San Diego Film Critics Society Awards 2006

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Start date 2006
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The 11th San Diego Film Critics Awards, honoring the best in film for 2006, were given in 2006 by the San Diego Film Critics Society.

Clint Eastwood's war drama Letters from Iwo Jima won the awards for Best Film and Best Director. Japanese actor Ken Takakura won the award for Best Actor for his role in Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles. The film also won the awards for Best Foreign Language Film. Helen Mirren won for her role as Queen Elizabeth II in The Queen.

Winners

Best Actor:

Ken Takakura - Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles (Qian li zou dan qi)

Best Actress:

Helen Mirren - The Queen

Best Cast:

Babel

Best Cinematography:

The Illusionist - Dick Pope

Best Director:

Clint Eastwood - Letters from Iwo Jima

Best Editing:

United 93 - Clare Douglas, Richard Pearson, and Christopher Rouse

Best Film:

Letters from Iwo Jima

Best Foreign Language Film:

Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles (Qian li zou dan qi) • Hong Kong/China/Japan

Best Non-Fiction Film:

Shut Up & Sing

Best Production Design:

V for Vendetta - Owen Paterson

Best Score:

"Babel" - Gustavo Santaolalla

Best Screenplay - Adapted:

Thank You for Smoking - Jason Reitman

Best Screenplay - Original:

The Dead Girl - Karen Moncrieff

Best Supporting Actor:

Ray Winstone - The Proposition

Best Supporting Actress:

Lili Taylor - Factotum

References

San Diego Film Critics Society Awards 2006 Wikipedia

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