The 5th Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards were given on December 11, 2006.
- Best Actor
- Forest Whitaker – The Last King of Scotland
- Best Actress
- Helen Mirren – The Queen
- Best Animated Feature
- Happy Feet
- Best Art Direction
- Marie Antoinette
- Best Breakthrough Performance
- Jennifer Hudson – Dreamgirls
- Best Cast
- Little Miss Sunshine
- Best Director
- Martin Scorsese – The Departed
- Best Documentary Feature
- An Inconvenient Truth
- Best Film
- United 93
- Best Foreign Language Film
- El laberinto del fauno (Pan’s Labyrinth), Mexico/Spain/United States
- Best Screenplay – Adapted
- Thank You for Smoking – Jason Reitman
- Best Screenplay – Original
- Little Miss Sunshine – Michael Arndt
- Best Supporting Actor
- Djimon Hounsou – Blood Diamond
- Best Supporting Actress
- Jennifer Hudson – Dreamgirls