The 18th Chicago Film Critics Association Awards, given by the CFCA on 9 January 2006 honored the best in film for 2005.
Philip Seymour Hoffman - Capote
Terrence Howard - Hustle & FlowHeath Ledger - Brokeback MountainJoaquin Phoenix - Walk the LineDavid Strathairn - Good Night, and Good LuckJoan Allen - The Upside of Anger
Felicity Huffman - TransamericaKeira Knightley - Pride & PrejudiceNaomi Watts - King KongReese Witherspoon - Walk the LineBrokeback Mountain - Rodrigo Prieto
Good Night, and Good Luck - Robert ElswitKing Kong - Andrew LesnieMunich - Janusz KamińskiThe New World - Emmanuel LubezkiPride & Prejudice - Roman OsinDavid Cronenberg - A History of Violence
George Clooney - Good Night, and Good LuckPeter Jackson - King KongAng Lee - Brokeback MountainSteven Spielberg - MunichGrizzly Man
Enron: The Smartest Guys in the RoomMad Hot BallroomMarch of the PenguinsMurderballCrash
Brokeback MountainGood Night, and Good LuckA History of ViolenceKing KongCaché (Hidden), France
2046, Hong KongDownfall (Der Untergang), GermanyKung Fu Hustle (Kung fu), Hong KongOldboy, South KoreaBrokeback Mountain - Gustavo Santaolalla
Batman Begins - Hans Zimmer and James Newton HowardCharlie and the Chocolate Factory - Danny ElfmanKing Kong - James Newton HowardMemoirs of a Geisha - John WilliamsCrash - Paul Haggis and Bobby Moresco
Brokeback Mountain - Larry McMurtry and Diana OssanaCapote - Dan FuttermanGood Night, and Good Luck - George Clooney and Grant HeslovA History of Violence - Josh OlsonMickey Rourke - Sin City
Matt Dillon - CrashPaul Giamatti - Cinderella ManJake Gyllenhaal - Brokeback MountainTerrence Howard - CrashDonald Sutherland - Pride & PrejudiceMaria Bello - A History of Violence
Amy Adams - JunebugScarlett Johansson - Match PointCatherine Keener - CapoteRachel Weisz - The Constant GardenerMichelle Williams - Brokeback MountainBennett Miller - Capote
Craig Brewer - Hustle & FlowMiranda July - Me and You and Everyone We KnowPhil Morrison - JunebugJoe Wright - Pride and PrejudiceMiranda July - Me and You and Everyone We Know
Chris "Ludacris" Bridges - Crash and Hustle & FlowGeorgie Henley - The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the WardrobeQ'Orianka Kilcher - The New WorldOwen Kline - The Squid and the Whale