2006 Awards Season | Film
Titles nominated in major categories:
at the major awards ceremonies:
- Best Motion Picture of the Year
- Best Achievement in Directing
- Best Writing, Original Screenplay
- Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
- Best Acting, Leading Role
- Best Acting, Supporting Role
at the major awards ceremonies:
- Academy Awards
- Golden Globe Awards
- British Academy Film Awards
- Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Independent Spirit Awards
- Directors Guild of America Awards
- Writers Guild of America Awards
- Screen Actors Guild Awards
- Producers Guild of America Awards
- National Society of Film Critics Awards
- National Board of Review Awards
- American Film Institute Awards
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- DirectorMartin ScorseseStarsLeonardo DiCaprioMatt DamonJack NicholsonAn undercover cop and a mole in the police attempt to identify each other while infiltrating an Irish gang in South Boston.BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
- WINNER: Academy Awards
- WINNER: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
- Nominee: Screen Actors Guild Awards
- Nominee: Producers Guild of America Awards
- Nominee: National Board of Review Awards
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING (Martin Scorsese)- WINNER: Academy Awards
- WINNER: Golden Globe Awards
- WINNER: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- WINNER: Directors Guild of America Awards
- WINNER: National Board of Review Awards
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
- Nominee: National Society of Film Critics Awards
BEST WRITING, ADAPTED SCREENPLAY (William Monahan)- WINNER: Academy Awards
- WINNER: Writers Guild of America Awards
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: National Society of Film Critics Awards
BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Leonardo DiCaprio)- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Screen Actors Guild Awards
BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Jack Nicholson)- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Mark Wahlberg)- WINNER: National Society of Film Critics Awards
- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
Points: 209 - DirectorJonathan DaytonValerie FarisStarsSteve CarellToni ColletteGreg KinnearA family determined to get their young daughter into the finals of a beauty pageant take a cross-country trip in their VW bus.BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
- WINNER: Independent Spirit Awards
- WINNER: Screen Actors Guild Awards
- WINNER: Producers Guild of America Awards
- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: National Board of Review Awards
- Nominee: American Film Institute Awards
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING (Jonathan Dayton; Valerie Faris)- WINNER: Independent Spirit Awards
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
- Nominee: Directors Guild of America Awards
BEST WRITING, ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY (Michael Arndt)- WINNER: Academy Awards
- WINNER: British Academy Film Awards
- WINNER: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- WINNER: Writers Guild of America Awards
BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Toni Collette)- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Paul Dano)- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Abigail Breslin)- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
- Nominee: Screen Actors Guild Awards
BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Alan Arkin)- WINNER: Academy Awards
- WINNER: British Academy Film Awards
- WINNER: Independent Spirit Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Screen Actors Guild Awards
- Nominee: National Society of Film Critics Awards
Points: 200 - DirectorStephen FrearsStarsHelen MirrenMichael SheenJames CromwellAfter the death of Princess Diana, Queen Elizabeth II struggles with her reaction to a sequence of events nobody could have predicted.BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
- WINNER: British Academy Film Awards
- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Producers Guild of America Awards
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING (Stephen Frears)- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Directors Guild of America Awards
BEST WRITING, ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY (Peter Morgan)- WINNER: Golden Globe Awards
- WINNER: National Society of Film Critics Awards
- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Writers Guild of America Awards
BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Helen Mirren)- WINNER: Academy Awards
- WINNER: Golden Globe Awards
- WINNER: British Academy Film Awards
- WINNER: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- WINNER: Screen Actors Guild Awards
- WINNER: National Society of Film Critics Awards
- WINNER: National Board of Review Awards
BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Michael Sheen)- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
Points: 194 - DirectorBill CondonStarsBeyoncéJamie FoxxEddie MurphyA trio of black female soul singers cross over to the pop charts in the early 1960s, facing their own personal struggles along the way.BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Screen Actors Guild Awards
- Nominee: Producers Guild of America Awards
- Nominee: American Film Institute Awards
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING (Bill Condon)- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Directors Guild of America Awards
BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Eddie Murphy)- WINNER: Golden Globe Awards
- WINNER: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- WINNER: Screen Actors Guild Awards
- Nominee: Academy Awards
BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Jennifer Hudson)- WINNER: Academy Awards
- WINNER: Golden Globe Awards
- WINNER: British Academy Film Awards
- WINNER: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- WINNER: Screen Actors Guild Awards
- Nominee: National Society of Film Critics Awards
Points: 124 - DirectorAlejandro G. IñárrituStarsBrad PittCate BlanchettGael García BernalTragedy strikes a married couple on vacation in the Moroccan desert, which jump starts an interlocking story involving four different families.BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
- WINNER: Golden Globe Awards
- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Screen Actors Guild Awards
- Nominee: Producers Guild of America Awards
- Nominee: National Board of Review Awards
- Nominee: American Film Institute Awards
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING (Alejandro González Iñárritu)- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
- Nominee: Directors Guild of America Awards
BEST WRITING, ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY (Guillermo Arriaga)- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Writers Guild of America Awards
BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Brad Pitt)- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Adriana Barraza)- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Screen Actors Guild Awards
BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Rinko Kikuchi)- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Screen Actors Guild Awards
Points: 107 - DirectorKevin MacdonaldStarsJames McAvoyForest WhitakerGillian AndersonBased on the events of the brutal Ugandan dictator Idi Amin's regime as seen by his personal physician during the 1970s.BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
BEST WRITING, ADAPTED SCREENPLAY (Jeremy Brock; Peter Morgan)- WINNER: British Academy Film Awards
BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Forest Whitaker)- WINNER: Academy Awards
- WINNER: Golden Globe Awards
- WINNER: British Academy Film Awards
- WINNER: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- WINNER: Screen Actors Guild Awards
- WINNER: National Society of Film Critics Awards
- WINNER: National Board of Review Awards
BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (James McAvoy)- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
Points: 104 - DirectorPaul GreengrassStarsDavid Alan BascheOlivia ThirlbyLiza Colón-ZayasA real-time account of the events on United Flight 93, one of the planes hijacked on September 11th, 2001 that crashed near Shanksville, Pennsylvania when passengers foiled the terrorist plot.BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: American Film Institute Awards
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING (Paul Greengrass)- WINNER: British Academy Film Awards
- WINNER: National Society of Film Critics Awards
- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
BEST WRITING, ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY (Paul Greengrass)- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
- Nominee: Writers Guild of America Awards
Points: 60 - DirectorClint EastwoodStarsKen WatanabeKazunari NinomiyaTsuyoshi IharaThe story of the battle of Iwo Jima between the United States and Imperial Japan during World War II, as told from the perspective of the Japanese who fought it.BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
- WINNER: National Board of Review Awards
- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: National Society of Film Critics Awards
- Nominee: American Film Institute Awards
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING (Clint Eastwood)- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
BEST WRITING, ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY (Iris Yamashita)- Nominee: Academy Awards
Points: 59 - DirectorRyan FleckStarsRyan GoslingAnthony MackieShareeka EppsAn inner-city junior high school teacher with a drug habit forms an unlikely friendship with one of his students after she discovers his secret.BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
- Nominee: American Film Institute Awards
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING (Ryan Fleck)- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Ryan Gosling)- WINNER: Independent Spirit Awards
- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Screen Actors Guild Awards
- Nominee: National Society of Film Critics Awards
BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Shareeka Epps)- WINNER: Independent Spirit Awards
- Nominee: National Society of Film Critics Awards
Points: 51 - DirectorDavid FrankelStarsAnne HathawayMeryl StreepAdrian GrenierA smart but sensible new graduate lands a job as an assistant to Miranda Priestly, the demanding editor-in-chief of a high fashion magazine.BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
- Nominee: National Board of Review Awards
- Nominee: American Film Institute Awards
BEST WRITING, ADAPTED SCREENPLAY (Aline Brosh McKenna)- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Meryl Streep)- WINNER: National Society of Film Critics Awards
- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Screen Actors Guild Awards
BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Emily Blunt)- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
Points: 37 - DirectorTodd FieldStarsKate WinsletJennifer ConnellyPatrick WilsonThe lives of two lovelorn spouses from separate marriages, a registered sex offender, and a disgraced ex-police officer intersect as they struggle to resist their vulnerabilities and temptations in suburban Massachusetts.BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
BEST WRITING, ADAPTED SCREENPLAY (Todd Field; Tom Perrotta)- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Writers Guild of America Awards
BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Kate Winslet)- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Screen Actors Guild Awards
BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Jackie Earle Haley)- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: Screen Actors Guild Awards
- Nominee: National Society of Film Critics Awards
Points: 37 - DirectorRichard EyreStarsCate BlanchettJudi DenchAndrew SimpsonA veteran high school teacher befriends a younger art teacher, who is having an affair with one of her fifteen-year-old students. However, her intentions with this new "friend" also go well beyond a platonic friendship.BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: National Board of Review Awards
BEST WRITING, ADAPTED SCREENPLAY (Patrick Marber)- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Judi Dench)- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Screen Actors Guild Awards
- Nominee: National Society of Film Critics Awards
BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Cate Blanchett)- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Screen Actors Guild Awards
Points: 37 - DirectorGuillermo del ToroStarsIvana BaqueroAriadna GilSergi LópezIn the Falangist Spain of 1944, the bookish young stepdaughter of a sadistic army officer escapes into an eerie but captivating fantasy world.BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
- WINNER: National Society of Film Critics Awards
- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING (Guillermo del Toro)- Nominee: National Society of Film Critics Awards
BEST WRITING, ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY (Guillermo del Toro)- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
Points: 35 - DirectorEdward ZwickStarsLeonardo DiCaprioDjimon HounsouJennifer ConnellyA fisherman, a smuggler, and a syndicate of businessmen match wits over the possession of a priceless diamond.BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: National Board of Review Awards
BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Leonardo DiCaprio)- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Screen Actors Guild Awards
BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Djimon Hounsou)- WINNER: National Board of Review Awards
- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Screen Actors Guild Awards
Points: 34 - DirectorJohn CurranStarsNaomi WattsEdward NortonLiev SchreiberDr Walter gets married to the beautiful Kitty but soon finds out that she is cheating on him. Battling his way through problems, he heads to China to fight a dreaded disease spread in a small village.BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
- Nominee: National Board of Review Awards
BEST WRITING, ADAPTED SCREENPLAY (Ron Nyswaner)- WINNER: National Board of Review Awards
- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Edward Norton)- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
Points: 24 - DirectorMarc ForsterStarsWill FerrellEmma ThompsonDustin HoffmanI.R.S. auditor Harold Crick suddenly finds his mundane Chicago life to be the subject of narration only he can hear: narration that begins to affect his entire existence, from his work to his love life to his death.BEST WRITING, ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY (Zach Helm)
- WINNER: National Board of Review Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Writers Guild of America Awards
BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Emma Thompson)- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
Points: 23 - DirectorJason ReitmanStarsAaron EckhartCameron BrightMaria BelloSatirical comedy follows the machinations of Big Tobacco's chief spokesman, Nick Naylor, who spins on behalf of cigarettes while trying to remain a role model for his 12-year old son.BEST WRITING, ADAPTED SCREENPLAY (Jason Reitman)
- WINNER: Independent Spirit Awards
- Nominee: Writers Guild of America Awards
BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Aaron Eckhart)- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
Points: 18 - DirectorRobert AltmanStarsLily TomlinMeryl StreepWoody HarrelsonA look at what goes on backstage during the last broadcast of America's most celebrated radio show, where singing cowboys Dusty and Lefty, a country music siren, and a host of others hold court.BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING (Robert Altman)
- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Meryl Streep)- WINNER: National Society of Film Critics Awards
Points: 16 - DirectorNicole HolofcenerStarsJennifer AnistonFrances McDormandCatherine KeenerAfter she quits her lucrative job, Olivia finds herself unsure about her future and her relationships with her successful and wealthy friends.BEST WRITING, ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY (Nicole Holofcener)
- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Frances McDormand)- WINNER: Independent Spirit Awards
Points: 15 - DirectorChristopher GuestStarsCatherine O'HaraHarry ShearerParker PoseyThree actors learn that their respective performances in the film "Home for Purim," a drama set in the mid-1940s American South, are generating award-season buzz.BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Catherine O'Hara)
- WINNER: National Board of Review Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
Points: 13 - DirectorRoger MichellStarsPeter O'TooleJodie WhittakerLeslie PhillipsLife for a pair of veteran actors gets turned upside down after they meet a brash teenager.BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Peter O'Toole)
- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Screen Actors Guild Awards
- Nominee: National Society of Film Critics Awards
BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Leslie Phillips)- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
Points: 13 - DirectorLarry CharlesStarsSacha Baron CohenKen DavitianLuenellKazakh TV talking head Borat is dispatched to the United States to report on the greatest country in the world.BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
- Nominee: American Film Institute Awards
BEST WRITING, ADAPTED SCREENPLAY (Sacha Baron Cohen; Anthony Hines; Peter Baynham; Dan Mazer)- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: Writers Guild of America Awards
Points: 12 - DirectorClint EastwoodStarsRyan PhillippeBarry PepperJoseph CrossThe life stories of the six men who raised the flag at the Battle of Iwo Jima, a turning point in World War II.BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
- Nominee: National Board of Review Awards
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING (Clint Eastwood)- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Adam Beach)- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
Points: 12 - DirectorEmilio EstevezStarsAnthony HopkinsDemi MooreSharon StoneThe destinies of 22 people of different races, sexes, beliefs and social classes are intertwined on the night that politician Robert F. Kennedy is assassinated.BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
- Nominee: Screen Actors Guild Awards
Points: 12 - DirectorKaren MoncrieffStarsToni ColletteBrittany MurphyMarcia Gay HardenThe clues to a young woman's death come together as the lives of seemingly unrelated people begin to intersect.BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING (Karen Moncrieff)- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Mary Beth Hurt)- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
Points: 12 - DirectorPedro AlmodóvarStarsPenélope CruzCarmen MauraLola DueñasAfter her death, a mother returns to her home town in order to fix the situations she couldn't resolve during her life.BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Penélope Cruz)
- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Screen Actors Guild Awards
Points: 10 - DirectorNicholas HytnerStarsRichard GriffithsFrances de la TourClive MerrisonAn unruly class of gifted and charming teenage boys are taught by two eccentric and innovative teachers, as their headmaster pushes for them all to get accepted into Oxford or Cambridge.BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
- Nominee: National Board of Review Awards
BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Richard Griffiths)- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Frances de la Tour)- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
Points: 9 - DirectorAric AvelinoStarsMarcia Gay HardenForest WhitakerDonald SutherlandSeemingly disparate portraits of people -- among them a single mother, a high school principal, and an ace student -- Distinctly American -- all affected by the proliferation of guns in American society.BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Forest Whitaker)- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Marcia Gay Harden)- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
Points: 9 - DirectorGabriele MuccinoStarsWill SmithThandiwe NewtonJaden SmithA struggling salesman takes custody of his son as he's poised to begin a life-changing professional career.BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Will Smith)
- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Screen Actors Guild Awards
Points: 8 - DirectorSpike LeeStarsDenzel WashingtonClive OwenJodie FosterA police detective, a bank robber, and a high-power broker enter high-stakes negotiations after the criminal's brilliant heist spirals into a hostage situation.BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
- Nominee: American Film Institute Awards
Points: 6 - DirectorGeorge MillerWarren ColemanJudy MorrisStarsElijah WoodBrittany MurphyHugh JackmanInto the world of the Emperor Penguins, who find their soul mates through song, a penguin is born who cannot sing. But he can tap dance something fierce!BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
- Nominee: American Film Institute Awards
Points: 6 - DirectorCristi PuiuStarsDoru AnaMonica BarladeanuAlina BerzunteanuMr. Lãzãrescu, a dying old man, is shuttled from hospital to hospital by a loyal paramedic as doctors refuse to operate and no one can agree on a diagnosis.BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
- Nominee: National Society of Film Critics Awards
Points: 6 - DirectorJeff StanzlerStarsRobin WrightAbdellatif KechicheÉlodie BouchezAgainst the anxieties and fears of post-9/11 America, an Arab cab driver picks up a troubled professional woman with unexpected results.BEST WRITING, ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY (Jeff Stanzler)
- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Robin Wright)- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
Points: 6 - DirectorMartin CampbellStarsDaniel CraigEva GreenJudi DenchAfter earning 00 status and a licence to kill, secret agent James Bond sets out on his first mission as 007. Bond must defeat a private banker funding terrorists in a high-stakes game of poker at Casino Royale, Montenegro.BEST WRITING, ADAPTED SCREENPLAY (Neal Purvis; Robert Wade; Paul Haggis)
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Daniel Craig)- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
Points: 5 - DirectorSteven SoderberghStarsDebbie DoebereinerOmar CowanDustin James AshleySet against the backdrop of a decaying Midwestern town, a murder becomes the focal point of three people who work in a doll factory.BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING (Steven Soderbergh)
- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
Points: 5 - DirectorRobert De NiroStarsMatt DamonAngelina JolieRobert De NiroThe tumultuous early history of the Central Intelligence Agency is viewed through the prism of one man's life.BEST WRITING, ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY (Eric Roth)
- Nominee: National Society of Film Critics Awards
Points: 4 - DirectorAlfonso CuarónStarsJulianne MooreClive OwenChiwetel EjioforIn 2027, in a chaotic world in which women have somehow become infertile, a former activist agrees to help transport a miraculously pregnant woman to a sanctuary at sea.BEST WRITING, ADAPTED SCREENPLAY (Alfonso Cuarón; Timothy J. Sexton; David Arata; Mark Fergus; Hawk Ostby)
- Nominee: Academy Awards
Points: 3 - DirectorNeil BurgerStarsEdward NortonJessica BielPaul GiamattiIn turn-of-the-century Vienna, a magician uses his abilities to secure the love of a woman far above his social standing.BEST WRITING, ADAPTED SCREENPLAY (Neil Burger)
- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
Points: 3 - DirectorDavid LynchStarsKarolina GruszkaKrzysztof MajchrzakGrace ZabriskieAs an actress begins to adopt the persona of her character in a film, her world becomes nightmarish and surreal.BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Laura Dern)
- Nominee: National Society of Film Critics Awards
Points: 2 - DirectorAllen CoulterStarsAdrien BrodyBen AffleckDiane LaneA detective examines the mysterious death of George Reeves, the star of the television series Adventures of Superman (1952).BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Ben Affleck)
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
Points: 2 - DirectorDito MontielStarsRobert Downey Jr.Rosario DawsonShia LaBeoufComing-of-age drama about a boy growing up in Astoria, New York during the 1980s. As his friends end up dead, on drugs or in prison, he comes to believe he has been saved from their fates by various so-called saints.BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Melonie Diaz)
- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Channing Tatum)- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
Points: 2 - DirectorLaurie CollyerStarsMaggie GyllenhaalRyan SimpkinsSam BottomsSherry tries to integrate again into society and become a good mother.BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Maggie Gyllenhaal)
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
Points: 2 - DirectorAli SelimStarsElizabeth ReaserLois SmithPatrick HeusingerIn 1920, Inge, a German national, travels from Norway to rural Minnesota for her arranged marriage to Olaf, a Norwegian farmer; bureaucracy and prejudice cause major complications.BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Elizabeth Reaser)
- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
Points: 2 - DirectorWim WendersStarsMichelle WilliamsJohn DiehlWendell PierceA drama that investigates anxiety and disillusionment in America.BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Michelle Williams)
- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
Points: 2 - DirectorRamin BahraniStarsAhmad RazviLeticia DoleraCharles Daniel SandovalA night in the life of a former Pakistani rock star who now sells coffee from his push cart on the streets of Manhattan.BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Ahmad Razvi)
- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
Points: 2 - DirectorDouglas McGrathStarsToby JonesDaniel CraigSandra BullockWhile researching his novel "In Cold Blood", Truman Capote develops a close relationship with convicted murderers Dick Hickock and Perry Smith.BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Daniel Craig)
- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
Points: 1 - DirectorHilary BrougherStarsTilda SwintonAmber TamblynTimothy HuttonPregnant forensic psychologist Lydie Crane is hired to learn the truth behind the case of 16-year-old Stephanie Daley, who is accused of concealing her pregnancy and murdering her infant.BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Amber Tamblyn)
- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
Points: 1 - DirectorBrian JunStarsJamie Anne AllmanMarcus AtkinsRaymond J. BarryDuring a Midwestern winter, two working-class brothers must cope with their recently incarcerated father.BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Raymond J. Barry)
- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
Points: 1