DALLAS-FORTH WORTH FILM CRITICS -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association voted the true-life drama UNITED 93 as the best film of 2006, according to the results of its 13th annual critics’ poll released today. Rounding out the composite list of the top 10 films of the year were THE DEPARTED (2), LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE (3), THE QUEEN (4), BABEL (5), LETTERS FROM IWO JIMA (6), DREAMGIRLS (7), BLOOD DIAMOND (8), LITTLE CHILDREN (9) and FLAGS OF OUR FATHERS (10). For Best Actor, the association named Forest Whitaker for THE LAST KING OF SCOTLAND. Runners-up included Leonardo DiCaprio for THE DEPARTED (2), Ryan Gosling for HALF NELSON (3), Peter O’Toole for VENUS (4) and Leonardo DiCaprio for BLOOD DIAMOND (5). Helen Mirren was voted Best Actress for THE QUEEN. Next in the voting were Judi Dench for NOTES ON A SCANDAL (2), Meryl Streep for THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA (3), Kate Winslet for LITTLE CHILDREN (4) and Penelope Cruz for VOLVER (5). In the Best Supporting Actor category, the winner was Jackie Earle Haley for LITTLE CHILDREN. He was followed by Jack Nicholson for THE DEPARTED (2), Eddie Murphy for DREAMGIRLS (3), Djimon Hounsou for BLOOD DIAMOND (4) and Michael Sheen for THE QUEEN (5). For Best Supporting Actress, the association named Cate Blanchett for NOTES ON A SCANDAL. Runners-up included Jennifer Hudson for DREAMGIRLS (2), Adriana Barraza for BABEL (3), Rinko Kikuchi for BABEL (4) and Emily Blunt for THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA (5). Martin Scorsese was voted Best Director for THE DEPARTED. Next in the voting were Paul Greengrass for UNITED 93 (2), Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu for BABEL (3), Clint Eastwood for LETTERS FROM IWO JIMA (4) and Stephen Frears for THE QUEEN (5). The association voted LETTERS FROM IWO JIMA as the best foreign-language film of the year. Runners-up were PAN’S LABYRINTH (2), WATER (3), VOLVER (4) and APOCALYPTO (5). AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH won for Best Documentary over DELIVER US FROM EVIL (2), SHUT UP AND SING (3), NEIL YOUNG: HEART OF GOLD (4) and THIS FILM IS NOT YET RATED (5). HAPPY FEET was named the best animated film of 2006, with MONSTER HOUSE as runner-up. Michael Arndt won the Best Screenplay award for LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE over Guillermo Arriaga for BABEL. The award for Best Cinematography went to Dean Semler for APOCALYPTO, followed by a tie between Rodrigo Prieto for BABEL and Emmanuel Lubezki for CHILDREN OF MEN. The association voted HALF NELSON as the winner of the Russell Smith Award, named for the late Dallas Morning News film critic. The honor is given annually to the best low-budget or cutting-edge independent film. The Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association consists of 35 broadcast, print and online journalists from throughout North Texas.

Peanut, thanks for the great news! It seems we have something to celebrate for everyday... :D The official list of winners for the Satellite Awards >> pdf file

Peanut Thanks for the news of more awards, they just keep coming...I never realised there were so many :D

The Las Vegas Film Critics love the Departed, too. :D From Variety: Las Vegas critics honor 'Departed' Mirren, Whitaker take home top acting honors By BARBARA SCHERZER Warner Bros.' "The Departed" outgunned the competition with three nods from the Las Vegas Film Critics Society, including best picture and director, Martin Scorsese. Helen Mirren landed the org's Sierra Award for actress for "The Queen" and Forest Whitaker landed the actor nod for "The Last King of Scotland." Additional kudos go to Djimon Hounsou for his supporting actor turn in "Blood Diamond" as well as to Jennifer Hudson as supporting actress in "Dreamgirls." Peter O'Toole, soon to be seen in "Venus," was recognized for his body of work and received the group's William Holden Lifetime Achievement Award. "An Inconvenient Truth" was voted top doc while "Monster House" scared up the nod for animated film . The Las Vegas Film Critics Society, now in its 10th year, is comprised of 12 members from print, radio, TV and online outlets. The complete list of Las Vegas Film Critics Society 2006 award winners: Best picture "The Departed" Actor Forest Whitaker, "The Last King of Scotland" Actress Helen Mirren, "The Queen" Supporting actor Djimon Hounsou, "Blood Diamond" Supporting actress Jennifer Hudson, "Dreamgirls" Director Martin Scorsese, "The Departed" Screenplay (Original or Adapted) Jason Reitman, "Thank You For Smoking" Cinematography Emmanuel Lubezki, "Children of Men" Film editing Thelma Schoonmaker, "The Departed" Score Thomas Newman, "The Good German" Song "Ordinary Miracle," David Stewart and Glen Ballard, "Charlotte's Web," performed by Sarah McLachlan Family film "Charlotte's Web" Documentary "An Inconvenient Truth" Animated film "Monster House" Foreign film "Pan's Labyrinth" Costume design "Marie Antoinette" Art direction "Marie Antoinette" Best Visual Effects "XMen- The Last Stand" Youth In Film Abigail Breslin, "Little Miss Sunshine" DVD (Packaging, Design and Content) "Superman Ultimate Collectors Edition" (Warner Home Entertainment) William Holden Lifetime Achievement Award Peter O'Toole

Awards & Noms
I'm playin' catch up here tonight. Lots of good (& a little not so good!) reading here. Thanks for all of the award news. I'm really amped for the Golden Globes & Academy Awards this year. This IS Scorsese's year to receive his loooooooooooooong overdue Best Director Oscar! :wink:

Gosh, hate to rant, but I worry that TD and Marty might get snubbed at the Oscars, and that Clint might win again. Why? 'cause all the West coast critics awards have gone to Clint and his film or some other film , but not TD, and we know that AMPAS is very "West coast." They seem to share the same sentiments, and this really worries me.... :(

Clint's sole precursor for Best Director was from the San Diego critics (military and retired military live there). Scorsese has 7.

Will Thanks for more critical kudos for Scorsese and Co :)

Marty, Nicholson, Monahan, Thelma win at the Phoenix Film Critics Awards. The Departed is one of the ten best films. From MovieCityNews: Best Picture United 93 Best Director Martin Scorsese - The Departed Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role Forest Whitaker - The Last King of Scotland Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role Helen Mirren - The Queen Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role Jack Nicholson - The Departed Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role Cate Blanchett - Notes On A Scandal Best Ensemble Acting Little Miss Sunshine Best Screenplay written directly for the screen Little Miss Sunshine Best Screenplay adapted from another medium The Departed Best Live Action Family Film Charlotte's Web Overlooked Film of the Year Hard Candy Best Animated Film Flushed Away Best Foreign Language Film Letters From Iwo Jima Best Documentary An Inconvenient Truth Best Use of Music Dreamgirls Best Cinematography Apocalypto Best Film Editing The Departed Best Production Design Marie Antoinette Best Costume Design Marie Antoinette Best Visual Effects Superman Returns Best Stunts Casino Royale Breakout Performance of the Year - On Screen Jennifer Hudson - Dreamgirls Breakout Performance of the Year - Behind the Camera Emilio Estevez - Bobby Best Performance by a Youth in a Lead or Supporting Role - Male Jaden Smith - Pursuit of Happyness Best Performance by a Youth in a Lead or Supporting Role - Female Abigail Breslin - Little Miss Sunshine Top Ten Films (In Alphabetical Order) Babel Bobby Borat Children of Men The Departed The Last King of Scotland Letters From Iwo Jima Little Miss Sunshine The Queen United 93

The Departed got 6 nominations from the Chicago Film Critics: From MovieCityNews: BEST PICTURE Babel The Departed Little Miss Sunshine The Queen United 93 BEST FOREIGN-LANGUAGE FILM: Apocalypto Letters From Iwo Jima Pan ’ s Labyrinth Tsotsi Volver BEST DIRECTOR Clint Eastwood for Letters From Iwo Jima Stephen Frears for The Queen Paul Greengrass for United 93 Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu for Babel Martin Scorsese for The Departed BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY Babel — Guillermo Arriaga Letters From Iwo Jima — Iris Yamashita Little Miss Sunshine — Michael Arndt The Queen — Peter Morgan United 93 — Paul Greengrass BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY: The Departed — William Monahan Little Children — Todd Field & Tom Perrotta Notes On A Scandal — Patrick Marber A Prairie Home Companion — Garrison Keillor Thank You For Smoking — Jason Reitman BEST ACTOR Leonardo DiCaprio for The Departed Ryan Gosling for Half-Nelson Peter O ’ Toole for Venus Will Smith for The Pursuit of Happyness Forest Whitaker for The Last King of Scotland BEST ACTRESS Penelope Cruz for Volver Judi Dench for Notes on a Scandal Maggie Gyllenhaal for Sherrybaby Helen Mirren for The Queen Meryl Streep for The Devil Wears Prada Kate Winslet for Little Children BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR Ben Affleck for Hollywoodland Jackie Earle Haley for Little Children Eddie Murphy for Dreamgirls Jack Nicholson for The Departed Brad Pitt for Babel Michael Sheen for The Queen BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS Adriana Barraza for Babel Cate Blanchett for Notes On a Scandal Abigail Breslin for Little Miss Sunshine Toni Collette for Little Miss Sunshine Jennifer Hudson for Dreamgirls Rinko Kikuchi for Babel BEST ORIGINAL SCORE Babel — Gustavo Santaolalla The Fountain — Clint Mansell Letters From Iwo Jima — Kyle Eastwood and Michael Stevens Notes On a Scandal — Philip Glass The Queen — Alexandre Desplat BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY Babel — Rodrigo Prieto Children of Men — Emmanuel Lubezki The Departed — Michael Ballhaus The Fountain — Matthew Libatique Letters From Iwo Jima — Tom Stern BEST DOCUMENTARY Deliver Us From Evil An Inconvenient Truth Jesus Camp Shut Up and Sing Wordplay MOST PROMISING PERFORMER Ivana Baquero for Pan ’ s Labyrinth Sacha Baron Cohen for Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan and Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby Shareeka Epps for Half-Nelson Rinko Kikuchi for Babel Keke Palmer fro Akeelah and the Bee MOST PROMISING DIRECTOR Rian Johnson for Brick Jonathan Dayton & Valerie Faris for Little Miss Sunshine Gil Kenan for Monster House Jason Reitman Thank You For Smoking James McTeigue for V For Vendetta

Will Thanks for news of even MORE kudos for Scorsese and Co ! :) Glad to see a nod for Balhaus ..such a sweet and talented man Needless to say ....I sure hope to be hearing the Oscar orchestra playing "Shipping Up to Boston" a lot this award season ! But speaking of music I have a question .....is there SOME REASON why Howard Shore is not being nominated :?: :?: Is his score for "TD" not considered an orginal score :?: :?:

Premiere's Top 24 Performances of Year..include DiCaprio and Nicholson I haven't gotten my new issue yet, but if they have something more than is online will scan and post http://www.premiere.com/features/3332/the-24-finest-performances-of-2006.html

Thanks, Peanut. I think DiCaprio is mentioned with Blood Diamond. Roger Moore says "The Florida Film Critics Circle have been polled and somehow come up with The Departed as our best picture and best screenplay, Scorsese as best director and Jack Nicholson as best supporting actor."