Chicago Film Critics Association Awards 2005



18th CFCA Awards


January 9, 2005

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Best Film:

Crash

The 18th Chicago Film Critics Association Awards, given by the CFCA on January 9, 2006, honored the best in film for 2005.

Winners and nominees

Sources:

Best Actor

Philip Seymour HoffmanCapote

Best Actress

Joan AllenThe Upside of Anger

Best Cinematography

Brokeback MountainRodrigo PrietoGood Night, and Good Luck. – Robert ElswitKing KongAndrew LesnieMunichJanusz KamińskiThe New WorldEmmanuel LubezkiPride & PrejudiceRoman Osin

Best Director

David CronenbergA History of Violence

Best Documentary Film

Grizzly ManEnron: The Smartest Guys in the RoomMad Hot BallroomMarch of the Penguins

Best Film

CrashBrokeback MountainGood Night, and Good Luck.A History of Violence

Best Foreign Language Film

Caché (Hidden), France2046, Hong KongDownfall (Der Untergang), GermanyKung Fu Hustle (Kung fu), Hong KongOldboy, South Korea

Best Original Score

Brokeback MountainGustavo SantaolallaBatman BeginsHans Zimmer and James Newton HowardCharlie and the Chocolate FactoryDanny ElfmanKing KongJames Newton HowardMemoirs of a GeishaJohn Williams

Best Screenplay

CrashPaul Haggis and Bobby MorescoBrokeback MountainLarry McMurtry and Diana OssanaCapoteDan FuttermanGood Night, and Good Luck. – George Clooney and Grant HeslovA History of ViolenceJosh Olson

Best Supporting Actor

Mickey RourkeSin City

Best Supporting Actress

Maria BelloA History of Violence

Most Promising Filmmaker

Bennett MillerCapote

Most Promising Performer

Miranda JulyMe and You and Everyone We Know