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BAFTA 2006 Winners & Nominees

The 59th British Academy Film Awards (2006) took place on February 19, 2006. Brokeback Mountain won Best Film and 3 more awards. Every winner and nominee in all 19 categories is below.

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Best Film
Brokeback Mountain
Headline winners

BAFTA 2006: The Winners

Brokeback Mountain won Best Film against 4 other nominees. Ang Lee (Best Director), Philip Seymour Hoffman (Best Actor) and Reese Witherspoon (Best Actress) took the main individual prizes.

Brokeback Mountain (2005) movie poster Best Film

Best Film

Brokeback Mountain

2005 · Drama, Romance, Western · $178M worldwide

4 wins from 9 nominations at the 59th British Academy Film Awards (2006)

  • Best Director
  • Best Supporting Actor
  • Best Adapted Screenplay

In the rugged landscape of Wyoming, two cowboys, the rough-edged Jack Twist and the reserved Ennis Del Mar, develop a surprising connection while working on Brokeback Mountain. What begins as a summer job evolves into a complex and enduring relationship, marked by stolen moments and unspoken desires. As they return to their separate lives, the pull between them persists, forcing them to confront the societal constraints and personal sacrifices that define their unconventional love.

About Brokeback Mountain
Scoreboard

BAFTA 2006: Which Films Won the Most

Brokeback Mountain won 4 awards from 9 nominations. 12 films won at least once, while Good Night, and Good Luck. went home empty-handed from 6 nominations. Green is wins, blue is nominations.

  1. Brokeback Mountain (2005) movie poster
    Brokeback Mountain 4 / 9
    2005 · Drama, Romance · 4 wins from 9 nominations
  2. Memoirs of a Geisha (2005) movie poster
    Memoirs of a Geisha 3 / 6
    2005 · Drama, Romance · 3 wins from 6 nominations
  3. Crash (2005) movie poster
    Crash 2 / 9
    2005 · Drama, Crime · 2 wins from 9 nominations
  4. Walk the Line (2005) movie poster
    Walk the Line 2 / 4
    2005 · Biography, Drama · 2 wins from 4 nominations
  5. The Constant Gardener (2005) movie poster
    The Constant Gardener 1 / 10
    2005 · Drama, Thriller · 1 win from 10 nominations
  6. Pride & Prejudice (2005) movie poster
    Pride & Prejudice 1 / 6
    2005 · Drama, Romance · 1 win from 6 nominations
  7. Capote (2005) movie poster
    Capote 1 / 5
    2005 · Biography, Drama · 1 win from 5 nominations
  8. The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005) movie poster
    The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe 1 / 3
    2005 · Adventure, Fantasy · 1 win from 3 nominations
  9. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) movie poster
    Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire 1 / 3
    2005 · Adventure, Mystery · 1 win from 3 nominations
  10. King Kong (2005) movie poster
    King Kong 1 / 3
    2005 · Adventure, Drama · 1 win from 3 nominations
Full results

All 19 BAFTA 2006 Categories: Winners & Nominees

19 categories and 90 nominations. The winner of each comes first, on a green row. Search for a film or a person, show only the winners, or jump straight to a category.

19 categories · 90 nominations

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Movie marathon

The BAFTA 2006 Best Film Marathon

All 5 Best Film nominees at the 59th British Academy Film Awards (2006), back to back: 9 hours 42 minutes.

Total running time 9h 42m 9 hours 42 minutes All 5 films
Longest
Brokeback Mountain 2h 14m
Shortest
Good Night, and Good Luck. 1h 33m
By genre

The Genres Behind the BAFTA 2006 Winners

Drama led with 74 nominations across 18 films and won 16. A film with several genres counts for each one.

  1. Drama 16 wins · 74 nominations · 22%
  2. Romance 13 wins · 39 nominations · 33%
  3. Crime 4 wins · 26 nominations · 15%
  4. Thriller 2 wins · 17 nominations · 12%
  5. Adventure 4 wins · 14 nominations · 29%
  6. Family 3 wins · 13 nominations · 23%
  7. Fantasy 2 wins · 11 nominations · 18%
  8. Comedy 1 win · 11 nominations · 9%
  9. Biography 3 wins · 10 nominations · 30%
  10. Western 4 wins · 9 nominations · 44%
2006 season

How the Rest of the 2006 Awards Season Voted

The other 9 ceremonies of 2006, with the winner of each top prize. Brokeback Mountain also won the top prize at 4 of them.

All 2006 awards
Earlier years

Previous BAFTA Ceremonies

The 6 ceremonies before this one, with the winner of each top prize. The BAFTA page has every year back to 1949.

Every BAFTA ceremony

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BAFTA 2006: Questions & Answers

The top prize, the film that won the most, the most-nominated film, the individual winners and the date of the 59th British Academy Film Awards (2006), answered from the results on this page.

Who won Best Film at the 59th British Academy Film Awards (2006)?

Brokeback Mountain (2005) won Best Film. The other nominees were Capote, The Constant Gardener, Crash and Good Night, and Good Luck.

About Brokeback Mountain

Which film won the most awards at the 59th British Academy Film Awards (2006)?

Brokeback Mountain (2005) won the most: 4 awards from 9 nominations. Memoirs of a Geisha was next with 3 wins.

Which film had the most nominations at the 59th British Academy Film Awards (2006)?

The Constant Gardener (2005) led with 10 nominations and won one of them.

Who won the acting and directing awards at the 59th British Academy Film Awards (2006)?

Best Director: Ang Lee for Brokeback Mountain. Best Actor: Philip Seymour Hoffman for Capote. Best Actress: Reese Witherspoon for Walk the Line. Best Supporting Actor: Jake Gyllenhaal for Brokeback Mountain. Best Supporting Actress: Thandiwe Newton for Crash.

When was the 59th British Academy Film Awards (2006)?

The 59th British Academy Film Awards (2006) took place on February 19, 2006. The database has 19 categories and 90 nominations for it.