London Film Critics Circle Awards 2005

26th London Film Critics Circle Awards

8 February 2006

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Film of the Year:
Brokeback Mountain

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British Film of the Year:
The Constant Gardener

The 26th London Film Critics Circle Awards, honouring the best in film for 2005, were announced by the London Film Critics Circle on 8 February 2006.[1][2][3][4]

## Winners and nominees

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### Film of the Year

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Brokeback Mountain

* The Constant Gardener
* Crash
* A History of Violence
* King Kong

### British Film of the Year

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The Constant Gardener

* The Descent
* Mrs Henderson Presents
* Pride & Prejudice
* Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit

### Foreign Language Film of the Year

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Downfall • Germany

* The Beat that My Heart Skipped • France
* Caché • Austria/France
* The Chorus • France
* The Sea Inside • Spain

### Director of the Year

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Ang Lee – Brokeback Mountain

* David Cronenberg – A History of Violence
* Paul Haggis – Crash
* Peter Jackson – King Kong
* Fernando Meirelles – The Constant Gardener

### British Director of the Year

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Joe Wright – Pride & Prejudice

* Stephen Frears – Mrs Henderson Presents
* Terry George – Hotel Rwanda
* Neil Marshall – The Descent
* Christopher Nolan – Batman Begins

### Screenwriter of the Year

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Paul Haggis and Robert Moresco – Crash

* Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana – Brokeback Mountain
* Jeffrey Caine – The Constant Gardener
* Bernd Eichinger – Downfall
* Shane Black – Kiss Kiss Bang Bang

### Actor of the Year

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Bruno Ganz – Downfall

* Don Cheadle\- Hotel Rwanda
* Johnny Depp – Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
* Heath Ledger – Brokeback Mountain
* Viggo Mortensen – A History of Violence

### Actress of the Year

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Naomi Watts – King Kong

* Maria Bello – A History of Violence
* Juliette Binoche – Caché
* Laura Linney – Kinsey
* Catalina Sandino Moreno – Maria Full of Grace

### British Actor of the Year

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Ralph Fiennes – The Constant Gardener

* Christian Bale – The Machinist
* Chiwetel Ejiofor – Kinky Boots
* Liam Neeson – Kinsey
* Tom Wilkinson – Separate Lies

### British Actress of the Year

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Rachel Weisz – The Constant Gardener

* Judi Dench – Mrs Henderson Presents
* Keira Knightley – Pride & Prejudice
* Kristin Scott Thomas – Keeping Mum
* Emily Watson – Separate Lies

### British Supporting Actor of the Year

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Tom Hollander – Pride & Prejudice

* Paddy Considine – Cinderella Man
* Brendan Gleeson – Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
* James McAvoy – The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
* Cillian Murphy – Batman Begins

### British Supporting Actress of the Year

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Thandie Newton – Crash

* Brenda Blethyn\- Pride & Prejudice
* Sophie Okonedo – Hotel Rwanda
* Rosamund Pike – Pride & Prejudice
* Tilda Swinton – The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

### British Newcomer of the Year

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Kelly Reilly – Mrs Henderson Presents

* Julian Fellowes – Separate Lies
* Annie Griffin – Festival
* Matthew Macfadyen – Pride & Prejudice
* Joe Wright – Pride & Prejudice

### British Producer of the Year

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Simon Channing-Williams – The Constant Gardener

* Marc Boothe, Ruth Caleb – Bullet Boy
* Andrew Eaton, Michael Winterbottom – A Cock and Bull Story
* Christian Colson – Separate Lies
* Peter Lord – Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit

### Dilys Powell Award

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* Bryan Forbes

## References

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1. ^ "London Critics Circle nominations announced". Time Out London. Archived from the original on 25 June 2012.
2. ^ "London film critics back Gardener". BBC News. 21 December 2005.
3. ^ "London critics honour Brokeback". BBC News. 8 February 2006.
4. ^ "Mountain is Critics' choice". The Guardian. London. 9 February 2006.

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