| 5th Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association (2006) |
| Best Film |
| United 93 |
| Best Director |
| Martin Scorsese - The Departed |
| Best Cast |
| Little Miss Sunshine |
| Best Actor |
| Forest Whitaker - The Last King of Scotland |
| Best Actress |
| Helen Mirren - The Queen |
| Best Supporting Actor |
| Djimon Hounsou - Blood Diamond |
| Best Supporting Actress |
| Jennifer Hudson - Dreamgirls |
| Best Screenplay - Adapted |
| Thank You for Smoking - Jason Reitman |
| Best Screenplay - Original |
| Little Miss Sunshine - Michael Arndt |
| Best Art Direction |
| Marie Antoinette |
| Best Breakthrough Performance |
| Jennifer Hudson - Dreamgirls |
| Best Foreign Language Film |
| El laberinto del fauno (Pan's Labyrinth), Mexico/Spain/United States |
| Best Documentary Feature |
| An Inconvenient Truth |
| Best Animated Feature |
| Happy Feet |