title: London Film Critics Circle Awards 2005
text: 26th London Film Critics Circle Awards
  8 February 2006
  
  Film of the Year: 
   Brokeback Mountain 
  
  British Film of the Year: 
   The Constant Gardener 
  
  The 26th London Film Critics Circle Awards, honouring the best in film for 2005, were announced by the London Film Critics Circle on 8 February 2006.
  
  Winners and nominees
  
  Film of the Year
   Brokeback Mountain 
  The Constant Gardener
  Crash
  A History of Violence
  King Kong
  
  British Film of the Year
   The Constant Gardener 
  The Descent
  Mrs Henderson Presents
  Pride & Prejudice
  Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
  
  Foreign Language Film of the Year
   Downfall • Germany
  The Beat that My Heart Skipped • France
  Caché • Austria/France
  The Chorus • France
  The Sea Inside • Spain
  
  Director of the Year
  Ang Lee – Brokeback Mountain 
  David Cronenberg – A History of Violence
  Paul Haggis – Crash
  Peter Jackson – King Kong
  Fernando Meirelles – The Constant Gardener
  
  British Director of the Year
  Joe Wright – Pride & Prejudice 
  Stephen Frears – Mrs Henderson Presents
  Terry George – Hotel Rwanda
  Neil Marshall – The Descent
  Christopher Nolan – Batman Begins
  
  Screenwriter of the Year
  Paul Haggis and Robert Moresco – Crash 
  Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana – Brokeback Mountain
  Jeffrey Caine – The Constant Gardener
  Bernd Eichinger – Downfall
  Shane Black – Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
  
  Actor of the Year
  Bruno Ganz – Downfall 
  Don Cheadle- Hotel Rwanda
  Johnny Depp – Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
  Heath Ledger – Brokeback Mountain
  Viggo Mortensen – A History of Violence
  
  Actress of the Year
   Naomi Watts – King Kong 
  Maria Bello – A History of Violence
  Juliette Binoche – Caché
  Laura Linney – Kinsey
  Catalina Sandino Moreno – Maria Full of Grace
  
  British Actor of the Year
   Ralph Fiennes – The Constant Gardener 
  Christian Bale – The Machinist
  Chiwetel Ejiofor – Kinky Boots
  Liam Neeson – Kinsey
  Tom Wilkinson – Separate Lies
  
  British Actress of the Year
   Rachel Weisz – The Constant Gardener 
  Judi Dench – Mrs Henderson Presents
  Keira Knightley – Pride & Prejudice
  Kristin Scott Thomas – Keeping Mum
  Emily Watson – Separate Lies
  
  British Supporting Actor of the Year
   Tom Hollander – Pride & Prejudice 
  Paddy Considine – Cinderella Man
  Brendan Gleeson – Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
  James McAvoy – The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
  Cillian Murphy – Batman Begins
  
  British Supporting Actress of the Year
   Thandie Newton – Crash 
  Brenda Blethyn- Pride & Prejudice
  Sophie Okonedo – Hotel Rwanda
  Rosamund Pike – Pride & Prejudice
  Tilda Swinton – The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
  
  British Newcomer of the Year
   Kelly Reilly – Mrs Henderson Presents 
  Julian Fellowes – Separate Lies
  Annie Griffin – Festival
  Matthew Macfadyen – Pride & Prejudice
  Joe Wright – Pride & Prejudice
  
  British Producer of the Year
   Simon Channing-Williams – The Constant Gardener 
  Marc Boothe, Ruth Caleb – Bullet Boy
  Andrew Eaton, Michael Winterbottom – A Cock and Bull Story
  Christian Colson – Separate Lies
  Peter Lord – Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
  
  Dilys Powell Award
  Bryan Forbes
  
  References
  
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  2005 film awards
  2005 in London
  2005 in British cinema