First, let me begin saying that I thought 2006 was a great year to watch films. Also, funny thing to point out — it was really, and I mean… REALLY tough to pick my Best Supporting Actress picks~
Many of my favorite films have a 2006 tag in them, so this list might seem a little bias, even though I really tried hard to not be. You might noticed how hard I tried not to be bias. LOL — check the Best Actress category~
Best Picture
– Children of Men
– Memories of Matsuko
– Pan’s Labyrinth
– Letters from Iwo Jima
– The Lives of Others
Almost made it: Babel
Best Director
– Alfonso Cuaron – Children of Men
– Tetsuya Nakashima – Memories of Matsuko
– Guillermo del Toro – Pan’s Labyrinth
– Clint Eastwood – Letters from Iwo Jima
– Tarsem Singh – The Fall
Almost made it: Alejandro Gonzales Inarritu – Babel, Gyorgy Palfi – Taxidermia, Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck – The Lives of Others
Animated Feature
– Paprika
– Happy Feet
– Tekkonkinkreet
Best Actor
– Clive Owen – Children of Men
– Ulrich Muhe – The Lives of Others
– Ken Watanabe – Memories of Tomorrow
– Ryan Gosling – Half Nelson
– Ben Whishaw – Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
Almost made it: Yonug-hoon Lee – No Regret, Robert Downey Jr. – Fur
Best Actress
– Miki Nakatani – Memories of Matsuko
– Ivana Baquero – Pan’s Labyrinth
– Sigourney Weaver – Snow Cake
– Julie Christie – Away from Her
– Helen Mirren – The Queen
Almost made it: Yu Aoi – Hula Girls, Kate Winslet – Little Children
Supporting Actor
– Eita – Memories of Matsuko
– Michael Caine – Children of Men
– Djimon Hounsou – Blood Diamond
– Ken Watanabe – Letters from Iwo Jima
– Jackie Earle Haley – Little Children
Supporting Actress
– Shareeka Epps – Half Nelson
– Judi Dench – Notes on a Scandal
– Rinko Kikuchi – Babel
– Adriana Barraza – Babel
– Yu Aoi – Rainbow Song
Almost made it: Maribel Verdu – Pan’s Labyrinth, Hannah Herzsprung – Four Minutes, Meryl Streep – The Devil Wears Prada
