Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards 2006
# Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards 2006

The 5th Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards, honoring the best in filmmaking in 2006, were given on December 11, 2006.

## Winners

* Best Actor
   * Forest Whitaker – The Last King of Scotland
* Best Actress
   * Helen Mirren – The Queen
* Best Animated Feature
   * Happy Feet
* Best Art Direction
   * Marie Antoinette
* Best Breakthrough Performance
   * Jennifer Hudson – Dreamgirls
* Best Cast
   * Little Miss Sunshine
* Best Director
   * Martin Scorsese – The Departed
* Best Documentary Feature
   * An Inconvenient Truth
* Best Film
   * United 93
* Best Foreign Language Film
   * El laberinto del fauno (Pan's Labyrinth), Mexico/Spain/United States
* Best Screenplay – Adapted
   * Thank You for Smoking – Jason Reitman
* Best Screenplay – Original
   * Little Miss Sunshine – Michael Arndt
* Best Supporting Actor
   * Djimon Hounsou – Blood Diamond
* Best Supporting Actress
   * Jennifer Hudson – Dreamgirls
