The 4th Annual Central Ohio Film Critics Association Awards, honoring the best in film for 2005, were announced on January 15, 2006.
Best Film
- Brokeback Mountain
- A History of Violence
- Wallace and Gromit in the Curse of the Were-Rabbit
- Good Night, and Good Luck.
- Munich
- Murderball
- Crash
- Sin City
- Pride & Prejudice
- Batman Begins
Best Direction
- David Cronenberg – (A History of Violence)
- Runner-Up: Ang Lee – (Brokeback Mountain)
Best Lead Performance
- Heath Ledger – (Brokeback Mountain)
- Runner-Up: Reese Witherspoon – (Walk the Line)
Best Supporting Performance
- Maria Bello – (A History of Violence)
- Runner-Up: Amy Adams – (Junebug)
Actor of the Year (for an exemplary body of work)
- Heath Ledger – (Brokeback Mountain, Casanova, Lords of Dogtown, The Brothers Grimm)
- Runner-Up: Terrence Howard – (Crash, Four Brothers, Hustle & Flow)
Best Ensemble
- Munich
- Runner-Up: Brokeback Mountain
Best Screenplay
- Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana – (Brokeback Mountain)
- Runner-Up: George Clooney and Grant Heslov – (Good Night, and Good Luck.)
Best Formal Design (for exceptional visual design)
- Sin City
- Runner-Up: Brokeback Mountain
Best Sound Design (for exceptional aural aesthetic)
- War of the Worlds
- Runner-Up: Walk the Line
Breakthrough Film Artist
- Amy Adams – (Junebug) – (for acting)
- Runner-Up: Joe Wright – (Pride & Prejudice) – (for directing)