Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards 2006

5th WAFCA Awards
Date	December 11, 2006 (2006-12-11)
Highlights
Best Film	United 93
Best Director	Martin Scorsese for The Departed
Best Actor	Forest Whitaker
Best Actress	Helen Mirren

The 5th Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards, honoring the best in filmmaking in 2006, were given on December 11, 2006.

Winners

• Best Actor:
  • Forest Whitaker - The Last King of Scotland
• Best Actress:
  • Helen Mirren - The Queen
• Best Animated Feature:
  • Happy Feet
• Best Art Direction:
  • Marie Antoinette
• Best Breakthrough Performance:
  • Jennifer Hudson - Dreamgirls
• Best Cast:
  • Little Miss Sunshine
• Best Director:
  • Martin Scorsese - The Departed
• Best Documentary Feature:
  • An Inconvenient Truth
• Best Film:
  • United 93
• Best Foreign Language Film:
  • El laberinto del fauno (Pan's Labyrinth), Mexico/Spain/USA
• Best Screenplay - Adapted:
  • Thank You for Smoking - Jason Reitman
• Best Screenplay - Original:
  • Little Miss Sunshine - Michael Arndt
• Best Supporting Actor:
  • Djimon Hounsou - Blood Diamond
• Best Supporting Actress:
  • Jennifer Hudson - Dreamgirls

External links

• The Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association