San Francisco Film Critics Circle Awards 2005

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4th SFFCC Awards

December 12, 2005


Best Picture:
Brokeback Mountain

The 4th San Francisco Film Critics Circle Awards, honoring the best in film for 2005, were given on 12 December 2005.

The year 2005 saw the release of many significant and successful films. The highest-grossing films of this year are listed below, as well as a complete list of every film released this year.

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Winners

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Ang Lee, Best Director winner
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Heath Ledger, Best Actor winner
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Reese Witherspoon, Best Actress winner
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Kevin Costner, Best Supporting Actor winner
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Amy Adams, Best Supporting Actress winner
<i>Brokeback Mountain</i> 2005 film directed by Ang Lee

Brokeback Mountain is a 2005 American romantic drama film directed by Ang Lee and produced by Diana Ossana and James Schamus. Adapted from the 1997 short story of the same name by Annie Proulx, the screenplay was written by Ossana and Larry McMurtry. The film stars Heath Ledger, Jake Gyllenhaal, Anne Hathaway, and Michelle Williams and depicts the complex emotional and sexual relationship between Ennis Del Mar and Jack Twist in the American West from 1963 to 1983.

Ang Lee Taiwanese director, screenwriter and film producer

Ang LeeOBS is a Taiwanese filmmaker. Born in the Pingtung County of southern Taiwan, Lee was educated in the United States. His filmmaking career has seen him experience international critical and popular acclaim and a range of accolades.

<i>Good Night, and Good Luck</i> 2005 film by George Clooney

Good Night, and Good Luck. is a 2005 historical drama film directed by George Clooney, and starring David Strathairn, Patricia Clarkson, Clooney, Jeff Daniels, Robert Downey, Jr., and Frank Langella. The movie was written by Clooney and Grant Heslov, and portrays the conflict between veteran radio and television journalist Edward R. Murrow (Strathairn) and U.S. Senator Joseph McCarthy of Wisconsin, especially relating to the anti-Communist Senator's actions with the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations.

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The 6th San Francisco Film Critics Circle Awards, honoring the best in film for 2007, were given on 10 December 2007.

The 7th San Francisco Film Critics Circle Awards, honoring the best in film for 2008, were given on 15 December 2008.

The 8th San Francisco Film Critics Circle Awards, honoring the best in film for 2009, were given on 14 December 2009.

The 10th San Francisco Film Critics Circle Awards, honoring the best in film for 2011, were given on 11 December 2011.

The 12th San Francisco Film Critics Circle Awards, honoring the best in film for 2013, were given on 15 December 2013.

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