The 59th British Academy Film Awards, more commonly known as the

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, took place on 19 February 2006 at the

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, honouring the best national and foreign films of

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. Presented by the

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, accolades were handed out for the best feature-length film and documentaries of any nationality that were screened at British cinemas in 2005. ''

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'' won Best Film, Best Director for

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, Best Supporting Actor for

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, and Best Adapted Screenplay.

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won Best Actor for '' Capote'' and

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won Best Actress for ''

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''. '' The Constant Gardener'' received the most nominations with 10; the film only received one award: Best Editing for

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. '' Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit'', directed by

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and Steve Box, was voted Outstanding British Film of 2005.

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hosted the ceremony for the fifth consecutive year.

Winners and nominees

BAFTA Fellowship

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Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema

* Robert 'Chuck' Finch and Billy Merrell

Awards

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.

Statistics

References

External links

* {{BAFTA Film Awards Chron 059 B 2006 in British cinema February 2006 in the United Kingdom 2006 in London 2005 awards in the United Kingdom