New York Film Critics Circle Awards 2005

The 71st New York Film Critics Circle Awards, honoring the best in film for 2005, were given on 12 December 2005 at the Algonquin Hotel, New York City, United States.

Ang Lee's Brokeback Mountain won 3 awards: Best Film, Actor (Heath Ledger) and Director. A History of Violence, starring Viggo Mortensen, won 2 awards, both for Supporting Performances by William Hurt and Maria Bello. Reese Witherspoon was voted Best Actress for her role in Walk the Line (she would go on to win the Academy Award for Best Actress).

Winners

• Best Actor:
  • Heath Ledger – Brokeback Mountain as Ennis del Mar
• Best Actress:
  • Reese Witherspoon – Walk the Line as June Carter Cash
• Best Animated Feature:
  • Howl's Moving Castle (Hauru no ugoku shiro)
• Best Cinematography:
  • Christopher Doyle, Lai Yiu Fai, and Kwan Pun Leung – 2046
• Best Director:
  • Ang Lee – Brokeback Mountain
• Best Film:
  • Brokeback Mountain
• Best First Film:
  • Capote
• Best Foreign Language Film:
  • 2046, China/France/Germany/Hong Kong
• Best Non-Fiction Film (tie):
  • Grizzly Man
  • White Diamond
• Best Screenplay:
  • Noah Baumbach – The Squid and the Whale
• Best Supporting Actor:
  • William Hurt – A History of Violence as Richie Cusack
• Best Supporting Actress:
  • Maria Bello – A History of Violence as Edie Stall