Yes that’s right, it’s the moment you’ve all been waiting for… it’s time to announce the winners for the 2006 Film Junk Reader’s Choice Awards! We were originally going to announce these as part of our year end video podcast, but in order to keep the video to a manageable length, we have decided to use the video solely for our countdown of the Top 10 movies of the year. So now, here are the winners, as chosen by you, the readers of Film Junk…

Best Comedy

Nominees: Clerks 2, Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan, Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby, Jackass Number Two, The Break Up
Winner: Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
Runner Up: Jackass Number Two

Best Action Movie

Nominees: Mission: Impossible 3, Snakes on a Plane, Casino Royale, District B13, Crank
Winner: Casino Royale
Runner Up: Snakes On A Plane

Best Horror Movie

Nominees: Saw III, Slither, The Hills Have Eyes, Hostel, The Descent
Winner: The Descent
Runner Up: Slither

Best Drama

Nominees: Bobby, United 93, World Trade Center, Babel, The Departed
Winner: The Departed
Runner Up: United 93

Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy/FX Film

Nominees: Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest, Superman Returns, X-Men: The Last Stand, V For Vendetta, The Fountain
Winner: V For Vendetta
Runner Up: The Fountain/X-Men: The Last Stand (tie)

Best Animated Movie

Nominees: Monster House, Cars, Over The Hedge, Happy Feet, Flushed Away
Winner: Monster House
Runner Up: Cars

Best Suspense/Thriller

Nominees: Inside Man, The Prestige, The Da Vinci Code, Lady in the Water, The Black Dahlia
Winner: Inside Man
Runner Up: The Prestige

Best Documentary

Nominees: Shut Up & Sing, Deliver Us From Evil, An Inconvenient Truth, Jesus Camp, Dave Chappelle’s Block Party
Winner: An Inconvenient Truth
Runner Up: Jesus Camp

Best Independent Film

Nominees: Brick, Hard Candy, Little Miss Sunshine, The Illusionist, Thank You For Smoking
Winner: Little Miss Sunshine
Runner Up: Brick

Worst Movie of the Year

Nominees: Basic Instinct 2, Bloodrayne, The Wicker Man, Ultraviolet, The Benchwarmers
Winner: Ultraviolet/Bloodrayne (tie)

Best Movie of the Year

Winner: The Departed
Runner Up: Casino Royale