Awards/Nominations for 2006 Spirit Awards View for other years: 2006 2008 2007 2005 2003

Best Picture Win: Little Miss Sunshine Runner-Up: American Gun Runner-Up: Half Nelson Runner-Up: Pan's Labyrinth Runner-Up: The Dead Girl Best Director Win: Valerie Faris, Little Miss Sunshine Win: Jonathan Dayton, Little Miss Sunshine Runner-Up: Robert Altman, A Prairie Home Companion Runner-Up: Steven Soderbergh, Bubble Runner-Up: Ryan Fleck, Half Nelson Runner-Up: Karen Moncrieff, The Dead Girl Best Actor Win: Ryan Gosling, Half Nelson Runner-Up: Forest Whitaker, American Gun Runner-Up: Ahmad Razvi, Man Push Cart Runner-Up: Aaron Eckhart, Thank You for Smoking Runner-Up: Edward Norton, The Painted Veil Best Actress Win: Shareeka Epps, Half Nelson Runner-Up: Catherine O'Hara, For Your Consideration Runner-Up: Michelle Williams, Land of Plenty Runner-Up: Robin Wright Penn, Sorry, Haters Runner-Up: Elizabeth Reaser, Sweet Land Best Supporting Actor Win: Alan Arkin, Little Miss Sunshine Runner-Up: Channing Tatum, A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints Runner-Up: Daniel Craig, Infamous Runner-Up: Paul Dano, Little Miss Sunshine Runner-Up: Raymond J. Barry, Steel City Best Supporting Actress Win: Frances McDormand, Friends with Money Runner-Up: Melonie Diaz, A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints Runner-Up: Marcia Gay Harden, American Gun Runner-Up: Amber Tamblyn, Shephanie Daley Runner-Up: Mary Beth Hurt, The Dead Girl Best First Screenplay Win: Michael Arndt, Little Miss Sunshine Runner-Up: Dito Montiel, A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints Runner-Up: Gabrielle Zevin, Conversations with Other Women Runner-Up: Anna Boden, Ryan Fleck , Half Nelson Runner-Up: Goran Dukic, Wristcutters: A Love Story Best Screenplay Win: Jason Reitman, Thank You for Smoking Runner-Up: Nicole Holofcener, Friends with Money Runner-Up: Jeff Stanzler, Sorry, Haters Runner-Up: Neil Burger, The Illusionist Runner-Up: Ron Nyswaner, The Painted Veil Best Documentary Win: The Road to Guantanamo Runner-Up: A Lion in the House Runner-Up: My Country, My Country Runner-Up: The Trials of Darryl Hunt Runner-Up: You're Gonna Miss Me Best Foreign Language Film Win: The Lives of Others Runner-Up: 12:08 East of Bucharest Runner-Up: Chronicle of an Escape Runner-Up: Days of Glory Runner-Up: The Blossoming of Maximo Oliveros

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