The Toronto Film Critics have weighed in with their opinion on the films of 2006 and finally a group isn’t licking the golden bum of Clint Eastwood for his two sub-par films this year as The Queen, a far more worthy film, dominated the festivities with five major accolades including Best Picture, Best Actress (Mirren), Best Supporting Actor (Sheen), Best Screenplay (Morgan) and a tie with Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne for Best Director for Stephen Frears.
On top of that there was a little surprise by way of Sacha Baron Cohen’s win for Best Actor for Borat and I am beginning to wonder how much these pre-Oscar accolades for Cohen are going to pay-off once the Oscars roll around. You should weigh in on his chances at the Golden Globes in our use poll right here, he is currently trailing Johnny Depp.
You can check out the complete list below:
BEST PICTURE
» The Queen (Alliance Atlantis)
BEST PERFORMANCE, MALE
» Sacha Baron Cohen, Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
BEST PERFORMANCE, FEMALE
» Helen Mirren, The Queen
BEST SUPPORTING PERFORMANCE, MALE
» Michael Sheen, The Queen
BEST SUPPORTING PERFORMANCE, FEMALE
» Cate Blanchett, Notes on a Scandal
BEST DIRECTOR
» Jean-Pierre Dardenne and Luc Dardenne, L’Enfant (tie)
» Stephen Frears, The Queen (tie)
BEST SCREENPLAY
» Peter Morgan, The Queen
BEST FIRST FEATURE
» Thank You for Smoking, directed by Jason Reitman
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
» Happy Feet (Warner Bros.)
BEST FOREIGN-LANGUAGE FILM
» L’Enfant (Mongrel Media)
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
» Manufactured Landscapes (Mongrel Media)
