The Departed Sweeps Boston Film Critics

In a wildly unsurprising turn, The Departed, Martin Scorsese's cop-drama swept the Boston Film Critics awards taking home honors for Picture, Director, and my personal favorite-- Supporting Actor for ol'Marky Mark Wahlberg among others.

Best Picture: The Departed (United 93, runner-up)

Best Director: Martin Scorsese, The Departed (Paul Greengrass, United 93, runner-up)

Best Actor: Forest Whitaker, The Last King of Scotland (Ryan Gosling, Half Nelson, runner-up)

Best Actress: Helen Mirren, The Queen (Judi Dench, Notes on a Scandal, runner-up)

Best Supporting Actor: Mark Wahlberg, The Departed (TIE: Michael Sheen, The Queen; Alec Baldwin, The Departed/Running with Scissors/The Good Shepherd, runners-up)

Best Supporting Actress: Shareeka Epps, Half Nelson (Meryl Streep, The Devil Wore Prada, runner-up)

Best Ensemble Cast: United 93 (The Departed, runner-up)

Best Screenplay: William Monahan, The Departed (Peter Morgan, The Queen, runner-up)

Best Foreign Language Film: Pan's Labyrinth (Volver, runner-up)

Best Documentary: TIE: Deliver Us From Evil/Shut Up & Sing (51 Birch Street, runner-up)

Best New Filmmaker: Ryan Fleck, Half Nelson (Jonathan Dayton & Valerie Faris, Little Miss Sunshine, runners-up)

Best Cinematography: Guillermo Navarro. Pan's Labyrinth (TIE: Stuart Dryburgh, The Painted Veil; Xiaoding Zhao, Curse of the Golden Flower, runners-up)