
Best Actress: Helen Mirren for “The Queen”
Best Supporting Actor: Jackie Earle Haley for “Little Children”
Best Supporting Actress: Adriana Barraza for “Babel”
Best Foreign Language Film: “Pan’s Labyrinth”
Best Documentary: “An Inconvenient Truth”
Marlon Riggs Award for courage & vision in the Bay Area film community: Stephen Salmons co-founder & artistic director San Francisco Silent Film Festival
Special Citation in honor of Arthur Lazere: “The Death of Mr. Lazarescu”
