(hollyscoop.com) - The 12th annual Critics Choice Awards took place live at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium on Friday, January 12, 2007.
200 film critics make up the Broadcast Film Critics Association, the largest film critics organization in the U.S. and Canada.
Leonardo DiCaprio led the nominees with a two nods for best actor for his performances in "Blood Diamond" and "The Departed", leading to speculation that Leo has finally come into his own this year with a definite shot at the Oscars in February. Sadly, we were let down when he didn't win the Critics Choice Award.
Here's a list of the winners...
Best Picture
* The Departed
Babel
Blood Diamond
Dreamgirls
Letters from Iwo Jima
Little Children
Little Miss Sunshine
Notes on a Scandal
The Queen
United 93
Best Actor
* Forest Whitaker, The Last King of Scotland
Leonardo DiCaprio, Blood Diamond
Leonardo DiCaprio, The Departed
Ryan Gosling, Half Nelson
Peter O'Toole, Venus
Will Smith, The Pursuit of Happyness
Best Actress
* Helen Mirren, The Queen
Penelope Cruz, Volver
Judi Dench, Notes on a Scandal
Meryl Streep, The Devil Wears Prada
Kate Winslet, Little Children
Best Supporting Actor
* Eddie Murphy, Dreamgirls
Ben Affleck, Hollywoodland
Alan Arkin, Little Miss Sunshine
Adam Beach, Flags of Our Fathers
Djimon Hounsou, Blood Diamond
Jack Nicholson, The Departed
Best Supporting Actress
* Jennifer Hudson, Dreamgirls
Adriana Barraza, Babel
Cate Blanchett, Notes on a Scandal
Rinko Kikuchi, Babel
Catherine O'Hara, For Your Consideration
Emma Thompson, Stranger Than Fiction
Best Acting Ensemble
* Little Miss Sunshine
Babel
Bobby
The Departed
Dreamgirls
A Prairie Home Companion
Best Director
* Martin Scorsese, The Departed
Bill Condon, Dreamgirls
Clint Eastwood, Letters from Iwo Jima
Stephen Frears, The Queen
Paul Greengrass, United 93
Best Writer
* Michael Arndt, Little Miss Sunshine
Guillermo Arriaga, Babel
Todd Field and Tom Perrotta, Little Children
Zach Helm, Stranger Than Fiction
William Monahan, The Departed
Peter Morgan, The Queen
Best Animated Feature
* Cars
Flushed Away
Happy Feet
Monster House
Over the Hedge
Best Young Actor
* Paul Dano, Little Miss Sunshine
Cameron Bright, Thank You For Smoking
Joseph Cross, Running with Scissors
Freddie Highmore, A Good Year
Jaden Christopher Syre Smith, The Pursuit of Happyness
Best Young Actress
* Abigail Breslin, Little Miss Sunshine
Ivana Baquero, Pan's Labyrinth
Shareeka Epps, Half Nelson
Dakota Fanning, Charlotte's Web
Keke Palmer, Akeelah and the Bee
Best Comedy
* Borat
For Your Consideration
Little Miss Sunshine
The Devil Wears Prada
Thank You For Smoking