Tuesday, December 23, 2008
Oklahoma Film Critics
PICTURE: Slumdog Millionaire
Top Ten:
-The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
-The Dark Knight
-Doubt
-Frost/Nixon
-Happy-Go-Lucky
-Milk
-Rachel Getting Married
-WALL-E
-The Wrestler
DIRECTOR: Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire
ACTOR: Mickey Rourke, The Wrestler
ACTRESS: Sally Hawkins, Happy-Go-Lucky
SUPPORTING ACTOR: Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight
SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Marisa Tomei, The Wrestler
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY: The Wrestler- Robert Siegel
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY: Slumdog Millionaire- Simon Beaufoy
FOREIGN FILM: Let the Right One In
ANIMATED FEATURE: WALL-E
DOCUMENTARY: Man on Wire
FIRST FEATURE: Synecdoche, New York
WORST FILM: The Love Guru
NOT SO OBVIOUSLY WORST FILM: Mamma Mia!
St. Louis Film Critics
PICTURE: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
DIRECTOR: Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire
ACTOR: Sean Penn, Milk
ACTRESS: Kate Winslet, Revolutionary Road
SUPPORTING ACTOR: Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight
SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Viola Davis, Doubt
SCREENPLAY: Slumdog Millionaire- Simon Beaufoy
FOREIGN FILM: Slumdog Millionaire ?
DOCUMENTARY: Man on Wire
ANIMATED FEATURE: WALL-E
COMEDY: Burn After Reading
MOST ORIGINAL FILM: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Australia- Mandy Walker
MUSIC: The Visitor
VISUAL EFFECTS: The Dark Knight
DIRECTOR: Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire
ACTOR: Sean Penn, Milk
ACTRESS: Kate Winslet, Revolutionary Road
SUPPORTING ACTOR: Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight
SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Viola Davis, Doubt
SCREENPLAY: Slumdog Millionaire- Simon Beaufoy
FOREIGN FILM: Slumdog Millionaire ?
DOCUMENTARY: Man on Wire
ANIMATED FEATURE: WALL-E
COMEDY: Burn After Reading
MOST ORIGINAL FILM: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Australia- Mandy Walker
MUSIC: The Visitor
VISUAL EFFECTS: The Dark Knight
Sunday, December 21, 2008
San Francisco Film Critics Circle
BEST PICTURE
Milk
BEST DIRECTOR
Gus Van Sant, Milk
BEST ACTOR (tie)
Sean Penn, Milk
and
Mickey Rourke, The Wrestler
BEST ACTRESS
Sally Hawkins, Happy-Go-Lucky
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Marisa Tomei, The Wrestler
BEST FOREIGN FILM
Let the Right One In
BEST DOCUMENTARY
My Winnipeg
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
The Dark Knight- Wally Pfister
Milk
BEST DIRECTOR
Gus Van Sant, Milk
BEST ACTOR (tie)
Sean Penn, Milk
and
Mickey Rourke, The Wrestler
BEST ACTRESS
Sally Hawkins, Happy-Go-Lucky
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Marisa Tomei, The Wrestler
BEST FOREIGN FILM
Let the Right One In
BEST DOCUMENTARY
My Winnipeg
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
The Dark Knight- Wally Pfister
San Diego Film Critics Society
PICTURE: Slumdog Millionaire
runner-up: The Dark Knight
DIRECTOR: Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire
ACTOR: Mickey Rourke, The Wrestler
ACTRESS: Kate Winslet, The Reader
SUPPORTING ACTOR: Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight
SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Marisa Tomei, The Wrestler
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY: The Visitor- Thomas McCarthy
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY: Slumdog Millionaire- Simon Beaufoy
ANIMATED FEATURE: WALL-E
FOREIGN FILM: Let the Right One In
DOCUMENTARY: Man on Wire
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Slumdog Millionaire- Anthony Dod Mantle
PRODUCTION DESIGN: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button- Donald Graham Burt
FILM EDITING: Slumdog Millionaire- Chris Dickens
SCORE: Slumdog Millionaire- A.R. Rahman
ENSEMBLE: Frost/Nixon
BODY OF WORK: Richard Jenkins- The Visitor; Burn After Reading; Step Brothers; The Tale of Despereaux
runner-up: The Dark Knight
DIRECTOR: Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire
ACTOR: Mickey Rourke, The Wrestler
ACTRESS: Kate Winslet, The Reader
SUPPORTING ACTOR: Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight
SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Marisa Tomei, The Wrestler
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY: The Visitor- Thomas McCarthy
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY: Slumdog Millionaire- Simon Beaufoy
ANIMATED FEATURE: WALL-E
FOREIGN FILM: Let the Right One In
DOCUMENTARY: Man on Wire
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Slumdog Millionaire- Anthony Dod Mantle
PRODUCTION DESIGN: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button- Donald Graham Burt
FILM EDITING: Slumdog Millionaire- Chris Dickens
SCORE: Slumdog Millionaire- A.R. Rahman
ENSEMBLE: Frost/Nixon
BODY OF WORK: Richard Jenkins- The Visitor; Burn After Reading; Step Brothers; The Tale of Despereaux
Phoenix Film Critics Society
PICTURE
Slumdog Millionaire
Top 10:
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button The Dark Knight Frost/Nixon In Bruges Milk The Reader The Visitor WALL-E The Wrestler
DIRECTOR: Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire
ACTOR: Sean Penn, Milk
ACTRESS: Meryl Streep, Doubt
SUPPORTING ACTOR: Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight
SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Marisa Tomei, The Wrestler
ENSEMBLE: Milk
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY: In Bruges- Martin McDonagh
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY: Slumdog Millionaire- Simon Beaufoy
ANIMATED FEATURE: WALL-E
FOREIGN FILM: Let the Right One In
DOCUMENTARY: Man on Wire
ORIGINAL SONG: The Wrester- "The Wrestler" (Bruce Springsteen)
ORIGINAL SCORE: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button- Alexander Desplat
CINEMATOGRAPHY: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button- Claudio Miranda
PRODUCTION DESIGN: The Dark Knight
COSTUME DESIGN: The Duchess
FILM EDITING: Slumdog Millionaire
STUNTS: The Dark Knight
VISUAL EFFECTS: The Dark Knight
BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE: Dev Patel, Slumdog Millionaire
BREAKTHROUGH FILMMAKER: Martin McDonagh, In Bruges
CHILD PERFORMANCES: Ayush Mahesh Khedekar, Slumdog Millionaire; Dakota Fanning, The Secret Life of Bees
LIVE ACTION FAMILY FILM: High School Musical 3
MOST OVERLOOKED FILM: In Bruges
Austin Film Critics
PICTURE: The Dark Knight
Top 10:
2. Slumdog Millionaire
3. Milk
4. Synecdoche, New York
5. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
6. The Wrestler
7. WALL-E
8. Frost/Nixon
9. Let the Right One In
10. Gran Torino
DIRECTOR: Christopher Nolan, The Dark Knight
ACTOR: Sean Penn, Milk
ACTRESS: Anne Hathaway, Rachel Getting Married
SUPPORTING ACTOR: Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight
SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Taraji P. Henson, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY: Synecdoche, New York- Charlie Kaufman
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY: The Dark Knight- Christopher Nolan & Jonathon Nolan
CINEMATOGRAPHY: The Fall- Colin Watkinson
ORIGINAL SCORE: The Dark Knight- James Newton Howard & Hans Zimmer
FOREIGN FILM: Let the Right One In
ANIMATED FEATURE: WALL-E
DOCUMENTARY: Man on Wire
BREAKTHROUGH: Danny McBride, The Foot Fist Way; Pineapple Express; Tropic Thunder
Top 10:
2. Slumdog Millionaire
3. Milk
4. Synecdoche, New York
5. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
6. The Wrestler
7. WALL-E
8. Frost/Nixon
9. Let the Right One In
10. Gran Torino
DIRECTOR: Christopher Nolan, The Dark Knight
ACTOR: Sean Penn, Milk
ACTRESS: Anne Hathaway, Rachel Getting Married
SUPPORTING ACTOR: Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight
SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Taraji P. Henson, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY: Synecdoche, New York- Charlie Kaufman
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY: The Dark Knight- Christopher Nolan & Jonathon Nolan
CINEMATOGRAPHY: The Fall- Colin Watkinson
ORIGINAL SCORE: The Dark Knight- James Newton Howard & Hans Zimmer
FOREIGN FILM: Let the Right One In
ANIMATED FEATURE: WALL-E
DOCUMENTARY: Man on Wire
BREAKTHROUGH: Danny McBride, The Foot Fist Way; Pineapple Express; Tropic Thunder
Detroit Film Critics
Saturday, December 20, 2008
Toronto Film Critics Association
BEST PICTURE
Wendy & Lucy
runners-up: Rachel Getting Married; WALL-E
BEST DIRECTOR
Jonathon Demme, Rachel Getting Married
runners-up: Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire; Andrew Stanton, WALL-E
BEST ACTOR
Mickey Rourke, The Wrestler
runners-up: Sean Penn, Milk; Jean Claude Van Damme, JCVD (never thought I'd ever type that name)
BEST ACTRESS
Michelle Williams, Wendy & Lucy
runners-up: Anne Hathaway, Rachel Getting Married; Meryl Streep, Doubt
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight
runners-up: Josh Brolin, Milk; Robert Downey Jr., Tropic Thunder; Philip Seymour Hoffman, Doubt
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Rosemarie DeWitt, Rachel Getting Married
runner-up: Penelope Cruz, Vicky Cristina Barcelona; Viola Davis, Doubt
BEST SCREENPLAY
Rachel Getting Married- Jenny Lumet
runners-up: Doubt- John Patrick Shanley; Frost/Nixon- Peter Morgan
BEST FIRST FEATURE
Ballast
runners-up: The Band's Visit; Frozen River
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
WALL-E
runners-up: Kung Fu Panda; Persepolis; Waltz With Bashir
BEST FOREIGN FILM
Let the Right One In
runners-up: The Class; I've Loved You So Much; A Christmas Tale
BEST DOCUMENTARY
Man on Wire
runners-up: Standard Operating Procedure; Up the Yangtze
Wendy & Lucy
runners-up: Rachel Getting Married; WALL-E
BEST DIRECTOR
Jonathon Demme, Rachel Getting Married
runners-up: Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire; Andrew Stanton, WALL-E
BEST ACTOR
Mickey Rourke, The Wrestler
runners-up: Sean Penn, Milk; Jean Claude Van Damme, JCVD (never thought I'd ever type that name)
BEST ACTRESS
Michelle Williams, Wendy & Lucy
runners-up: Anne Hathaway, Rachel Getting Married; Meryl Streep, Doubt
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight
runners-up: Josh Brolin, Milk; Robert Downey Jr., Tropic Thunder; Philip Seymour Hoffman, Doubt
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Rosemarie DeWitt, Rachel Getting Married
runner-up: Penelope Cruz, Vicky Cristina Barcelona; Viola Davis, Doubt
BEST SCREENPLAY
Rachel Getting Married- Jenny Lumet
runners-up: Doubt- John Patrick Shanley; Frost/Nixon- Peter Morgan
BEST FIRST FEATURE
Ballast
runners-up: The Band's Visit; Frozen River
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
WALL-E
runners-up: Kung Fu Panda; Persepolis; Waltz With Bashir
BEST FOREIGN FILM
Let the Right One In
runners-up: The Class; I've Loved You So Much; A Christmas Tale
BEST DOCUMENTARY
Man on Wire
runners-up: Standard Operating Procedure; Up the Yangtze
Houston Film Critics Society
PICTURE: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
DIRECTOR: Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire
ACTOR: Sean Penn, Milk
ACTRESS: Anne Hathaway, Rachel Getting Married
SUPPORTING ACTOR: Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight
SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Viola Davis, Doubt
ENSEMBLE: Doubt
SCREENPLAY: Slumdog Millionaire- Simon Beaufoy
ANIMATED FEATURE: WALL-E
DOCUMENTARY: Man on Wire
FOREIGN FILM: Mongol
CINEMATOGRAPHY: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button- Claudio Miranda
ORIGINAL SCORE: Miracle at St. Anna- Terrence Blanchard
ORIGINAL SONG: WALL-E- "Down to Earth"
DIRECTOR: Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire
ACTOR: Sean Penn, Milk
ACTRESS: Anne Hathaway, Rachel Getting Married
SUPPORTING ACTOR: Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight
SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Viola Davis, Doubt
ENSEMBLE: Doubt
SCREENPLAY: Slumdog Millionaire- Simon Beaufoy
ANIMATED FEATURE: WALL-E
DOCUMENTARY: Man on Wire
FOREIGN FILM: Mongol
CINEMATOGRAPHY: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button- Claudio Miranda
ORIGINAL SCORE: Miracle at St. Anna- Terrence Blanchard
ORIGINAL SONG: WALL-E- "Down to Earth"
Dallas-Ft. Worth Film Critics Association
BEST PICTURE
Slumdog Millionaire
Top Ten:
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 DIRECTOR
Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire
runners-up: David Fincher, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button; Christopher Nolan, The Dark Knight; Gus Van Sant, Milk; Ron Howard, Frost/Nixon
BEST ACTOR
Sean Penn, Milk
runners-up: Mickey Rourke, The Wrestler; Frank Langella, Frost/Nixon; Brad Pitt, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button; Richard Jenkins, The Visitor
BEST ACTRESS
Anne Hathaway, Rachel Getting Married
runners-up: Meryl Streep, Doubt; Sally Hawkins, Happy-Go-Lucky; Kristin Scott Thomas, I've Loved You So Long; Kate Winslet, Revolutionary Road
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight
runners-up: Josh Brolin, Milk; Eddie Marsan, Happy-Go-Lucky; Philip Seymour Hoffman, Doubt; Robert Downey Jr., Tropic Thunder
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Viola Davis, Doubt
runners-up: Penelope Cruz, Vicky Cristina Barcelona; Marisa Tomei, The Wrestler; Taraji P. Hensen, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button; Rosemarie DeWitt, Rachel Getting Married
BEST SCREENPLAY
Milk- Dustin Lance Black
runner-up: Slumdog Millionaire- Simon Beaufoy
BEST FOREIGN FILM
Tell No One
runners-up: Waltz With Bashir; Let the Right One In; I've Loved You So Long; Gomorrah
BEST DOCUMENTARY
Man on Wire
runners-up: Waltz With Bashir; Young@Heart; Standard Operating Procedure; Dear Zachary
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
WALL-E
runner-up: Kung Fu Panda
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
The Dark Knight- Wally Phister
runner-up:
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button- Claudio Miranda
RUSSELL SMITH AWARD:
Wendy & Lucy
Is anybody else getting tired of Slumdog Millionaire-- I'm just saying, I liked the film and all-- a few nods here and there for sure-- but the buckets it's receiving. Please tell me I'm not the only one who thinks this is way overrated. PLEASE SOMEONE!
Slumdog Millionaire
Top Ten:
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 DIRECTOR
Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire
runners-up: David Fincher, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button; Christopher Nolan, The Dark Knight; Gus Van Sant, Milk; Ron Howard, Frost/Nixon
BEST ACTOR
Sean Penn, Milk
runners-up: Mickey Rourke, The Wrestler; Frank Langella, Frost/Nixon; Brad Pitt, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button; Richard Jenkins, The Visitor
BEST ACTRESS
Anne Hathaway, Rachel Getting Married
runners-up: Meryl Streep, Doubt; Sally Hawkins, Happy-Go-Lucky; Kristin Scott Thomas, I've Loved You So Long; Kate Winslet, Revolutionary Road
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight
runners-up: Josh Brolin, Milk; Eddie Marsan, Happy-Go-Lucky; Philip Seymour Hoffman, Doubt; Robert Downey Jr., Tropic Thunder
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Viola Davis, Doubt
runners-up: Penelope Cruz, Vicky Cristina Barcelona; Marisa Tomei, The Wrestler; Taraji P. Hensen, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button; Rosemarie DeWitt, Rachel Getting Married
BEST SCREENPLAY
Milk- Dustin Lance Black
runner-up: Slumdog Millionaire- Simon Beaufoy
BEST FOREIGN FILM
Tell No One
runners-up: Waltz With Bashir; Let the Right One In; I've Loved You So Long; Gomorrah
BEST DOCUMENTARY
Man on Wire
runners-up: Waltz With Bashir; Young@Heart; Standard Operating Procedure; Dear Zachary
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
WALL-E
runner-up: Kung Fu Panda
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
The Dark Knight- Wally Phister
runner-up:
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button- Claudio Miranda
RUSSELL SMITH AWARD:
Wendy & Lucy
Is anybody else getting tired of Slumdog Millionaire-- I'm just saying, I liked the film and all-- a few nods here and there for sure-- but the buckets it's receiving. Please tell me I'm not the only one who thinks this is way overrated. PLEASE SOMEONE!
Friday, December 19, 2008
Chicago Film Critics Association
PICTURE: WALL-E
DIRECTOR: Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire
ACTOR: Mickey Rourke, The Wrestler
ACTRESS: Anne Hathaway, Rachel Getting Married
SUPPORTING ACTOR: Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight
SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Kate Winslet, The Reader
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY: WALL-E- Andrew Stanton & Jim Reardon
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY: Slumdog Millionaire- Simon Beaufoy
FOREIGN FILM: Let the Right One In
DOCUMENTARY: Man on Wire
ANIMATED FEATURE: WALL-E
CINEMATOGRAPHY: The Dark Knight- Wally Pfister
ORIGINAL SCORE: WALL-E- Thomas Newman
MOST PROMISING PERFORMER: Dev Patel, Slumdog Millionaire
MOST PROMISING FILMMAKER: Tomas Alfredson, Let the Right One In
DIRECTOR: Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire
ACTOR: Mickey Rourke, The Wrestler
ACTRESS: Anne Hathaway, Rachel Getting Married
SUPPORTING ACTOR: Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight
SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Kate Winslet, The Reader
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY: WALL-E- Andrew Stanton & Jim Reardon
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY: Slumdog Millionaire- Simon Beaufoy
FOREIGN FILM: Let the Right One In
DOCUMENTARY: Man on Wire
ANIMATED FEATURE: WALL-E
CINEMATOGRAPHY: The Dark Knight- Wally Pfister
ORIGINAL SCORE: WALL-E- Thomas Newman
MOST PROMISING PERFORMER: Dev Patel, Slumdog Millionaire
MOST PROMISING FILMMAKER: Tomas Alfredson, Let the Right One In
Florida Film Critics Circle
PICTURE: Slumdog Millionaire
DIRECTOR: Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire
ACTOR: Mickey Rourke, The Wrestler
ACTRESS: Melissa Leo, Frozen River
SUPPORTING ACTOR: Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight
SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Marisa Tomei, The Wrestler
SCREENPLAY: Slumdog Millionaire- Simon Beaufoy
CINEMATOGRAPHY: The Dark Knight- Wally Pfister
FOREIGN FILM: Let the Right One In
ANIMATED FEATURE: WALL-E
DOCUMENTARY: Man on Wire
BREAKTHROUGH: Martin McDonagh, In Bruges
DIRECTOR: Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire
ACTOR: Mickey Rourke, The Wrestler
ACTRESS: Melissa Leo, Frozen River
SUPPORTING ACTOR: Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight
SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Marisa Tomei, The Wrestler
SCREENPLAY: Slumdog Millionaire- Simon Beaufoy
CINEMATOGRAPHY: The Dark Knight- Wally Pfister
FOREIGN FILM: Let the Right One In
ANIMATED FEATURE: WALL-E
DOCUMENTARY: Man on Wire
BREAKTHROUGH: Martin McDonagh, In Bruges
Las Vegas Film Critics Society
PICTURE: Frost/Nixon
DIRECTOR: Ron Howard, Frost/Nixon
ACTOR: Frank Langella, Frost/Nixon
ACTRESS: Kate Winslet, Revolutionary Road & The Reader
SUPPORTING ACTOR: Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight
SUPPORTNG ACTRESS: Marisa Tomei, The Wrestler
SCREENPLAY: Frost/Nixon- Peter Morgan
DOCUMENTARY: Man on Wire
ANIMATED FEATURE: WALL-E
FOREIGN FILM: Mongol
CINEMATOGRAPHY: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button- Claudio Miranda
FILM EDITING: Frost/Nixon- Daniel P. Hanley & Mike Hill
COSTUME DESIGN: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
ART DIRECTION: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
SCORE: Defiance- James Newton Howard
SONG: Quantum of Solace- "Another Way to Die"
VISUAL EFFECTS: Iron Man
FAMILY FILM: The Spiderwick Chronicles
YOUTH IN FILM AWARD: David Kross, The Reader
DIRECTOR: Ron Howard, Frost/Nixon
ACTOR: Frank Langella, Frost/Nixon
ACTRESS: Kate Winslet, Revolutionary Road & The Reader
SUPPORTING ACTOR: Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight
SUPPORTNG ACTRESS: Marisa Tomei, The Wrestler
SCREENPLAY: Frost/Nixon- Peter Morgan
DOCUMENTARY: Man on Wire
ANIMATED FEATURE: WALL-E
FOREIGN FILM: Mongol
CINEMATOGRAPHY: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button- Claudio Miranda
FILM EDITING: Frost/Nixon- Daniel P. Hanley & Mike Hill
COSTUME DESIGN: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
ART DIRECTION: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
SCORE: Defiance- James Newton Howard
SONG: Quantum of Solace- "Another Way to Die"
VISUAL EFFECTS: Iron Man
FAMILY FILM: The Spiderwick Chronicles
YOUTH IN FILM AWARD: David Kross, The Reader
Utah Film Critics Association
BEST PICTURE
The Dark Knight
runner-up: Rachel Getting Married
BEST DIRECTOR
Andrew Stanton, WALL-E
runner-up: Christopher Nolan, The Dark Knight
BEST ACTOR
Mickey Rourke, The Wrestler
runners-up: Richard Jenkins, The Visitor; Sean Penn, Milk
BEST ACTRESS
Melissa Leo, Frozen River
runner-up: Anne Hathaway, Rachel Getting Married
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Rosemarie DeWitt, Rachel Getting Married
runners-up: Frances McDormand, Burn After Reading; Missy Upham, Frozen River; Evan Rachel Wood, The Wrestler
BEST SCREENPLAY
Rachel Getting Married- Jenny Lumet
runner-up: The Wrestler- Robert Siegel
BEST DOCUMENTARY
Man on Wire
runners-up: Encounters at the End of the World; Waltz With Bashir
BEST FOREIGN FILM
Let the Right One In
runner-up: Waltz With Bashir
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
WALL-E
runner-up: Kung Fu Panda
Screen Actors Guild Nominations
BEST ENSEMBLE
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Doubt
Frost/Nixon
Milk
Slumdog Millionaire
BEST ACTOR
Richard Jenkins, The Visitor
Frank Langella, Frost/Nixon
Sean Penn, Milk
Brad Pitt, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Mickey Rourke, The Wrestler
BEST ACTRESS
Anne Hathaway, Rachel Getting Married
Angelina Jolie, Changeling
Melissa Leo, Frozen River
Meryl Streep, Doubt
Kate Winslet, Revolutionary Road
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Josh Brolin, Milk
Robert Downey, Jr., Tropic Thunder
Philip Seymour Hoffman, Doubt
Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight
Dev Patel, Slumdog Millionaire
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Amy Adams, Doubt
Penelope Cruz, Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Viola Davis, Doubt
Taraji P. Henson, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Kate Winslet, The Reader
Thursday, December 18, 2008
Southeastern Film Critics Association
BEST PICTURE: Milk
The Top Ten:
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 DIRECTOR: Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire
runner-up: Gus Van Sant, Milk
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 ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY: Milk- Dustin Lance Black
runner-up: The Wrestler- Robert D. Siegel
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY: Slumdog Millionaire- Simon Beaufoy
runner-up: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button- Eric Roth & Robin Swicord
BEST FOREIGN FILM: Let the Right One In
runner-up: I've Loved You So Long
BEST DOCUMENTARY: Man on Wire
runner-up: Young@Heart
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE: WALL-E
runner-up: Kung Fu Panda
The Top Ten:
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 DIRECTOR: Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire
runner-up: Gus Van Sant, Milk
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 ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY: Milk- Dustin Lance Black
runner-up: The Wrestler- Robert D. Siegel
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY: Slumdog Millionaire- Simon Beaufoy
runner-up: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button- Eric Roth & Robin Swicord
BEST FOREIGN FILM: Let the Right One In
runner-up: I've Loved You So Long
BEST DOCUMENTARY: Man on Wire
runner-up: Young@Heart
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE: WALL-E
runner-up: Kung Fu Panda
Golden Satellites Award Winners
BEST PICTURE (Drama)
Slumdog Millionaire
BEST PICTURE (Musical or Comedy)
Happy-Go-Lucky
BEST DIRECTOR
Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire
BEST ACTOR (Drama)
Richard Jenkins, The Visitor
BEST ACTRESS (Drama)
Angelina Jolie, Changeling
BEST ACTOR (Musical or Comedy)
Ricky Gervais, Ghost Town
BEST ACTRESS (Musical or Comedy)
Sally Hawkins, Happy-Go-Lucky
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Michael Shannon, Revolutionary Road
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Rosemarie DeWitt, Rachel Getting Married
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
The Visitor- Thomas McCarthy
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Frost/Nixon- Peter Morgan
BEST FOREIGN FILM
Gomorrah
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
WALL-E
BEST DOCUMENTARY
Man on Wire
and
Anita O'Day: The Life of a Jazz Singer
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
Slumdog Millionaire- A.R. Rahman
BEST ORIGINAL SONG
"Another Way to Die"- Quantum of Solace
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Australia- Mandy Walker
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
Australia- Catherine Martin, Ian Gracie, Karen Murphy & Beverly Dunn
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
The Duchess- Michael O'Connor
BEST FILM EDITING
Iron Man- Dan Lebental
BEST SOUND
The Dark Knight
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Australia
Monday, December 15, 2008
New York Film Critics Online
BEST PICTURE: Slumdog Millionaire
BEST DIRECTOR: Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire
BEST ACTOR: Sean Penn, Milk
BEST ACTRESS: Sally Hawkins, Happy-Go-Lucky
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Penelope Cruz, Vicky Cristina Barcelona
BEST SCREENPLAY: Slumdog Millionaire- Simon Beaufoy
BEST FOREIGN FILM: 4 Months, 3 Weeks, and 2 Days
BEST DOCUMENTARY: Man on Wire
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE: WALL-E
BEST SCORE: Slumdog Millionaire- A.R. Rahman
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY- Slumdog Millionaire- Anthony Dod Mantle
BREAKOUT PERFORMANCE: Sally Hawkins, Happy-Go-Lucky
BEST DIRECTORIAL DEBUT: Martin McDonagh, In Bruges
BEST ENSEMBLE: Milk
Anbody else getting bored with these choices-- everything being Slumdog this and Slumdog that-- I can't possibly be the only person who thought the film was overrated (more on that later.)
AFI Top Ten of 2009
- The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
- The Dark Knight
- Frost/Nixon
- Frozen River
- Gran Torino
- Iron Man
- Milk
- WALL-E
- Wendy & Lucy
- The Wrestler
Boston Film Critics Society
BEST PICTURE: WALL-E and Slumdog Millionaire (tie)
BEST DIRECTOR: Gus Van Sant, Milk and Paranoid Park
BEST ACTOR: Sean Penn, Milk and Mickey Rourke, The Wrestler
BEST ACTRESS: Sally Hawkins, Happy-Go-Lucky
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Penelope Cruz, Vicky Cristina Barcelona
BEST SCREENPLAY: Milk- Dustin Lance Black
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY- Paranoid Park- Christopher Doyle & Rain Kathy Li
BEST DOCUMENTARY: Man on Wire
BEST FOREIGN FILM: Let the Right One In
BEST ANIMATED FILM: WALL-E
BEST FILM EDITING: Slumdog Millionaire- Chris Dickens
BEST NEW FILMMAKER: Martin McDonagh, In Bruges
BEST ENSEMBLE: Tropic Thunder
Such a fickle group those Bostonians, with various ties going on, but I'm all for the WALL-
E choice-- could it be that after the Los Angeles Film Critics and now Boston that lovable robot in the best movie of the year could potentially be a Best Picture candidate-- please, please, please!
BEST DIRECTOR: Gus Van Sant, Milk and Paranoid Park
BEST ACTOR: Sean Penn, Milk and Mickey Rourke, The Wrestler
BEST ACTRESS: Sally Hawkins, Happy-Go-Lucky
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Penelope Cruz, Vicky Cristina Barcelona
BEST SCREENPLAY: Milk- Dustin Lance Black
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY- Paranoid Park- Christopher Doyle & Rain Kathy Li
BEST DOCUMENTARY: Man on Wire
BEST FOREIGN FILM: Let the Right One In
BEST ANIMATED FILM: WALL-E
BEST FILM EDITING: Slumdog Millionaire- Chris Dickens
BEST NEW FILMMAKER: Martin McDonagh, In Bruges
BEST ENSEMBLE: Tropic Thunder
Such a fickle group those Bostonians, with various ties going on, but I'm all for the WALL-
E choice-- could it be that after the Los Angeles Film Critics and now Boston that lovable robot in the best movie of the year could potentially be a Best Picture candidate-- please, please, please!
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
New York Film Critics Circle
PICTURE: 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: Rachel Getting Married- Jenny Lumet
ANIMATED FEATURE: WALL-E
FOREIGN FILM: 4 Months, 3 Weeks, and 2 Days
FIRST FILM: Frozen River- Courtney Hunt
DOCUMENTARY: Man on Wire
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Slumdog Millionaire- Anthony Dod Mantle
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: Rachel Getting Married- Jenny Lumet
ANIMATED FEATURE: WALL-E
FOREIGN FILM: 4 Months, 3 Weeks, and 2 Days
FIRST FILM: Frozen River- Courtney Hunt
DOCUMENTARY: Man on Wire
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Slumdog Millionaire- Anthony Dod Mantle
Los Angeles Film Critics Association
BEST PICTURE
WALL-E
runner-up: The Dark Knight
BEST DIRECTOR
Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire
runner-up: Christopher Nolan, The Dark Knight
BEST ACTOR
Sean Penn, Milk
runner-up: Mickey Rourke, The Wrestler
BEST ACTRESS
Sally Hawkins, Happy-Go-Lucky
runner-up: Melissa Leo, Frozen River
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight
runner-up: Eddie Marsan, Happy-Go-Lucky
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Penelope Cruz, Vicky Cristina Barcelona
runner-up: Viola Davis, Doubt
BEST SCREENPLAY
Happy-Go-Lucky- Mike Leigh
runner-up: Synecdoche, New York- Charlie Kaufman
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Still Life
runner-up: The Class
BEST DOCUMENTARY
Man on Wire
runner-up: Waltz with Bashir
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
Waltz with Bashir
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Still Life- Yu Lik Wai
runner-up: Slumdog Millionaire- Anthony Dod Mantle
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
Synecdoche, New York- Mark Friedberg
runner-up: The Dark Knight- Nathan Crowley
BEST SCORE
Slumdog Millionaire- A.R. Rahman
runner-up: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button- Alexander Desplat
NEW GENERATION AWARD
Steve McQueen, Hunger
I praise the LA film critics for their bold and worthy selection of WALL-E as best picture-- it's a real shame now that most animated features are ghettoized in only one category. This is far and away the first critics group of the season that seems to have avoided group-think mentality. YAY!
WALL-E
runner-up: The Dark Knight
BEST DIRECTOR
Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire
runner-up: Christopher Nolan, The Dark Knight
BEST ACTOR
Sean Penn, Milk
runner-up: Mickey Rourke, The Wrestler
BEST ACTRESS
Sally Hawkins, Happy-Go-Lucky
runner-up: Melissa Leo, Frozen River
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight
runner-up: Eddie Marsan, Happy-Go-Lucky
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Penelope Cruz, Vicky Cristina Barcelona
runner-up: Viola Davis, Doubt
BEST SCREENPLAY
Happy-Go-Lucky- Mike Leigh
runner-up: Synecdoche, New York- Charlie Kaufman
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Still Life
runner-up: The Class
BEST DOCUMENTARY
Man on Wire
runner-up: Waltz with Bashir
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
Waltz with Bashir
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Still Life- Yu Lik Wai
runner-up: Slumdog Millionaire- Anthony Dod Mantle
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
Synecdoche, New York- Mark Friedberg
runner-up: The Dark Knight- Nathan Crowley
BEST SCORE
Slumdog Millionaire- A.R. Rahman
runner-up: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button- Alexander Desplat
NEW GENERATION AWARD
Steve McQueen, Hunger
I praise the LA film critics for their bold and worthy selection of WALL-E as best picture-- it's a real shame now that most animated features are ghettoized in only one category. This is far and away the first critics group of the season that seems to have avoided group-think mentality. YAY!
Monday, December 8, 2008
Washington D.C. Film Critics Association
BEST PICTURE: 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: Rosemarie DeWitt, Rachel Getting Married
BEST ENSEMBLE: Doubt
BREAKTRHOUGH PERFORMANCE: Dev Patel, Slumdog Millionaire
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY: Rachel Getting Married- Jenny Lumet
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY: Slumdog Millionaire- Simon Beaufoy
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE: WALL-E
BEST DOCUMENTARY: Man on Fire
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM: Let the Right One In
BEST ART DIRECTION: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Thursday, December 4, 2008
National Board of Review
BEST PICTURE
Slumdog Millionaire
Top Ten Films of 2008:
Burn After Reading
Changeling
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Defiance
Frost/Nixon
Gran Torino
Milk
WALL-E
The Wrestler
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 ENSEMBLE CAST
Doubt
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Gran Torino- Nick Schenk
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button- Eric Roth
and
Slumdog Millionaire- Simon Beaufoy
BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCES
Dev Patel, Slumdog Millionaire (male)
Viola Davis, Doubt (female)
BEST DIRECTORIAL DEBUT
Courtney Hunt, Frozen River
SPOTLIGHT AWARD
Richard Jenkins, The Visitor
Melissa Leo, Frozen River
BEST ANIMATED FILM
WALL-E
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Mongol
Top Five Foreign Films of 2008:
The Edge of Heaven
Let the Right One In
Roman de Gare
A Secret
Waltz With Bashir
BEST DOCUMENTARY
Man on Wire
Top Five Documentaries of 2008:
American Teen
The Betrayal
Dear Zachary
Encounters at the End of the World
Roman Polanski: Wanted & Desired
Top 10 Independent Films of 2008:
Frozen River
In Bruges
In Search of a Midnight Kiss
Mr. Foe
Rachel Getting Married
Snow Angels
Son of Rambow
Wendy & Lucy
Vicky Cristina Barcelona
The Visitor
LET THE GAMES BEGIN!
Slumdog Millionaire
Top Ten Films of 2008:
Burn After Reading
Changeling
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Defiance
Frost/Nixon
Gran Torino
Milk
WALL-E
The Wrestler
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 ENSEMBLE CAST
Doubt
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Gran Torino- Nick Schenk
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button- Eric Roth
and
Slumdog Millionaire- Simon Beaufoy
BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCES
Dev Patel, Slumdog Millionaire (male)
Viola Davis, Doubt (female)
BEST DIRECTORIAL DEBUT
Courtney Hunt, Frozen River
SPOTLIGHT AWARD
Richard Jenkins, The Visitor
Melissa Leo, Frozen River
BEST ANIMATED FILM
WALL-E
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Mongol
Top Five Foreign Films of 2008:
The Edge of Heaven
Let the Right One In
Roman de Gare
A Secret
Waltz With Bashir
BEST DOCUMENTARY
Man on Wire
Top Five Documentaries of 2008:
American Teen
The Betrayal
Dear Zachary
Encounters at the End of the World
Roman Polanski: Wanted & Desired
Top 10 Independent Films of 2008:
Frozen River
In Bruges
In Search of a Midnight Kiss
Mr. Foe
Rachel Getting Married
Snow Angels
Son of Rambow
Wendy & Lucy
Vicky Cristina Barcelona
The Visitor
LET THE GAMES BEGIN!
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