This morning, indieWIRE released the results of our first annual poll of film critics, providing a glimpse into the minds and tastes of film reviewers as we head into awards season (you can pick through the individual ballots of each critic to your heart's content.) 107 film critics with newspapers, alternate weeklies and online film sites participated, coordinated by Dennis Lim (who previously ran the Village Voice critic's poll) and Anthony Kaufman, both of whom provide wrap-ups among the meaty coverage that comes with the announcement.

Our thanks to all the reviewers and writers who participated ... and to the filmmakers and films who showed up anywhere on the list.

indieWIRE 2006 Critic's Picks Winners (full list)

• Best Film: The Death of Mr. Lazarescu
• Best Performance: Helen Mirren, The Queen
• Best Supporting Performance: Mark Wahlberg, The Departed
• Best Director: Martin Scorsese, The Departed
• Best Screenplay: Peter Morgan, The Queen
• Best First Film: Brick, Rian Johnson
• Best Documentary: Iraq in Fragments, James Longley
• Best Cinematography: Emmanuel Lubezki, Children of Men
• Best Undistributed Film: Woman on the Beach

Posted by Brian on December 21, 2006
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