2006 St. Louis Film Critics Association Awards

The 3rd St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Awards, retroactively known as the St. Louis Film Critics Association Awards, were given on January 7, 2007. == Top Films of 2006 == (in alphabetical order) Blood Diamond The Departed Dreamgirls Flags of Our Fathers The Good Shepherd The Last King of Scotland Notes on a Scandal The Queen United 93 == Winners & Nominees == Source: === Best Actor === Forest Whitaker - The Last King of Scotland as Idi Amin Leonardo DiCaprio - Blood Diamond Leonardo DiCaprio - The Departed Matt Damon - The Good Shepherd Aaron Eckhart - Thank You for Smoking Ryan Gosling - Half Nelson Edward Norton - The Painted Veil Will Smith - The Pursuit of Happyness === Best Actress === Helen Mirren - The Queen as Queen Elizabeth II Annette Bening - Running with Scissors Juliette Binoche - Breaking and Entering Judi Dench - Notes on a Scandal Kate Winslet - Little Children === Best Animated or Children's Film === Cars Charlotte's Web Happy Feet Monster House Over the Hedge === Best Cinematography === The Painted Veil Babel Blood Diamond The Departed Flags of Our Fathers Hollywoodland Letters from Iwo Jima === Best Director === Martin Scorsese - The Departed Bill Condon - Dreamgirls Robert De Niro - The Good Shepherd Clint Eastwood - Flags of Our Fathers Clint Eastwood - Letters from Iwo Jima Stephen Frears - The Queen Paul Greengrass - United 93 Edward Zwick - Blood Diamond === Best Documentary === An Inconvenient Truth Deliver Us from Evil The Heart of the Game Iraq for Sale Why We Fight === Best Foreign Language Film === El laberinto del fauno (Pan's Labyrinth) • Mexico/Spain/United States Apocalypto Das Leben der Anderen (The Lives of Others) Sorstalanság (Fateless) Volver (To Return) Zui hao de shi guang (Three Times) === Best Overlooked Film === Running with Scissors Brick Brothers of the Head Kekexili: Mountain Patrol Keeping Up with the Steins Deliver Us from Evil Lonesome Jim === Best Picture === The Departed Blood Diamond Dreamgirls Flags of Our Fathers The Good Shepherd The Last King of Scotland Notes on a Scandal The Queen United 93 === Best Screenplay === The Queen - Peter Morgan Bobby - Emilio Estevez The Departed - William Monahan Little Children - Todd Field Little Miss Sunshine - Michael Arndt Notes on a Scandal - Patrick Marber Thank You for Smoking - Jason Reitman === Best Supporting Actor === Djimon Hounsou - Blood Diamond as Solomon Vandy Ben Affleck - Hollywoodland Adam Beach - Flags of Our Fathers Steve Carell - Little Miss Sunshine Chalo Gonzales - Quinceañera Eddie Murphy - Dreamgirls Jack Nicholson - The Departed === Best Supporting Actress === Jennifer Hudson - Dreamgirls as Effie White Cate Blanchett - Notes on a Scandal Abigail Breslin - Little Miss Sunshine Jill Clayburgh - Running with Scissors Shareeka Epps - Half Nelson Rinko Kikuchi - Babel Meryl Streep - The Devil Wears Prada Lili Taylor - Factotum === Best Visual/Special Effects === Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest The Fountain El laberinto del fauno (Pan's Labyrinth) V for Vendetta Superman Returns District B-13 === Most Original, Innovative or Creative Film === United 93 The Science of Sleep Little Miss Sunshine Brick Little Children Zen Noir El laberinto del fauno (Pan's Labyrinth) == References == IMDb - St. Louis Film Critics Association Awards