2006

Tom Cruise makes a surprise appearance at the Summer Gala, during which a Career Achievement Award is presented to Steven Spielberg. That Fall, the Festival honors Dustin Hoffman, Liza Minnelli, and Ruby Dee, and high-profile directors such as Stephen Fears, Darren Aronofsky, and Marc Foster are present to unveil their new films, respectively, The Queen, The Fountain, and Stranger Than Fiction. Asghar Farhadi’s Fireworks Wednesday is awarded the Gold Hugo for Best Feature, while James Longley’s Iran In Fragments wins Best Documentary