The Broadcast Film Critics Association held their annual awards presentation live on The WB network, with plenty of mildly corny jokes, appreciative acceptance speeches, accolades galore, and even a few cool surprises. (Oh, and their favorite film overall was "Brokeback Mountain.")
Best Picture
Brokeback Mountain
Best Director
Ang Lee – Brokeback Mountain
Best Actress
Reese Witherspoon – Walk the Line
Best Actor
Philip Seymour Hoffman – Capote
Best Supporting Actor
Paul Giamatti – Cinderella Man
Best Supporting Actress (tie)
Amy Adams – Junebug
Michelle Williams – Brokeback Mountain
Best Comedy Movie
The 40-Year-Old Virgin
Best Animated Feature
Wallace & Gromit in The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
Best Foreign Language Film
Best Writer
Paul Haggis and Bobby Moresco – Crash
Best Documentary
March of the Penguins
Best Ensemble
Crash
Best Family Film
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Best Young Actor
Freddie Highmore – Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Best Young Actress
Dakota Fanning – War of the Worlds
Best Picture Made for Televison
Best Composer
John Williams – Memoirs of a Geisha
Best Song
"Hustle & Flow” – performed by Terrence Howard, written by Al Kapone– Hustle & Flow
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Special awards were also handed out to those who brought the modern "King Kong" to life and to George Clooney for using his Hollywood power to inform and enlighten people instead of just entertaining ’em. (Clooney also made a funny little joke about Julia Roberts‘ "twins" that had me chuckling.)
