KC Film Critics Circle issues top awards
Kansas City, Mo. ? The 41st annual vote of the Kansas City Film Critics Circle honored work ranging from an account of the 9/11 hijackings to acting portrayals of a British queen and a brutal African dictator.
The 27 voting members of the organization – composed of print, television, radio and online critics from the greater Kansas City area – cast ballots in 12 categories Tuesday. Films were eligible if they held advance screenings or opened in the Kansas City area during 2006.
The critics (which included Lawrence Journal-World entertainment editor Jon Niccum) voted the following as the best of 2006:
Best Film: “United 93”
Robert Altman Award for Directing: Paul Greengrass, “United 93”
Best Actor: Forest Whitaker, “The Last King of Scotland”
Best Actress: Helen Mirren, “The Queen”
Best Supporting Actor: Michael Sheen, “The Queen”
Best Supporting Actress: Catherine O’Hara, “For Your Consideration”
Best Original Screenplay: Michael Arndt, “Little Miss Sunshine”
Best Adapted Screenplay: William Monahan, “The Departed”
Best Animated Film: “Over the Hedge”
Best Foreign Language Film: “Letters From Iwo Jima”
Best Documentary: “An Inconvenient Truth”
Vince Koehler Award for Outstanding Science Fiction, Fantasy or Horror Film: “Pan’s Labyrinth”
The Best Director award was renamed the Robert Altman Award for Directing this year in honor of Kansas City native Altman, who died in November.