Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards 2005

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4th WAFCA Awards
DateDecember 12, 2005 (2005-12-12)
Highlights
Best Film Munich
Best Director Steven Spielberg for Munich
Best Actor Philip Seymour Hoffman
Best Actress Reese Witherspoon

The 4th Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards, honoring the best in filmmaking in 2005, were given on December 12, 2005. [1] [2]

Contents

Winners and nominees

Best Film

Munich

Best Director

Steven Spielberg Munich

Best Actor

Philip Seymour Hoffman Capote

Best Actress

Reese Witherspoon Walk the Line

Best Supporting Actor

Paul Giamatti Cinderella Man

Best Supporting Actress

Amy Adams Junebug

Best Original Screenplay

Paul Haggis and Bobby Moresco Crash

Best Adapted Screenplay

Dan Futterman Capote

Best Foreign Language Film

Kung Fu Hustle

Best Animated Feature

Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit

Best Documentary

Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room

Best Breakthrough Performance

Terrence Howard Hustle & Flow

Best Ensemble

Crash

Best Art Direction

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

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References

  1. "Washington DC Critics Name Munich Best Film, Spielberg Best Director". PR Newswire. 2005-12-13. Retrieved 2012-12-16.
  2. "Movie critics everywhere weigh in with their picks for the best in 2005". Variety. 2006-01-08. Retrieved 2012-12-16.