More significant wins have been handed to United 93, The Last King of Scotland's Forrest Whitaker, The Queen's Helen Mirren, Departed directors Martin Scorsese and Guillermo del Toro, and for Little Miss Sunshine screenwriter Michael Arndt.

The Washington, DC Area Film Critics Association (WAFCA) has announced winners of its 2006 awards, and the harrowing Universal-released, Paul Greengrass-directed drama was named Best Film, Whitaker was named Best Actor, Mirren was named Best Actress, Scorsese for Best Director and Arndt for Best Original Screenplay.

Blood Diamond's Djimon Hounsou was named Best Supporting Actor and Dreamgirls' Jennifer Hudson won for Best Supporting Actress. Jason Reitman won the Best Adapted Screenplay award for Thank You For Smoking, Happy Feet won for Best Animated Feature, An Inconvenient Truth won for Best Documentary and Guillermo del Toro's Pan's Labyrinth won for Best Foreign-Language Film -- the second win of the day following the Boston Film Critics honoring del Toro's masterwork a few hours ago.

The Little Miss Sunshine posse won for Best Acting Ensemble, Jennifer Hudson won for Best Breakthrough Performance and Marie-Antoinette won for Best Art Direction.

http://hollywood-elsewhere.com/archives/2006/12/washington_dc_c.php

So, that's:

Best Film - United 93
Best Director - Martin Scorcese, The Departed
Best Actor - Forrest Whitaker, The Last King of Scotland
Best Actress - Helen Mirren, The Queen
Best Supporting Actor - Djimon Hounsou, Blood Diamond
Best Supporting Actress - Jennifer Hudson, Dreamgirls
Best Original Screenplay - Michael Arndt, Little Miss Sunshine
Best Adapted Screenplay - Jason Reitman, Thank You for Smoking
Best Animated Feature - Happy Feet
Best Documentary - An Inconvenient Truth
Best Foreign Language Film - Pan's Labyrinth
Best Acting Ensemble - Little Miss Sunshine
Best Breakthrough Performance - Jennifer Hudson, Dreamgirls
Best Art Direction - Marie-Antoinette

Peace,
Mike.

Hm, another mention for Hounsou. I guess I'm gonna have to predict him Friday.

Good for U93, once again showing that everyone waaaay overreacted at the snub by NBR.

Oh, and Whitaker and Mirren are now 4 for 4 with the critics. Mirren was expected, but Whitaker? Crazy!

Wait, when you include the New York Online Critics, it's 5 for 5!

So if I read correctly, that's:

Best Film - United 93
Best Director - Martin Scorcese, The Departed
Best Actor - Forrest Whitaker, The Last King of Scotland
Best Actress - Helen Mirren, The Queen
Best Supporting Actor - Djimon Hounsou, Blood Diamond
Best Supporting Actress - Jennifer Hudson, Dreamgirls
Best Original Screenplay - Michael Arndt, Little Miss Sunshine
Best Adapted Screenplay - Jason Reitman, Thank You for Smoking
Best Animated Feature - Happy Feet
Best Documentary - An Inconvenient Truth
Best Foreign Language Film - Pan's Labyrinth
Best Acting Ensemble - Little Miss Sunshine
Best Breakthrough Performance - Jennifer Hudson, Dreamgirls
Best Art Direction - Marie-Antoinette

Peace,
Mike.

Damn you U93. Damn you to hell.

Go United 93 AKA The Best Movie Of 2006

Go Jennifer Hudson!

And Little Miss SUnshine for Best Ensemble! Woooo represent DC

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