2006 Film Year: Oscar Winners & Nominees
The AwardWentTo archive contains 113 Academy Award records for the 2006 film year, covering 58 films and including 24 wins.
Years follow the source film eligibility/dataset year, which may differ from the ceremony calendar year. Counts describe film-linked archive records, including historical and special-award context where supplied.
Best Picture result
- ★ The DepartedGraham King, Producer
5 Best Picture award records for this film year. See the full result · Best Picture history
Acting category results
Leading winning films
Ranked by winning records in this film-year selection.
- The Departed
4 wins from 5 award records
- Pan's Labyrinth
3 wins from 6 award records
- Dreamgirls
2 wins from 8 award records
- Little Miss Sunshine
2 wins from 4 award records
- An Inconvenient Truth
2 wins from 2 award records
- Babel
1 win from 7 award records
Category winners
Select a category to explore its history, or jump to this year's full records.
- ★ The Last King of Scotland — Idi Amin
- ★ Little Miss Sunshine — Grandpa
- ★ The Queen — The Queen
- ★ Dreamgirls — Effie White
- ★ Babel
- ★ An Inconvenient Truth — I Need To Wake Up
Nominations and award records by category
Showing 113 of 113 archive records. Gold stars mark winning records.
Best Picture
- ★ The Departed IMDB — Graham King, Producer
- Babel IMDB — Alejandro González Iñárritu, Jon Kilik and Steve Golin, Producers
- Letters from Iwo Jima IMDB — Clint Eastwood, Steven Spielberg and Robert Lorenz, Producers
- Little Miss Sunshine IMDB — David T. Friendly, Peter Saraf and Marc Turtletaub, Producers
- The Queen IMDB — Andy Harries, Christine Langan and Tracey Seaward, Producers
Best Actor
- ★ The Last King of Scotland IMDB — Forest WhitakerIdi Amin
- Blood Diamond IMDB — Leonardo DiCaprioDanny Archer
- Half Nelson IMDB — Ryan GoslingDan Dunne
- Venus IMDB — Peter O'TooleMaurice
- The Pursuit of Happyness IMDB — Will SmithChris Gardner
Best Supporting Actor
- ★ Little Miss Sunshine IMDB — Alan ArkinGrandpa
- Little Children IMDB — Jackie Earle HaleyRonnie J. McGorvey
- Blood Diamond IMDB — Djimon HounsouSolomon Vandy
- Dreamgirls IMDB — Eddie MurphyJames 'Thunder' Early
- The Departed IMDB — Mark WahlbergDignam
Best Actress
- ★ The Queen IMDB — Helen MirrenThe Queen
- Volver IMDB — Penélope CruzRaimunda
- Notes on a Scandal IMDB — Judi DenchBarbara Covett
- The Devil Wears Prada IMDB — Meryl StreepMiranda Priestly
- Little Children IMDB — Kate WinsletSarah Pierce
Best Supporting Actress
- ★ Dreamgirls IMDB — Jennifer HudsonEffie White
- Babel IMDB — Adriana BarrazaAmelia
- Notes on a Scandal IMDB — Cate BlanchettSheba Hart
- Little Miss Sunshine IMDB — Abigail BreslinOlive
- Babel IMDB — Rinko KikuchiChieko
Animated Feature Film
Art Direction
- ★ Pan's Labyrinth IMDB — Art Direction: Eugenio Caballero; Set Decoration: Pilar Revuelta
- Dreamgirls IMDB — Art Direction: John Myhre; Set Decoration: Nancy Haigh
- The Good Shepherd IMDB — Art Direction: Jeannine Oppewall; Set Decoration: Gretchen Rau and Leslie E. Rollins
- Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest IMDB — Art Direction: Rick Heinrichs; Set Decoration: Cheryl Carasik
- The Prestige IMDB — Art Direction: Nathan Crowley; Set Decoration: Julie Ochipinti
Cinematography
Costume Design
Best Director
Documentary Feature
- ★ An Inconvenient Truth IMDB — Davis Guggenheim
- Deliver Us from Evil IMDB — Amy Berg and Frank Donner
- Iraq in Fragments IMDB — James Longley and John Sinno
- Jesus Camp IMDB — Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady
- My Country, My Country IMDB — Laura Poitras and Jocelyn Glatzer
Documentary Short Subject
- ★ The Blood of Yingzhou District IMDB — Ruby Yang and Thomas Lennon
- Recycled Life IMDB — Leslie Iwerks and Mike Glad
- Rehearsing a Dream IMDB — Karen Goodman and Kirk Simon
- Two Hands IMDB — Nathaniel Kahn and Susan Rose Behr
Film Editing
- ★ The Departed IMDB — Thelma Schoonmaker
- Babel IMDB — Stephen Mirrione and Douglas Crise
- Blood Diamond IMDB — Steven Rosenblum
- Children of Men IMDB — Alex Rodríguez and Alfonso Cuarón
- United 93 IMDB — Clare Douglas, Christopher Rouse and Richard Pearson
International Feature Film
- ★ The Lives of Others IMDB — Germany
- After the Wedding IMDB — Denmark
- Days of Glory (Indigènes) IMDB — Algeria
- Pan's Labyrinth IMDB — Mexico
- Water IMDB — Canada
Makeup and Hairstyling
- ★ Pan's Labyrinth IMDB — David Martí and Montse Ribé
- Apocalypto IMDB — Aldo Signoretti and Vittorio Sodano
- Click IMDB — Kazuhiro Tsuji and Bill Corso
Original Score
Original Song
- ★ An Inconvenient Truth IMDB — Music and Lyric by Melissa EtheridgeI Need To Wake Up
- Dreamgirls IMDB — Music by Henry Krieger and Scott Cutler; Lyric by Anne PrevenListen
- Dreamgirls IMDB — Music by Henry Krieger; Lyric by Siedah GarrettLove You I Do
- Cars IMDB — Music and Lyric by Randy NewmanOur Town
- Dreamgirls IMDB — Music by Henry Krieger; Lyric by Willie RealePatience
Animated Short Film
- ★ The Danish Poet IMDB — Torill Kove
- Lifted IMDB — Gary Rydstrom
- The Little Matchgirl IMDB — Roger Allers and Don Hahn
- Maestro IMDB — Géza M. Tóth
- No Time for Nuts IMDB — Chris Renaud and Michael Thurmeier
Live Action Short Film
- ★ West Bank Story IMDB — Ari Sandel
- Binta and the Great Idea (Binta Y La Gran Idea) IMDB — Javier Fesser and Luis Manso
- Éramos Pocos (One Too Many) IMDB — Borja Cobeaga
- Helmer & Son IMDB — Søren Pilmark and Kim Magnusson
- The Saviour IMDB — Peter Templeman and Stuart Parkyn
Sound Editing
- ★ Letters from Iwo Jima IMDB — Alan Robert Murray and Bub Asman
- Apocalypto IMDB — Sean McCormack and Kami Asgar
- Blood Diamond IMDB — Lon Bender
- Flags of Our Fathers IMDB — Alan Robert Murray and Bub Asman
- Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest IMDB — Christopher Boyes and George Watters II
Sound Mixing
- ★ Dreamgirls IMDB — Michael Minkler, Bob Beemer and Willie Burton
- Apocalypto IMDB — Kevin O'Connell, Greg P. Russell and Fernando Cámara
- Blood Diamond IMDB — Andy Nelson, Anna Behlmer and Ivan Sharrock
- Flags of Our Fathers IMDB — John Reitz, Dave Campbell, Gregg Rudloff and Walt Martin
- Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest IMDB — Paul Massey, Christopher Boyes and Lee Orloff
Visual Effects
- ★ Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest IMDB — John Knoll, Hal Hickel, Charles Gibson and Allen Hall
- Poseidon IMDB — Boyd Shermis, Kim Libreri, Chas Jarrett and John Frazier
- Superman Returns IMDB — Mark Stetson, Neil Corbould, Richard R. Hoover and Jon Thum
Adapted Screenplay
- ★ The Departed IMDB — Screenplay by William Monahan
- Borat Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan IMDB — Screenplay by Sacha Baron Cohen & Anthony Hines & Peter Baynham & Dan Mazer; Story by Sacha Baron Cohen & Peter Baynham & Anthony Hines & Todd Phillips
- Children of Men IMDB — Screenplay by Alfonso Cuarón & Timothy J. Sexton and David Arata and Mark Fergus & Hawk Ostby
- Little Children IMDB — Screenplay by Todd Field & Tom Perrotta
- Notes on a Scandal IMDB — Screenplay by Patrick Marber
Original Screenplay
- ★ Little Miss Sunshine IMDB — Written by Michael Arndt
- Babel IMDB — Written by Guillermo Arriaga
- Letters from Iwo Jima IMDB — Screenplay by Iris Yamashita; Story by Iris Yamashita & Paul Haggis
- Pan's Labyrinth IMDB — Written by Guillermo del Toro
- The Queen IMDB — Written by Peter Morgan
Nominated films and other recorded entries
58 films represented in the 2006 archive selection.
- After the Wedding
- An Inconvenient Truth
- Apocalypto
- Babel
- Binta and the Great Idea (Binta Y La Gran Idea)
- Blood Diamond
- Borat Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
- Cars
- Children of Men
- Click
- Curse of the Golden Flower
- Days of Glory (Indigènes)
- Deliver Us from Evil
- Dreamgirls
- Éramos Pocos (One Too Many)
- Flags of Our Fathers
- Half Nelson
- Happy Feet
- Helmer & Son
- Iraq in Fragments
- Jesus Camp
- Letters from Iwo Jima
- Lifted
- Little Children
- Little Miss Sunshine
- Maestro
- Marie Antoinette
- Monster House
- My Country, My Country
- No Time for Nuts
- Notes on a Scandal
- Pan's Labyrinth
- Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
- Poseidon
- Recycled Life
- Rehearsing a Dream
- Superman Returns
- The Black Dahlia
- The Blood of Yingzhou District
- The Danish Poet
- The Departed
- The Devil Wears Prada
- The Good German
- The Good Shepherd
- The Illusionist
- The Last King of Scotland
- The Little Matchgirl
- The Lives of Others
- The Prestige
- The Pursuit of Happyness
- The Queen
- The Saviour
- Two Hands
- United 93
- Venus
- Volver
- Water
- West Bank Story
About these award records
This independent archive groups film-linked award records by film, credited name, category and eligibility year. The film year can differ from the year the ceremony took place. Ceremony numbers are shown where supplied by the records.
Each distinct performance, song or award credit remains a separate record, even when it belongs to the same film. Shared credits stay together. A person's page covers the name shown, without combining aliases or shared credits into a complete career total.
Totals can include honorary, special and historical awards alongside competitive nominations. Awards without a linked film are outside these page totals. Source notes and uncertain records are retained; category comparisons omit groups with unresolved notes, ties or conflicting identities.
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