Boston Society of Film Critics Awards 2006 explained

27th BSFC Awards

December 11, 2006

----Best Film:
The Departed

The 27th Boston Society of Film Critics Awards, honoring the best in filmmaking in 2006, were given on 11 December 2006.

Winners

Best Film:
- The Departed
- Runner-up: United 93
Best Actor:
- Forest Whitaker – The Last King of Scotland
- Runner-up: Ryan Gosling – Half Nelson
Best Actress:
- Helen Mirren – The Queen
- Runner-up: Judi Dench – Notes on a Scandal
Best Supporting Actor:
- Mark Wahlberg – The Departed
- Runner-up (TIE): Alec Baldwin – The Departed, Running with Scissors and The Good Shepherd and Michael Sheen – The Queen
Best Supporting Actress:
- Shareeka Epps – Half Nelson
- Runner-up (TIE): Jennifer Hudson – Dreamgirls and Meryl Streep – The Devil Wears Prada
Best Director:
- Martin Scorsese – The Departed
- Runner-up: Paul Greengrass – United 93
Best Screenplay:
- William Monahan – The Departed
- Runner-up: Peter Morgan – The Queen
Best Cinematography:
- Guillermo Navarro – Pan's Labyrinth (El laberinto del fauno)
- Runner-up (TIE): Stuart Dryburgh – The Painted Veil and Zhao Xiaoding – Curse of the Golden Flower (Man cheng jin dai huang jin jia)
Best Documentary (TIE):
- Deliver Us from Evil
- Shut Up & Sing
- Runner-up: 51 Birch Street
Best Foreign-Language Film:
- Pan's Labyrinth (El laberinto del fauno) • Mexico/Spain/United States
- Runner-up: Volver • Spain
Best New Filmmaker:
- Ryan Fleck – Half Nelson
- Runner-up: Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris – Little Miss Sunshine
Best Ensemble Cast:
- United 93
- Runner-up: The Departed