title: Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards 2006
text: # 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
  