Boston Society of Film Critics Awards 2005

26th BSFC Awards

December 11, 2005

----Best Film:
Brokeback Mountain

The 26th Boston Society of Film Critics Awards, honoring the best in filmmaking in 2005, were given on 11 December, 2005. This year's awards are dedicated to the memory of Robin Dougherty, a former Boston Phoenix film critic who died this summer.

Ang Lee's "Brokeback Mountain" won the awards for Best Picture and Director. Lee would go on to win the Academy Award. Lead actors Philip Seymour Hoffman ("Capote") and Reese Witherspoon ("Walk the Line") both won the BSFC Award and the Academy Award for their roles as "Truman Capote" and "June Carter Cash".

Winners

*Best Actor:
**Philip Seymour Hoffman - "Capote
*Best Actress:
**Reese Witherspoon - "Walk the Line"
*Best Cast:
**"Syriana"
*Best Cinematography:
**"Good Night, and Good Luck." - Robert Elswit
*Best Director:
**Ang Lee - "Brokeback Mountain"
*Best Documentary Feature:
**"Murderball"
*Best Film:
**"Brokeback Mountain"
*Best Foreign Language Film:
**"Kung fu (Kung Fu Hustle)", China/Hong Kong
*Best New Filmmaker "David Brudnoy" Award:
**Joe Wright - "Pride & Prejudice"
*Best Screenplay:
**Dan Futterman - "Capote"
*Best Supporting Actor:
**Paul Giamatti - "Cinderella Man"
*Best Supporting Actress:
**Catherine Keener - "Capote"

Runners-up

*Best Actor:
**Heath Ledger - "Brokeback Mountain
*Best Actress:
**Keira Knightley - "Pride and Prejudice
*Best Director:
**Steven Spielberg - "Munich
*Best Documentary:
**"Grizzly Man
*Best Foreign Language Film:
**"2046
*Best Picture:
**"Munich