Opal Award winners by category

Best Film:
2007- TBA
2006- The Prestige
2005- The New World
2004- Dogville

Best Film, Drama:
2004- category combined with best film, comedy and best documentary
2003- Le Fils
2002- 25th Hour
2001- Waking Life
2000- Yi Yi: a One and a Two
1999- After Life
1998- The Celebration
1997- Maborosi
1996- Breaking the Waves

Best Film, Comedy or Musical:
2004- category combined with best film, drama and best documentary
2003- The Company
2002- 8 Women
2001- The Royal Tenenbaums
2000- Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai
1999- Three Kings
1998- Rushmore
1997- Irma Vep
1996- Dead Man

Best Documentary:
2004- category combined with best film, drama and best film, comedy
2003- Bus 174
2002- Bowling for Columbine
2001- The Gleaners and I
2000- The Filth and the Fury
1999- Mr. Death: The Rise and Fall of Fred A. Leuchter, Jr.
1998- The Cruise
1997- Fast, Cheap and Out of Control
1996- Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills

Best Director:
2007- TBA
2006- Alfonso Cuaron, Children of Men
2005- Terrence Malick, The New World
2004- Lars Von Trier, Dogville
2003- Luc and Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Le Fils
2002- Roy Andersson, Songs From the Second Floor
2001- Takashi Miike, Audition
2000- Claire Denis, Beau Travail
1999- Mike Leigh, Topsy-Turvy
1998- Wes Anderson, Rushmore
1997- Errol Morris, Fast, Cheap and Out of Control
1996- Jim Jarmusch, Dead Man

Best Actress:
2007- TBA
2006- Laura Dern, Inland Empire
2005- Emmanuelle Devos, Gilles’ Wife AND Kings and Queen
2004- Julie Delpy, Before Sunset

Best Actress, Drama:
2004- category combined with best actress, comedy or musical
2003- Uma Thurman, Kill Bill: vol. 1
2002- Isabelle Huppert, The Piano Teacher
2001- (tie) Charlotte Rampling, Under the Sand AND Naomi Watts, Mulholland Dr.
2000- Ellen Burstyn, Requiem For a Dream
1999- Lara Belmont, The War Zone
1998- Fernanda Montenegro, Central Station
1997- Molly Parker, Kissed
1996- Emily Watson, Breaking the Waves

Best Actress, Comedy or Musical:
2004- category combined with best actress, drama
2003- Jamie Lee Curtis, Freaky Friday
2002- Maggie Gyllenhaal, Secretary
2001- Thora Birch, Ghost World
2000- Rachel Griffiths, Me Myself I
1999- Janet McTeer, Tumbleweeds
1998- Jane Horrocks, Little Voice
1997- Pam Grier, Jackie Brown
1996- Frances McDormand, Fargo

Best Actor:
2007- TBA
2006- Sacha Baron Cohen, Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
2005- Damian Lewis, Keane
2004- Jean-Pierre Darroussin, Red Lights

Best Actor, Drama:
2004- category combined with best actor, comedy
2003- Olivier Gourmet, Le Fils
2002- Daniel Day-Lewis, Gangs of New York
2001- Tom Wilkinson, In the Bedroom
2000- Javier Bardem, Before Night Falls
1999- Russell Crowe, The Insider
1998- Nick Nolte, Affliction
1997- Robert Duvall, The Apostle
1996- Billy Bob Thornton, Sling Blade

Best Actor, Comedy or Musical:
2004- category combined with best actor, drama
2003- Johnny Depp, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
2002- Nicolas Cage, Adaptation.
2001- Gene Hackman, The Royal Tenenbaums
2000- Forest Whitaker, Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai
1999- Sean Penn, Sweet and Lowdown
1998- John Hurt, Love and Death on Long Island
1997- Christopher Guest, Waiting for Guffman
1996- William H. Macy, Fargo

Best Supporting Actor:
2007- TBA
2006- Nick Nolte, Clean
2005- Jeff Daniels, The Squid and the Whale
2004- Danny Huston, Birth
2003- Peter Sarsgaard, Shattered Glass
2002- Brian Cox, 25th Hour
2001- Tony Shalhoub, The Man Who Wasn’t There
2000- Benicio Del Toro, Traffic
1999- John Malkovich, Being John Malkovich
1998- Bill Murray, Rushmore
1997- Robert Forster, Jackie Brown
1996 (tie)- Gary Farmer, Dead Man AND Stellan Skarsgård, Breaking the Waves

Best Supporting Actress:
2007- TBA
2006- Mia Kershner, The Black Dahlia
2005- Maria Bello, A History of Violence
2004- Coralie Revel, Secret Things
2003- Monica Bellucci, Irreversible
2002- Ronit Elkabetz, Late Marriage
2001- Juliette Binoche, Code Unknown
2000- Gina McKee, Wonderland
1999- Antonia San Juan, All About My Mother
1998- Patricia Clarkson, High Art
1997- Julianne Moore, Boogie Nights
1996- Isabelle Huppert, La Ceremonie

Best Ensemble Performance:
2007- TBA
2006- Duck Season
2005- Kings and Queen
2004 (tie)- Dogville AND Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
2003- A Mighty Wind
2002- 8 Women
2001- Gosford Park
2000- Yi Yi: A One and a Two
1999(tie)- After Life AND Topsy-Turvy
1998- The Celebration
1997- Irma Vep
1996- Hamlet

Best Debut Performance:
2006- category discontinued
2005(tie)- Q’Orianka Kilcher, The New World AND Sibel Kekilli, Head On
2004- Catalina Sandino Moreno, Maria Full of Grace
2003- Martin Compston, Sweet Sixteen
2002- Jesse Eisenberg, Roger Dodger
2001- Kerry Washington, Our Song
2000- Severine Caneele, L'humanité
1999- Emilie Dequenne, Rosetta

Best Debut Performance, Female:
1999- category combined with best debut, male
1998- Samantha Morton, Under the Skin
1997- Victoire Thivisol, Ponette
1996- Faye Wong, Chungking Express

Best Debut Performance, Male:
1999- category combined with best debut, female
1998- Jason Schwartzman, Rushmore
1997- Aaron Eckhart, In the Company of Men
1996- Edward Norton, Primal Fear

Best First Feature:
2007- TBA
2006- Rian Johnson, Brick
2005- Shane Black, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
2004- Shane Carruth, Primer
2003- Jose Padilha, Bus 174
2002- Zacharias Kunuk, The Fast Runner (Atanarjuat)
2001- Richard Kelly, Donnie Darko
2000- David Gordon Green, George Washington
1999- Tim Roth, The War Zone
1998- Richard Kwietniowski, Love and Death on Long Island
1997- Hirokazu Kore-eda, Maborosi
1996- Stanley Tucci and Campbell Scott, Big Night

Best Screenplay:
2007- TBA
2006- The Prestige
2005- A History of Violence
2004- Primer

Best Original Screenplay:
2004- category combined with best adapted screenplay
2003- Stuck on You
2002- Talk to Her
2001- The Man Who Wasn’t There
2000- You Can Count on Me
1999- The Lovers of the Arctic Circle
1998- Fallen Angels
1997- In the Company of Men
1996- Fargo

Best Adapted Screenplay:
2004- category combined with best original screenplay
2003- The Secret Lives of Dentists
2002- 25th Hour
2001- In the Bedroom
2000- The House of Mirth
1999- Bringing Out the Dead
1998- Love and Death on Long Island
1997- The Sweet Hereafter
1996- La Ceremonie

Best Score:
2007- TBA
2006- The Painted Veil- Alexandre Desplat
2005- Tony Takitani- Ryuichi Sakamoto
2004- Birth- Alexandre Desplat
2003- Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King-Howard Shore
2002- Far From Heaven- Elmer Bernstein
2001- Waking Life- Glover Gill
2000- Requiem For a Dream- Clint Mansell
1999- South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut- Trey Parker and Marc Shaiman
1998- Gods and Monsters- Carter Burwell
1997- Fast, Cheap and Out of Control- Caleb Sampson
1996- The English Patient- Gabriel Yared

Best Cinematography:
2007- TBA
2006- Miami Vice- Dion Beebe
2005- The New World- Emmanuel Lubezki
2004- Hero- Christopher Doyle
2003- Gerry- Harris Savides
2002- Far From Heaven- Ed Lachman
2001- In the Mood for Love- Christopher Doyle and Mark-li Ping-bin
2000- George Washington- Tim Orr
1999- Snow Falling on Cedars- Robert Richardson
1998- The Thin Red Line- John Toll
1997- Kundun- Roger Deakins
1996- Dead Man- Robby Muller

Best Editing:
2007- TBA
2006- Dave Chappelle's Block Party- Jeff Buchanan, Sarah Flack, and Jamie Kirkpatrick
2005- Domino- William Goldenberg and Christian Wagner
2004- Collateral- Jim Miller and Paul Rubell
2003- Kill Bill: vol. 1- Sally Menke
2002- 24 Hour Party People- Trevor Waite and Michael Winterbottom
2001- Amores Perros- Carlos Bolardo, Luis Carballar, Alejandro Gonzalez Iñarritu, and Fernando Perez Unda
2000- Requiem For a Dream- Jay Rabinowitz
1999- Fight Club- James Haygood
1998- The Celebration- Valdis Oskarsdottir
1997- Fast, Cheap and Out of Control- Shandra Merrill and Karen Schmeer
1996- Fargo- Roderick Jaynes

Best DVD release:
2007- TBA
2006- Beyond the Valley of the Dolls (Fox DVD)
2005- F For Fake (The Criterion Collection)
2004- Freaks and Geeks: The Complete Series (Shout! Factory)
2003- Three Colors Trilogy Box Set (Miramax Home Video)
2002- Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Extended Special Edition (New Line Home Video)
2001- Citizen Kane (Warner Home Video)
2000- Fight Club Special Edition (Fox DVD)