Reposting 2006 Chino Choice Awards

Not posting all my winners, just the winners of The Big 8. Anyways, here are my winners from last year. I promise, I'm almost done watching and deliberating my 2007 films. So, the nominations for the 2007 Chino Choice Awards are out soon. Just enjoy this first, during our short delay. :)

NOTE: 5 nominees each catagory. RED means WINNER. :)

Best Motion Picture of the Year:
"The Departed"
"Dreamgirls"
"The Last King of Scotland"
"Notes on a Scandal"
"The Queen"

Best Actor in a Leading Role:
"Blood Diamond" - Leonadro DiCaprio
"The Departed" - Leonardo DiCaprio
"The Last King of Scotland" - Forest Whitaker
"The Last King of Scotland" - James McAvoy
"The Pursuit of Happyness" - Will Smith

Best Actress in a Leading Role:
"Little Children" - Kate Winslet
"Notes on a Scandal" - Judi Dench
"The Queen" - Helen Mirren
"Running with Scissors" - Annette Benning
"Volver" - Penelope Cruz

Best Actor in a Supporting Role:
"Babel" - Brad Pitt
"The Departed" - Jack Nicholson
"The Departed" - Mark Wahlberg
"Dreamgirls" - Eddie Murphy
"Letters from Iwo Jima" - Kazunari Ninomiya

Best Actress in a Supporting Role:
"The Departed" - Vera Farmiga
"The Devil Wears Prada" - Emily Blunt
"Dreamgirls" - Jennifer Hudson
"Notes on a Scandal" - Cate Blanchett
"Volver" - Carmen Maura

Best Director:
"Children of Men" - Alfonso Cauron
"The Departed" - Martin Scorsese
"Letters from Iwo Jima" - Clint Eastwood
"The Queen" - Stephen Frears
"United 93" - Paul Greengrass

Best Original Screenplay:
"Letters from Iwo Jima" (by Iris Yashamita and Paul Haggis)
"Little Miss Sunshine" (by Michael Arndt)
"The Queen" (by Peter Morgan)
"The Science of Sleep" (by Michel Gondry)
"Volver" (by Pedro Almodovar)

Best Adapted Screenplay:
"The Departed" (by William Monohan)
"The Last King of Scotland" (by Jeremy Brock, Giles Folden, Peter Morgan)
"Little Children" (by Todd Field and Tom Perrotta)
"Notes on a Scandal" (by Peter Marber)
"Thank You for Smoking" (by Jason Rietman)