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Past Awards

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Best Picture

2005: Brokeback Mountain

2004: Sideways

2003: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

2002: Adaptation

2001: Amelie

2000: Traffic

1999: Magnolia

1998: Shakespeare in Love

1997: Titanic

1996: Fargo

Best Actor

2005: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Capote

2004: Jamie Foxx, Ray

2003: Sean Penn, Mystic River, 21 Grams

2002: Daniel Day-Lewis, Gangs of New York

2001: Billy Bob Thornton, The Man Who Wasn’t There, Monster’s Ball and Bandits

2000: Geoffrey Rush, Quills

1999: Kevin Spacey, American Beauty

1998: Ian McKellen, Gods and Monsters, Apt Pupil

1997: Robert Duvall, The Apostle

1996: Geoffrey Rush, Shine

Best Actress

2005: Reese Witherspoon, Walk the Line

2004: Hilary Swank, Million Dollar Baby

2003: Naomi Watts, 21 Grams

2002: Julianne Moore, Far From Heaven

2001: Sissy Spacek, In the Bedroom

2000: Ellen Burstyn, Requiem for a Dream

1999: Hilary Swank, Boys Don't Cry

1998: Gwyneth Paltrow, Shakespeare in Love, Sliding Doors

1997: Helen Hunt, As Good As It Gets

1996: Frances McDormand, Fargo

Best Supporting Actor

2005: Paul Giamatti, Cinderella Man

2004: Thomas Haden Church, Sideways

2003: Tim Robbins. Mystic River

2002: Chris Cooper, Adaptation

2001: Ben Kingsley, Sexy Beast

2000: Benicio Del Toro, Traffic

1999: Haley Joel Osment, The Sixth Sense

1998: Robert Duvall, A Civil Action

1997: Rupert Everett, My Best Friend's Wedding

1996: Edward Norton, The People vs. Larry Flynt, Everyone Says I Love You and Primal Fear

Best Supporting Actress

2005: Amy Adams, Junebug

2004: Laura Linney, Kinsey

2003: Patricia Clarkson, Pieces of April, The Station Agent

2002: Meryl Streep, Adaptation

2001: Cate Blanchett, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Shipping News, Bandits and The Man Who Cried

2000: Frances McDormand, Almost Famous, Wonder Boys

1999: Catherine Keener, Being John Malkovich

1998: Christina Ricci, Pecker, The Opposite of Sex, Buffalo '66

1997: Julianne Moore, Boogie Nights

1996: Courtney Love, The People vs. Larry Flynt

Best Director

2005: Ang Lee, Brokeback Mountain

2004: Alexander Payne, Sideways

2003: Peter Jackson, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

2002: Martin Scorsese, Gangs of New York

2001: Peter Jackson, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

2000: Steven Soderbergh, Traffic, Erin Brockovich

1999: Sam Mendes, American Beauty

1998: Peter Weir, The Truman Show

1997: Curtis Hanson, L.A. Confidential

1996: Joel Coen, Fargo

Best Screenplay (Original or Adapted)

2005: Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana, Brokeback Mountain

2004: Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor, Sideways

2003: Sofia Coppola, Lost in Translation

2002: Charlie Kaufman and Donald Kaufman, Adaptation

2001: Christopher Nolan, Memento

2000: David Mamet, State and Main

1999: Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor, Election

1998: Marc Norman and Tom Stoppard, Shakespeare in Love

1997: Curtis Hanson and Brian Helgeland, L.A. Confidential

1996: Ethan Coen and Joel Coen, Fargo

Best Cinematography

2005: Rodrigo Prieto, Brokeback Mountain

2004: Christopher Doyle, Hero

2003: Andrew Lesnie, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

2002: Edward Lachman, Far From Heaven

2001: Roger Deakins, The Man Who Wasn’t There

2000: Peter Pau, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

1999: Robert Richardson, Snow Falling on Cedars, Bringing Out the Dead

1998: Janusz Kaminsky, Saving Private Ryan

1997: Dante Spinotti, L.A. Confidential

1996: John Seale, The English Patient

Best Foreign-Language Film

2005: Kung Fu Hustle (China/Hong Kong)

2004: A Very Long Engagement (France)

2003: The Man on the Train (France)

2002: Y Tu Mama Tambien (Mexico)

2001: Amelie (France)

2000: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (Taiwan)

1999: Run Lola Run (Germany)

1998: Life is Beautiful (Italy)

1997: Shall We Dance? (Japan)

1996: Ridicule (France)

Pauline Kael Breakout Award

2005: Terrence Howard (actor), Hustle & Flow, Crash

2004: Zach Braff (actor, writer and director), Garden State

2003: Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini (writers-directors), American Splendor

2002: Maggie Gyllenhaal (actress), Secretary

2001: John Cameron Mitchell (actor, writer and director), Hedwig and the Angry Inch

2000: Kate Hudson (actress), Almost Famous

1999: Spike Jonze, Being John Malkovich (director), Three Kings (actor)

1998: Darren Aronofsky (writer-director), Pi

1998: Chris Eyre (director) and Sherman Alexie (writer), Smoke Signals

1997: Ben Affleck and Matt Damon (writers-actors), Good Will Hunting

1996: Doug Liman (director) and Jon Favreau (writer-actor), Swingers

Ensemble Acting

2005: No Award

2004: No award

2003: A Mighty Wind

2002: Thirteen Conversations About One Thing

2001: Gosford Park

2000: State and Main

1999: Magnolia

1998: No award

1997: Boogie Nights

1996: No award

Best Animated Film

2005: Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit

2004: The Incredibles

2003: Finding Nemo

2002: Spirited Away

2001: Shrek

2000: Chicken Run

1999: The Iron Giant

1996-1998: No award

Best Documentary

2005: Grizzly Man

2004: Fahrenheit 9/11

2003: Capturing the Friedmans

2002: Bowling for Columbine

2001: startup.com

2000: The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg

1999: Buena Vista Social Club

1998: No award

1997: Fast, Cheap & Out of Control

1996: No award

Music awards, etc.

2005: No award

2004: No award

2003: No award

2002: Best song: “Cell Block Tango” from Chicago

2002: Best musical score: Standing in the Shadows of Motown

2001: Best songs: Stephen Trask, Hedwig and the Angry Inch

2000: Best soundtrack/musical score: O Brother, Where Art Thou?

1997-1999: No award.

1996: Best song: "That Thing You Do!" from That Thing You Do!

Special Achievement

1996: Terminator 2 3-D

Golden Orange for Outstanding Contribution to Film

2005: Gregory von Hausch, executive director of the Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival, for enduring the worst hurricane to hit Broward County in 55 years in the middle of his festival -- and going on despite it -- and for longevity in a business that often is short-lived.

2004: Jay Boyar, for co-founding and leading the Florida Film Critics Circle and for 22 years as a movie critic for the Orlando Sentinel.

2003: Cinematique of Daytona for inaugurating its film festival with an impressive program of new and classic films.

2002: Amy Hobby (producer), Secretary and Thirteen Conversations About One Thing, for consistent excellence and adventurousness in film production.

2002: John Sayles (director), Sunshine State, for his witty satire that insightfully examines Florida’s historic past, expanding present and uncertain future.

2001: No award

2000: William Packer (producer) and Rob Hardy (director), who created the movie Trois and devised a barnstorming distribution plan circumventing the usual Hollywood obstacles for African-American filmmakers.

1999: Dan Myrick and Eduardo Sanchez (directors-writers), Gregg Hale and Robin Cowie (producers) and Michael Monello (co-producer), The Blair Witch Project, for furthering the causes of Florida filmmakers and independent filmmaking.

1998: No award

1997: Victor Nunez (director-writer), Ulee's Gold, for his consistent -- and      consistently intelligent -- approach to Florida themes for nearly two decades.

1996: The 15 African-American men who pooled their resources to finance   Get on the Bus.

1996: The Walt Disney Co. "for standing up to protests concerning the content of its films by Chinese authorities and the Southern Baptist Convention.







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