2nd AFCA Awards
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Best Film:
'' United 93''
The 2nd Austin Film Critics Association Awards, honoring the best in
filmmaking for
2006
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, were announced on January 2, 2007.
Top 10 Films
# ''
United 93''
# ''
The Departed''
# ''
Pan's Labyrinth (El laberinto del fauno)''
# ''
Brick
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''
# ''
Children of Men
''Children of Men'' is a 2006 dystopian action thriller film co-written and directed by Alfonso Cuarón. The screenplay, based on P. D. James' 1992 novel '' The Children of Men'', was credited to five writers, with Clive Owen making uncredi ...
''
# ''
Borat''
# ''
The Queen''
# ''
Little Children''
# ''
The Prestige
''The Prestige'' is a 1995 fantasy novel by British writer Christopher Priest. It tells the story of a prolonged feud between two stage magicians in late 1800s England. It is epistolary in structure; that is, it purports to be a collection of ...
''
# ''
The Fountain
''The Fountain'' is a 2006 American epic romantic drama film written and directed by Darren Aronofsky and starring Hugh Jackman and Rachel Weisz. Blending elements of fantasy, history, spirituality, and science fiction, the film consists of ...
''
Winners
* Best Film:
** ''
United 93''
* Best Director:
**
Alfonso Cuarón
Alfonso Cuarón Orozco ( , ; born 28 November 1961) is a Mexican filmmaker. He is known for directing films in a variety of genres including the family drama ''A Little Princess (1995 film), A Little Princess'' (1995), the romantic drama ''Gre ...
– ''
Children of Men
''Children of Men'' is a 2006 dystopian action thriller film co-written and directed by Alfonso Cuarón. The screenplay, based on P. D. James' 1992 novel '' The Children of Men'', was credited to five writers, with Clive Owen making uncredi ...
''
* Best Actor:
**
Leonardo DiCaprio – ''
The Departed''
* Best Actress:
**
Elliot Page
Elliot Page (formerly Ellen Page; born February 21, 1987) is a Canadian actor. He has received List of awards and nominations received by Elliot Page, various accolades, including an Academy Award for Best Actress, Academy Award nomination, tw ...
– ''
Hard Candy''
* Best Supporting Actor:
**
Jack Nicholson – ''
The Departed''
* Best Supporting Actress:
**
Rinko Kikuchi – ''
Babel
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Arts and media Written works Books
*Babel (book), ''Babel'' (book), by Patti Smith
* Babel (2012 manga), ''Babel'' (2012 manga), by Narumi Shigematsu
* Babel (20 ...
''
* Best Original Screenplay:
** ''
Pan's Labyrinth (El laberinto del fauno)'' –
Guillermo del Toro
Guillermo del Toro Gómez (; born October 9, 1964) is a Mexican filmmaker, author, and actor. He directed the Academy Award–winning fantasy films ''Pan's Labyrinth'' (2006) and ''The Shape of Water'' (2017), winning the Academy Awards for Be ...
* Best Adapted Screenplay:
** ''
Children of Men
''Children of Men'' is a 2006 dystopian action thriller film co-written and directed by Alfonso Cuarón. The screenplay, based on P. D. James' 1992 novel '' The Children of Men'', was credited to five writers, with Clive Owen making uncredi ...
'' –
Alfonso Cuarón
Alfonso Cuarón Orozco ( , ; born 28 November 1961) is a Mexican filmmaker. He is known for directing films in a variety of genres including the family drama ''A Little Princess (1995 film), A Little Princess'' (1995), the romantic drama ''Gre ...
, Timothy J. Sexton, David Arata,
Mark Fergus, and Hawk Ostby
* Best Cinematography:
** ''
Children of Men
''Children of Men'' is a 2006 dystopian action thriller film co-written and directed by Alfonso Cuarón. The screenplay, based on P. D. James' 1992 novel '' The Children of Men'', was credited to five writers, with Clive Owen making uncredi ...
'' –
Emmanuel Lubezki
* Best Foreign Film:
** ''
Pan's Labyrinth (El laberinto del fauno)'' •
Mexico /
Spain /
United States
* Best Documentary:
** ''
This Film Is Not Yet Rated
''This Film Is Not Yet Rated'' is a 2006 American documentary film about the Motion Picture Association of America's rating system and its effect on American culture, directed by Kirby Dick and produced by Eddie Schmidt. It premiered at the 200 ...
''
* Best Animated Film:
** ''
Cars''
* Best First Film:
**
Rian Johnson
Rian Craig Johnson (born December 17, 1973) is an American filmmaker. He made his directorial debut with the neo-noir mystery film ''Brick'' (2005), which received positive reviews and grossed nearly $4 million on a $450,000 budget. Transition ...
– ''
Brick
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''
* Breakthrough Artist:
**
Jennifer Hudson – ''
Dreamgirls''
* Austin Film Award:
** ''
A Scanner Darkly'' –
Richard Linklater
Richard Stuart Linklater (; born July 30, 1960) is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. He is known for films that revolve mainly around suburban culture and the effects of the passage of time. His films include the comedies '' ...
References
External links
IMDb page
{{Austin Film Critics Association
2006 film awards
2006
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