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

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

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

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

Detroit Film Critics


PICTURE: Slumdog Millionaire
DIRECTOR: Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire
ACTOR: Mickey Rourke, The Wrestler
ACTRESS: Kate Winslet, Revolutionary Road
SUPPORTING ACTOR: Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight
SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Marisa Tomei, The Wrestler
ENSEMBLE: Frost/Nixon
BREAKTHROUGH: Martin McDonagh, In Bruges

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

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"

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!

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

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

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

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

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!

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

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!

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!
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