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 Hoffman – Capote

Best Actress

Joan Allen – The Upside of Anger

Best Cinematography

Brokeback Mountain – Rodrigo PrietoGood Night, and Good Luck. – Robert ElswitKing Kong – Andrew LesnieMunich – Janusz KamińskiThe New World – Emmanuel LubezkiPride & Prejudice – Roman Osin

Best Director

David Cronenberg – A 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 Mountain – Gustavo SantaolallaBatman Begins – Hans Zimmer and James Newton HowardCharlie and the Chocolate Factory – Danny ElfmanKing Kong – James Newton HowardMemoirs of a Geisha – John Williams

Best Screenplay

Crash – Paul Haggis and Bobby MorescoBrokeback Mountain – Larry McMurtry and Diana OssanaCapote – Dan FuttermanGood Night, and Good Luck. – George Clooney and Grant HeslovA History of Violence – Josh Olson

Best Supporting Actor

Mickey Rourke – Sin City

Best Supporting Actress

Maria Bello – A History of Violence

Most Promising Filmmaker

Bennett Miller – Capote

Most Promising Performer

Miranda July – Me and You and Everyone We Know