The OFCS 2005 Award Winners

I can't say that I'm pleased that Terrence Howard, Joaquin Phoenix and Charlize Theron were neglected in the OFCS Winners circle this year, but for better or worse here are the official OFCS Award Winners for 2005.

Best Picture: “A History of Violence”
Best Director: David Cronenberg, “A History of Violence”
Best Actor: Philip Seymour Hoffman, “Capote”
Best Actress: Reese Witherspoon, “Walk the Line”
Best Supporting Actor: Mickey Rourke, “Sin City”
Best Supporting Actress: Maria Bello, “A History of Violence”
Best Original Screenplay: “Good Night and Good Luck,” George Clooney and Grant Heslov
Best Adapted Screenplay: “Brokeback Mountain,” Larry McMurty and Diana Ossana, based on L. Annie Proulx’ short story
Best Cinematography: “Sin City,” Robert Rodriguez
Best Editing: “Sin City,” Robert Rodriguez
Best Score: “Brokeback Mountain,” Gustavo Santaolalla
Best Documentary: “Grizzly Man”
Best Foreign-Language Film: “Downfall” (Germany)
Best Animated Feature: “Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit”
Breakthrough Filmmaker: Paul Haggis, “Crash”
Breakthrough Performance: Owen Kline, “The Squid and the Whale”

THE OFCS AWARDS BALLOT - NOMINATIONS - BY COLE SMITHEY

BEST PICTURE

(10) Good Night, And Good Luck

(5) North Country

(3) Syriana

(2) Munich

(1) Downfall

BEST DIRECTOR

(10) George Clooney - "Good Night, And Good Luck"

(5) Stephen Gaghan - "Syriana"

(3) Niki Caro - "North Country"

(2) Steven Spielberg - "Munich"

(1) James Mangold - "Walk The Line"

BEST ACTOR

(10) Joaquin Phoenix - "Walk The Line"

(5) David Strathairn - "Good Night, And Good Luck"

(3) Terrence Howard - "Hustle & Flow"

(2) Heath Ledger - "Brokeback Mountain"

(1) Philip Seymour Hoffman - "Capote"

BEST ACTRESS

(10) Charlize Theron - "North Country"

(5) Reese Witherspoon - "Walk The Line"

(3) Felicity Huffman - "Transamerica"

(2) Naomi Watts - "King Kong"

(1) Sarah Silverman - "Jesus Is Magic"

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

(10) George Clooney - "Syriana"

(5) Woody Harrelson - "North Country"

(3) Cirian Hinds - "Munich"

(2) Matt Damon - "Syriana"

(1) Jeffrey Wright - "Syriana"

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

(10) Frances McDormand - "North Country"

(5) Scarlett Johannson - "Match Point"

(3) Michelle Monaghan - "Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang"

(2) Taraji Henson - "Hustle & Flow"

(1) Cathering Keener - "Capote"

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

(10) Good Night, And Good Luck

(5) Syriana

(3) Munich

(2) Match Point

(1) Hustle & Flow

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

(10) North Country

(5) Downfall

(3) Mysterious Skin

(2) A History Of Violence

(1) Sin City

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

(10) Good Night, And Good Luck

(5) North Country

(3) Munich

(2) Syriana

(1) Capote

BEST EDITING

(10) Good Night, And Good Luck

(5) North Country

(3) Munich

(2) Syriana

(1) Walk The Line

BEST MUSIC SCORE

(10) Good Night, And Good Luck

(5) Walk The Line

(3) Hustle & Flow

(2) North Country

(1) Capote

BEST DOCUMENTARY

(10) The Aristocrats

(5) Enron: The Smartest Guys In The Room

(3) The Power Of Nightmares

(2) Wal-Mart: The High Cost Of Low Price

(1) Mondovino

BEST FOREIGN-LANGUAGE (NON-ENGLISH) FILM

(10) Innocence

(5) The Warrior

(3) Comme Une Image

(2) Les Choristes

(1) Sarabrand

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE

(10) Wallace & Gromit: The Curse Of The Were-Rabit

(5) Hoodwinked

(3) Howl's Moving Castle

(2) Madagascar

(1) Robots

BREAKTHROUGH FILMMAKER

(10) Craig Brewer - "Hustle & Flow"

(5) Shane Black - "Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang"

(3) Gregg Araki - "Mysterious Skin"

(2) Luc Jacquet - "March Of The Penguins"

(1) Richard Shepard - "The Matador"

BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE

(10) Terrence Howard - "Hustle & Flow"

(5) Felicity Huffman - "Transamerica"

(3) Joseph Gordon-Levitt - "Mysterious Skin"

(2) Taraji Henson - "Hustle & Flow"

(1) Michelle Monaghan - "Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang"