San Diego, Vegas & Utah Critics Make Their Year-End Picks

by | December 23, 2005 | Comments

Thanks again to MovieCityNews.com for keeping us up-to-date on all the year-end critics flick-picks. This time it’s the San Diego, Las Vegas and Utah reviewers who share their favorites, from "Brokeback" to "Kong."

San Diego Film Critics Awards

Best Picture
King Kong

Best Director
Bennett Miller, Capote

Best Actor
Philip Seymour Hoffman, Capote

Best Actress
Joan Allen, The Upside of Anger

Best Supporting Actor
Jeffrey Wright, Broken Flowers

Best Supporting Actress
Rachel Weisz, The Constant Gardener

Best Original Screenplay
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang

Best Adapted Screenplay
Capote

Best Documentary
Grizzly Man

Best Foreign Language Film
Innocent Voices

Best Animated Film
Howl’s Moving Castle

Las Vegas Film Critics Awards

Best Picture
Brokeback Mountain

Best Director
Ang Lee, Brokeback Mountain

Best Actor
Heath Ledger, Brokeback Mountain

Best Actress
Reese Witherspoon, Walk the Line

Best Supporting Actor
Matt Dillon, Crash

Best Supporting Actress
Frances McDormand, North Country

Best Screenplay
Crash

Best Documentary
March of the Penguins

Best Foreign Language Film
Kung Fu Hustle

Best Animated Film
Wallace & Gromit in The Curse of the Were-rabbit

Utah Film Critics Awards

Best Film
Brokeback Mountain
Runner-up: Me and You and Everyone We Know

Best Director
Ang Lee – Brokeback Mountain
Runner-up: Woody AllenMatch Point

Best Screenplay (tie)
Shane Black – Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang
Miranda July – Me and You and Everyone We Know

Best Actor
Philip Seymour Hoffman – Capote
Runner-up: Heath Ledger – Brokeback Mountain

Best Actress
Reese Witherspoon – Walk the Line
Runner-up: Maria BelloA History of Violence

Best Supporting Actor
Andy Serkis – King Kong
Runner-up: Paul GiamattiCinderella Man

Best Supporting Actress
Rachel Weisz – The Constant Gardener
Runner-up: Amy AdamsJunebug

Best Documentary
Murderball
Runner-up: Grizzly Man

Best Foreign Film
Kung-Fu Hustle
Runner-up: Downfall