Movie
“The Dark Knight”

Family movie
“WALL-E”

Action movie
“The Dark Knight”

Comedy movie
“27 Dresses”

Drama movie
“The Secret Life of Bees”

Independent movie
“The Secret Life of Bees”

Favorite cast
“The Dark Knight”

Male movie star
Will Smith

Leading man
Brad Pitt

Male action star
Will Smith

Female movie star
Reese Witherspoon

Leading lady
Kate Hudson

Female action star
Angelina Jolie

On-screen matchup
Christian Bale and Heath Ledger, “The Dark Knight”

Superhero
Christian Bale as Batman, “The Dark Knight”

TV drama
“House”

TV comedy
“Two and a Half Men”

TV animated comedy
“The Simpsons”

Sci-fi/fantasy show
“Heroes”

Reality show
“Dancing With the Stars”

Game show
“Deal or No Deal”

Male TV star
Hugh Laurie

Female TV star
Christina Applegate

Talk show host
Ellen DeGeneres

Scene-stealing guest star
Robin Williams, “Law & Order Special Victims Unit”

TV drama diva
Kyra Sedgwick as Brenda Johnson, “The Closer”

New TV comedy
“Gary Unmarried”

New TV drama
“The Mentalist”

Male singer
Chris Brown

Female singer
Carrie Underwood

Group
Rascal Flatts

R&B song
Alicia Keys, “No One”

Pop song
Katy Perry, “I Kissed a Girl”

Rock song
Kid Rock, “All Summer Long”

Country song
Carrie Underwood, “Last Name”

Hip-hop song
Flo Rida featuring T-Pain, “Low”

Combined forces
Jordin Sparks featuring Chris Brown, “No Air”

Song from a soundtrack
“Mamma Mia” from “Mamma Mia!”

Funny male star
Adam Sandler

Funny female star
Tina Fey

Star under 35
Carrie Underwood

Online sensation
“Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog”

User-generated video
“Barack Roll”

Best Feature

Frozen River
Courtney Hunt, director; Heather Rae, Chip Hourihan, producers (Sony Pictures Classics)
Best Documentary

Trouble the Water
Tia Lessin & Carl Deal, producers/directors (Zeitgeist Films)
Best Ensemble Performance (tie)

Synecdoche, New York
Philip Seymour Hoffman, Samantha Morton, Michelle Williams, Catherine Keener, Emily Watson, Dianne Wiest, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Hope Davis, Tom Noonan (Sony Pictures Classics)
Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Scarlett Johansson, Rebecca Hall, Javier Bardem, Penelope Cruz (The Weinstein Company)

Breakthrough Director

Lance Hammer for Ballast (Alluvial Film Company)
Breakthrough Actor

Melissa Leo in Frozen River (Sony Pictures Classics)
Best Film Not Playing at a Theater Near You™

Sita Sings the Blues
Nina Paley, producer/director

NOMINATIONS

Best Feature

Ballast
Lance Hammer, director; Lance Hammer, Nina Parikh, producers (Alluvial Film Company)

Frozen River
Courtney Hunt, director; Heather Rae, Chip Hourihan, producers (Sony Pictures Classics)
Synecdoche, New York
Charlie Kaufman, director; Anthony Bregman, Charlie Kaufman, Spike Jonze, Sidney Kimmel, producers (Sony Pictures Classics)
The Visitor
Tom McCarthy, director; Mary Jane Skalski, Michael London, producers (Overture Films)
The Wrestler
Darren Aronofsky, director; Scott Franklin, Darren Aronofsky, producers (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
Best Documentary

Chris & Don: A Love Story
Guido Santi & Tina Mascara, directors; Julia Scott, Tina Mascara, Guido Santi, James White, producers (Zeitgeist Films)

Encounters at the End of the World
Werner Herzog, director; Henry Kaiser, producer (THINKFilm / Image Entertainment)
Man on Wire
James Marsh, director; Simon Chinn, producer (Magnolia Pictures)
Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired
Maria Zenovich, director; Jeffrey Levy-Hinte, Lila Yacoub, Marina Zenovich, producers (THINKFilm in association with HBO Documentaries)
Trouble the Water
Tia Lessin & Carl Deal, producers/directors (Zeitgeist Films)
Best Ensemble Performance

Ballast
Micheal J. Smith, Sr., JimMyron Ross, Tarra Riggs, Johnny McPhail (Alluvial Film Company)

Rachel Getting Married
Anne Hathaway, Rosemarie DeWitt, Bill Irwin, Tunde Adebimpe, Mather Zickel, Anna Deavere Smith, Anisa George, Debra Winger (Sony Pictures Classics)
Synecdoche, New York
Philip Seymour Hoffman, Samantha Morton, Michelle Williams, Catherine Keener, Emily Watson, Dianne Wiest, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Hope Davis, Tom Noonan (Sony Pictures Classics)
Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Scarlett Johansson, Rebecca Hall, Javier Bardem, Penelope Cruz (The Weinstein Company)
The Visitor
Richard Jenkins, Hiam Abbas, Haaz Sleiman, Danai Gurira (Overture Films)
Breakthrough Director

Antonio Campos for Afterschool

Dennis Dortch for A Good Day to Be Black & Sexy (Magnolia Pictures)

Lance Hammer for Ballast (Alluvial Film Company)

Barry Jenkins for Medicine for Melancholy (IFC Films)

Alex Rivera for Sleep Dealer (Maya Releasing)
Breakthrough Actor

Pedro Castaneda in August Evening (Maya Releasing)

Rosemarie DeWitt in Rachel Getting Married (Sony Pictures Classics)

Rebecca Hall in Vicky Cristina Barcelona (The Weinstein Company)

Melissa Leo in Frozen River (Sony Pictures Classics)

Alejandro Polanco in Chop Shop (Koch Lorber Films)

Micheal J. Smith, Sr. in Ballast (Alluvial Film Company)
Best Film Not Playing at a Theater Near You™

Afterschool
Antonio Campos, director; Josh Mond, Sean Durkin, producers
Meadowlark
Taylor Greeson, producer/director
The New Year Parade
Tom Quinn, director; Steve Beal, Tom Quinn, producers
Sita Sings the Blues
Nina Paley, producer/director
Wellness
Jake Mahaffy, director; Jake Mahaffy, Jeff Clark, producers

EUROPEAN FILM 2008
Gomorra (Gomorrah)

EUROPEAN DIRECTOR 2008
Matteo Garrone, Gomorra

EUROPEAN ACTOR 2008
Toni Servillo, Gomorra, Il Divo

EUROPEAN ACTRESS 2008
Kristin Scott Thomas, Il y a longtemps que je t’aime (I’ve Loved You So Long)

EUROPEAN SCREENWRITERS 2008
Maurizio Braucci, Ugo Chiti, Gianni di Gregorio, Matteo Garrone, Massimo Gaudioso and Roberto Saviano, Gomorra

CARLO DI PALMA EUROPEAN CINEMATOGRAPHER AWARD 2008
Marco Onorato, Gomorra

EUROPEAN FILM ACADEMY PRIX D’EXCELLENCE 2008
Magdalena Biedrzycka, costume design, Katyn

EUROPEAN COMPOSER 2008
Max Richter, Waltz with Bashir

EUROPEAN DISCOVERY 2008
Hunger

EUROPEAN FILM ACADEMY CRITICS’ AWARD 2008 – Prix FIPRESCI
La Graine et le mulet (The Secret of the Grain)

EUROPEAN FILM ACADEMY DOCUMENTARY 2008 – Prix ARTE
René

EUROPEAN FILM ACADEMY LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Dame Judi Dench

EUROPEAN ACHIEVEMENT IN WORLD CINEMA 2008
Soren Kragh-Jacobsen, Kristian Levring, Lars von Trier, and Thomas Vinterberg (founders of the Dogma Movement)

PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD 2008
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Nominations

FEATURE FILM
Danny Boyle – Slumdog Millionaire
David Fincher – The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Ron Howard – Frost/Nixon
Christopher Nolan – The Dark Knight
Gus Van Sant – Milk

Excellence in Costume Design for Film – Period
WINNER
The Duchess: Michael O’Connor
NOMINEES
Changeling: Deborah Hopper
Milk: Danny Glicker
Revolutionary Road: Albert Wolsky
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button: Jacqueline West

Excellence in Commercial Costume Design
WINNER
Casey Storm
For “Milk, White Gold”.

Excellence in Costume Design for Film – Contemporary
WINNER
Slumdog Millionaire: Suttirat Anne Larlarb
NOMINEES
Iron Man: Laura Jean Shannon, Rebecca Bentjen
Mamma Mia!: Ann Roth
Sex and the City: Patricia Field
The Wrestler: Amy Westcott

Excellence in Costume Design for Film – Fantasy
WINNER
The Dark Knight: Lindy Hemming
NOMINEES
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian: Isis Mussenden
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor: Sanja Milkovic Hays

Outstanding Costume Design for Television Movie/Mini-Series
WINNER
John Adams: Donna Zakowska
NOMINEES
Return to Cranford: Jenny Beavan
Sense & Sensibility: Michele Clapton
Bernard and Doris: Joseph G. Aulisi
Coco Chanel: Pierre-Yves Gayraud, Stefano De Nardis

Outstanding Costume Design for Television Series – Period/Fantasy
WINNER
Mad Men: Katherine Jane Bryant
NOMINEES
Pushing Daisies: Robert Blackman
The Tudors: Joan Bergin

Outstanding Costume Design for Television Series – Contemporary
WINNER
Ugly Betty: Eduardo Castro, Patricia Field
NOMINEES
30 Rock: Tom Broecker
Dancing with the Stars: Randall Christensen
Entourage: Amy Westcott
Gossip Girl: Eric Daman

Awards

For Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing
SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
Resul Pookutty
Ian Tapp
Richard Pryke

Television Movies and Mini-Series
John Adams, Episode 1: “Join or Die”
Jay Meagher, CAS
Mike Minkler, CAS
Bob Beemer, CAS

Television Series
24: “Redemption”
William F. Gocke, CAS
Michael Olman, CAS
Kenneth Kobett, CAS

Television – Non-Fiction, Variety or Music – Series or Specials:
Deadliest Catch: ”No Mercy”
Bob Bronow, CAS
DVD Original Programming:
Smashing Pumpkins- If All Goes Wrong
Kerry Brown
Brian Slack

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Nominations

For Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing

Motion Pictures:
THE DARK KNIGHT
Ed Novick
Lora Hirschberg
Gary A. Rizzo

IRON MAN
Mark Ulano, CAS
Christopher Boyes
Lora Hirschberg

QUANTUM OF SOLACE
Chris Munro, CAS
Mike Prestwood Smith
Mark Taylor

SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
Resul Pookutty
Ian Tapp
Richard Pryke

WALL-E
Tom Myers
Michael Semanick, CAS

Television Movies and Mini-Series

Generation Kill, Episode 5: “A Burning Dog”
Danny Hambrook
Stuart Hilliker
Alexandros Sidiropoulous

John Adams, Episode 1: “Join or Die”
Jay Meagher, CAS
Mike Minkler, CAS
Bob Beemer, CAS

John Adams, Episode 2: “Independence”
Jay Meagher, CAS
Mike Minkler, CAS
Bob Beemer, CAS

John Adams, Episode 3: “Don’t Tread on Me”
Jay Meagher, CAS
Marc Fishman
Tony Lamberti

Recount
Gary Alper
Gary C. Bourgeois, CAS
Greg Orloff, CAS

Television Series

24: “Redemption”
William F. Gocke, CAS
Michael Olman, CAS
Kenneth Kobett, CAS

Dexter: Episode 5: “Turning Biminese”
Roger Pietschman, CAS
Elmo Ponsdomenech
Kevin Roache

House: “Lsst Resort”
Von Varge
Gerry Lentz, CAS
Rich Weingart, CAS

Lost: “Meet Kevin Johnson”
Robert Anderson, Jr., CAS
Frank Morrone, CAS
Scott Weber

Mad Men: “The Jet Set”
Peter Bentley
Ken Teaney, CAS
Geoffrey Rubay

Television – Non-Fiction, Variety or Music – Series or Specials:

American Idol: Season 7 Finale
Brian Riordan, CAS
Conner Moore

Deadliest Catch: ”No Mercy”
Bob Bronow, CAS

Great Performances at the Met: “La Boheme”
Bill King
Ken Hahn, CAS
Jay Saks
John Bowen

Great Performances: “Company”
Jorge Silva
Ken Hahn, CAS

Steve Miller Band Live in Chicago
Andy Johns
Brian Slack

DVD Original Programming:

Little Mermaid: Ariel’s Beginning
Carlos Sotolongo
Mark Fleming, CAS
Tom Dahl, CAS

Meerkat Manor: The Story Begins
Nominees TBA

Runnin’ Down a Dream: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Andy Johns
Brian Slack

Smashing Pumpkins- If All Goes Wrong
Kerry Brown
Brian Slack

Wargames: The Dead Code
Terry O’Bright, CAS

FEATURE FILM
Anthony Dod Mantle – Slumdog Millionaire

Television Movie/Miniseries/Pilot
David Stockton – Eleventh Hour

Episodic Television
Nelson Cragg – CSI

WINNERS FOR EXCELLENCE IN PRODUCTION DESIGN
FOR A FEATURE FILM IN 2008

Period Film
THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
Production Designer: DONALD GRAHAM BURT

Fantasy Film
THE DARK KNIGHT PRODUCTION DESIGNER:
Production Designer: NATHAN CROWLEY

Contemporary Film
SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
Production Designer: MARK DIGBY
WINNERS FOR EXCELLENCE IN PRODUCTION DESIGN
FOR TELEVISION IN 2008:

Single Camera Television Series
MAD MEN | EPISODE 211 – THE JET SET
Production Designer: DAN BISHOP
Multi-Camera Television Series
LITTLE BRITAIN U.S.A. – EPISODE 4
Production Designer: GREG GRANDE & MICHAEL WYLIE

Television Movie or Mini-Series
JOHN ADAMS
Production Designer: GEMMA JACKSON

Episode of a Half Hour Single-Camera Television Series
WEEDS – EPISODE 4006 – EXCELLENT TREASURES
Production Designer: JOSEPH P. LUCKY

Awards Show, Variety, Music, or Non- Fiction Program
80TH ANNUAL ACADEMY AWARDS
Production Designer: ROY CHRISTOPHER
WINNERS FOR EXCELLENCE IN PRODUCTION DESIGN FOR COMMERCIALS, PSA, PROMO, MUSIC VIDEOS FOR 2008:

FARMERS INSURANCE COMMERCIAL – DROWNED CIRCUS
Production Designer: CHRIS GORAK

VICTORIA’S SECRET COMMERCIAL
Production Designer: JEFFREY BEECROFT

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Nominations

Period Films

CHANGELING
Production Designer: James J. Murakami

THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
Production Designer: Donald Graham Burt

DOUBT
Production Designer: David Gropman

FROST/NIXON
Production Designer: Michael Corenblith

MILK
Production Designer: Bill Groom
Fantasy Films

THE DARK KNIGHT
Production Designer: Nathan Crowley

INDIANA JONES AND THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL
Production Designer: Guy Hendrix Dyas

IRON MAN
Production Designer: J. Michael Riva

THE SPIDERWICK CHRONICLES
Production Designer: James Bissell

WALL E
Production Designer: Ralph Eggleston

Contemporary Films

BURN AFTER READING
Production Designer: Jess Gonchor

GRAN TORINO
Production Designer: James J. Murakami

QUANTUM OF SOLACE
Production Designer: Dennis Gassner

SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
Production Designer: Mark Digby

THE WRESTLER
Production Designer: Timothy Grimes

PRODUCTION

Animated Feature
“Kung Fu Panda,” DreamWorks Animation

Animated Home Entertainment Production
“Futurama: The Beast With a Billion Backs,” The Curiosity Company in association with 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment

Animated Short Subject
“Wallace & Gromit: A Matter of Loaf and Death,” Aardman Animations Ltd.

Animated Television Commercial
United Airlines “Heart,” Duck Studios

Animated Television Production
“Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II,” ShadowMachine

Animated Television Production Produced for Children
“Avatar: The Last Airbender,” Nickelodeon

Animated Video Game
“Kung Fu Panda,” Activision

INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENTS

Animated Effects
Li-Ming Lawrence Lee “Kung Fu Panda,” DreamWorks Animation

Character Animation in a Feature Production
James Baxter “Kung Fu Panda,” DreamWorks Animation

Character Animation in a Television Production or Short Form
Pierre Perifel “Secrets of the Furious Five,” DreamWorks Animation

Character Design in an Animated Feature Production
Nico Marlet, “Kung Fu Panda,” DreamWorks Animation

Character Design in an Animated Television Production or Short Form
Nico Marlet, “Secrets of the Furious Five,” DreamWorks Animation

Directing in an Animated Feature Production
John Stevenson & Mark Osborne, “Kung Fu Panda,” DreamWorks Animation

Directing in an Animated Television Production or Short Form
Joaquim Dos Santos, “Avatar: The Last Airbender: Sozin’s Comet Pt. 3,” Nickelodeon

Music in an Animated Feature Production
Hans Zimmer & John Powell, “Kung Fu Panda,” DreamWorks Animation

Music in an Animated Television Production or Short Form
Henry Jackman, Hans Zimmer & John Powell, “Secrets of the Furious Five,” DreamWorks Animation

Production Design in an Animated Feature Production
Tang Heng, “Kung Fu Panda” – DreamWorks Animation

Production Design in an Animated Television Production or Short Form
Tang Heng, “Secrets of the Furious Five,” DreamWorks Animation

Storyboarding in an Animated Feature Production
Jen Yuh Nelson, “Kung Fu Panda,” DreamWorks Animation

Storyboarding in an Animated Television Production or Short Form
Chris Williams, “Glago’s Guest,” Walt Disney Animation Studios

Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production
Dustin Hoffman, Voice of Shifu, “Kung Fu Panda,” DreamWorks Animation

Voice Acting in an Animated Television Production or Short Form
Ahmed Best, Voice of Jar Jar Binks, “Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II,” ShadowMachine

Writing in an Animated Feature Production
Jonathan Aibel & Glenn Berger, “Kung Fu Panda,” DreamWorks Animation

Writing in an Animated Television Production or Short Form
Tom Root, Douglas Goldstein, Hugh Davidson, Mike Fasolo, Seth Green, Dan Milano, Matthew Senreich, Kevin Shinick, Zeb Wells, Breckin Meyer, “Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II,” ShadowMachineMore than one option(Person) Mark Osborne
(Person) Mark Osborne
(Person) Mark Osborne
More than one option(Person) John Powell
(Person) John Powell
(Person) John Powell
(Person) John Powell
(Person) John Powell
(Person) John Powell
More than one option(Person) Hugh Davidson
(Person) Hugh Davidson

Awards

BEST EDITED FEATURE FILM (DRAMATIC)
Slumdog Millionaire
Chris Dickens

BEST EDITED FEATURE FILM (COMEDY OR MUSICAL)
WALL-E
Stephen Schaffer

BEST EDITED DOCUMENTARY
Man on Wire
Jinx Godfrey

BEST EDITED HALF-HOUR SERIES FOR TELEVISION
30 Rock “Reunion”
Meg Reticker

BEST EDITED ONE-HOUR SERIES FOR COMMERCIAL TELEVISION
Breaking Bad “Pilot”
Lynne Willingham, A.C.E.

BEST EDITED ONE-HOUR SERIES FOR NON-COMMERCIAL TELEVISION
True Blood “Strange Love”
Michael Ruscio, A.C.E. and Andy Keir

BEST EDITED MINISERIES OR MOTION PICTURE FOR  NON-COMMERCIAL TELEVISION
Recount
Alan Baumgarten, A.C.E.

BEST EDITED MINISERIES OR MOTION PICTURE FOR  COMMERCIAL TELEVISION
24 Redemption
Scott Powell, A.C.E.

BEST EDITED REALITY SERIES
Greensburg The Tornado
Leonard Feinstein and Phontaine

STUDENT EDITING COMPETITION
Junna Xiao – American Film Institute

Nominations

BEST EDITED FEATURE FILM (DRAMATIC)
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Angus Wall & Kirk Baxter

The Dark Knight
Lee Smith, A.C.E.

Frost/Nixon
Mike Hill, A.C.E. & Dan Hanley, A.C.E.

Milk
Elliot Graham

Slumdog Millionaire
Chris Dickens

BEST EDITED FEATURE FILM (COMEDY OR MUSICAL)
In Bruges
Jon Gregory, A.C.E.

Mamma Mia
Leslie Walker

Tropic Thunder
Greg Hayden

Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Alisa Lepselter

WALL-E
Stephen Schaffer
BEST EDITED DOCUMENTARY
Bush’s War
Steve Audette

Chicago 10
Stuart Levy, A.C.E.

Man on Wire
Jinx Godfrey

BEST EDITED HALF-HOUR SERIES FOR TELEVISION
30 Rock “Reunion”
Meg Reticker

Entourage “Playing With Fire”
Jeff Groth

The Office “Goodbye Toby”
Dean Holland & David Rogers

BEST EDITED ONE-HOUR SERIES FOR COMMERCIAL TELEVISION
Boston Legal “True Love”
Craig Bench

Breaking Bad “Pilot”
Lynne Willingham, A.C.E.

Law & Order SVU “Authority”
Karen Stern, A.C.E.

BEST EDITED ONE-HOUR SERIES FOR NON-COMMERCIAL TELEVISION
Crash “Los Muertos”
Eric Sears, A.C.E.

True Blood “Strange Love”
Michael Ruscio, A.C.E.

The Wire “More With Less”
Kate Sanford, A.C.E.
BEST EDITED MINISERIES OR MOTION PICTURE FOR NON-COMMERCIAL TELEVISION
Bernard and Doris
Andy Keir
John Adams Independence
Melanie Oliver
Recount
Alan Baumgarten, A.C.E.

BEST EDITED MINISERIES OR MOTION PICTURE FOR COMMERCIAL TELEVISION
24 Redemption
Scott Powell, A.C.E.

The Librarian Curse of the Judas Chalice
David J. Siegel, A.C.E.

Lost There’s No Place Like Home
Henk Van Eeghen, A.C.E., Robert Florio, A.C.E. Mark J. Goldman, Stephen Semel, A.C.E.
BEST EDITED REALITY SERIES
Anthony Bourdain No Reservations – New Orleans
Eric Lasby

The Deadliest Catch Fresh Blood
Kelly Coskran & Ed Greene

Greensburg The Tornado
Leonard Feinstein

Best Film
SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE

Best Director
DAVID FINCHER, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Best Actor
CLINT EASTWOOD, Gran Torino

Best Actress
ANNE HATHAWAY, Rachel Getting Married

Best Supporting Actor
JOSH BROLIN, Milk

Best Supporting Actress
PENELOPE CRUZ, Vicky Cristina Barcelona

Best Foreign Language Film
MONGOL

Best Documentary
MAN ON WIRE

Best Animated Feature
WALL-E

Best Ensemble Cast
DOUBT

Breakthrough Performance by an Actor
DEV PATEL, Slumdog Millionaire

Breakthrough Performance by an Actress
VIOLA DAVIS, Doubt

Best Directorial Debut
COURTNEY HUNT, Frozen River

Best Original Screenplay
NICK SCHENK, Gran Torino

Best Adapted Screenplay
SIMON BEAUFOY, Slumdog Millionaire and ERIC ROTH, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Spotlight Award
MELISSA LEO, Frozen River and RICHARD JENKINS, The Visitor

The BVLGARI Award for NBR Freedom of Expression
TRUMBO

Top Ten Films
(In alphabetical order)
BURN AFTER READING
CHANGELING
THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
THE DARK KNIGHT
DEFIANCE
FROST/NIXON
GRAN TORINO
MILK
WALL-E
THE WRESTLER

Top Five Foreign Language Films
(In alphabetical order)
EDGE OF HEAVEN
LET THE RIGHT ONE IN
ROMAN DE GUERRE
A SECRET
WALTZ WITH BASHIR

Top Five Documentary Films
(In alphabetical order)
AMERICAN TEEN
THE BETRAYAL (NERAKHOON)
DEAR ZACHARY
ENCOUNTERS AT THE END OF THE WORLD
ROMAN POLANSKI WANTED AND DESIRED

William K. Everson Film History Award
MOLLY HASKELL and ANDREW SARRIS

Best Picture
Wall-E
Runner-up: The Dark Knight

Director
Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire
Runner-up: Christopher Nolan, The Dark Knight

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

Actress
Sally Hawkins, Happy-Go-Lucky
Runner-up: Melissa Leo, Frozen River

Supporting Actor
Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight
Runner-up: Eddie Marsan, Happy-Go-Lucky

Supporting Actress
Penelope Cruz, Vicky Cristina Barcelona and Elegy
Runner-up: Viola Davis, Doubt

Screenplay
Mike Leigh, Happy-Go-Lucky
Runner-up: Charlie Kaufman, Synecdoche, New York

Foreign-language Film
Still Life
Runner-up: The Class

Documentary
Man on Wire
Runner-up: Waltz With Bashir

Animation
Waltz With Bashir

Cinematography
Yu Lik Wai, Still Life
Runner-up: Anthony Dod Mantle, Slumdog Millionaire

Production Design
Mark Friedberg, Synecdoche, New York
Runner-up: Nathan Crowley, The Dark Knight

Music/score
A.R. Rahman, Slumdog Millionaire
Runner-up: Alexandre Desplat, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

New Generation
Steve McQueen, Hunger

Douglas E. Edwards independent/experimental film/video
James Benning, RR and Casting a Glance

FILM OF THE YEAR
The Wrestler

THE ATTENBOROUGH AWARD: BRITISH FILM OF THE YEAR
Slumdog Millionaire

FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM OF THE YEAR
Waltz With Bashir

DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR
David Fincher – The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

BRITISH DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR
Danny Boyle – Slumdog Millionaire

ACTOR OF THE YEAR
Mickey Rourke – The Wrestler

ACTRESS OF THE YEAR
Kate Winslet – The Reader and Revolutionary Road

BRITISH ACTOR OF THE YEAR
Michael Fassbender – Hunger

BRITISH ACTRESS OF THE YEAR
Kristin Scott Thomas – I’ve Loved You So Long

BRITISH ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Eddie Marsan – Happy-Go-Lucky

BRITISH ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Tilda Swinton – The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

SCREENWRITER OF THE YEAR
Simon Beaufoy – Slumdog Millionaire

THE NSPCC AWARD: YOUNG BRITISH PERFORMER OF THE YEAR
Thomas Turgoose – Somers Town and Eden Lake

BREAKTHROUGH BRITISH FILM-MAKER
Steve McQueen – writer-director: Hunger

DILYS POWELL AWARD FOR
OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO CINEMA
Dame Judi Dench

Nominations

FILM OF THE YEAR
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (Warner)
Frost/Nixon (Universal)
Milk (Momentum)
Wall-E (Disney)
The Wrestler (Optimum)

THE ATTENBOROUGH AWARD: BRITISH FILM OF THE YEAR
Happy-Go-Lucky (Momentum)
Hunger (Pathe)
In Bruges (Universal)
Man on Wire (Icon)
Slumdog Millionaire (Pathe)

FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM OF THE YEAR
Gomorrah (Optimum)
I’ve Loved You So Long (Lionsgate)
The Orphanage (Optimum)
Persepolis (Optimum)
Waltz With Bashir (Artificial Eye)

DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR
Darren Aronofsky – The Wrestler (Optimum)
Danny Boyle – Slumdog Millionaire (Pathe)
Clint Eastwood – Changeling (Universal)
David Fincher – The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (Warner)
Gus Van Sant – Milk (Momentum)

BRITISH DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR
Danny Boyle – Slumdog Millionaire (Pathe)
Terence Davies – Of Time and the City (BFI)
Mike Leigh – Happy-Go-Lucky (Momentum)
Steve McQueen – Hunger (Pathe)
Christopher Nolan – The Dark Knight (Warner)

ACTOR OF THE YEAR
Josh Brolin – W. (Lionsgate)
Frank Langella – Frost/Nixon (Universal)
Heath Ledger – The Dark Knight (Warner)
Sean Penn – Milk (Momentum)
Mickey Rourke – The Wrestler (Optimum)

ACTRESS OF THE YEAR
Penelope Cruz – Vicky Cristina Barcelona (Optimum)
Anne Hathaway – Rachel Getting Married (Sony)
Angelina Jolie – Changeling (Universal)
Meryl Streep – Doubt (Miramax)
Kate Winslet – The Reader (Entertainment) and Revolutionary Road (Paramount)

BRITISH ACTOR OF THE YEAR
Michael Fassbender – Hunger (Pathe)
Ralph Fiennes – The Duchess (Pathe)
Ben Kingsley – Elegy (Entertainment)
Dev Patel – Slumdog Millionaire (Pathe)
Michael Sheen – Frost/Nixon (Universal)

BRITISH ACTRESS OF THE YEAR
Rebecca Hall – Vicky Cristina Barcelona (Optimum)
Sally Hawkins – Happy-Go-Lucky (Momentum)
Kristin Scott Thomas – I’ve Loved You So Long (Lionsgate)
Tilda Swinton – Julia (Chelsea)
Kate Winslet – The Reader (Entertainment) and Revolutionary Road (Paramount)

BRITISH ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Liam Cunningham – Hunger (Pathe)
Toby Jones – Frost/Nixon (Universal) and W. (Lionsgate)
Eddie Marsan – Happy-Go-Lucky (Momentum)
Peter O’Toole – Dean Spanley (Icon)
Mark Strong – Body of Lies (Warner)

BRITISH ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Hayley Atwell – The Duchess (Pathe)
Kristin Scott Thomas – Easy Virtue (Pathe)
Tilda Swinton – The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (Warner)
Emma Thompson – Brideshead Revisited (Miramax)
Alexis Zegerman – Happy-Go-Lucky (Momentum)

SCREENWRITER OF THE YEAR
Simon Beaufoy – Slumdog Millionaire (Pathe)
David Hare – The Reader (Entertainment)
Martin McDonagh – In Bruges (Universal)
Peter Morgan – Frost/Nixon (Universal)
Eric Roth – The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (Warner)

THE NSPCC AWARD: YOUNG BRITISH PERFORMER OF THE YEAR
Asa Butterfield – The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (Miramax)
Georgia Groome – Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging (Paramount)
Bill Milner – Son of Rambow (Optimum)
Dev Patel – Slumdog Millionaire (Pathe)
Will Poulter – Son of Rambow (Optimum)
Thomas Turgoose – Somers Town (Optimum) and Eden Lake (Optimum)

BREAKTHROUGH BRITISH FILM-MAKER
Joanna Hogg – writer-director: Unrelated (New Wave)
Martin McDonagh – writer-director: In Bruges (Universal)
Steve McQueen – writer-director: Hunger (Pathe)
James Watkins – writer-director: Eden Lake (Optimum)
Rupert Wyatt – director: The Escapist (Vertigo)

DILYS POWELL AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO CINEMA
Dame Judi Dench

The 29th London Critics’ Circle Film Awards, sponsored by first direct, in aid of the NSPCC will take place on 04 February 2009.The awards will be hosted by broadcasters Mariella Frostrup and Paul Gambaccini at London’s Grosvenor House Hotel and are sponsored by first direct, the UK’s leading direct bank.

Picture
Frost/Nixon

Actor
Frank Langella, Frost/Nixon

Actress
Kate Winslet, Revolutionary Road, The Reader

Supporting Actor
Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight

Supporting Actress
Marisa Tomei, The Wrestler

Director
Ron Howard, Frost/Nixon

Screenplay (Original or Adapted)
Peter Morgan, Frost/Nixon

Cinematography
Claudio Miranda, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Film Editing
Daniel P. Hanley and Mike Hill, Frost/Nixon

Score
James Newton Howard, Defiance

Song
Another Way to Die, Quantum of Solace

Family Film
The Spiderwick Chronicles

Documentary
Man on Wire

Animated Film
Wall-E

Foreign Film
Mongol (Russia)

Costume Design
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Art Direction
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Visual Effects
Iron Man

Youth in Film
David Kross, The Reader

BEST FILM
Milk

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A LEAD ROLE
Sean Penn, Milk

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A LEAD ROLE
Kate Winslet, Revolutionary Road/The Reader

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Rosemarie DeWitt, Rachel Getting Married

BEST DIRECTOR
David Fincher, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
The Edge of Heaven

BEST CANADIAN FILM
C’est pas moi, je le jure!

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A CANADIAN FILM
Natar Ungalaaq, The Necessities of Life

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A CANADIAN FILM
Marianne Fortier, Maman est chez le coiffeur

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A CANADIAN FILM
Randy Quaid, Real Time

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A CANADIAN FILM
Suzanne Clément, C’est pas moi, je le jure!

BEST DIRECTOR OF A CANADIAN FILM
Philippe Falardeau, C’est pas moi, je le jure!

BEST BRITISH COLUMBIA FILM
Fifty Dead Men Walking

ACHIEVEMENT AWARD FOR CONTRIBUTION TO THE BRITISH COLUMBIA FILM INDUSTRY
William Vince

NOMINATIONS

Best Film
Milk
Slumdog Millionaire
WALL-E

Best Canadian Film
C’est pas moi, je le jure!
Heaven on Earth
The Necessities of Life

Best Foreign Language Film
The Edge of Heaven
Let the Right One In
Tell No One

Best British Columbia Film
Fifty Dead Men Walking
Edison and Leo
Stone of Destiny

Best Director
Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire
David Fincher, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Gus Van Sant, Milk

Best Director of a Canadian Film
Atom Egoyan, Adoration
Philippe Falardeau, C’est pas moi, je le jure!
Deepa Mehta, Heaven on Earth

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
Sean Penn, Milk
Frank Langella, Frost/Nixon
Mickey Rourke, The Wrestler

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
Sally Hawkins, Happy-Go-Lucky
Meryl Streep, Doubt
Kate Winslet, Revolutionary Road and The Reader

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
Josh Brolin, Milk
Philip Seymour Hoffman, Doubt
Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
Viola Davis, Doubt
Rosemarie DeWitt, Rachel Getting Married
Marisa Tomei, The Wrestler

Best Performance by an Actor in a Canadian Film
Antoine L’Écuyer, C’est pas moi, je le jure!
Jim Sturgess, Fifty Dead Men Walking
Natar Ungalaaq, The Necessities of Life

Best Performance by an Actress in a Canadian Film
Marianne Fortier, Maman est chez le coiffeur
Julianne Moore, Blindness
Preity Zinta, Heaven on Earth

Best Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Canadian Film
Gael Garcia Bernal, Blindness
Randy Quaid, Real Time
Mark Ruffalo, Blindness

Best Performance by a Supporting Actress in a Canadian Film
Suzanne Clément, C’est pas moi, je le jure!
Maya Ritter, Finn’s Girl
Janet Wright, Real Time

Achievement Award for Contribution to the British Columbia Film Industry

William Vince

Best Cast
Slumdog Millionaire

Lead Actress
Meryl Streep – Doubt

Doubt
Frost/Nixon
Milk
Slumdog Millionaire
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Richard Jenkins – The Visitor
Frank Langella – Frost/Nixon
Sean Penn – Milk
Brad Pitt – The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button
Mickey Rourke – The Wrestler

Anne Hathaway – Rachel Getting Married
Angelina Jolie – Changeling
Melissa Leo – Frozen River
Meryl Streep – Doubt
Kate Winslet – Revolutionary Road

Josh Brolin – Milk
Robert Downey Jr. – Tropic Thunder
Philip Seymour Hoffman – Doubt
Heath Ledger – The Dark Knight
Dev Patel – Slumdog Millionaire

Amy Adams – Doubt
Penélope Cruz – Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Viola Davis – Doubt
Taraji P Henson – The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button
Kate Winslet – The Reader

The Dark Knight
Hellboy II The Golden Army
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Iron Man
Wanted

BEST FILM
Slumdog Millionaire

Best Director
Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire

Best Actor
Mickey Rourke, The Wrestler

Best Actress
Meryl Streep, Doubt

Best Supporting Actor
Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight

Best Supporting Actress
Penelope Cruz, Vicky Christina Barcelona

Best Animated Film
Wall-E

The Best Film That Has Yet to Open In Iowa
The Wrestler

Best Feature
Darren Aronofsky, The Wrestler

Best Director
Tom McCarthy, The Visitor

Best Actor
Mickey Rourke, The Wrestler

Best Actress
Melissa Leo, Frozen River

Best Supporting Actor
James Franco, Milk

Best Supporting Actress
Penelope Cruz, Vicky Cristina Barcelona

Best Screenplay
Woody Allen, Vicky Cristina Barcelona

Best First Screenplay
Dustin Lance Black, Milk

Best First Feature
Charlie Kaufman, Synecdoche, New York

John Cassavetes Award
In Search of a Midnight Kiss

Best Cinematography
Maryse Alberti, The Wrestler

Best Foreign Language Film
The Class

Best Documentary
Man on Wire

Someone to Watch Award
Lynn Shelton, My Effortless Brilliance

Piaget Producers Award
Heather Ray, Frozen River

Truer Than Fiction
Margaret Brown, The Order of Myths

Robert Altman
Ensemble Award Synecdoche, New York