New York Film Critics Circle Awards 2005

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Date 12 December 2005		Other ceremonies 2004, 2006
Location Algonquin Hotel, New York City

The 71st New York Film Critics Circle Awards, honoring the best in film for 2005, were given on 12 December 2005 at the Algonquin Hotel, New York City, United States.

Ang Lee's Brokeback Mountain won 3 awards: Best Film, Actor (Heath Ledger) and Director. A History of Violence, starring Viggo Mortensen, won 2 awards, both for Supporting Performances by William Hurt and Maria Bello. Reese Witherspoon was voted Best Actress for her role in Walk the Line (she would go on to win the Academy Award for Best Actress).

Winners

Best Actor:

Heath Ledger – Brokeback Mountain as Ennis del Mar

Best Actress:

Reese Witherspoon – Walk the Line as June Carter Cash

Best Animated Feature:

Howl's Moving Castle (Hauru no ugoku shiro)

Best Cinematography:

Christopher Doyle, Lai Yiu Fai, and Kwan Pun Leung – 2046

Best Director:

Ang Lee – Brokeback Mountain

Best Film:

Brokeback Mountain

Best First Film:

Capote

Best Foreign Language Film:

2046, China/France/Germany/Hong Kong

Best Non-Fiction Film (tie):

Grizzly Man

White Diamond

Best Screenplay:

Noah Baumbach – The Squid and the Whale

Best Supporting Actor:

William Hurt – A History of Violence as Richie Cusack

Best Supporting Actress:

Maria Bello – A History of Violence as Edie Stall

References

New York Film Critics Circle Awards 2005 Wikipedia

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