Category Lists

And, keeping the theme going: here are lists of the best film components - performances, scripts, etc. Just flat lists, I'm afraid. When I get to the also promised "Moments of 2005" post, I may go into more detail. I hope...

Best Actor:
1. Jeff Daniels - The Squid and the Whale
2. Matthieu Alamric - Kings and Queen
3. Damien Lewis - Keane
4. Rip Torn - 40 Shades of Blue
5. Romain Duris - The Beat that My Heart Skipped

Supporting role:Jean-Pierre Bacri - Look at Me; Tadanabu Asano - Bright Future & Cafe Lumiere; Andrew Bujalski - Funny Ha Ha & Mutual Appreciation

Actress:
1. Reese Witherspoon - Walk the Line
2. Maria Alche - The Holy Girl
3. Emmanuelle Devos - Kings and Queen
4. Keira Knightley - Pride and Prejudice
5. Dina Korzun - 40 Shades of Blue

supporting role: Amy Adams - Junebug; Michelle Williams (deserving better than Brokeback Mountain & The Baxter)

Director:
1. Wong Kar-wei - 2046
2. Park Chan-wook - Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance
3. Arnaud Desplechins - Kings and Queen
4. Jia Jiang-ke - The World
5. Lodge Kerrigan - Keane

Script:
1. Kings and Queen - Arnaud Desplechins & Roger Bohbot
2. The Squid and the Whale - Noah Baumbach
3. Los Angeles Plays Itself - Thom Anderson
4. 5x2 - Francois Ozon & Emanuelle Bernheim
5. Funny Ha Ha - Andrew Bujalski

Cinematography:
1. Christopher Doyle, Kwan Pun-leung & Lai Yui-fei - 2046
2. Harris Savides - Last Days
3. Robert Yeoman - The Squid and the Whale
4. Jeong Jeong-hun - Oldboy
5. Yatuka Yamasaki - Nobody Knows