Film
Milk

Director
Mike Leigh, Happy-Go-Lucky

Actor
Sean Penn, Milk

Actress
Sally Hawkins, Happy-Go-Lucky

Supporting Actor
Josh Brolin, Milk

Supporting Actress
Penelope Cruz, Vicky Cristina Barcelona

Screenplay
Jenny Lumet, Rachel Getting Married

First Film
Courtney Hunt, Frozen River

Foreign Film
4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days

Animated Film
WALL-E

Documentary
Man on Wire

Cinematographer
Anthony Dod Mantle, Slumdog Millionaire

Top Ten Films (listed alphabetically)
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Doubt
Frost/Nixon
Happy-Go-Lucky
Milk
Rachel Getting Married
Slumdog Millionaire
WALL-E
The Wrestler

Best Film of 2008
Slumdog Millionaire

Best Director(s)
Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire

Best First Feature
Charlie Kaufman, Synecdoche, New York

Best Actress
Sally Hawkins, Happy-Go-Lucky

Best Actor
Mickey Rourke, The Wrestler

Best Supporting Actress
Marisa Tomei, The Wrestler

Best Supporting Actor
Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight

Best Documentary
Man on Wire, dir. James Marsh

Best Foreign Film
Let the Right One In, dir. Tomas Alfredson

Best Animated Film
WALL-E

Obviously Worst Film
The Love Guru

Not-So-Obviously Worst Film
Mamma Mia!

Best Screenplay Original
TIE Robert D. Siegel, The Wrestler
Dustin Lance Black, Milk

Best Screenplay Adaptation
Simon Beaufoy, Slumdog Millionaire
(Vikas Swarup, novelist)

Best Picture
Slumdog Millionaire

Best Director
Danny Boyle – Slumdog Millionaire

Best Actress
Kate Winslet – The Reader

Best Actor
Mickey Rourke – The Wrestler

Best Supporting Actress
Marisa Tomei – The Wrestler

Best Supporting Actor
Heath Ledger – The Dark Knight

Best Original Screenplay
The Visitor – Thomas McCarthy

Best Adapted Screenplay
Slumdog Millionaire – Simon Beaufoy

Best Foreign Language Film
Let the Right One In

Best Documentary
Man on Wire

Best Animated Film
Wall-E

Best Cinematography
Slumdog Millionaire – Anthony Dod Mantle

Best Production Design
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button – Donald Graham Burt

Best Editing
Slumdog Millionaire – Chris Dickens

Best Score
Slumdog Millionaire – A.R. Rahman

Best Ensemble
Frost/Nixon

Body of Work Award
Richard Jenkins, for The Visitor, Burn After Reading, Step Brothers, and The Tale of Despereaux.

Kyle Counts Award
The San Diego Central Library film program, for its outstanding contribution to film education and its commitment to eclectic and excellent free public film programs.

Best Picture
Milk

Best Director
Gus Van Sant, Milk

Screenplay, original
Dustin Lance Black, Milk

Screenplay, adapted
Peter Morgan, Frost/Nixon

Actor (TIE)
Sean Penn, Milk and Mickey Rourke, The Wrestler

Actress
Sally Hawkins, Happy Go Lucky

Supporting Actor
Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight

Supporting Actress
Marisa Tomei, The Wrestler

Cinematography
Wally Pfister, The Dark Knight

Documentary
My Winnipeg

Foreign
Let the Right One In

Best Picture – Drama
Slumdog Millionaire

Best Actor – Drama
Mickey Rourke – The Wrestler

Best Actress – Drama
Kate Winslet – Revolutionary Road

Best Picture – Comedy/Musical
Vicky Cristina Barcelona

Best Actress – Comedy/Musical
Sally Hawkins – Happy-Go-Lucky

Best Actor – Comedy/Musical
Colin Farrell – In Bruges

Best Director
Danny Boyle – Slumdog Millionaire

Original Score
A. R. Rahman – Slumdog Millionaire

Best Writer
Simon Beaufoy – Slumdog Millionaire

Foreign Language Film
Waltz With Bashir (Israel)

Best Supporting Actor
Heath Ledger – The Dark Knight

Animation
Wall-E

Original Song
“The Wrestler” – The Wrestler
Music & Lyrics By: Bruce Springsteen

Best Supporting Actress
Kate Winslet – The Reader
TELEVISION

Best Television Series – Drama
Mad Men

Best Performance By An Actress In A Television Series – Comedy Or Musical
Tina Fey – 30 Rock

Best Television Series – Comedy Or Musical
30 Rock (NBC)
Universal Media Studios In Association With Broadway Video And Little Stranger Inc.

Best Performance By An Actor In A Mini-Series Or Motion Picture Made For Television
Paul Giamatti – John Adams

Best Performance By An Actor In A Television Series – Comedy Or Musical
Alec Baldwin – 30 Rock

Best Performance By An Actress In A Mini-Series
Or Motion Picture Made For Television
Laura Linney – John Adams

Best Mini-Series Or Motion Picture Made For Television
John Adams (Hbo)
Playtone In Association With Hbo Films

Best Performance By An Actress In A Television Series – Drama
Anna Paquin – True Blood

Best Performance By An Actor In A Television Series – Drama
Gabriel Byrne – In Treatment

Best Performance By An Actor In A Supporting Role In A Series, Mini-Series Or Motion Picture Made For Television
Tom Wilkinson – John Adams

Best Performance By An Actress In A Supporting Role In A Series, Mini-Series Or Motion Picture Made For Television
Laura Dern – Recount
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NOMINEES

Best Picture – Drama
The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button
Warner Bros. Pictures and Paramount Pictures; Warner Bros. Pictures and Paramount Pictures

Frost/Nixon
Imagine Entertainment, Working Title, Studio Canal; Universal Pictures

The Reader
Mirage Enterprises; The Weinstein Company

Revolutionary Road
An Evamere Entertainment BBC Films Neal Street Production; DreamWorks Pictures in Association with BBC Films and Paramount Vantage

Slumdog Millionaire
Fox Searchlight Pictures and Warner Bros.; Fox Searchlight Pictures and Warner Bros.

Best Picture – Comedy/Musical

<Burn After Reading
Working Title/Releasing Company; Focus Features in association with Studio Canal

Happy-Go-Lucky
Summit Entertainment, Film4, Ingenious Film Partners, Miramax Films; Miramax Films

In Bruges
Blueprint Pictures; Focus Features

Mamma Mia!
Relativity Media, Playtone, Littlestar; Universal Pictures

Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Mediapro; The Weinstein Company

Best Actor – Drama

Leonardo DiCaprio – Revolutionary Road
Frank Langella – Frost/Nixon
Sean Penn – Milk
Brad Pitt – The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button
Mickey Rourke – The Wrestler

Best Actor – Comedy/Musical

Javier Bardem – Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Colin Farrell – In Bruges
James Franco – Pineapple Express
Brendan Gleeson – In Bruges
Dustin Hoffman – Last Chance Harvey

Best Actress – Drama

Anne Hathaway – Rachel Getting Married
Angelina Jolie – Changeling
Meryl Streep – Doubt
Kristin Scott Thomas – I’ve Loved You So Long
Kate Winslet – Revolutionary Road

Best Actress – Comedy/Musical

Rebecca Hall – Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Sally Hawkins – Happy-Go-Lucky
Frances McDormand – Burn After Reading
Meryl Streep – Mamma Mia!
Emma Thompson – Last Chance Harvey

Best Supporting Actor

Tom Cruise – Tropic Thunder
Robert Downey Jr. – Tropic Thunder
Ralph Fiennes – The Duchess
Philip Seymour Hoffman – Doubt
Heath Ledger – The Dark Knight

Best Supporting Actress

Amy Adams – Doubt
Penélope Cruz – Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Viola Davis – Doubt
Marisa Tomei – The Wrestler
Kate Winslet – The Reader

Best Director

Danny Boyle – Slumdog Millionaire
Stephen Daldry – The Reader
David Fincher – The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button
Ron Howard – Frost/Nixon
Sam Mendes – Revolutionary Road

Best Writer

Simon Beaufoy – Slumdog Millionaire
David Hare – The Reader
Peter Morgan – Frost/Nixon
Eric Roth – Benjamin Button
John Patrick Shanley – Doubt

Animation

Bolt
Walt Disney Pictures; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures

Kung Fu Panda
DreamWorks Animation SKG; Paramount Pictures

Wall-E
Walt Disney Pictures and Pixar Animation Studios; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures

Original Score

Alexandre Desplat – The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button
Clint Eastwood – Changeling
James Newton Howard – Defiance
A. R. Rahman – Slumdog Millionaire
Hans Zimmer – Frost/Nixon

Foreign Language Film

The Baader Meinhof Complex (Germany)
The Country of Germany
(DER BAADER MEINHOF KOMPLEX) Constantin Film Produktion GmbH; Summit Entertainment, LLC

Everlasting Moments (Sweden, Denmark)
The Country of Sweden and The Country of Denmark
(MARIA LARSSONS EVIGA ÖGONBLICK) Final Cut Productions Aps; IFC Films

Gomorrah (Italy)
The Country of Italy
(GOMORRA) Fandango; IFC Films

I’ve Loved You So Long (France)
The Country of France
(IL Y A LONGTEMPS QUE JE T’AIME) UGC YM/UGC Images/France 3 Cinema/Integral Film; Sony Pictures Classics

Waltz With Bashir (Israel)
The Country of IsraelBridgit Folman Film Gang/Les Films D’Ici/Razor Films/Arte France/ITVS International; Sony Pictures Classics

Original Song

“Down To Earth” – Wall-E
Music By: Peter Gabriel, Thomas Newman
Lyrics By: Peter Gabriel
“Gran Torino” – Gran Torino
Music By: Clint Eastwood, Jamie Cullum, Kyle Eastwood, Michael Stevens
Lyrics By: Kyle Eastwood, Michael Stevens
“I Thought I Lost You” – Bolt
Music & Lyrics By: Miley Cyrus, Jeffrey Steele
“Once In A Lifetime” – Cadillac Records
Music & Lyrics By: Beyoncé Knowles, Amanda Ghost, Scott Mcfarnon, Ian Dench, James Dring, Jody Street
“The Wrestler” – The Wrestler
Music & Lyrics By: Bruce Springsteen

AND TELEVISION NODS

Best Television Series – Drama

Dexter (Showtime)
Showtime/John Goldwyn Productions/The Colleton Company/Clyde Phillips Productions
House (Fox)
Universal Media Studios In Association With Heel And Toe Films, Shore Z Productions And Bad Hat Harry Productions
In Treatment (Hbo)
Sheleg, Closest To The Hole Productions In Association With Hbo Entertainment
Mad Men (Amc)
Lionsgate Television
True Blood (Hbo)
Your Face Goes Here Productions In Association With Hbo Entertainment

Best Performance By An Actress In A Television Series – Drama

Sally Field – Brothers And Sisters
Mariska Hargitay – Law And Order: Special Victims Unit
January Jones – Mad Men
Anna Paquin – True Blood
Kyra Sedgwick – The Closer

Best Performance By An Actor In A Television Series – Drama

Gabriel Byrne – In Treatment
Michael C Hall – Dexter
Jon Hamm – Mad Men
Hugh Laurie – House
Jonathan Rhys Meyers – The Tudors

Best Television Series – Comedy Or Musical

30 Rock (Nbc)
Universal Media Studios In Association With Broadway Video And Little Stranger Inc

Californication (Showtime)
Showtime Presents In Association With Aggressive Mediocrity, And Then

Entourage (Hbo)
Leverage And Closest To The Hole Productions In Association With Hbo Entertainment

The Office (Nbc)
Deedle Dee Productions, Reveille Llc, Universal Media Studios

Weeds (Showtime)
Lionsgate Television

Best Performance By An Actress In A Television Series – Comedy Or Musical

Christina Applegate – Samantha Who?
America Ferrera – Ugly Betty
Tina Fey – 30 Rock
Debra Messing – The Starter Wife
Mary-Louise Parker – Weeds

Best Performance By An Actor In A Television Series – Comedy Or Musical

Alec Baldwin – 30 Rock
Steve Carell – The Office
Kevin Connolly – Entourage
David Duchovny – Californication
Tony Shalhoub – Monk

Best Mini-Series Or Motion Picture Made For Television

A Raisin In The Sun (Abc)
Sony Pictures Television
Bernard And Doris (Hbo)
Trigger Street Independent Productions In Association With Little Bird And Chicago Films And Hbo Films
Cranford (Pbs)
A Co-Production Of Bbc And Wgbh Boston
John Adams (Hbo)
Playtone In Association With Hbo Films
Recount (Hbo)
Spring Creek/Mirage Productions In Association With Trigger Street Productions, Everyman Pictures And Hbo Films

Best Performance By An Actress In A Mini-Series Or Motion Picture Made For Television

Judi Dench – Cranford
Catherine Keener – An American Crime
Laura Linney – John Adams
Shirley Maclaine – Coco Chanel
Susan Sarandon – Bernard And Doris

Best Performance By An Actor In A Mini-Series Or Motion Picture Made For Television

Ralph Fiennes – Bernard And Doris
Paul Giamatti – John Adams
Kevin Spacey – Recount
Kiefer Sutherland – 24: Redemption
Tom Wilkinson – Recount

Best Performance By An Actress In A Supporting Role In A Series, Mini-Series Or Motion Picture Made For Television

Eileen Atkins – Cranford
Laura Dern – Recount
Melissa George – In Treatment
Rachel Griffiths – Brothers And Sisters
Dianne Wiest – In Treatment

Best Performance By An Actor In A Supporting Role In A Series, Mini-Series Or Motion Picture Made For Television

Neil Patrick Harris – How I Met Your Mother
Denis Leary – Recount
Jeremy Piven – Entourage
Blair Underwood – In Treatment Tom Wilkinson – John Adams

BEST PICTURE (In order)
1. Milk
2. Slumdog Millionaire
3. WALL-E
4. The Dark Knight
5. The Wrestler
6. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
7. The Reader
8. The Visitor
9. Frost/Nixon
10. Revolutionary Road

BEST ACTOR
Sean Penn, Milk
Runner-up Mickey Rourke The Wrestler

BEST ACTRESS
Anne Hathaway Rachel Getting Married
Runner-up Kate Winslet, The Reader
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight
Runner-up Robert Downey, Jr. Tropic Thunder

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Penelope Cruz, Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Runner-up Viola Davis, Doubt

BEST DIRECTOR
Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire
Runner-up Gus Van Sant, Milk

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Dustin Lance Black, Milk
Runner-up Robert D. Siegel, The Wrestler

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Simon Beaufoy, Slumdog Millionaire
Runner-up Eric Roth and Robin Swicord, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Let the Right One In, (Sweden)
Runner-up I’ve Loved You So Long (France)

DOCUMENTARY
Man on Wire
Runner-up Young@Heart

ANIMATED FEATURE
WALL-E
Runner-up Kung Fu Panda

Picture
Slumdog Millionaire

Actor
Mickey Rourke, The Wrestler

Actress
Melissa Leo, Frozen River

Supp. Actor
Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight

Supp. Actress
Marisa Tomei, The Wrestler

Director
Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire

Screenplay
Simon Beaufoy, Slumdog Millionaire

Cinematography
Wally Pfister, The Dark Knight

Foreign Language
Let The Right One In

Animated Feature
Wall*E

Documentary
Man On Wire

Breakout
Martin McDonagh, writer/director of “In Bruges”

Golden Orange
Dick Morris/Sarasota Film Society

BEST PICTURE
The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button

BEST ACTOR
Sean Penn (Milk)

BEST ACTRESS
Kate Winslet (Revolutionary Road)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Heath Ledger (The Dark Knight)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Viola Davis (Doubt)

BEST DIRECTOR
Danny Boyle (Slumdog Millionaire)

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Slumdog Millionaire – U.K./U.S.A/India

BEST DOCUMENTARY
Man On Wire

BEST COMEDY
Burn After Reading

BEST ANIMATED FILM
Wall-E

MOST ORIGINAL, INNOVATIVE OR CREATIVE FILM
The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Mandy Walker (Australia)

BEST SCREENPLAY (ORIGINAL OR ADAPTED)
Peter Morgan (Frost/Nixon)

BEST MUSIC (SOUNDTRACK OR SCORE, ORIGINAL OR ADAPTED)
The Visitor

BEST SPECIAL EFFECTS
The Dark Knight

To be eligible for an award, a film must have been shown in St. Louis, by theatrical release, at a film festival or film series, or made available for viewing by the SLFC member film critics during the past year. This year, a few major film releases were not considered for awards because they were not made available to member film critics for awards consideration.

The St. Louis Film Critics association also presents annual awards at the St. Louis International Film Festival and St. Louis Filmmakers Showcase, both presented by Cinema St. Louis. The mission of the SLFC association is to promote appreciation of great cinema in St. Louis and St. Louis as an area that appreciates great cinema. The member film critics review films for a variety of media outlets, in print, on radio, television and Internet in the Greater St. Louis Area.

Best Picture
Slumdog Millionaire

Best Director
Danny Boyle – Slumdog Millionaire

Best Actor
Mickey Rourke – The Wrestler

Best Actress
Kate Winslet – Revolutionary Road

Best Supporting Actor
Heath Ledger – The Dark Knight

Best Supporting Actress
Marisa Tomei – The Wrestler

Best Ensemble
Frost/Nixon

Best Newcomer
Martin McDonough – In Bruges

The Detroit Film Critics Society comprises 20 critics from print and broadcast working within a 150-mile radius of Detroit. News film critics Tom Long and Adam Graham are both members.

Best Picture
The Dark Knight
(runner-up: Rachel Getting Married)

Best Achievement in Directing
Andrew Stanton, WALL-E
(runner-up: Christopher Nolan, The Dark Knight)

Best Lead Performance by an Actor
Mickey Rourke, The Wrestler
(runners-up: Richard Jenkins, The Visitor; Sean Penn, Milk)

Best Lead Performance by an Actress
Melissa Leo, Frozen River
(runner-up: Anne Hathaway, Rachel Getting Married)

Best Supporting Performance by an Actor
Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight
(no runner-up)

Best Supporting Performance by an Actress
Rosemarie DeWitt, Rachel Getting Married
(runners-up: Frances McDormand, Burn After Reading; Misty Upham, Frozen River; Evan Rachel Wood, The Wrestler)

Best Screenplay
Jenny Lumet, Rachel Getting Married
(runner-up: Robert Siegel, The Wrestler)

Best Documentary Feature
Man on Wire
(runners-up: Encounters at the End of the World; Waltz with Bashir)

Best Non-English Language Feature
Let the Right One In
(runner-up: Waltz with Bashir)

Best Animated Feature
WALL-E(runner-up: Kung Fu Panda)

Best Film

WINNER
Slumdog Millionaire

Best Actor

WINNER
The Wrestler: Mickey Rourke

Best Actress

WINNER
Doubt: Meryl Streep

Best Supporting Actor

WINNER
The Dark Knight: Heath Ledger

Best Supporting Actress

WINNER
Rachel Getting Married: Rosemarie DeWitt

Best Director

WINNER
Slumdog Millionaire: Danny Boyle

Best Original Screenplay

WINNER
Rachel Getting Married: Jenny Lumet

Best Adapted Screenplay

WINNER
Slumdog Millionaire: Simon Beaufoy

Best Art Direction

WINNER
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button: Donald Graham Burt

Best Documentary

WINNER
Man on Wire

Best Foreign Language Film

WINNER
Let the Right One In

Best Ensemble

WINNER
Doubt

Best Animated Feature

WINNER
WALL·E

Best Breakthrough Performance

WINNER
Slumdog Millionaire: Dev Patel



Top Ten Films of 2008
1. SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
2. MILK
3. THE DARK KNIGHT
4. THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
5. THE WRESTLER
6. THE VISITOR
7. FROST/NIXON
8. DOUBT
9. WALL-E
10. HAPPY-GO-LUCKY

Best Film
SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE

Best Director
Danny Boyle, SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE

Best Actor
Sean Penn, MILK

Best Actress
Anne Hathaway, RACHEL GETTING MARRIED

Best Supporting Actor
Heath Ledger, THE DARK KNIGHT

Best Supporting Actress
Viola Davis, DOUBT

Best Foreign Language Film
TELL NO ONE

Best Documentary
MAN ON WIRE

Best Animated Film
WALL-E

Best Screenplay
Dustin Lance Black, MILK

Best Cinematography
Wally Pfister,THE DARK KNIGHT

WENDY AND LUCY won the Russell Smith Award, named for the late Dallas Morning News film critic. The honor is given annually to the best low-budget or cutting-edge independent film.

Best Picture
WALL-E

Best Director
Danny Boyle – Slumdog Millionaire

Best Actor
Mickey Rourke – The Wrestler

Best Actress
Anne Hathaway – Rachel Getting Married

Best Supporting Actor
Heath Ledger – The Dark Knight

Best Supporting Actress
Kate Winslet – The Reader

Best Original Screenplay
WALL-E (Andrew Stanton & Jim Reardon)

Best Adapted Screenplay
Slumdog Millionaire (Simon Beaufoy)

Best Foreign Language Film
Let the Right One In

Best Documentary
Man On Wire

Best Animated Feature
WALL-E

Best Cinematography
The Dark Knight (Wally Pfister)

Best Original Score
WALL-E (Thomas Newman)

Most Promising Performer
Dev Patel – Slumdog Millionaire

Most Promising Filmmaker
Tomas Alfredson – Let the Right One In

NOMINATIONS

Best Picture
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Milk
Slumdog Millionaire
WALL*E

Best Director
Danny Boyle–Slumdog Millionaire
David Fincher–The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Christopher Nolan–The Dark Knight
Andrew Stanton–WALL-E
Gus Van Sant–Milk

Best Actor
Clint Eastwood–Gran Torino
Richard Jenkins–The Visitor
Frank Langella–Frost/Nixon
Sean Penn–Milk
Mickey Rourke–The Wrestler

Best Actress
Anne Hathaway–Rachel Getting Married
Sally Hawkins–Happy-Go-Lucky
Angelina Jolie–Changeling
Melissa Leo–Frozen River
Meryl Streep–Doubt

Best Supporting Actor
Robert Downey Jr.–Tropic Thunder
Philip Seymour Hoffman–Doubt
Bill Irwin–Rachel Getting Married
Heath Ledger–The Dark Knight
Michael Shannon–Revolutionary Road

Best Supporting Actress
Amy Adams–Doubt
Penelope Cruz–Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Viola Davis–Doubt
Rosemarie Dewitt–Rachel Getting Married
Kate Winslet–The Reader

Best Original Screenplay
In Bruges–Martin McDonagh
Milk–Dustin Lance Black
Rachel Getting Married–Jenny Lumet
Synecdoche, N.Y. –Charlie Kaufman
WALL*E–Andrew Stanton & Jim Reardon

Best Adapted Screenplay
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button–Eric Roth
The Dark Knight–Jonathan Nolan and Christopher Nolan
Doubt–John Patrick Shanley
Frost/Nixon–Peter Morgan
Slumdog Millionaire–Simon Beaufoy

Best Foreign Language Film
The Band’s Visit
Che
A Christmas Tale
I’ve Loved You So Long
Let the Right One In

Best Documentary
American Teen
Dear Zachary
IOUSA
Man On Wire
Standard Operating Procedure

Best Animated Feature
Bolt
Kung-Fu Panda
Tale of Desperaux
WALL-E
Waltz with Bashir

Best Cinematography
Australia–Mandy Walker
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button–Claudio Miranda
The Dark Knight–Wally Pfister
The Fall–Colin Watkinson
Slumdog Millionaire–Anthony Dod Mantle

Best Original Score
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button–Alexandre Desplat
The Dark Knight–Hans Zimmer and James Newton Howard
Milk–Danny Elfman
Slumdog Millionaire–A.R. Rahman
WALL-E–Thomas Newman

Most Promising Performer
Russell Brand–Forgetting Sarah Marshall
David Kross–The Reader
Lina Leandersson–Let the Right One In
Dev Patel–Slumdog Millionaire
Brandon Walters–Australia

Most Promising Filmmaker
Tomas Alfredson–Let the Right One In
Lance Hammer–Ballast
Courtney Hunt–Frozen River
Martin McDonagh–In Bruges
Steve McQueen–Hunger

Best Films
1. WALL·E
2. Slumdog Millionaire
3. Frozen River
4. The Dark Knight
5. Frost/Nixon
6. Milk
7. The Wrestler
8. Let the Right One In (Låt den rätte komma in)
9. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
10. In Bruges

Best Director
-Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire
-Runner-up: Andrew Stanton, WALL·E

Best Actor
-Mickey Rourke, The Wrestler
-Runner-up: Sean Penn, Milk

Best Actress
-Melissa Leo, Frozen River
-Runner-up: Anne Hathaway, Rachel Getting Married

Best Supporting Actor
-Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight
-Runners-up (tie): Philip Seymour Hoffman, Doubt and Eddie Marsan,
Happy-Go-Lucky

Best Supporting Actress
-Marisa Tomei, The Wrestler
-Runner-up: Misty Upham, Frozen River

Best Ensemble
-The Dark Knight
-Runner-up: Slumdog Millionaire

Actor of the Year (for an exemplary body of work)
-Robert Downey Jr., Iron Man and Tropic Thunder
-Runner-up: James Franco, Milk and Pineapple Express

Breakthrough Film Artist
-Melissa Leo, Frozen River (for acting)
-Runner-up: Courtney Hunt, Frozen River (for directing and
screenwriting)

Best Cinematography
-Wally Pfister, The Dark Knight
-Runner-up: Anthony Dod Mantle, Slumdog Millionaire

Best Screenplay – Adapted
-Simon Beaufoy, Slumdog Millionaire
-Runner-up: Peter Morgan, Frost/Nixon

Best Screenplay – Original
-Andrew Stanton and Jim Reardon, WALL·E
-Runner-up: Courtney Hunt, Frozen River

Best Score
-Alexandre Desplat, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
-Runner-up: A.R. Rahman, Slumdog Millionaire

Best Documentary
-Man on Wire
-Runner-up: American Teen

Best Foreign Language Film
-4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days (4 luni, 3 saptamâni si 2 zile)
-Runner-up: Let the Right One In (Låt den rätte komma in)

Best Animated Film
-WALL·E
-Runner-up: Kung Fu Panda

Best Overlooked Film
-Ghost Town
-Runner-up: RocknRolla

Previous Best Film winners:

2002: Punch-Drunk Love
2003: Lost in Translation
2004: Million Dollar Baby
2005: A History of Violence
2006: Children of Men2007: No Country for Old Men

Best Picture
Wall-E and Slumdog Millionaire (tie)

Best Actor
Sean Penn for Milk and Mickey Rourke for The Wrestler (tie)

Best Actress
Sally Hawkins for Happy-Go-Lucky

Best Supporting Actor
Heath Ledger for The Dark Knight

Best Supporting Actress
Penélope Cruz for Vicky Cristina Barcelona

Best Director
Gus Van Sant for Milk and Paranoid Park

Best Screenplay
Dustin Lance Black for Milk

Best Cinematography
Christopher Doyle and Rain Kathy Li for Paranoid Park

Best Documentary
Man on Wire

Best Foreign-Language Film
Let the Right One In

Best Animated Film
Wall-E

Best Film Editing
Chris Dickens for Slumdog Millionaire

Best New Filmmaker
Martin McDonagh for In Bruges

Best Ensemble Cast
Tropic Thunder

Best Picture
Slumdog Millionaire

Best Actor
Sean Penn – Milk

Best Actress (Tie)
Anne Hathaway – Rachel Getting Married
Meryl Streep – Doubt

Best Supporting Actor
Heath Ledger – The Dark Knight

Best Supporting Actress
Kate Winslet – The Reader

Best Acting Ensemble
Milk

Best Director
Danny Boyle – Slumdog Millionaire

Best Writer (Original or Adapted Screenplay)
Simon Beaufoy – Slumdog Millionaire

Best Animated Feature
Wall-E

Best Young Actor/Actress (Under 21)
Dev Petal – Slumdog Millionaire

Best Action Movie
The Dark Knight

Best Comedy Movie
Tropic Thunder

Best Picture Made for Television
John Adams

Best Foreign Language Film
Waltz With Bashir

Best Documentary Feature
Man On Wire

Best Song
“The Wrestler” (performed by Bruce Springsteen, written by Bruce Springsteen) – The Wrestler

Best Composer
A.R. Rahman – Slumdog Millionaire

Best Film
Slumdog Millionaire

Director
Slumdog Millionaire

Leading Actor
Mickey Rourke – The Wrestler

Leading Actress
Kate Winslet – The Reader

Supporting Actor
Heath Ledger – The Dark Knight

Supporting Actress
Penélope Cruz – Vicky Cristina Barcelona

Adapted Screenplay
Slumdog Millionaire

Original Screenplay
In Bruges

Sound
Slumdog Millionaire

Music
Slumdog Millionaire

Cinematography
Slumdog Millionaire

Animated Film
WALL-E

Outstanding British Film
Man On Wire

Carl Foreman Award for First Feature
Steve McQueen – Hunger

Rising Star Award
Noel Clarke

Film Not in the English Language
I’ve Loved You So Long

Visual Effects
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Make Up & Hair
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Costume Design
The Duchess

NOMINATIONS

Best Film
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
Burn After Reading
Changeling
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Doubt
Frost/Nixon
In Bruges
I’ve Loved You So Long
Milk
The Reader
Revolutionary Road
Slumdog Millionaire
Wall-E
The Wrestler

Adapted Screenplay
The Baader Meinhof Complex
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Dean Spanley
Defiance
Doubt
The Duchess
Frost/Nixon
Gomorrah
Mamma Mia!
Persepolis
The Reader
Revolutionary Road
Slumdog Millionaire

Director
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
Burn After Reading
Changeling
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Doubt
Frost/Nixon
Hunger
In Bruges
I’ve Loved You So Long
Milk
The Reader
Revolutionary Road
Slumdog Millionaire
The Wrestler

Original Screenplay
Burn After Reading
Changeling
Che Part One
Happy-Go-Lucky
Hunger
In Bruges
I’ve Loved You So Long
Milk
Rachel Getting Married
Vicky Cristina Barcelona
The Visitor
W.
Wall-E
Waltz With Bashir
The Wrestler

Make Up & Hair
Australia
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
Brideshead Revisited
Changeling
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
The Duchess
Frost/Nixon
Mamma Mia!
Milk
The Reader
Revolutionary Road
Slumdog Millionaire
Tropic Thunder
The Wrestler

Visual Effects
Australia
Changeling
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
Cloverfield
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Hancock
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Iron Man
Quantum of Solace
Slumdog Millionaire
Tropic Thunder
Wall-E
Waltz With Bashir

Sound
Australia
Burn After Reading
Changeling
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Frost/Nixon
In Bruges
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Iron Man
Mamma Mia!
Quantum of Solace
The Reader
Revolutionary Road
Slumdog Millionaire
Wall-E

Editing
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
Burn After Reading
Changeling
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Doubt
Frost/Nixon
In Bruges
Man on Wire
Milk
Quantum of Solace
The Reader
Revolutionary Road
Slumdog Millionaire
The Wrestler

Costume Design
Australia
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
Brideshead Revisited
Changeling
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
The Duchess
Frost/Nixon
Mamma Mia!
Milk
The Reader
Revolutionary Road
Sex and the City
Slumdog Millionaire
The Wrestler

Production Design
Australia
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
Brideshead Revisited
Changeling
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
The Duchess
Frost/Nixon
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Mamma Mia!
Milk
Quantum of Solace
The Reader
Revolutionary Road
Slumdog Millionaire

Cinematography
Australia
Changeling
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Doubt
The Duchess
Frost/Nixon
In Bruges
Mamma Mia!
Milk
Quantum of Solace
The Reader
Revolutionary Road
Slumdog Millionaire
The Wrestler

Animated Film
Kung Fu Panda
Persepolis
The Tale of Despereaux
Wall-E
Waltz With Bashir

Music
Australia
Burn After Reading
Changeling
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
The Duchess
Frost/Nixon
Mamma Mia!
Milk
Quantum of Solace
The Reader
Revolutionary Road
Slumdog Millionaire
The Visitor
Wall-E

Leading Actor
Benicio del Toro – Che Part One
Brad Pitt – The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Christian Bale – The Dark Knight
Colin Farrell – In Bruges
Dev Patel – Slumdog Millionaire
Frank Langella – Frost/Nixon
George Clooney – Burn After Reading
Javier Bardem – Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Josh Brolin- W.
Leonardo DiCaprio – Revolutionary Road
Michael Fassbender – Hunger
Michael Sheen – Frost/Nixon
Mickey Rourke – The Wrestler
Richard Jenkins- The Visitor
Sean Penn – Milk

Leading Actress
Angelina Jolie – Changeling
Anne Hathaway – Rachel Getting Married
Cate Blanchett – The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Frances McDormand – Burn After Reading
Kate Winslet – Revolutionary Road
Kate Winslet – The Reader
Keira Knightley – The Duchess
Kristen Scott Thomas – I’ve Loved You So Long
Meryl Streep – Mamma Mia!
Meryl Streep – Doubt
Nicole Kidman – Australia
Penelope Cruz – Elegy
Rebecca Hall – Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Sally Hawkins – Happy-Go-Lucky
Scarlett Johansson – Vicky Cristina Barcelona

Supporting Actor
Brad Pitt – Burn After Reading
Brendan Gleeson – In Bruges
David Kross – The Reader
Eddie Marsan – Happy-Go-Lucky
Heath Ledger – The Dark Knight
John Malkovich – Burn After Reading
John Malkovich – Changeling
Josh Brolin – Milk
Kevin Bacon – Frost/Nixon
Peter O’Toole – Dean Spanley
Philip Seymour Hoffman – Doubt
Ralph Fiennes – The Duchess
Ralph Fiennes – In Bruges
Ralph Fiennes – The Reader
Robert Downey Jr. – Tropic Thunder

Supporting Actress
Amy Adams – Doubt
Charlotte Rampling – The Duchess
Elsa Zylberstein – I’ve Loved You So Long
Emma Thompson- Brideshead Revisited
Freida Pinto – Slumdog Millionaire
Judi Dench – Quantum of Solace
Julie Walters – Mamma Mia!
Kathy Bates – Revolutionary Road
Marisa Tomei – The Wrestler
Penélope Cruz – Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Rebecca Hall – Frost/Nixon
Tilda Swinton – The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Tilda Swinton – Burn After Reading
Vera Farmiga – The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
Viola Davis – Doubt

Film Not in the English Language
I’VE LOVED YOU SO LONG – Yves Marmion, Philippe Claudel
THE BAADER MEINHOF COMPLEX – Bernd Eichinger, Uli Edel
GOMORRAH – Domenico Procacci, Matteo Garrone
PERSEPOLIS – Marc-Antoine Robert, Xavier Rigault, Marjane Satrapi, Vincent ParonnaudWALTZ WITH BASHIR – Serge Lalou, Gerhard Meixner, Yael Nahlieli, Ari Folman