Central Ohio Film Critics Awards

Best Film
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)
• Runner-Up (tie): Eddie Marsan - (Happy-Go-Lucky)
• Runner-Up (tie): Philip Seymour Hoffman - (Doubt)

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, Tropic Thunder)
• Runner-Up: James Franco - (Milk, 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

Who got a boost?:

• Melissa Leo for Best Actress.
• WALL-E for Best Picture. Maybe that nomination isn't quite the far shot it seemed to be...?
• Marisa Tomei for Best Supporting Actress.

Who got snubbed?:

• Revolutionary Road.
  

Producer Guild of America Nominees

Best Motion Picture of the Year:

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


Ouch. The guilds were supposed to be where Revolutionary Road was to make its "comeback". Scratch that.

Online Film Critics Award Nominees

BEST PICTURE
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Slumdog Millionaire
WALL*E
The Wrestler

BEST DIRECTOR
Darren Aronofsky, The Wrestler
Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire
David Fincher, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Christopher Nolan, The Dark Knight
Andrew Stanton, WALL*E




BEST ACTOR
Benicio Del Toro, Che
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
Meryl Streep, Doubt
Michelle Williams, Wendy and Lucy
Kate Winslet , Revolutionary Road

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Robert Downey, Jr., Tropic Thunder
Philip Seymour Hoffman, Doubt
Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight
Eddie Marsan, Happy-Go-Lucky
Michael Shannon, Revolutionary Road

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Amy Adams, Doubt
Penelope Cruz, Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Viola Davis, Doubt
Marisa Tomei, The Wrestler
Kate Winslet, The Reader

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
In Bruges, Martin McDonagh
Milk, Dustin Lance Black
Synecdoche, New York, Charlie Kaufman
WALL*E, Andrew Stanton & Jim Reardon
The Wrestler, Robert D. Siegel

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Eric Roth
The Dark Knight, Jonathan Nolan & Christopher Nolan
Frost/Nixon, Peter Morgan
Let the Right One In, John Ajvide Lindqvist
Slumdog Millionaire, Simon Beaufoy

BEST DOCUMENTARY
Dear Zachary: a letter to a son about his father
Encounters at the End of the World
I.O.U.S.A.
Man On Wire
My Winnipeg

BEST FOREIGN FILM
A Christmas Tale
The Counterfeiters
I’ve Loved You So Long
Let the Right One In
Waltz with Bashir

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
Bolt
Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears a Who
Kung Fu Panda
WALL*E
Waltz with Bashir

Who got a boost?:

• Richard Jenkins for Best Actor.
• Benicio Del Toro for Best Actor (although it probably won't amount to much).
• Michelle Williams for Best Actress (again, the chances of this turning into an Oscar nod are still slim).
• Eddie Marsan for Best Supporting Actor. He's been gaining steam lately.
• In Bruges for Best Original Screenplay. This is becoming the little movie that could, especially after it was released in the awards-buzz-killer month of February.
• WALL-E for Best Picture. Could this be the year when an animated film finally breaks into the Best Picture bracket (not including Beauty and the Beast, which was nominated years before the Animated Film award was created)?
  

Who got snubbed?:

• Revolutionary Road. Even though Michael Shannon made it into the lineup, he's barely made his mark anywhere else. Winslet is obviously a strong contender for Best Actress, but the film as a whole, DiCaprio, and Mendes' direction seem to be getting left in the dust.
• Milk for Best Picture/Director. The film and Gus Van Sant, and even the supporting cast are starting to lose steam, and the majority of support really seems to be for Penn, and not the whole movie.
  

Kansas City Film Critics Award Winners

BEST FILM-Slumdog Millionaire
BEST DIRECTOR-Darren Aronofsky, The Wrestler
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 Cristina Barcelona
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY-Robert D. Siegel, The Wrestler
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY-Simon Beaufoy, Slumdog Millionaire
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM-Let the Right One In (Sweden)
BEST DOCUMENTARY-Man on Wire
BEST ANIMATED FILM-Wall*E
THE VINCE KOEHLER AWARD~for Best Science Fiction,
Fantasy or Horror Film-The Dark Knight

Who got a boost?:

• Darren Aronofsky for Best Director.
  
• Slumdog Millionaire for Best Picture. First Danny Boyle was able to win Best Director when Slumdog lost best Picture, and now the film is winning without Boyle winning anything.
• Penelope Cruz for Best Supporting Actress. She was starting to lag behind some of her competition (mainly Marisa Tomei), but she hasn't run out of steam yet.
• Meryl Streep for Best Actress.
• The Wrestler for best original screenplay.

Who got snubbed?:

• Revolutionary Road in all categories.
  

National Society of Film Critics Winners

BEST PICTURE:
“Waltz with Bashir,” directed by Ari Folman

BEST DIRECTOR:
Mike Leigh, “Happy-Go-Lucky”

BEST ACTOR:
Sean Penn, “Milk”

BEST ACTRESS:
Sally Hawkins, “Happy-Go-Lucky”

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR:
Eddie Marsan, “Happy-Go-Lucky”

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS:
Hanna Schygulla, “The Edge of Heaven”

BEST SCREENPLAY:
“Happy-Go-Lucky,” written by Mike Leigh

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
“Slumdog Millionaire,” Anthony Dod Mantle

BEST NON-FICTION FILM
“Man on Wire,” directed by James Marsh

BEST EXPERIMENTAL FILM:
“Razzle Dazzle,” directed by Ken Jacobs

Who got a boost?:

• Waltz With Bashir for...anything. The fact that it won a Best Picture award is astonishing.
• Sally Hawkins for Best Actress.
• Eddie Marsan for Happy-Go-Lucky.
• Happy-Go-Lucky for Original Screenplay.
• Mike Leigh for Best Director.

Who got snubbed?:

• Revolutionary Road and The Reader.

Cincinnati Critics Awards

Best Film: The Wrestler

Best Direction: Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire

Best Lead Actor: Mickey Rourke, The Wrestler

Best Lead Actress: Anne Hathaway, Rachel Getting Married

Best Supporting Actor: Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight

Best Supporting Actress: Marisa Tomei, The Wrestler

Best Animated Film: Wall-E

Best Documentary Feature: Man on Wire

Best Foreign-Language Film: Let the Right One In

Best Screenplay: Milk



Who got a boost?:

• The Wrestler for Best Picture. Despite rave reviews, it's been a virtual no-show in terms of top honors until now.
• Danny Boyle for Best Director. This is the third (maybe fourth) time that Slumdog Millionaire failed to win Picture yet Boyle still won director. Impressive.
• Mickey Rourke for Best Actor.
• Milk for Best (original) Screenplay.
• Marisa Tomei for Supporting Actress. She came in late in the game, and ever since has been picking up trophy after trophy.

Who got snubbed?:

• Revolutionary Road.
• Doubt.
• The Dark Knight for Best Picutre/director.

Who's becoming a lock?:

• Danny Boyle for Director.
• Ledger for Supporting Actor (though this is nothing new).
• WALL-E for Animated Film.
• Let the Right One In for Foreign Language Film (although I thought the same thing about Pan's Labyrinth...and we all know how that turned out...).

Oklahoma Film Critics Awards

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)

Who got a boost?:

• Sally Hawkins for Best Actress. The Screen Actors Guild snub hurt her chances, but she's still a major contender in the Oscar race.
• Mickey Rourke for Best Actor. Closing in on Sean Penn in terms of the number of critics awards. The Golden Globes and the SAGs will determine who's truly in the lead.
• Let the Right One In for Foreign Language Film.
• Marisa Tomei for Best Supporting Actress.

Who got snubbed?:

• Revolutionary Road in all categories.
• Waltz With Bashir.
• The Cast of Doubt.

Who is becoming a lock?:

• Slumdog Millionaire for Picture and Director.
• Heath Ledger for Supporting Actor.

Utah Film Critics Awards (do these things ever stop!?)

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)

Who got a boost?:

• The Dark Knight for Best Picture.
• Rosemarie DeWitt for Best Supporting Actress.
• Melissa Leo for Best Actress.
• Rachel Getting Married for Best Original Screenplay.
• Mickey Rourke for Best Actor.

Who got snubbed?:

• The cast of Revolutionary Road. DiCaprio has yet to collect a single award, and is in danger off falling out of the race completely.
• Waltz With Bashir for Best Documentary or Foreign Language Film (though I think I read somewhere that it isn't eligible for the Documentary Oscar.....)
  

Detroit Film Critics Winners

Best Film: SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE 
Also nominated: THE DARK KNIGHT, FROST/NIXON, WALL-E, THE WRESTLER 

Best Director: Danny Boyle, SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE 
Also nominated: 
Darren Aronofsky, THE WRESTLER 
Ron Howard, FROST/NIXON 
Christopher Nolan, THE DARK KNIGHT 
Andrew Stanton, WALL-E 

Best Actor: Mickey Rourke, THE WRESTLER 
Also nominated: 
Josh Brolin, W 
Leonardo DiCaprio, REVOLUTIONARY ROAD 
Frank Langella, FROST/NIXON 
Sean Penn, MILK 

Best Actress: Kate Winslet, REVOLUTIONARY ROAD 
Also nominated: 
Anne Hathaway, RACHEL GETTING MARRIED 
Sally Hawkins, HAPPY-GO-LUCKY 
Melissa Leo, FROZEN RIVER 
Meryl Streep, DOUBT 

Best Supporting Actor: Heath Ledger, THE DARK KNIGHT 
Also nominated: 
Robert Downey Jr., TROPIC THUNDER 
James Franco, PINEAPPLE EXPRESS 
Eddie Marsan, HAPPY-GO-LUCKY 
Michael Shannon, REVOLUTIONARY ROAD 

Best Supporting Actress: Marisa Tomei, THE WRESTLER 
Also nominated: 
Amy Adams, DOUBT 
Elizabeth Banks, W 
Penelope Cruz, VICKY CRISTINA BARCELONA 
Rosemarie DeWitt, RACHEL GETTING MARRIED 

Best Ensemble: FROST/NIXON 
Also nominated: 
BURN AFTER READING 
RACHEL GETTING MARRIED 
REVOLUTIONARY ROAD 
TROPIC THUNDER 

Best Newcomer: Martin McDonagh, writer/director, IN BRUGES 
Also nominated: 
Rosemarie DeWitt, actress, RACHEL GETTING MARRIED 
Rebecca Hall, actress, FROST/NIXON and VICKY CRISTINA BARCELONA 
Danny McBride, actor, PINEAPPLE EXPRESS 
Dev Patel, actor, SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE 
Catinca Untaru, actress, THE FALL 

Who got a boost?:

• Kate Winslet for Best Actress.
• Marisa Tomei for Best Supporting Actress.
• Mickey Rourke for Best Actor.

Who got snubbed?:

• Angelina Jolie for Best Actress.

Who's close to becoming a Lock?:

• Slumdog Millionaire for Best Picture.
• Heath Ledger for Best Supporting Actor.

Las Vegas Film Critics Awards

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” 

Who got a boost?:

• Frost/Nixon. It seems to be getting better reception than this year's other high profile stage-to-screen adaptation (Doubt), but it had yet to pick up any significant wins until now.
• Iron Man for visual effects.
• Benjamin Button in the artistic categories.
• Frank Langella for Best Actor.
• Kate Winslet for Best Actress.

Who got snubbed?:

• Slumdog Millionaire, though I doubt that this is a significant blow to its Best Picture chances.
• Penelope Cruz for Supporting Actress. So long to the front-runner status. The race is now wide open.
• Australia in the artistic categories.
• Leonardo Di Caprio for Best Actor.
• Sally Hawkins for Best Actress.

Florida Critics Awards

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

Who got a boost?:

• Melissa Leo for Best Actress. Being a runner up or nominee was fine and all, but actually winning something is a whole different story.
• Slumdog Millionaire for Picture, director, and adapted screenplay.
• Let the Right One In for Foreign Language Film
• Mickey Rourke for Best Actor.
• Marisa Tomei for Best Supporting Actress.

Who got snubbed?:

• eh. No one in particular.

Screen Actor's Guild Nominees

MOTION PICTURE
Actor
Richard Jenkins - The Visitor
Frank Langella - Frost/Nixon
Sean Penn - Milk
Brad Pitt - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Mickey Rourke - The Wrestler

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

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

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

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

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

PRIMETIME TELEVISION
Actor in a television movie or miniseries
Ralph Fiennes - Bernard and Doris
Paul Giamatti - John Adams
Kevin Spacey - Recount
Kiefer Sutherland - 24: Redemption
Tom Wilkinson - John Adams

Actress in a television movie or miniseries
Laura Dern - Recount
Laura Linney - John Adams
Shirley Maclaine - Coco Chanel
Phylicia Rashad - A Raisin in the Sun
Susan Sarandon - Bernard And Doris

Actor in a drama series
Michael C. Hall - Dexter
Jon Hamm - Mad Men
Hugh Laurie - House
William Shatner - Boston Legal
James Spader - Boston Legal

Actress in a drama series
Sally Field - Brothers & Sisters
Mariska Hargitay - Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Holly Hunter - Saving Grace
Elisabeth Moss - Mad Men
Kyra Sedgwick - The Closer

Actor in a comedy series
Alec Baldwin - 30 Rock
Steve Carell - The Office
David Duchovny - Californication
Jeremy Piven - Entourage
Tony Shalhoub - Monk

Actress in a comedy series
Christina Applegate - Samantha Who?
America Ferrera - Ugly Betty
Tina Fey - 30 Rock
Mary-Louise Parker - Weeds
Tracey Ullman - Tracey Ullman’s State of the Union

Ensemble in a drama Series
Boston Legal
Dexter
House
Mad Men
The Closer

Ensemble in a comedy series
30 Rock
Desperate Housewives
Entourage
The Office
Weeds

Stunt ensemble
Friday Night Lights
Heroes
Prison Break
The Unit
The Closer

Life achievement award
James Earl Jones

Who got a boost?:

• Kate Winslet in Actress and Supporting Actress.
• Brad Pitt for Best Actor.
• Richard Jenkins for Best Actor. Damn, I was hoping his performance would have been forgotten by now.
• Angelina Jolie. The fact that she got in over Sally Hawkins is disgusting.
• Taraji P. Henson for Best Supporting Actress.
• Dev Patel for Best Supporting Actor.
• Melissa Leo for Best Actress.

Who got snubbed?:

• Marisa Tomei for Best Supporting Actress.
• Ralph Fiennes for Supporting Actor.
• Colin Farrell for Best Actor.
• In Bruges for anything....
• Cate Blanchett for Best Actress.
  
• Kristin Scott Thomas for Best Actress.

Chicago Film Critics Award WINNERS

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 DIRECTOR: Tomas Alfredson - Let the Right One In

Who got a boost?:

• Kate Winslet for Best Supporting Actress. After erroneously being named the winner in the Lead Actress category in several cities (for a role that is clearly supporting), she finally earns a category appropriate award.
• WALL-E for Best Picture.
• Danny Boyle for Best Director. This is the 2nd or 3rd time that he's won the award and his film hasn't won Best Picture. That's pretty damn impressive.
• WALL-E for Best Original Screenplay
• WALL-E for Original Score
• Mickey Rourke for Best Actor. Finally, a Best Actor win that isn't a tie with Sean Penn.
  

Who got snubbed?:

• Revolutionary Road. It's getting strong reviews, but maybe it's the type of film that is deserving of lots of nominations, but not necessarily WINS.
• Doubt in the acting department.
• Penelope Cruz. It seems like her precursor awards have just dried up. Oh well, at this point she's still in the lead for Supporting Actress.
• The Dark Knight for Best Picture. The fact that it didn't pull off any major wins from the city where it was filmed seems...odd.
  

Houston Film Critics Awards

BEST PICTURE: THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
BEST DIRECTOR: DANNY BOYLE, SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE.
BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE: SEAN PENN, MILK
BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE: ANNE HATHAWAY, RACHEL GETTING MARRIED
BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE: HEATH LEDGER, THE DARK KNIGHT
BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE: VIOLA DAVIS, DOUBT
BEST ENSEMBLE CAST: DOUBT
BEST SCREENPLAY: SIMON BEAUFOY, SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
BEST ANIMATED FILM: WALL-E
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: CLAUDIO MIRANDA, THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE: MAN ON WIRE
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM: MONGOL
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE: MIRACLE AT ST. ANNA BY TERENCE BLANCHARD
BEST ORIGINAL SONG: DOWN TO EARTH FROM WALL-E
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN CINEMA: ANDREA GROVER AND THE AURORA PICTURE SHOW
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN FILM PROGRAMMING: MARIAN LUNTZ AND THE MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS HOUSTON’S FILM DEPARTMENT


Who got a boost?:

• Viola Davis for Best Supporting Actress. This is becoming a close race between Davis, Cruz, and Tomei.
• Anne Hathaway for Best Actress. Now clearly in second place in terms of critics awards (behind Hawkins).
• Benjamin Button for Best Picture.
• Danny Boyle for Best Director. Even when Slumdog lost out on Picture, he still won the directing award, which shows that people obviously think his direction is pretty special, and not just a "well it's the best film of the year, so that means we also award the director, right?" award.
• Sean Penn. Light years ahead of all of his competition, even Rourke.
  

Who got snubbed?:

• Revolutionary Road.
• The Reader.
  

Dallas-Fort Worth Critics Awards

Top Ten Films of 2008

SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
MILK
THE DARK KNIGHT
THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
THE WRESTLER
THE VISITOR
FROST/NIXON
DOUBT
WALL-E
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.

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.

Phoenix Film Critics Society Award Winners

Best Picture 
Slumdog Millionaire 

Top Ten Films of 2008 (in alphabetical order) 
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button 
The Dark Knight 
Frost/Nixon 
In Bruges 
Milk 
The Reader 
Slumdog Millionaire 
The Visitor 
Wall-E 
The Wrestler 

Best Director 
Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire 

Best Performance by an Actor in a Lead Role 
Sean Penn, Milk 

Best Performance by an Actress in a Lead Role 
Meryl Streep, Doubt 

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role 
Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight 

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role 
Marisa Tomei, The Wrestler 

Best Acting Ensemble 
The cast of Milk 

Best screenplay written directly for the screen 
In Bruges 

Best screenplay adapted from another medium 
Slumdog Millionaire 

Best Live Action Family Film 
High School Musical 3: Senior Year 

Best Overlooked Film 
In Bruges 

Best Animated Film 
Wall-E 

Best Foreign Language Film 
Let the Right One In 

Best Documentary 
Man on Wire 

Best Original Song 
“The Wrestler” from The Wrestler 

Best Original Score 
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button 

Best Cinematography 
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button 

Best Film Editing 
Slumdog Millionaire 

Best Production Design 
The Dark Knight 

Best Costume Design 
The Duchess 

Best Visual Effects 
The Dark Knight 

Best Stunts 
The Dark Knight 

Breakout on Camera 
Dev Patel, Slumdog Millionaire 

Breakout Behind the Camera 
Martin McDonagh, In Bruges 

Best Performance by a Youth - Male 
Ayush Mahesh Khedekar, Slumdog Millionaire 

Best Performance by a Youth - Female 
Dakota Fanning, Secret Life of Bees 

Who got a boost?:

• Marisa Tomei. Slowly but surely she's catching up to Penelope Cruz.
• In Bruges. A spot on the Top 10 list, a Breakout award, and most importantly, an Original Screenplay award; these are huge boost for early release, which seemed doomed to be completely overlooked.
• Meryl Streep for Best Actress.

Who got snubbed?:

• Revolutionary Road.
• Australia for artistic and technical awards.
• Iron Man for Visual Effects.

San Diego Critics Awards

Best Film: Slumdog Millionaire 

• Runner-up: The Dark Knight 
  

Best Foreign Language Film: Let the Right One In 
Best Documentary: Man on Wire 
Best Animated Film: WALL-E 
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: Tom McCarthy, The Visitor 
Best Adapted Screenplay: Simon Beaufoy, Slumdog Millionaire 
Best Cinematography: Anthony Dod Mantle, Slumdog Millionaire 
Best Production Design: Donald Graham Burt, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button 
Best Editing: Chris Dickens, Slumdog Millionaire 
Best Score: A.R. Rahman, Slumdog Millionaire 
Best Ensemble Performance: Frost/Nixon 
Body of Work for 2008: Richard Jenkins for The Visitor, Burn After Reading, Step Brothers, and The Tale of Despereaux 

Who got a boost?:

• Mickey Rourke for Best Actor. After several ties with Sean Penn, this is his second stand-alone win in the category.
• Kate Winslet.
• Marisa Tomei.

Who got snubbed?:

• Doubt
• Revolutionary Road

The awards are all starting to run together now that Slumdog Millionaire has taken the lead.

San Francisco Critics Award Winners

Best Picture: Milk

Best Foreign Language Film: Let the Right One In

Best Documentary: My Winnipeg

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 Original Screenplay: Dustin Lance Black, Milk

Best Adapted Screenplay: Peter Morgan, Frost/Nixon

Best Cinematography: Wally Pfister, The Dark Knight

Who got a boost?:

• Marisa Tomei for Best Supporting Actress. It was one thing for her to grab the crucial Globe nomination, but for her to actually win an award is a great shot in the arm for her awards campaign.
• Rourke and Penn for Best Actor. The Best Actor seems to be between these two veterans. Sorry Frank Langella.
• Sally Hawkins for Best Actress. She has, far and away, the most awards and seems to be gaining tremendous momentum. What's truly amazing is that, in a year filled with heavy dramatic performances (especially for women), a performance in a comedy (albeit one with some serious moments) is sweeping the precursors.
  
• Milk for Picture, Director, and Screenplay.
• The Dark Knight for Cinematography.
• Frost/Nixon for Adapted Screenplay.

Who got snubbed?:

• Doubt in all categories.
• Revolutionary Road.
• The Reader.
• Slumdog Millionaire (although this is hardly a set back considering how well it's been doing).
  

Even more!: St. Louis Critics Awards

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

Who got a boost?:

• Danny Boyle for Best Director. Both he and his film are basically the front runners. It really is the "little film that could" of the year.
  
• The Curious Case of Benjamin Button for Best Picture.
• Kate Winslet for Best Actress.
• Viola Davis for Best Supporting Actress.
• Sean Penn for Best Actor. He's clearly the front runner for the award, and the Oscar nomination is a sure bet, but the Academy may not be ready to give him a second statue so soon.
  
• Frost/Nixon for screenplay
• Australia for cinematography

Who got snubbed?:

• Meryl Streep, who has yet to collect another award.
• Waltz With Bashir