59th British Academy Film Awards

59th British Academy Film Awards
Date	19 February 2006
Site	Odeon Leicester Square, London
Hosted by	Stephen Fry
Highlights
Best Film	Brokeback Mountain
Best British Film	Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
Best Actor	Philip Seymour Hoffman Capote
Best Actress	Reese Witherspoon Walk the Line
Most awards	Brokeback Mountain (4)
Most nominations	The Constant Gardener (10)

The 59th British Academy Film Awards, given by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, took place on 19 February 2006 and honoured the best films of 2005.

Brokeback Mountain won Best Film, Best Director for Ang Lee, Best Supporting Actor for Jake Gyllenhaal, and Best Adapted Screenplay. Philip Seymour Hoffman won Best Actor for Capote and Reese Witherspoon won Best Actress for Walk the Line. The Constant Gardener had the most nominations with 10, but only received one award; Claire Simpson for Best Editing. Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit, directed by Nick Park and Steve Box, was voted Outstanding British Film of 2005.

Winners and nominees

Ang Lee, Best Director winner

Philip Seymour Hoffman, Best Actor winner

Reese Witherspoon, Best Actress winner

Jake Gyllenhaal, Best Supporting Actor winner

Thandie Newton, Best Supporting Actress winner

Paul Haggis, Best Original Screenplay co-winner

James McAvoy, Orange Rising Star Award winner

Best Film	Best Director
Brokeback Mountain Capote The Constant Gardener Crash Good Night, and Good Luck.	Ang Lee – Brokeback Mountain George Clooney – Good Night, and Good Luck. Paul Haggis – Crash Fernando Meirelles – The Constant Gardener Bennett Miller – Capote
Best Actor in a Leading Role	Best Actress in a Leading Role
Philip Seymour Hoffman – Capote as Truman Capote Ralph Fiennes – The Constant Gardener as Justin Quayle Heath Ledger – Brokeback Mountain as Ennis Del Mar Joaquin Phoenix – Walk the Line as Johnny Cash David Strathairn – Good Night, and Good Luck. as Edward R. Murrow	Reese Witherspoon – Walk the Line as June Carter Judi Dench – Mrs Henderson Presents as Laura Henderson Charlize Theron – North Country as Josey Aimes Rachel Weisz – The Constant Gardener as Tessa Abbott-Quayle Ziyi Zhang – Memoirs of a Geisha as Chiyo Sakamoto / Sayuri Nitta
Best Actor in a Supporting Role	Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Jake Gyllenhaal – Brokeback Mountain as Jack Twist Don Cheadle – Crash as Det. Graham Waters George Clooney – Good Night, and Good Luck. as Fred W. Friendly George Clooney – Syriana as Bob Barnes Matt Dillon – Crash as Officer John Ryan	Thandie Newton – Crash as Christine Thayer Brenda Blethyn – Pride & Prejudice as Mrs. Bennet Catherine Keener – Capote as Nelle Harper Lee Frances McDormand – North Country as Glory Dodge Michelle Williams – Brokeback Mountain as Alma Beers
Best Original Screenplay	Best Adapted Screenplay
Crash – Paul Haggis and Bobby Moreco Cinderella Man – Akiva Goldsman and Cliff Hollingsworth Good Night, and Good Luck. – George Clooney and Grant Heslov Hotel Rwanda – Terry George and Keir Pearson Mrs Henderson Presents – Martin Sherman	Brokeback Mountain – Diana Ossana and Larry McMurtry Capote – Dan Futterman The Constant Gardener – Jeffrey Caine A History of Violence – Josh Olson Pride & Prejudice – Deborah Moggach
Best Cinematography	Outstanding British Film
Memoirs of a Geisha Brokeback Mountain The Constant Gardener Crash March of the Penguins (La marche de l'empereur)	Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit A Cock and Bull Story The Constant Gardener Festival Pride & Prejudice
Best Original Music	Best Sound
Memoirs of a Geisha – John Williams Brokeback Mountain – Gustavo Santaolalla The Constant Gardener – Alberto Iglesias Mrs Henderson Presents – George Fenton Walk the Line – T Bone Burnett	Walk the Line Batman Begins The Constant Gardener Crash King Kong
Best Production Design	Best Special Visual Effects
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Batman Begins Charlie and the Chocolate Factory King Kong Memoirs of a Geisha	King Kong Batman Begins Charlie and the Chocolate Factory The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Best Costume Design	Best Makeup and Hair
Memoirs of a Geisha Charlie and the Chocolate Factory The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Mrs Henderson Presents Pride & Prejudice	The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Memoirs of a Geisha Pride & Prejudice
Best Editing	Best Film Not in the English Language
The Constant Gardener – Claire Simpson Brokeback Mountain – Geraldine Peroni and Dylan Tichenor Crash – Hughes Winborne Good Night, and Good Luck. – Stephen Mirrione March of the Penguins (La marche de l'empereur) – Sabine Emiliani	The Beat That My Heart Skipped (De battre mon coeur s'est arrêté) Kung Fu Hustle (Kung fu) Le Grand Voyage Merry Christmas (Joyeux Noël) Tsotsi
Best Short Animation	Orange Rising Star Award
Fallen Art Film Noir Kamiya's Correspondence The Mysterious Geographic Explorations of Jasper Morello Rabbit	James McAvoy – The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe as Tumnus Gael García Bernal – The King as Elvis Valderez Chiwetel Ejiofor – Kinky Boots as Lola Rachel McAdams – Wedding Crashers as Claire Cleary Michelle Williams – Brokeback Mountain as Alma Beers Del Mar

Films with multiple nominations and awards

Films that received multiple nominations

Nominations	Film
10	Brokeback Mountain
	The Constant Gardener
9	Crash
6	Good Night, and Good Luck.
	Memoirs of a Geisha
5	Capote
	Pride & Prejudice
4	Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
	The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
	Mrs Henderson Presents
	Walk the Line
3	Batman Begins
	Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
	King Kong
2	March of the Penguins
	North Country

Films that received multiple awards

Wins	Film
4	Brokeback Mountain
3	Memoirs of a Geisha
2	The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
	Crash
	Walk the Line

References

• https://web.archive.org/web/20101211032422/http://www.timeout.com/film/news/865/the-constant-gardener-dominates-bafta-nominations.html
• Complete list of BAFTA nominees
• http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4626932.stm - all nominations
• Constant Gardener Rakes In Bafta Noms
• https://web.archive.org/web/20080208094736/http://www.timeout.com/film/newyork/news/939/brokeback-bags-four-baftas.html

External links

• http://www.bafta.org/awards/film/nominations/?year=2005