best of 2005

i have done this b4, but not here. and its been considerably revised methinks;

best film
1 the squid and the whale
2 cache
3 munich
4 brokeback mountain
5 a history of violence

6 mysterious skin
7 palindromes
8 match point
9 grizzly man
10 keane

best actress
1 laura linney in the squid and the whale
2 judi dench in mrs henderson presents
3 felicity huffman in transamerica
4 charlize theron in north country
5 keira knightley in pride and prejudice

6 naomi watts in king kong
7 reese witherspoon in walk the line
8 claire danes in shopgirl
9 toni collette in in her shoes
10 uma thurman in prime

best actor
1 philip seymour hoffman in capote
2 heath ledger in bb moutain
3 jeff daniels in the squid and the whale
4 russell crowe in cinderella man
5 viggo mortenson in a history of violence

6 joseph gordon-levitt in mysterious skin
7 joaquin phoenix in walk the line
8 eric bana in munich
9 david strathairn in good night and good luck
10 terrence howard in hustle and flow
11 ralph fiennes in the constant gardener
12 pierce brosnan in the matador

best supporting actress
1 rachel weisz in the constant gardener
2 maria bello in a history of violence
3 amy adams in junebug
4 michelle williams in bb mountain
5 juliette binoche in cache

6 maggie gyllenhaal in happy endings
7 meryl streep in prime
8 catharine keener in capote
9 frances mcdormand in north country
10 hope davis in the matador
11 shirley maclaine in in her shoes

best supporting actor
1 william hurt in a history of violence
2paul giammati in cinderella man
3 geoffrey rush in munich
4 jesse eisenberg in the squid and the whale
5 jake gyllenhaal in bb mountain

6 ed harris in a history of violence
7 bob hoskins in mrs henderson presents

best director
1. cache
2. munich
3. a history of violence
4. the squid and the whale
5. bb mtn

F.Y.I. - If you haven't seen CACHE yet, rent it please.

Thanks, D.