Boston Society of Film Critics Awards 2005

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The 26th Boston Society of Film Critics Awards, honoring the best in filmmaking in 2005, were given on 11 December 2005. This year's awards are dedicated to the memory of Robin Dougherty, a former Boston Phoenix film critic who died this summer.

Winners

Best Film:

Brokeback Mountain

Runner-up: Munich

Best Actor:

Philip Seymour Hoffman – Capote

Runner-up: Heath Ledger – Brokeback Mountain

Best Actress:

Reese Witherspoon – Walk the Line

Runner-up: Keira Knightley – Pride & Prejudice

Best Supporting Actor:

Paul Giamatti – Cinderella Man

Runner-up: Oliver Platt – Casanova and The Ice Harvest

Best Supporting Actress:

Catherine Keener – Capote, The 40-Year-Old Virgin and The Ballad of Jack and Rose

Best Director:

Ang Lee – Brokeback Mountain

Runner-up: Steven Spielberg – Munich

Best Screenplay:

Dan Futterman – Capote

Runner-up: Tony Kushner and Eric Roth – Munich

Best Cinematography:

Robert Elswit – Good Night, and Good Luck.

Runner-up: Rodrigo Prieto – Brokeback Mountain

Best Documentary:

Murderball

Runner-up: Grizzly Man

Best Foreign-Language Film:

Kung Fu Hustle (Kung fu) • Hong Kong/China

Runner-up: 2046 • Hong Kong

Best New Filmmaker:

Joe Wright – Pride & Prejudice

Runner-up: Paul Haggis – Crash

Best Ensemble Cast:

Syriana

Runner-up: Crash

References

Boston Society of Film Critics Awards 2005 Wikipedia

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