Gay cowboy movie Brokeback Mountain, starring Heath Ledger (left) and Jake Gyllenhaal (right), scooped four awards, including best film and best director for Ang Lee.
Philip Seymour Hoffman won best actor (drama) for his role in Capote, seeing off competition from Heath Ledger, Russell Crowe, Terrence Howard and David Strathairn.
Johnny Cash biopic Walk the Line earned Joaquin Phoenix a best actor award (musical or comedy) and a best actress gong for Reece Witherspoon.
Desperate Housewives' Felicity Huffman won a big-screen trophy as best dramatic actress for her portrayal of a man awaiting a sex-change operation in Transamerica.
George Clooney's drama Good Night, and Good Luck, failed to convert its four nominations into trophies, but Clooney won a best supporting actor trophy for his role in Syriana.
Sir Anthony Hopkins was presented with the Cecil B DeMille award for his life's work in film, including his Oscar-winning performance as the chilling Hannibal Lecter.
Chinese actress Ziyi Zhang lost out in the best actress category for her role in Memoirs Of A Geisha, but John Williams' original score for the film won an award.
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