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59th British Academy Film Awards
2006 film award ceremony
2006 film award ceremony
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| number | 59 |
| award | British Academy Film Awards |
| date | 19 February 2006 |
| site | Odeon Leicester Square, London |
| host | Stephen Fry |
| best_film | *Brokeback Mountain* |
| best_british | *Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit* |
| best_actor | Philip Seymour Hoffman |
| best_actor_film | Capote |
| best_actress | Reese Witherspoon |
| best_actress_film | Walk the Line |
| most_wins | *Brokeback Mountain* (4) |
| most_nominations | *The Constant Gardener* (10) |
| last | 58th |
| next | 60th |
The 59th British Academy Film Awards, more commonly known as the BAFTAs, took place on 19 February 2006 at the Odeon Leicester Square in London, honouring the best national and foreign films of 2005. Presented by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, accolades were handed out for the best feature-length film and documentaries of any nationality that were screened at British cinemas in 2005.
Brokeback Mountain won Best Film, Best Director for Ang Lee, Best Supporting Actor for Jake Gyllenhaal, and Best Adapted Screenplay. Philip Seymour Hoffman won Best Actor for Capote and Reese Witherspoon won Best Actress for Walk the Line. The Constant Gardener received the most nominations with 10; the film only received one award: Best Editing for Claire Simpson. Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit, directed by Nick Park and Steve Box, was voted Outstanding British Film of 2005.
Stephen Fry hosted the ceremony for the fifth consecutive year.
Winners and nominees
BAFTA Fellowship
Main article: BAFTA Fellowship
- David Puttnam
Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema
Main article: BAFTA Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema Award
- Robert 'Chuck' Finch and Billy Merrell
Awards
Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.
Statistics
| Nominations | Film |
|---|---|
| 10 | The Constant Gardener |
| 9 | Brokeback Mountain |
| Crash | |
| 6 | Good Night, and Good Luck |
| Memoirs of a Geisha | |
| Pride & Prejudice | |
| 5 | Capote |
| 4 | Charlie and the Chocolate Factory |
| Mrs Henderson Presents | |
| Walk the Line | |
| 3 | Batman Begins |
| The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe | |
| Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire | |
| King Kong | |
| 2 | Festival |
| March of the Penguins | |
| North Country | |
| Tsotsi |
| Awards | Film |
|---|---|
| 4 | Brokeback Mountain |
| 3 | Memoirs of a Geisha |
| 2 | Crash |
| Walk the Line |
References
References
- (19 February 2006). "Brokeback emerges as Bafta winner". [[BBC News]].
- Hernandez, Eugene. (20 February 2006). ""Brokeback Mountain" Wins 4 BAFTA Awards, Including Best Picture". [[IndieWire]].
- Dibdin, Emma. (8 February 2015). "6 times the BAFTAs defied the Oscars: Brokeback Mountain, Ben Affleck". [[Digital Spy]].
- (19 January 2006). "Bafta 2006 nominations in full". [[BBC News]].
- (19 January 2006). "The Constant Gardener reaps Bafta nominations". [[The Guardian]].
- Green, Willow. (19 January 2006). "Constant Gardener Rakes In Bafta Noms". [[Empire (magazine).
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