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The Fresh Awards 2006
 originally compiled on 7 Mar 2007
last updated: 5 Feb 2025

CLICK HERE FOR A LIST OF ALL 2006 FILMS REVIEWED

 

 

BEST ACTOR

ULRICH MÜHE (5) for DAS LEBEN DER ANDEREN

 

 WILL SMITH (5) for THE PURSUIT OF HAPPYNESS
FOREST WHITAKER (4,5) for THE LAST KING OF SCOTLAND
EDWARD NORTON (4,5) for THE PAINTED VEIL
CHRISTIAN BALE (4,5) for THE PRESTIGE

 

BEST ACTRESS

HELEN MIRREN (4,5) for THE QUEEN
ABIGAIL BRESLIN (4,5) for LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE

JUDI DENCH (4,5) for NOTES ON A SCANDAL
NAOMI WATTS (4,5) for THE PAINTED VEIL
LUNA MIJOVIC (4,5) for GRBAVICA

 

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

BILL NIGHY (5) for NOTES ON A SCANDAL

PAUL GIAMATTI (5) for THE ILLUSIONIST
HENRIK MESTAD (5) for SØNNER
BOUKBER AIT EL CAID (4,5) for BABEL
JADEN SMITH (4,5) for THE PURSUIT OF HAPPYNESS

 

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

RINKO KIKUCHI (4,5) for BABEL

ADRIANA BARRAZA (4,5) for BABEL
MAGGIE GYLLENHAAL (4,5) for STRANGER THAN FICTION
  MARTINA GEDECK (4,5) for DAS LEBEN DER ANDEREN
SABINE TIMOTEO (4,5) for DER FREIE WILLE

 

BEST DIRECTING

ALEJANDRO GONZÁLEZ IÑÁRRITU for BABEL
FLORIAN HENCKEL VON DONNERSMARCK for DAS LEBEN DER ANDEREN
  CHRISTOPHER NOLAN  for THE PRESTIGE
  MARK FORSTER for STRANGER THAN FICTION
  JASMILA ZBANIC for GRBAVICA

 

BREAKTHROUGH OF THE YEAR

FLORIAN HENCKEL VON DONNERSMARCK

ABIGAIL BRESLIN
JADEN SMITH
  PATRICK WILSON

HENRIK MESTAD