The 72nd New York Film Critics Circle Awards, honoring the best in film for 2006, were given on 11 December 2006.

Greengrass' United 93 won the award for Best Film. The Queen won the awards for Best Actress (Mirren) and Best Screenplay.

Winners

• Best Actor:
  • Forest Whitaker - The Last King of Scotland
• Best Actress:
  • Helen Mirren - The Queen
• Best Animated Feature:
  • Happy Feet
• Best Cinematography:
  • El laberinto del fauno (Pan's Labyrinth) - Guillermo del Toro
• Best Director:
  • Martin Scorsese - The Departed
• Best Film:
  • United 93
• Best First Film:
  • Half Nelson
• Best Foreign Language Film:
  • L'armée des ombres (Army of Shadows), France/Italy
• Best Non-Fiction Film:
  • Deliver Us From Evil
• Best Screenplay:
  • The Queen - Peter Morgan
• Best Supporting Actor:
  • Jackie Earle Haley - Little Children
• Best Supporting Actress:
  • Jennifer Hudson - Dreamgirls