Austin Film Critics Awards

Top 10 Films: 

1) "The Dark Knight 
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" 

Picture: 
"The Dark Knight" 

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: 
Charlie Kaufman, "Synecdoche, New York 

Adapted Screenplay: 
"The Dark Knight," Jonthan Nolan & Christopher Nolan 

Cinematography: 
"The Fall," Colin Watkinson 

Original Score: 
"The Dark Knight," James Newton Howard and Hans Zimmer 

Foreign Language Film: 
"Let the Right One In" ("Låt den rätte komma in") (Sweden) 

Documentary Film: 
"Man on Wire" 

Animated Feature: 
"Wall*E" 

Breakthrough Artist Award: 
Danny McBride, Pineapple Express/The Foot Fist Way/Tropic Thunder 

First Film: 
Nacho Vigalondo, "Timecrimes" ("Los Cronocrímenes") 

Austin Film: 
"Crawford" 

Who got a boost?:

• The Dark Knight. These are its first awards for picture, director, and adapted screenplay.
• Taraji P. Henson for Best Supporting Actress. She had lots of buzz when Benjamin Button's trailer was released back in May, but it fell apart. This shows that she shouldn't be counted out yet.
• Synecdoche New York for Best Original Screenplay.
• The Fall for cinematography. One of the most beautiful films that no one saw is finally getting its due. Good.
• Let the Right One In for Foreign Language Film.
• Man on Wire for Documentary. Seriously, what award hasn't it won?
• Anne Hathaway for Best Actress.
• Gran Torino and Frost/Nixon. A spot at the bottom of a Top 10 list is only a small boost, but it's still a boost.

Who got snubbed?:

• Revolutionary Road on all fronts.
• Doubt on all fronts.
• The Reader.
• Kate Winslet's chances at finally winning an Oscar.