NEW YORK, Jan. 7 (UPI) -- At this weekend's annual National Society of Film Critics award ceremony in New York, the media group tabbed "Pan's Labyrinth" as last year's top film.
Daily Variety reported that the group, comprised of approximately 55 U.S. critics, picked director Guillermo Del Toro's Spanish-language release as the best film of 2006 at its annual meeting at the Broadway eatery Sardi's on Saturday.
In addition to "Labyrinth," which represents Mexico's selection in the foreign Oscar category, the critics group honored "United 93" director Paul Greengrass for helming the Sept. 11-related drama.
Forrest Whitaker took home the group's top acting award for his turn in "The Last King of Scotland," while Helen Mirren's acting in "The Queen" was recognized as 2006's top effort from an actress.
The newspaper said that the critics group also honored Mark Wahlberg and Meryl Streep for best supporting acting in "The Departed" and "The Devil Wears Prada" respectively
