The London Film Critics Circle nominated The Departed in three categories: British Producer, Director and Film. London critics favor 'Queen' Frears pic grabs seven nominations LONDON — Hometown favorites "United 93" and "The Queen" are vying with "The Departed," "Little Miss Sunshine" and "Volver" for the film of the year award from the London Film Critics Circle. "The Queen" led the nominations with seven, followed by "The Last King of Scotland" with five. But the London critics spread their kudos far and wide. As well as nominating several of this year's Oscar front runners, they also bestowed multiple nods on dark horses such as "The Prestige" (four) and "Children of Men" (three), and on low-budget Brit pics including "Red Road" (four), "London to Brighton" (three) and "Pierrepoint" (three). They even found time for some of last year's Oscar contenders, such as "Capote" and "Good Night, and Good Luck," which qualified because their U.K. release fell in 2006. Judi Dench ("Notes on a Scandal") and Helen Mirren ("The Queen") were both nominated twice, for British actress and actress. The award ceremony takes place on Feb. 8. British producer Paul Greengrass, Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, "United 93" Al Clark, Ken Marshall, Rachel Robey, Paul Andrew Williams, "London to Brighton" Lisa Bryer, Andrea Calderwood, Charles Steel, "The Last King of Scotland" Rebecca O'Brien, "The Wind that Shakes the Bar-ley" Graham King, "The Departed" .................. Director Guillermo del Toro, "Pan's Labyrinth" Pedro Almodovar, "Volver" Paul Greengrass, "United 93" Martin Scorsese, "The Departed" Alfonso Cuaron, "Children of Men" .................. Film of the Year "The Departed" "Little Miss Sun-shine" "Volver" "United 93" "The Queen" From Variety

Toronto's NOW magazine critic John Harkness posted this press release on the newsgroups: TORONTO FILM CRITICS ASSOCIATION ANNOUNCES NOMINEES FOR 2006 AWARDS The Toronto Film Critics Association today announced its nominees for the TFCA's 2006 awards. Awards will be announced on Wednesday, December 20th. A complete list of the TFCA 2006 Nominees follows: BEST PICTURE "The Departed" (Warner Bros.) "The Queen" ( Alliance Atlantis) "United 93" (Universal Pictures) BEST PERFORMANCE, MALE Sacha Baron Cohen, "Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan " Ryan Gosling, "Half Nelson" Forest Whitaker, "The Last King of Scotland " BEST PERFORMANCE, FEMALE Penelope Cruz, "Volver" Judi Dench, "Notes on a Scandal" Helen Mirren, "The Queen" BEST SUPPORTING PERFORMANCE, MALE Danny Huston, "The Proposition" Michael Sheen, "The Queen" Mark Wahlberg, "The Departed" BEST SUPPORTING PERFORMANCE, FEMALE Cate Blanchett, "Notes on a Scandal" Jennifer Hudson, "Dreamgirls" Rinko Kikuchi, " Babel " BEST DIRECTOR Jean-Pierre Dardenne and Luc Dardenne, "L'Enfant" Stephen Frears, "The Queen" Paul Greengrass, "United 93" Martin Scorsese, "The Departed" BEST SCREENPLAY Guillermo Arriaga, " Babel " William Monahan, "The Departed" Peter Morgan, "The Queen" BEST CANADIAN FILM "The Journals of Knud Rasmussen" ( Alliance Atlantis) "Manufactured Landscapes" (Mongrel Media) "Monkey Warfare" (Odeon Films) "Six Figures" ( Seville Pictures) BEST FIRST FEATURE "Brick", directed by Rian Johnson "Little Miss Sunshine", directed by Jonathan Dayton & Valerie Faris "Thank You for Smoking", directed by Jason Reitman BEST ANIMATED FEATURE "Happy Feet" (Warner Bros.) "Over the Hedge" (DreamWorks/Paramount) "A Scanner Darkly" (Warner Independent Pictures) BEST FOREIGN-LANGUAGE FILM "L'Enfant" (Mongrel Media) "Pan's Labyrinth" (Odeon Films) "Volver" (Mongrel Media) BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE "Deliver Us from Evil" (Maple Pictures) "An Inconvenient Truth" ( Paramount Classics) "Manufactured Landscapes" (Mongrel Media) The Toronto Film Critics Association is made up of film critics representing a cross-section of Toronto 's media, including daily and weekly newspapers, film magazines, radio and television.

Arnzilla, thanks for more good news :)

Will and Arnzilla Thanks to 'both of you' for more info about award recognition for Scorsese and Co ! :)

Thanks Will and Arnzilla. Exciting news about the Golden Globe noms. It seems as if The Departed is one of the best films on everyone's list. :D I hope it can keep going.

Good to see "The Proposition" in there!

Margot Good to see "The Proposition" in there! Saw Proposition a few weeks ago Margot and really enjoyed it. Ray Winstone did an amazing job as that rather unhinged man, torn between doing the right thing and what people expected of him. He really is capable of playing different types of people isn't he? Didn't recognize Danny Huston until right at the end. He really became his character too. Quite a film!

Margot and Shynney Yes...glad to see "Proposition" on list as well....thought Ray...Guy Pearce ..and Danny Houston all did a great job !

The Hollywood Reporter Satellites orbit 'Departed,' 'Dreamgirls' By Gregg Kilday Dec 18, 2006 "The Departed" and "Dreamgirls" were named best motion picture, drama and best motion picture, comedy or musical at the 11th annual Satellite Awards, which were announced Sunday by the International Press Academy. "Dreamgirls" also earned awards for best director Bill Condon -- who tied for that honor with Clint Eastwood for "Flags of our Fathers" -- as well as supporting actor Jennifer Hudson, and sound (editing and mixing). "The Departed" also earned best actor in a supporting role for Leonard DiCaprio, best adapted screenplay for William Monahan and best ensemble. Best dramatic acting honors went to Helen Mirren for "The Queen" and Forest Whitaker for "The Last King of Scotland." Top comedy acting awards went to Meryl Streep for "The Devil Wears Prada" and Joseph Cross for "Running with Scissors." Other awards included: Best foreign language film, "Volver"; animated or mixed media, "Pan's Labyrinth"; documentary, "Deliver Us from Evil." "Flags of Our Fathers" also earned awards for cinematography and art direction and production design.In the TV categories, "House" and "Ugly Betty" were named top dramatic and comedy series.

Thanks, arnzilla The Departed going in with few nominations and actually winning drama says a lot. But Marty losing... :shock:

Arnz Thanks for Satellite award results :) Naturally very happy for "TD/DiCaprio/Monahan/Ensemble win....but where ..oh where is Scorsese !!!! Exactly whose DIRECTION guided the film, DiCaprio and cast to excellence ???? Was very unhappy to see him not win plus I needed nausea pills when I saw the winner was Eastwood :x

Congrats to Leo (supporting??), Monahan and the cast 8) 8) but bummer for Scorsese :( :( thanks Arnzilla :) :)

Stormy The Satelitte group nods were announced early on when some thought that Warners would be pushing all of "TD" cast for 'supporting' ..as Nicholson was also nominated for supporting Thus DiCaprio got TWO NODS ( as he has done for GG/BFCA ) but they placed him in Lead for "BD" and Supporting for "TD"

SEFCA Names Departed Best Film Yeah... TD, Marty, and Bill ! :) :) 2006 Southeastern Film Critics Association Poll Results PICTURE: 1. The Departed - 239 points 2. Letters From Iwo Jima - 217 3. The Queen - 193 4. United 93 - 187 5. Little Miss Sunshine - 151 6. Notes On a Scandal - 144 7. Babel - 127 8. Pan's Labyrinth - 101 9. Little Children - 91 10. Thank You For Smoking - 83 FOREIGN-LANGUAGE FILM: Pan's Labyrinth DIRECTOR: Martin Scorsese - The Departed ACTOR: Forest Whitaker - The Last King of Scotland ACTRESS: Helen Mirren - The Queen SUPPORTING ACTOR: Jackie Earle Haley - Little Children SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Jennifer Hudson - Dreamgirls ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY: Little Miss Sunshine ADAPTED SCREENPLAY: The Departed DOCUMENTARY: An Inconvenient Truth ANIMATED FILM: Cars WYATT AWARD (for the best "Southern" film): Shut Up & Sing