'The Departed' Takes Broadcast Crix Bid

Scorsese pic comes out on top for the broadcasters

By: Brad Brevet
Published: Monday, January 15th 2007 at 11:09 PM

The Broadcast Film Critics Association's 12th Annual Critics Choice Awards were held Friday night and the group has weighed in with their picks and Warner Bros. Pictures' The Departed came out on top and took the group's Best Picture bid for 2006.

The big winners for the night were Dreamgirls as they took both Supporting nods and Best Song, Little Miss Sunshine took home four awards for Ensemble Cast, writer, and young actor and actress. There were no huge surprises, but it does get things started off as the Golden Globes will be held tonight at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, Beverly Hills, CA and you better believe we will have FULL coverage, so stay tuned for more on that.

For now, check out the winner list below:

Best Picture: The Departed
Best Actor: Forest Whitaker – The Last King of Scotland
Best Actress: Helen Mirren – The Queen
Best Supporting Actor: Eddie Murphy – Dreamgirls
Best Supporting Actress: Jennifer Hudson – Dreamgirls
Best Acting Ensemble: Little Miss Sunshine
Best Director: Martin Scorsese – The Departed
Best Writer: Michael Arndt – Little Miss Sunshine
Best Animated Feature: Cars
Best Young Actor: Paul Dano – Little Miss Sunshine
Best Young Actress: Abigail Breslin – Little Miss Sunshine
Best Comedy Movie: Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
Best Family Film (live action): Charlotte's Web
Best Picture Made for Television: Elizabeth I
Best Documentary Feature: An Inconvenient Truth
Best Foreign Language Film: Letters From Iwo Jima
Best Song: "Listen", Beyonce – Dreamgirls
Best Soundtrack: Dreamgirls
Best Composer: Phillip Glass – The Illusionist