2006 Awards Season | Film
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- 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
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- 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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1. The Departed (2006)
R | 151 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
An undercover cop and a mole in the police attempt to identify each other while infiltrating an Irish gang in South Boston.
Director: Martin Scorsese | Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson, Mark Wahlberg
Votes: 1,422,693 | Gross: $132.38M
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
2. Little Miss Sunshine (2006)
R | 101 min | Comedy, Drama
A family determined to get their young daughter into the finals of a beauty pageant take a cross-country trip in their VW bus.
Directors: Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris | Stars: Steve Carell, Toni Collette, Greg Kinnear, Abigail Breslin
Votes: 518,224 | Gross: $59.89M
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
3. The Queen (2006)
PG-13 | 103 min | Biography, Drama
After the death of Princess Diana, Queen Elizabeth II struggles with her reaction to a sequence of events nobody could have predicted.
Director: Stephen Frears | Stars: Helen Mirren, Michael Sheen, James Cromwell, Alex Jennings
Votes: 116,003 | Gross: $56.44M
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
4. Dreamgirls (2006)
PG-13 | 130 min | Drama, Music, Musical
A trio of black female soul singers cross over to the pop charts in the early 1960s, facing their own personal struggles along the way.
Director: Bill Condon | Stars: Beyoncé, Jamie Foxx, Eddie Murphy, Danny Glover
Votes: 77,300 | Gross: $103.37M
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
5. Babel (I) (2006)
R | 143 min | Drama
Tragedy strikes a married couple on vacation in the Moroccan desert, which jump starts an interlocking story involving four different families.
Director: Alejandro G. Iñárritu | Stars: Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett, Gael García Bernal, Mohamed Akhzam
Votes: 317,178 | Gross: $34.30M
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
6. The Last King of Scotland (2006)
R | 123 min | Biography, Drama, History
Based on the events of the brutal Ugandan dictator Idi Amin's regime as seen by his personal physician during the 1970s.
Director: Kevin Macdonald | Stars: James McAvoy, Forest Whitaker, Gillian Anderson, Kerry Washington
Votes: 196,057 | Gross: $17.61M
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
7. United 93 (2006)
R | 111 min | Action, Drama, History
A 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.
Director: Paul Greengrass | Stars: David Alan Basche, Olivia Thirlby, Liza Colón-Zayas, J.J. Johnson
Votes: 110,953 | Gross: $31.57M
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
8. Letters from Iwo Jima (2006)
R | 141 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
The 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.
Director: Clint Eastwood | Stars: Ken Watanabe, Kazunari Ninomiya, Tsuyoshi Ihara, Ryô Kase
Votes: 170,076 | Gross: $13.76M
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
9. Half Nelson (2006)
R | 106 min | Drama
An inner-city junior high school teacher with a drug habit forms an unlikely friendship with one of his students after she discovers his secret.
Director: Ryan Fleck | Stars: Ryan Gosling, Anthony Mackie, Shareeka Epps, Jeff Lima
Votes: 91,963 | Gross: $2.69M
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
10. The Devil Wears Prada (2006)
PG-13 | 109 min | Comedy, Drama
A smart but sensible new graduate lands a job as an assistant to Miranda Priestly, the demanding editor-in-chief of a high fashion magazine.
Director: David Frankel | Stars: Anne Hathaway, Meryl Streep, Adrian Grenier, Emily Blunt
Votes: 467,266 | Gross: $124.74M
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
11. Little Children (2006)
R | 137 min | Drama, Romance
The 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.
Director: Todd Field | Stars: Kate Winslet, Jennifer Connelly, Patrick Wilson, Jackie Earle Haley
Votes: 116,779 | Gross: $5.46M
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
12. Notes on a Scandal (2006)
R | 92 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
A 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.
Director: Richard Eyre | Stars: Cate Blanchett, Judi Dench, Andrew Simpson, Tom Georgeson
Votes: 84,591 | Gross: $17.51M
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
13. Pan's Labyrinth (2006)
R | 118 min | Drama, Fantasy, War
In the Falangist Spain of 1944, the bookish young stepdaughter of a sadistic army officer escapes into an eerie but captivating fantasy world.
Director: Guillermo del Toro | Stars: Ivana Baquero, Ariadna Gil, Sergi López, Maribel Verdú
Votes: 703,165 | Gross: $37.63M
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
14. Blood Diamond (2006)
R | 143 min | Adventure, Drama, Thriller
A fisherman, a smuggler, and a syndicate of businessmen match wits over the possession of a priceless diamond.
Director: Edward Zwick | Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Djimon Hounsou, Jennifer Connelly, Kagiso Kuypers
Votes: 586,274 | Gross: $57.37M
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
15. The Painted Veil (2006)
PG-13 | 125 min | Drama, Romance
Dr 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.
Director: John Curran | Stars: Naomi Watts, Edward Norton, Liev Schreiber, Catherine An
Votes: 95,951 | Gross: $8.06M
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
16. Stranger Than Fiction (2006)
PG-13 | 113 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
I.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.
Director: Marc Forster | Stars: Will Ferrell, Emma Thompson, Dustin Hoffman, Queen Latifah
Votes: 236,496 | Gross: $40.14M
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
17. Thank You for Smoking (2005)
R | 92 min | Comedy, Drama
Satirical 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.
Director: Jason Reitman | Stars: Aaron Eckhart, Cameron Bright, Maria Bello, Joan Lunden
Votes: 228,980 | Gross: $24.79M
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
18. A Prairie Home Companion (2006)
PG-13 | 105 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
A 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.
Director: Robert Altman | Stars: Lily Tomlin, Meryl Streep, Woody Harrelson, John C. Reilly
Votes: 23,628 | Gross: $20.34M
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
19. Friends with Money (2006)
R | 88 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
After she quits her lucrative job, Olivia finds herself unsure about her future and her relationships with her successful and wealthy friends.
Director: Nicole Holofcener | Stars: Jennifer Aniston, Frances McDormand, Catherine Keener, Joan Cusack
Votes: 32,120 | Gross: $13.37M
BEST WRITING, ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY (Nicole Holofcener)
- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Frances McDormand)
- WINNER: Independent Spirit Awards
Points: 15
20. For Your Consideration (2006)
PG-13 | 86 min | Comedy
Three 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.
Director: Christopher Guest | Stars: Catherine O'Hara, Harry Shearer, Parker Posey, Christopher Guest
Votes: 15,892 | Gross: $5.54M
BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Catherine O'Hara)
- WINNER: National Board of Review Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
Points: 13
21. Venus (I) (2006)
R | 95 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Life for a pair of veteran actors gets turned upside down after they meet a brash teenager.
Director: Roger Michell | Stars: Peter O'Toole, Jodie Whittaker, Leslie Phillips, Beatrice Savoretti
Votes: 13,414 | Gross: $3.34M
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
22. Borat (2006)
R | 84 min | Comedy
Kazakh TV talking head Borat is dispatched to the United States to report on the greatest country in the world.
Director: Larry Charles | Stars: Sacha Baron Cohen, Ken Davitian, Luenell, Chester
Votes: 442,230 | Gross: $128.51M
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
23. Flags of Our Fathers (2006)
R | 135 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
The life stories of the six men who raised the flag at the Battle of Iwo Jima, a turning point in World War II.
Director: Clint Eastwood | Stars: Ryan Phillippe, Barry Pepper, Joseph Cross, Jesse Bradford
Votes: 129,271 | Gross: $33.60M
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
24. Bobby (I) (2006)
R | 117 min | Biography, Drama, History
The destinies of 22 people of different races, sexes, beliefs and social classes are intertwined on the night that politician Robert F. Kennedy is assassinated.
Director: Emilio Estevez | Stars: Anthony Hopkins, Demi Moore, Sharon Stone, Harry Belafonte
Votes: 42,808 | Gross: $11.24M
BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
- Nominee: Screen Actors Guild Awards
Points: 12
25. The Dead Girl (2006)
R | 85 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The clues to a young woman's death come together as the lives of seemingly unrelated people begin to intersect.
Director: Karen Moncrieff | Stars: Toni Collette, Brittany Murphy, Marcia Gay Harden, Piper Laurie
Votes: 16,200 | Gross: $0.02M
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
26. Volver (I) (2006)
R | 121 min | Comedy, Drama
After her death, a mother returns to her home town in order to fix the situations she couldn't resolve during her life.
Director: Pedro Almodóvar | Stars: Penélope Cruz, Carmen Maura, Lola Dueñas, Blanca Portillo
Votes: 107,501 | Gross: $12.90M
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
27. The History Boys (2006)
R | 109 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
An 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.
Director: Nicholas Hytner | Stars: Richard Griffiths, Frances de la Tour, Clive Merrison, Samuel Anderson
Votes: 21,412 | Gross: $2.71M
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
28. American Gun (2005)
R | 95 min | Drama
Seemingly 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.
Director: Aric Avelino | Stars: Marcia Gay Harden, Forest Whitaker, Donald Sutherland, Linda Cardellini
Votes: 3,203 | Gross: $0.02M
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
29. The Pursuit of Happyness (2006)
PG-13 | 117 min | Biography, Drama
A struggling salesman takes custody of his son as he's poised to begin a life-changing professional career
Director: Gabriele Muccino | Stars: Will Smith, Thandiwe Newton, Jaden Smith, Brian Howe
Votes: 560,974 | Gross: $163.57M
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
30. Inside Man (2006)
R | 129 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A 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.
Director: Spike Lee | Stars: Denzel Washington, Clive Owen, Jodie Foster, Christopher Plummer
Votes: 398,029 | Gross: $88.51M
BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
- Nominee: American Film Institute Awards
Points: 6
31. Happy Feet (2006)
PG | 108 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Into 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!
Directors: George Miller, Warren Coleman, Judy Morris | Stars: Elijah Wood, Brittany Murphy, Hugh Jackman, Robin Williams
Votes: 200,038 | Gross: $198.00M
BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
- Nominee: American Film Institute Awards
Points: 6
32. The Death of Mr. Lazarescu (2005)
R | 153 min | Comedy, Drama
Mr. 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.
Director: Cristi Puiu | Stars: Doru Ana, Monica Barladeanu, Alina Berzunteanu, Dorian Boguta
Votes: 15,925 | Gross: $0.08M
BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
- Nominee: National Society of Film Critics Awards
Points: 6
33. Sorry, Haters (2005)
Not Rated | 83 min | Drama, Thriller
Against the anxieties and fears of post-9/11 America, an Arab cab driver picks up a troubled professional woman with unexpected results.
Director: Jeff Stanzler | Stars: Robin Wright, Abdellatif Kechiche, Élodie Bouchez, Aasif Mandvi
Votes: 1,538 | Gross: $0.01M
BEST WRITING, ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY (Jeff Stanzler)
- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Robin Wright)
- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
Points: 6
34. Casino Royale (2006)
PG-13 | 144 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller
After 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.
Director: Martin Campbell | Stars: Daniel Craig, Eva Green, Judi Dench, Jeffrey Wright
Votes: 694,714 | Gross: $167.45M
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
35. Bubble (I) (2005)
R | 73 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Set against the backdrop of a decaying Midwestern town, a murder becomes the focal point of three people who work in a doll factory.
Director: Steven Soderbergh | Stars: Debbie Doebereiner, Omar Cowan, Dustin James Ashley, Phyllis Workman
Votes: 8,428 | Gross: $0.15M
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING (Steven Soderbergh)
- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
Points: 5
36. The Good Shepherd (2006)
R | 167 min | Drama, History, Thriller
The tumultuous early history of the Central Intelligence Agency is viewed through the prism of one man's life.
Director: Robert De Niro | Stars: Matt Damon, Angelina Jolie, Robert De Niro, Alec Baldwin
Votes: 108,606 | Gross: $59.95M
BEST WRITING, ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY (Eric Roth)
- Nominee: National Society of Film Critics Awards
Points: 4
37. Children of Men (2006)
R | 109 min | Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
In 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.
Director: Alfonso Cuarón | Stars: Julianne Moore, Clive Owen, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Caine
Votes: 529,527 | Gross: $35.55M
BEST WRITING, ADAPTED SCREENPLAY (Alfonso Cuarón; Timothy J. Sexton; David Arata; Mark Fergus; Hawk Ostby)
- Nominee: Academy Awards
Points: 3
38. The Illusionist (2006)
PG-13 | 110 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
In turn-of-the-century Vienna, a magician uses his abilities to secure the love of a woman far above his social standing.
Director: Neil Burger | Stars: Edward Norton, Jessica Biel, Paul Giamatti, Rufus Sewell
Votes: 389,708 | Gross: $39.87M
BEST WRITING, ADAPTED SCREENPLAY (Neil Burger)
- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
Points: 3
39. Inland Empire (2006)
R | 180 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
As an actress begins to adopt the persona of her character in a film, her world becomes nightmarish and surreal.
Director: David Lynch | Stars: Karolina Gruszka, Krzysztof Majchrzak, Grace Zabriskie, Laura Dern
Votes: 62,064 | Gross: $0.75M
BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Laura Dern)
- Nominee: National Society of Film Critics Awards
Points: 2
40. Hollywoodland (2006)
R | 126 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
A detective examines the mysterious death of George Reeves, the star of the television series Adventures of Superman (1952).
Director: Allen Coulter | Stars: Adrien Brody, Ben Affleck, Diane Lane, Bob Hoskins
Votes: 35,959 | Gross: $14.42M
BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Ben Affleck)
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
Points: 2
41. A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints (2006)
R | 100 min | Crime, Drama
Coming-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.
Director: Dito Montiel | Stars: Robert Downey Jr., Rosario Dawson, Shia LaBeouf, Dianne Wiest
Votes: 26,808 | Gross: $0.52M
BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Melonie Diaz)
- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Channing Tatum)
- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
Points: 2
42. Sherrybaby (2006)
R | 96 min | Drama
Sherry tries to integrate again into society and become a good mother.
Director: Laurie Collyer | Stars: Maggie Gyllenhaal, Ryan Simpkins, Sam Bottoms, Michelle Hurst
Votes: 12,065 | Gross: $0.20M
BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Maggie Gyllenhaal)
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
Points: 2
43. Sweet Land (2005)
PG | 110 min | Drama, Romance
In 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.
Director: Ali Selim | Stars: Elizabeth Reaser, Lois Smith, Patrick Heusinger, Stephen Pelinski
Votes: 4,152 | Gross: $1.71M
BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Elizabeth Reaser)
- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
Points: 2
44. Land of Plenty (2004)
Not Rated | 123 min | Drama, War
A drama that investigates anxiety and disillusionment in America.
Director: Wim Wenders | Stars: Michelle Williams, John Diehl, Wendell Pierce, Shaun Toub
Votes: 4,117
BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Michelle Williams)
- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
Points: 2
45. Man Push Cart (2005)
Not Rated | 87 min | Drama
A night in the life of a former Pakistani rock star who now sells coffee from his push cart on the streets of Manhattan.
Director: Ramin Bahrani | Stars: Ahmad Razvi, Leticia Dolera, Charles Daniel Sandoval, Ali Reza
Votes: 3,708
BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Ahmad Razvi)
- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
Points: 2
46. Infamous (2006)
R | 110 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
While researching his novel "In Cold Blood", Truman Capote develops a close relationship with convicted murderers Dick Hickock and Perry Smith.
Director: Douglas McGrath | Stars: Toby Jones, Daniel Craig, Sandra Bullock, Sigourney Weaver
Votes: 18,223 | Gross: $1.15M
BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Daniel Craig)
- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
Points: 1
47. Stephanie Daley (2006)
R | 92 min | Drama
Pregnant 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.
Director: Hilary Brougher | Stars: Tilda Swinton, Amber Tamblyn, Timothy Hutton, Vincent Piazza
Votes: 1,896 | Gross: $0.03M
BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Amber Tamblyn)
- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
Points: 1
48. Steel City (2006)
R | 95 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
During a Midwestern winter, two working-class brothers must cope with their recently incarcerated father.
Director: Brian Jun | Stars: Jamie Anne Allman, Marcus Atkins, Raymond J. Barry, Kristian Best
Votes: 630 | Gross: $0.01M
BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Raymond J. Barry)
- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
Points: 1
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