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Critics Choice Awards

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    Critics Choice Award

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    Best Acting Ensemble

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Little Miss Sunshine

      7.8 (538K)
    • [object Object]

      Dreamgirls

      6.6 (79K)
      Eddie Murphy
      Beyoncé
      Jennifer Hudson
      Anika Noni Rose
      Jamie Foxx
      Keith D. Robinson
      Sharon Leal
      Danny Glover
      Hinton Battle
    • [object Object]

      Babel

      7.5 (324K)
      Brad Pitt
      Cate Blanchett
      Adriana Barraza
      Rinko Kikuchi
      Kôji Yakusho
      Gael García Bernal
    • [object Object]

      Bobby

      7.0 (43K)
      Demi Moore
      Sharon Stone
      Nick Cannon
      Joy Bryant
      Anthony Hopkins
      Lindsay Lohan
      Elijah Wood
      Helen Hunt
      Freddy Rodríguez
      Ashton Kutcher
      William H. Macy
      Martin Sheen
      Christian Slater
      Shia LaBeouf
      Laurence Fishburne
      Heather Graham
      Jacob Vargas
      Mary Elizabeth Winstead
      Svetlana Metkina
      Harry Belafonte
    • [object Object]

      A Prairie Home Companion

      6.7 (24K)
      Lindsay Lohan
      Meryl Streep
      Virginia Madsen
      Tommy Lee Jones
      Maya Rudolph
      Lily Tomlin
      Kevin Kline
      Garrison Keillor
      Woody Harrelson
      John C. Reilly
    • [object Object]

      The Departed

      8.5 (1.5M)
      Anthony Anderson
      Alec Baldwin
      Matt Damon
      Leonardo DiCaprio
      Vera Farmiga
      Jack Nicholson
      Martin Sheen
      Mark Wahlberg
      Ray Winstone

    Best Actor

    • Forest Whitaker at an event for Old Dogs (2009)
      Winner
      • Forest Whitaker
      • The Last King of Scotland
    • Leonardo DiCaprio at an event for Inception (2010)
      • Leonardo DiCaprio
      • Blood Diamond
    • Leonardo DiCaprio at an event for Inception (2010)
      • Leonardo DiCaprio
      • The Departed
    • Ryan Gosling at an event for Lost River (2014)
      • Ryan Gosling
      • Half Nelson
    • Will Smith at an event for Seven Pounds (2008)
      • Will Smith
      • The Pursuit of Happyness
    • Peter O'Toole
      • Peter O'Toole
      • Venus

    Best Actress

    • Helen Mirren at an event for RED 2 (2013)
      Winner
      • Helen Mirren
      • The Queen
    • Meryl Streep
      • Meryl Streep
      • The Devil Wears Prada
    • Kate Winslet in The Orange British Academy Film Awards: Red Carpet (2010)
      • Kate Winslet
      • Little Children
    • Judi Dench at an event for The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2011)
      • Judi Dench
      • Notes on a Scandal
    • Penélope Cruz
      • Penélope Cruz
      • Volver

    Best Animated Feature

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Cars

      7.3 (504K)
    • [object Object]

      Flushed Away

      6.6 (145K)
    • [object Object]

      Happy Feet

      6.4 (207K)
    • [object Object]

      Monster House

      6.7 (147K)
    • [object Object]

      Over the Hedge

      6.7 (197K)

    Best Comedy Movie

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Borat

      7.4 (461K)
    • [object Object]

      The Devil Wears Prada

      6.9 (500K)
    • [object Object]

      For Your Consideration

      6.3 (17K)
    • [object Object]

      Little Miss Sunshine

      7.8 (538K)
    • [object Object]

      Thank You for Smoking

      7.5 (233K)

    Best Composer

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Illusionist

      7.5 (398K)
      Philip Glass
    • [object Object]

      Babel

      7.5 (324K)
      Gustavo Santaolalla
    • [object Object]

      The Da Vinci Code

      6.6 (473K)
      Hans Zimmer
    • [object Object]

      The Departed

      8.5 (1.5M)
      Howard Shore
    • [object Object]

      The Fountain

      7.1 (254K)
      Clint Mansell
    • [object Object]

      The Good German

      6.0 (27K)
      Thomas Newman

    Best Director

    • Martin Scorsese at an event for The 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards (2010)
      Winner
      • Martin Scorsese
      • The Departed
    • Bill Condon
      • Bill Condon
      • Dreamgirls
    • Clint Eastwood
      • Clint Eastwood
      • Letters from Iwo Jima
    • Stephen Frears at an event for The Queen (2006)
      • Stephen Frears
      • The Queen
    • Paul Greengrass at an event for Jason Bourne (2016)
      • Paul Greengrass
      • United 93

    Best Documentary Feature

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      An Inconvenient Truth

      7.4 (86K)
    • [object Object]

      Shut Up & Sing

      7.6 (5K)
    • [object Object]

      This Film Is Not Yet Rated

      7.4 (29K)
    • [object Object]

      Who Killed the Electric Car?

      7.6 (13K)
    • [object Object]

      Wordplay

      7.4 (3.8K)

    Best Family Film (Live Action)

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Charlotte's Web

      6.3 (48K)
    • [object Object]

      Akeelah and the Bee

      7.4 (22K)
    • [object Object]

      Flicka

      6.0 (8.7K)
    • [object Object]

      Lassie

      6.7 (4.8K)
    • [object Object]

      Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

      7.4 (798K)

    Best Foreign Language Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Letters from Iwo Jima

      7.8 (174K)
    • [object Object]

      Apocalypto

      7.8 (345K)
    • [object Object]

      Days of Glory

      7.0 (15K)
    • [object Object]

      Pan's Labyrinth

      8.2 (725K)
    • [object Object]

      Volver

      7.6 (110K)
    • [object Object]

      Water

      7.6 (16K)

    Best Picture

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Departed

      8.5 (1.5M)
    • [object Object]

      Babel

      7.5 (324K)
    • [object Object]

      Blood Diamond

      8.0 (608K)
    • [object Object]

      Dreamgirls

      6.6 (79K)
    • [object Object]

      Letters from Iwo Jima

      7.8 (174K)
    • [object Object]

      Little Children

      7.5 (120K)
    • [object Object]

      Little Miss Sunshine

      7.8 (538K)
    • [object Object]

      Notes on a Scandal

      7.4 (87K)
    • [object Object]

      The Queen

      7.3 (118K)
    • [object Object]

      United 93

      7.6 (113K)

    Best Picture Made for Television

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Elizabeth I

      7.9 (7.2K)
    • [object Object]

      Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King

      6.8 (5.8K)
    • [object Object]

      When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts

      8.5 (5K)
    • [object Object]

      The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines

      6.2 (17K)
    • [object Object]

      The Ron Clark Story

      7.5 (14K)

    Best Song

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Dreamgirls

      6.6 (79K)
      Beyoncé
      For the song "Listen".
    • [object Object]

      Bobby

      7.0 (43K)
      Aretha Franklin
      Mary J. Blige
      For the song "Never Gonna Break My Faith".
    • [object Object]

      Charlotte's Web

      6.3 (48K)
      Sarah McLachlan
      For the song "Ordinary Miracle."
    • [object Object]

      Flicka

      6.0 (8.7K)
      Tim McGraw
      For the song "My Little Girl".
    • [object Object]

      An Inconvenient Truth

      7.4 (86K)
      Melissa Etheridge
      For the song "I Need To Wake Up".
    • [object Object]

      Shut Up & Sing

      7.6 (5K)
      The Chicks
      For the song "The Neighbor".

    Best Soundtrack

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Dreamgirls

      6.6 (79K)
    • [object Object]

      Babel

      7.5 (324K)
    • [object Object]

      Cars

      7.3 (504K)
    • [object Object]

      Happy Feet

      6.4 (207K)
    • [object Object]

      Marie Antoinette

      6.5 (127K)

    Best Supporting Actor

    • Eddie Murphy at an event for Good Luck Chuck (2007)
      Winner
      • Eddie Murphy
      • Dreamgirls
    • Djimon Hounsou and Mathieu Tossa at an event for The Tempest (2010)
      • Djimon Hounsou
      • Blood Diamond
    • Jack Nicholson at an event for The Bucket List (2007)
      • Jack Nicholson
      • The Departed
    • Adam Beach at an event for The Incredible Hulk (2008)
      • Adam Beach
      • Flags of Our Fathers
    • Ben Affleck
      • Ben Affleck
      • Hollywoodland
    • Alan Arkin
      • Alan Arkin
      • Little Miss Sunshine

    Best Supporting Actress

    • Jennifer Hudson
      Winner
      • Jennifer Hudson
      • Dreamgirls
    • Adriana Barraza
      • Adriana Barraza
      • Babel
    • Rinko Kikuchi
      • Rinko Kikuchi
      • Babel
    • Catherine O'Hara at an event for The Wild Robot (2024)
      • Catherine O'Hara
      • For Your Consideration
    • Cate Blanchett
      • Cate Blanchett
      • Notes on a Scandal
    • Emma Thompson
      • Emma Thompson
      • Stranger Than Fiction

    Best Writer

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Little Miss Sunshine

      7.8 (538K)
      Michael Arndt
    • [object Object]

      Babel

      7.5 (324K)
      Guillermo Arriaga
    • [object Object]

      The Departed

      8.5 (1.5M)
      William Monahan
    • [object Object]

      Little Children

      7.5 (120K)
      Todd Field
      Tom Perrotta
    • [object Object]

      The Queen

      7.3 (118K)
      Peter Morgan
    • [object Object]

      Stranger Than Fiction

      7.5 (241K)
      Zach Helm

    Best Young Actor

    • Paul Dano at an event for Being Flynn (2012)
      Winner
      • Paul Dano
      • Little Miss Sunshine
    • Freddie Highmore at an event for The Art of Getting By (2011)
      • Freddie Highmore
      • A Good Year
    • Jaden Smith
      • Jaden Smith
      • The Pursuit of Happyness
    • Joseph Cross
      • Joseph Cross
      • Running with Scissors
    • Cameron Bright at an event for The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2009)
      • Cameron Bright
      • Thank You for Smoking

    Best Young Actress

    • Abigail Breslin at an event for New Year's Eve (2011)
      Winner
      • Abigail Breslin
      • Little Miss Sunshine
    • Keke Palmer
      • Keke Palmer
      • Akeelah and the Bee
    • Dakota Fanning at an event for The Watchers (2024)
      • Dakota Fanning
      • Charlotte's Web
    • Shareeka Epps
      • Shareeka Epps
      • Half Nelson
    • Ivana in 2024
      • Ivana Baquero
      • Pan's Labyrinth

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    Event date

    January 12, 2007

    Event location

    USA

    Event links

    • https://www.criticschoice.com/

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