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THE BEST AND WORST OF 2006
The author’s considered best/worst in each category are listed in bold italics with an asterisk (*). The listed links will take you to more detailed reviews of each film.
The 10 Best Films
Worst Films
Best Director
Alfonso Cuaron – Children of Men
Michel Gondry – The Science of Sleep
Kiyoshi Kurosawa – Retribution
Bryan Singer – Superman Returns
Tarsem – The Fall (*)
Tom Tykwer – Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
Best Original Screenplay
The Astronaut Farmer
Death of a President
The Lost Room (*)
Stranger Than Fiction
Superman Returns
Best Adapted Screenplay
Children of Men
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
The Prestige
A Scanner Darkly
V for Vendetta (*)
Best Actor
Christian Bale – The Prestige
Gael Garcia Bernal – The Science of Sleep
Hugh Jackman – The Prestige
Clive Owen – Children of Men
Ron Perlman – The Last Winter
Brandon Routh – Superman Returns (*)
Best Actress
Maggie Gyllenhaal – Stranger Than Fiction
Bryce Dallas Howard – Lady in the Water
Sandra Hüller – Requiem (*)
Julianne Moore – Children of Men
Sophia Myles – Tristan + Isolde
Best Supporting Actor
Philip Seymour Hoffman – Mission: Impossible III
Kenichi Matsumaya – Death Note and Death Note: The Last Name
Bill Nighy – Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest
Kevin Spacey – Superman Returns (*)
Hugo Weaving – V for Vendetta
Best Supporting Actress
Rebecca Hall – The Prestige
Karoline Herfuth – Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
Mary Beth Hurt – The Dead Girl (*)
Laurie Holden – Silent Hill
Piper Laurie – The Dead Girl
Parker Posey – Superman Returns
Best Cinematography
Deja Vu
Dragon Tiger Gate
The Fall (*)
The Fountain
Out of the Blue
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (*)
Best Music
The Fountain (*)
The Illusionist
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
The Prestige
Tales from Earthsea
Best Special Effects
The Fountain
The Host
Night at the Museum
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest
Superman Returns (*)
Best Makeup Effects
The Hills Have Eyes
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning
Silent Hill
Slither (*)
Underworld: Evolution
Best Production Design
Arthur and the Invisibles
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest
Superman Returns
Ultraviolet (*)