With one or two exceptions, Tthe Florida Film Critics Circle have delivered a totally non-mind-blowing roster of ’06 superlatives: Best Picture — The Departed; Best Actor — Forest Whitaker, The Last King of Scotland; Best Actress — Helen Mirren, The Queen; Best Supporting Actor — Jack Nicholson, The Departed (a sloppy call — Nicholson’s performance is just another standard high-styler; Best Supporting Actress — Cate Blanchett, Notes on a Scandal (good call); Best Director — Martin Scorsese, The Departed; Best Screenplay (Original or Adapted) — William Monahan, The Departed; Best Cinematography — Guillermo Navarro, Pan’s Labyrinth; Best Foreign-Language Film — Pan’s Labyrinth.
