2006 Awards

Quick Look

Check out the winners and other nominees from the 2006 Cosmo Awards:

Synopsis

The Departed did very well with 12 nominations, the most of any film this year (though far short of the record 27 nominations set by The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King several years ago and later broken by Wonder Woman). But in the end, it fell short, setting a record for the biggest shutout in Cosmo history.

Little Miss Sunshine ended up winning Best Film along with several other awards, including Best Script, Best Ensemble, and Best Comedy.

The second-most nominated film was Shortbus, John Cameron Mitchell’s sexy and poignant unrated film that was completely ignored at all of the other awards shows. Shortbus did so well (including nominations for Best Film, Best Drama, Best Ensemble, and two major acting nominations among its 10 nominations) that it scored enough points on our complicated formula to achieve a Best Director nomination for Mitchell, who already held a Best Acting Cosmo for his starring role in Hedwig and the Angry Inch.

He added a Best Director trophy to his mantel, sharing the honor with Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris, the directors of Little Miss Sunshine.

Jennifer Hudson, reflecting a typical voter confusion for how to categorize her role, received both Lead and Supporting nominations for her work in Dreamgirls. Voters decided to give her the Supporting award as they did for both Ellen Degeneress (Finding Nemo) and Scarlett Johansson (Lost in Translation) when they were in a similar position. Helen Mirren, a previous Cosmo Supporting Actress winner for Gosford Park, walked away with the Best Actress award for The Queen.

Auntie Mame was inducted in the Best Films of All Time Hall of Fame. Judi Dench and Jack Nicholson won in the Best Acting Halls of Fame categories, while Gilda Radner, Rosalind Russell, and Steve Martin won in the Best Comedic Acting Halls of Fame.

The Best Use of (Gratuitous?) Nudity award was added this year, and was won by Shortbus.