81st Academy Awards (2008): The Precursors

Winners:

Sound Editors Guild / Visual Effects Society / Spirit Awards / Costume Designers Guild / Cinematographers / Cinema Editors / Art Directors Guild / Cinema Audio Society / British Academy / Online Film & Television Association / WGA / London / Directors Guild / Annie Awards / Producers Guild / Online Critics / Golden Globes / National Society / Las Vegas / Utah / Florida / Dallas-Fort Worth / Toronto / Austin / Southeastern Critics / San Diego / San Francisco / St. Louis / New York Online / Satellites / American Film Institute / Boston / New York / Los Angeles / D.C. Critics / National Board of Review

Nominations:

Online Film & Television Association / Sound Editors Guild / Visual Effects Society / British Academy / Costume Designers Guild / Art Directors Guild / Directors Guild / Cinema Audio Society / Writers Guild / Cinematographers / USC Scripter / Producers Guild / Online Critics / London / Screen Actors Guild / Chicago / Detroit / Golden Globes / Broadcast Critics / Spirit Awards / Annie Awards / Satellites

Motion Picture Sound Editors Guild Nominations

• (January 23, 2009)
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• Sound Editing, Sound Effects and Foley: The Dark Knight
• Sound Editing, Dialogue and ADR: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
• Sound Editing, Music: The Dark Knight
• Sound Editing, Animation: WALL-E
• Sound Editing, Foreign: Slumdog Millionaire
• Sound Editing, Music in a Musical: Mamma Mia!

Visual Effects Society Awards

• (February 21, 2009)
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• Visual Effects/Visual Effects-Driven Picture: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
• Supporting Visual Effects: Changeling
• Animation/Animated Picture: WALL-E
• Single Visual Effect: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button – Benjamin’s Secret
• Animated Character/Live Action Picture: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button – Benjamin Button
• Animated Character/Animated Picture: WALL-E – WALL-E and EVE Truck Sequence
• Effects Animation/Animated Picture: WALL-E
• Matte Paintings/Feature Motion Picture: Changeling – 1928 Downtown L.A.
• Models & Miniatures/Feature Motion Picture: The Dark Knight – Garbage Truck Crash Models and Miniatures
• Created Environment/Feature Motion Picture: The Dark Knight – Imax Gotham City Scapes
• Compositing/Feature Motion Picture: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button – Benjamin Button Comes Together
• Special Effects/Motion Picture: The Dark Knight

Spirit Awards

• (February 21, 2009)
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• Picture: The Wrestler
• Director: Tom McCarthy – The Visitor
• Actor: Mickey Rourke – The Wrestler
• Actress: Melissa Leo – Frozen River
• Supporting Actor: James Franco – Milk
• Supporting Actress: Penelope Cruz – Vicky Cristina Barcelona
• Screenplay: Vicky Cristina Barcelona
• Cinematography: The Wrestler
• Foreign Film: The Class
• Documentary: Man on Wire
• John Cassavetes Award: In Search of a Midnight Kiss
• First Feature: Synecdoche, New York
• First Screenplay: Milk
• Producers Award: Heather Rae – Frozen River
• Someone to Watch: Lynn Shelton – My Effortless Brilliance
• Truer Than Fiction: The Order of Myths
• Robert Altman Award: Synecdoche, New York

Costume Designers Guild Awards

• (January 13, 2009)
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• Period Costume Design: The Duchess
• Fantasy Costume Design: The Dark Knight
• Contemporary Costume Design: Slumdog Millionaire

American Society of Cinematographers Awards

• (February 15, 2009)
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• Cinematography: Slumdog Millionaire

American Cinema Editors Awards

• (February 15, 2009)
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• Drama Film Editing: Slumdog Millionaire
• Comedy/Musical Film Editing: WALL-E

Art Directors Guild Awards

• (February 15, 2009)
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• Period Art Direction: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
• Fantasy Art Direction: The Dark Knight
• Contemporary Art Direction: Slumdog Millionaire

Cinema Audio Society Awards

• (February 14, 2009)
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• Sound: Slumdog Millionaire

British Academy of Film & Television Arts Awards

• (February 8, 2009)
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• Picture: Slumdog Millionaire
• Animated Film: WALL-E
• Director: Danny Boyle – Slumdog Millionaire
• Actor: Mickey Rourke – The Wrestler
• Actress: Kate Winslet – The Reader
• Supporting Actor: Heath Ledger – The Dark Knight
• Supporting Actress: Penelope Cruz – Vicky Cristina Barcelona
• Original Screenplay: In Bruges
• Adapted Screenplay: Slumdog Millionaire
• Music: Slumdog Millionaire
• Editing: Slumdog Millionaire
• Cinematography: Slumdog Millionaire
• Production Design: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
• Costume Design: The Duchess
• Makeup/Hair: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
• Sound: Slumdog Millionaire
• Special Visual Effects: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
• Foreign Film: I’ve Loved You So Long
• Short Animation: Wallace and Gromit: A Matter of Loaf and Death
• Short Film: September
• British Film: Slumdog Millionaire
• British Director Writer or Producer (Carl Foreman Award): Steve McQueen (Director/Writer) – Hunger
• Orange Rising Star Award: Noel Clarke

Online Film & Television Association Awards

• (February 8, 2009)

13th Annual Online Film & Television Association Awards

Writers Guild of America Awards

• (February 7, 2009)
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• Original Screenplay: Milk
• Adapted Screenplay: Slumdog Millionaire

London Film Critics Circle

• (February 4, 2009)
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• Picture: The Wrestler
• Director: David Fincher – The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
• Actor: Mickey Rourke – The Wrestler
• Actress: Kate Winslet – The Reader, Revolutionary Road
• Screenplay: Slumdog Millionaire
• Foreign Film: Waltz with Bashir
• British Film: Slumdog Millionaire
• British Director: Danny Boyle – Slumdog Millionaire
• British Actor: Michael Fassbender – Hunger
• British Actress: Kristin Scott Thomas – I’ve Loved You So Long
• British Supporting Actor: Eddie Marsan – Happy-Go-Lucky
• British Supporting Actress: Tilda Swinton – The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
• Young British Performer: Thomas Turgoose – Somers Town, Eden Lake
• Breakthrough British Filmmaker: Steve McQueen – Hunger

Directors Guild of America

• (January 8, 2009)
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• Director: Danny Boyle – Slumdog Millionaire

Annie Award

• (January 30, 2009)
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• Picture: Kung Fu Panda
• Animated Short: Sebastian’s Voodoo
• Director: Kung Fu Panda – John Stevenson, Mark Osborne
• Voice Acting: Dustin Hoffman – Kung Fu Panda
• Writing: Kung Fu Panda
• Music: Kung Fu Panda – Hans Zimmer, John Powell
• Animated Effects: Li-Ming Lawrence – Kung Fu Panda
• Character Animation: James Baxter – Kung Fu Panda
• Character Design: Nico Marlet – Kung Fu Panda
• Production Design: Kung Fu Panda – Tang Heng
• Storyboarding: Kung Fu Panda – Jen Yuh Nelson

Screen Actors Guild Awards

• (January 25, 2009)
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• Ensemble: Slumdog Millionaire
• Actor: Sean Penn – Milk
• Actress: Meryl Streep – Doubt
• Supporting Actor: Heath Ledger – The Dark Knight
• Supporting Actress: Kate Winslet – The Reader

Online Film & Television Association Nominations

• (January 25, 2009)

13th Annual Online Film & Television Association Awards

Producers Guild of America

• (January 24, 2009)
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• Picture: Slumdog Millionaire
• Documentary: Man on Wire
• Animation: WALL-E

Motion Picture Sound Editors Guild Nominations

• (January 23, 2009)
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• Sound Editing, Sound Effects and Foley:
• Cloverfield
• The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
• The Dark Knight
• Eagle Eye
• Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
• Iron Man
• Speed Racer
• Wanted
• Sound Editing, Dialogue and ADR:
• Cloverfield
• The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
• The Dark Knight
• Frost/Nixon
• Iron Man
• Milk
• The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
• Revolutionary Road
• Sound Editing, Music:
• Bedtime Stories
• The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
• The Dark Knight
• Hellboy II: The Golden Army
• Iron Man
• Nick & Norah’s Infinite Playlist
• Slumdog Millionaire
• Sound Editing, Animation:
• Bolt
• Fear(s) of the Dark
• Horton Hears a Who
• Kung Fu Panda
• Madgascar: Escape 2 Africa
• The Tale of Despereaux
• WALL-E
• Waltz with Bashir
• Sound Editing, Foreign:
• Australia
• The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
• Hellboy II: The Golden Army
• In Bruges
• Quantum of Solace
• Slumdog Millionaire
• Sukiyaki Western Django
• Sound Editing, Music in a Musical:
• High School Musical 3: Senior Year
• How She Move
• Mamma Mia!
• Shine a Light

Online Film Critics Society Awards

• (January 19, 2009)
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• Picture: WALL-E
• Animated Film: WALL-E
• Director: Christopher Nolan – The Dark Knight
• Actor: Mickey Rourke – The Wrestler
• Actress: Michelle Williams – Wendy and Lucy
• Supporting Actor: Heath Ledger – The Dark Knight
• Supporting Actress: Marisa Tomei – The Wrestler
• Original Screenplay: WALL-E
• Adapted Screenplay: Let the Right One In
• Original Score: The Dark Knight
• Editing: Slumdog Millionaire
• Cinematography: The Dark Knight
• Foreign Film: Let the Right One In
• Documentary: Man on Wire
• Breakthrough Performance: Lina Leandersson – Let the Right One In
• Breakthrough Filmmaker: Tomas Alfredson – Let the Right One In

Visual Effects Society Nominations

• (January 19, 2009)
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• Visual Effects/Visual Effects-Driven Picture:
• The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
• The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
• Hellboy II: The Golden Army
• Cloverfield
• Iron Man
• Supporting Visual Effects:
• Changeling
• Eagle Eye
• Valkyrie
• Nim’s Island
• Synecdoche, New York
• Animation/Animated Picture:
• Bolt – The Chase
• Kung Fu Panda – Everybody Was Kung Fu Fighting – The Animation of Kung Fu Panda
• A Matter of Loaf and Death – Piella’s Mansion
• WALL-E
• Single Visual Effect:
• Cloverfield – Statue of Liberty Crash and Woolworth Tower Collapse
• The Curious Case of Benjamin Button – Benjamin’s Secret
• The Day the Earth Stood Still – Newborn Klaatu
• Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull – Valley Destruction
• Iron Man
• Animated Character/Live Action Picture:
• The Curious Case of Benjamin Button – Benjamin Button
• Hellboy II: The Golden Army – Elemental Sequence
• Iron Man
• The Spiderwick Chronicles – Hogsqueal
• Animated Character/Animated Picture:
• Bolt – Bolt
• Bolt – Rhino
• Kung Fu Panda – This Kung Fu Stuff Is Hard Work – The Animation of Po
• WALL-E – WALL-E and EVE Truck Sequence
• Effects Animation/Animated Picture:
• Bolt
• Kung Fu Panda – The Secret Ingredient – Visual Effects of Kung Fu Panda
• Madgascar: Escape 2 Africa
• WALL-E
• Matte Paintings/Feature Motion Picture:
• Changeling – 1928 Downtown L.A.
• Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
• Synecdoche, New York
• Speed Racer
• Models & Miniatures/Feature Motion Picture:
• The Dark Knight – Garbage Truck Crash Models and Miniatures
• Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
• Iron Man – Suit Up Machine
• My Darling of the Mountains – Hot Springs
• Created Environment/Feature Motion Picture:
• Cloverfield – Brooklyn Bridge Sequence
• The Dark Knight – Imax Gotham City Scapes
• Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull – Temple Heart
• The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor – Avalanche Sequence
• Synecodche, New York – Created Environment
• Compositing/Feature Motion Picture:
• The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
• The Curious Case of Benjamin Button – Benjamin Button Comes Together
• Iron Man – Head Under Display – HUD Compositing
• Quantum of Solace – Sienna Chase and Fight Sequence
• Special Effects/Motion Picture:
• The Dark Knight
• The Dark Knight – Garbage Truck Crash Mechanical Effects
• Defiance – Special Effects

British Academy of Film & Television Arts Nominations

• (January 15, 2009)
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• Picture:
• The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
• Frost/Nixon
• Milk
• The Reader
• Slumdog Millionaire
• Animated Film:
• Persepolis
• WALL-E
• Waltz with Bashir
• Director:
• Clint Eastwood – Changeling
• David Fincher – The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
• Ron Howard – Frost/Nixon
• Stephen Daldry – The Reader
• Danny Boyle – Slumdog Millionaire
• Actor:
• Frank Langella – Frost/Nixon
• Dev Patel – Slumdog Millionaire
• Sean Penn – Milk
• Brad Pitt – The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
• Mickey Rourke – The Wrestler
• Actress:
• Angelina Jolie – Changeling
• Kristin Scott Thomas – I’ve Loved You So Long
• Meryl Streep – Doubt
• Kate Winslet – The Reader
• Kate Winslet – Revolutionary Road
• Supporting Actor:
• Robert Downey Jr. – Tropic Thunder
• Brendan Gleeson – In Bruges
• Philip Seymour Hoffman – Doubt
• Heath Ledger – The Dark Knight
• Brad Pitt – Burn After Reading
• Supporting Actress:
• Amy Adams – Doubt
• Penelope Cruz – Vicky Cristina Barcelona
• Freida Pinto – Slumdog Millionaire
• Tilda Swinton – Burn After Reading
• Marisa Tomei – The Wrestler
• Original Screenplay:
• Burn After Reading
• Changeling
• I’ve Loved You So Long
• In Bruges
• Milk
• Adapted Screenplay:
• The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
• Frost/Nixon
• The Reader
• Revolutionary Road
• Slumdog Millionaire
• Music:
• The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
• The Dark Knight
• Mamma Mia!
• Slumdog Millionaire
• WALL-E
• Editing:
• Changeling
• The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
• The Dark Knight
• Frost/Nixon
• In Bruges
• Slumdog Millionaire
• Cinematography:
• Changeling
• The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
• The Dark Knight
• The Reader
• Slumdog Millionaire
• Production Design:
• Changeling
• The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
• The Dark Knight
• Revolutionary Road
• Slumdog Millionaire
• Costume Design:
• Changeling
• The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
• The Dark Knight
• The Duchess
• Revolutionary Road
• Makeup/Hair:
• The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
• The Dark Knight
• The Duchess
• Frost/Nixon
• Milk
• Sound:
• Changeling
• The Dark Knight
• Quantum of Solace
• Slumdog Millionaire
• WALL-E
• Special Visual Effects:
• The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
• The Dark Knight
• Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
• Iron Man
• Quantum of Solace
• Foreign Film:
• Baader Meinhof Complex
• Gomorrah
• I’ve Loved You So Long
• Persepolis
• Waltz with Bashir
• Short Animation:
• Codswallop
• Varmints
• Wallace and Gromit: A Matter of Loaf and Death
• Short Film:
• Kingsland #1 The Dreamer
• Love You More
• Ralph
• September
• Voyages d’Affaires (The Business Trip
• British Film:
• Hunger
• In Bruges
• Mamma Mia!
• Man on Wire
• Slumdog Millionaire
• British Director Writer or Producer (Carl Foreman Award):
• Simon Chinn (Producer) – Man on Wire
• Judy Craymer (Producer) – Mamma Mia!
• Garth Jennings (Writer) – Son of Rambow
• Steve McQueen (Director/Writer) – Hunger
• Solon Papadopoulos & Roy Boulter (Producers) – Of Time and the City
• Orange Rising Star Award:
• Michael Cera
• Noel Clarke
• Michael Fassbender
• Rebecca Hall
• Toby Kebbell

Costume Designers Guild Nominations

• (January 13, 2009)
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• Period Costume Design:
• Changeling
• The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
• The Duchess
• Milk
• Revolutionar Road
• Fantasy Costume Design:
• The Dark Knight
• The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
• The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
• Contemporary Costume Design:
• Iron Man
• Mamma Mia!
• Sex and the City
• Slumdog Millionaire
• The Wrestler

American Cinema Editors Nominations

• (January 12, 2009)
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• Drama Film Editing:
• The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
• The Dark Knight
• Frost/Nixon
• Milk
• Slumdog Millionaire
• Comedy/Musical Film Editing:
• In Bruges
• Mamma Mia
• Tropic Thunder
• Vicky Cristina Barcelona
• WALL-E

Golden Globe Awards

• (January 11, 2009)
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• Drama Picture: Slumdog Millionaire
• Comedy/Musical Picture: Vicky Cristina Barcelona
• Animated Film: WALL-E
• Director: Danny Boyle – Slumdog Millionaire
• Drama Actor: Mickey Rourke – The Wrestler
• Comedy/Musical Actor: Colin Farrell – In Bruges
• Drama Actress: Kate Winslet – Revolutionary Road
• Comedy/Musical Actress: Sally Hawkins – Happy-Go-Lucky
• Supporting Actor: Heath Ledger – The Dark Knight
• Supporting Actress: Kate Winslet – The Reader
• Screenplay: Slumdog Millionaire
• Original Song: “The Wrestler” – The Wrestler
• Original Score: Slumdog Millionaire
• Foreign Film: Waltz with Bashir

Art Directors Guild Nominations

• (January 9, 2009)
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• Period Art Direction:
• Changeling
• The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
• Doubt
• Frost/Nixon
• Milk
• Fantasy Art Direction:
• The Dark Knight
• Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
• Iron Man
• The Spiderwick Chronicles
• WALL-E
• Contemporary Art Direction:
• Burn After Reading
• Gran Torino
• Quantum of Solace
• Slumdog Millionaire
• The Wrestler

Broadcast Film Critics Association (Critics’ Choice)

• (January 8, 2009)
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• Picture: Slumdog Millionaire
• Animated Film: WALL-E
• Director: Danny Boyle – Slumdog Millionaire
• Actor: Sean Penn – Milk
• Actress: TIE: Anne Hathaway – Rachel Getting Married & Meryl Streep – Doubt
• Supporting Actor: Heath Ledger – The Dark Knight
• Supporting Actress: Kate Winslet – The Reader
• Screenplay: Slumdog Millionaire
• Song: “The Wrestler” – The Wrestler
• Score: Slumdog Millionaire
• Foreign Film: Waltz with Bashir
• Documentary: Man on Wire
• Ensemble: Milk
• Young Actor/Actress: Dev Patel – Slumdog Millionaire
• Action Movie: The Dark Knight
• Comedy Movie: Tropic Thunder
• Picture Made for Television: John Adams

Directors Guild of America Nominations

• (January 8, 2009)
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• Director:
• 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

Cinema Audio Society Nominations

• (January 8, 2009)
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• Sound:
• The Dark Knight
• Iron Man
• Quantum of Solace
• Slumdog Millionaire
• WALL-E

Writers Guild of America Nominations

• (January 7, 2009)
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• Original Screenplay:
• Burn After Reading
• Milk
• Vicky Cristina Barcelona
• The Visitor
• The Wrestler
• Adapted Screenplay:
• The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
• The Dark Knight
• Doubt
• Frost/Nixon
• Slumdog Millionaire

American Society of Cinematographers Nominations

• (January 7, 2009)
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• Cinematography:
• The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
• The Dark Knight
• The Reader
• Revolutionary Road
• Slumdog Millionaire

USC Scripter Nominations

• (January 6, 2009)
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• Adapted Screenplay:
• The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
• Iron Man
• The Reader
• Revolutionary Road
• Slumdog Millionaire

Producers Guild of America Nominations

• (January 5, 2009)
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• Picture:
• The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
• The Dark Knight
• Frost/Nixon
• Milk
• Slumdog Millionaire
• Animated Film:
• Bolt
• Kung Fu Panda
• WALL-E
• Documentary:
• Man on Wire
• Standard Operating Procedure
• Trouble the Water

Online Film Critics Society Nominations

• (January 5, 2009)
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• Picture:
• The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
• The Dark Knight
• Slumdog Millionaire
• WALL-E
• The Wrestler
• Animated Film:
• Bolt
• Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears a Who
• Kung Fu Panda
• WALL-E
• Waltz with Bashir
• 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
• Actor:
• Benicio Del Toro – Che
• Richard Jenkins – The Visitor
• Frank Langella – Frost/Nixon
• Sean Penn – Milk
• Mickey Rourke – The Wrestler
• Actress:
• Anne Hathaway – Rachel Getting Married
• Sally Hawkins – Happy-Go-Lucky
• Meryl Streep – Doubt
• Michelle Williams – Wendy and Lucy
• Kate Winslet – Revolutionary Road
• 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
• Supporting Actress:
• Amy Adams – Doubt
• Penelope Cruz – Vicky Cristina Barcelona
• Viola Davis – Doubt
• Marisa Tomei – The Wrestler
• Kate Winslet – The Reader
• Original Screenplay:
• In Bruges
• Milk
• Synecdoche, New York
• WALL-E
• The Wrestler
• Adapted Screenplay:
• The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
• The Dark Knight
• Frost/Nixon
• Let the Right One In
• Slumdog Millionaire
• Foreign Film:
• A Christmas Tale
• The Counterfeiters
• I’ve Loved You So Long
• Let the Right One In
• Waltz with Bashir
• Documentary:
• Dear Zachary
• Encounters at the Far End of the World
• I.O.U.S.A.
• Man on Wire
• My Winnipeg
• Cinematography:
• Che
• The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
• The Dark Knight
• The Fall
• Slumdog Millionaire
• Original Score:
• The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
• The Dark Knight
• Milk
• Slumdog Millionaire
• WALL-E
• Editing:
• The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
• The Dark Knight
• Milk
• Slumdog Millionaire
• WALL-E
• Breakthrough Performance:
• Russell Brand – Forgetting Sarah Marshall
• Kare Hedebrant – Let the Right One In
• Lina Leandersson – Let the Right One In
• Dev Patel – Slumdog Millionaire
• Brandon Walters – Australia
• Breakthrough Filmmaker:
• Tomas Alfredson – Let the Right One In
• Charlie Kaufman – Synecdoche, New York
• Kurt Kunne – Dear Zachary
• Martin McDonagh – In Bruges
• Steve McQueen – Hunger

National Society of Film Critics

• (January 3 2009)
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• Picture: Waltz with Bashir (RU: Happy-Go-Lucky (2), WALL-E (2))
• Director: Mike Leigh – Happy-Go-Lucky (RU: Gus Van Sant – Milk & Paranoid Park (2), Danny Boyle – Slumdog Millionaire (3))
• Actor: Sean Penn – Milk (RU: Mickey Rourke – The Wrestler (2), Clint Eastwood – Gran Torino (3))
• Actress: Sally Hawkins – Happy-Go-Lucky (RU: Melissa Leo – Frozen River (2), Michelle Williams – Wendy and Lucy (3))
• Supporting Actor: Eddie Marsan – Happy-Go-Lucky (RU: Heath Ledger – The Dark Knight (2), Josh Brolin – Milk (3))
• Supporting Actress: Hanna Schygulla – The Edge of Heaven (RU: Viola Davis – Doubt (2), Penelope Cruz – Vicky Cristina Barcelona (3))
• Screenplay: Happy-Go-Lucky (RU: A Christmas Tale (2), Synecdoche, New York (3))
• Documentary: Man on Wire (RU: Trouble the Water (2), Encounters at the Far End of the World (3))
• Experimental Film: Razzle Dazzle

Las Vegas Film Critics Society

• (December 19, 2008)
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• Picture: Frost/Nixon
• Animated Film: WALL-E
• Director: Ron Howard – 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
• Screenplay: Frost/Nixon
• Song: “Another Way to Die” – Quantum of Solace
• Score: Defiance
• Editing: Frost/Nixon
• Cinematography: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
• Art Direction: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
• Costume Design: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
• Visual Effects: Iron Man
• Foreign Film: Mongol
• Documentary: Man on Wire
• Family Film: The Spiderwick Chronicles
• Youth in Film: David Kross – The Reader

Utah Film Critics

• (December 19, 2008)
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• Picture: The Dark Knight (RU: Rachel Getting Married)
• Animated Film: WALL-E (RU: Kung Fu Panda)
• Director: Andrew Stanton – WALL-E (RU: Christopher Nolan – The Dark Knight)
• Actor: Mickey Rourke – The Wrestler (RU: Richard Jenkins – The Visitor, Sean Penn – Milk)
• Actress: Melissa Leo – Frozen River (RU: Anne Hathaway – Rachel Getting Married)
• Supporting Actor: Heath Ledger – The Dark Knight (No Runner Up)
• Supporting Actress: Rosemarie DeWitt – Rachel Getting Married (RU: Frances McDormand – Burn After Reading, Misty Upham – Frozen River, Evan Rachel Wood – The Wrestler)
• Screenplay: Rachel Getting Married (RU: The Wrestler)
• Foreign Film: Let the Right One In (RU: Waltz with Bashir)
• Documentary: Man on Wire (RU: Encounters at the Far End of the World, Waltz with Bashir)

Florida Film Critics

• (December 18, 2008)
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• Picture: Slumdog Millionaire
• Animated Film: WALL-E
• 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
• Foreign Film: Let the Right One In
• Documentary: Man on Wire
• Breakout: Martin McDonagh – In Bruges
• Golden Orange: Dick Morris – Sarasota Film Society

Chicago Film Critics Awards

• (December 18, 2008)
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• Picture: WALL-E
• Animated Film: 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
• Adapted Screenplay: Slumdog Millionaire
• Original Score: WALL-E
• Cinematography: The Dark Knight
• Foreign Film: Let the Right One In
• Documentary: Man on Wire
• Promising Performer: Dev Patel – Slumdog Millionaire
• Promising Director: Tomas Alfredson – Let the Right One In

Screen Actors Guild Nominations

• (December 18, 2008)
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• Cast:
• The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
• Doubt
• Frost/Nixon
• Milk
• Slumdog Millionaire
• 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

London Film Critics Circle Nominations

• (December 18, 2008)
•  
• Picture:
• The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
• Frost/Nixon
• Milk
• WALL-E
• The Wrestler
• Director:
• Darren Aronofsky – The Wrestler
• Danny Boyle – Slumdog Millionaire
• Clint Eastwood – Changeling
• David Fincher – The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
• Gus Van Sant – Milk
• Actor:
• Josh Brolin – W.
• Frank Langella – Frost/Nixon
• Heath Ledger – The Dark Knight
• Sean Penn – Milk
• Mickey Rourke – The Wrestler
• Actress:
• Penelope Cruz – Vicky Cristina Barcelona
• Anne Hathaway – Rachel Getting Married
• Angelina Jolie – Changeling
• Meryl Streep – Doubt
• Kate Winslet – The Reader, Revolutionary Road
• Screenplay:
• The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
• Frost/Nixon
• In Bruges
• The Reader
• Slumdog Millionaire
• Foreign Film:
• Gomorrah
• I’ve Loved You So Long
• The Orphanage
• Persepolis
• Waltz with Bashir
• British Film:
• Happy-Go-Lucky
• Hunger
• In Bruges
• Man on Wire
• Slumdog Millionaire
• British Director:
• Danny Boyle – Slumdog Millionaire
• Terence Davies – Of Time and the City
• Mike Leigh – Happy-Go-Lucky
• Steve McQueen – Hunger
• Christopher Nolan – The Dark Knight
• British Actor:
• Michael Fassbender – Hunger
• Ralph Fiennes – The Duchess
• Ben Kingsley – Elegy
• Dev Patel – Slumdog Millionaire
• Michael Sheen – Frost/Nixon
• British Actress:
• Rebecca Hall – Vicky Cristina Barcelona
• Sally Hawkins – Happy-Go-Lucky
• Kristin Scott Thomas – I’ve Loved You So Long
• Tilda Swinton – Julia
• Kate Winslet – The Reader, Revolutionary Road
• British Supporting Actor:
• Liam Cunningham – Hunger
• Toby Jones – Frost/Nixon, W.
• Eddie Marsan – Happy-Go-Lucky
• Peter O’Toole – Dean Spanley
• Mark Strong – Body of Lies
• British Supporting Actress:
• Hayley Atwell – The Duchess
• Kristin Scott Thomas – Easy Virtue
• Tilda Swinton – The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
• Emma Thompson – Brideshead Revisited
• Alexis Zegerman – Happy-Go-Lucky
• Young British Performer:
• Asa Butterfield – The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
• Georgia Groome – Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging
• Bill Milner – Son of Rambow
• Dev Patel – Slumdog Millionaire
• Will Poulter – Son of Rambow
• Thomas Turgoose – Somers Town, Eden Lake
• Breakthrough British Filmmaker:
• Joanna Hogg – Unrelated
• Martin McDonagh – In Bruges
• Steve McQueen – Hunger
• James Watkins – Eden Lake
• Rupert Wyatt – The Escapist
• Contribution to Cinema: Judi Dench

Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association

• (December 17, 2008)
•  
• Picture:
1. Slumdog Millionaire
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
• Animated Film:
1. WALL-E
2. Kung Fu Panda
• Director:
1. Danny Boyle – Slumdog Millionaire
2. David Fincher – The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
3. Christopher Nolan – The Dark Knight
4. Gus Van Sant – Milk
5. Ron Howard – Frost/Nixon
• Actor:
1. Sean Penn – Milk
2. Mickey Rourke – The Wrestler
3. Frank Langella – Frost/Nixon
4. Brad Pitt – The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
5. Richard Jenkins – The Visitor
• Actress:
1. Anne Hathaway – Rachel Getting Married
2. Meryl Streep – Doubt
3. Sally Hawkins – Happy-Go-Lucky
4. Kristin Scott Thomas – I’ve Loved You So Long
5. Kate Winslet – Revolutionary Road
• Supporting Actor:
1. Heath Ledger – The Dark Knight
2. Josh Brolin – Milk
3. Eddie Marsan – Happy-Go-Lucky
4. Philip Seymour Hoffman – Doubt
5. Robert Downey Jr. – Tropic Thunder
• Supporting Actress:
1. Viola Davis – Doubt
2. Penelope Cruz – Vicky Cristina Barcelona
3. Marisa Tomei – The Wrestler
4. Taraji P. Henson – The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
5. Rosemarie DeWitt – Rachel Getting Married
• Screenplay:
1. Milk
2. Slumdog Millionaire
• Cinematography:
1. The Dark Knight
2. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
• Foreign Film:
1. Tell No One
2. Waltz with Bashir
3. Let the Right One In
4. I’ve Loved You So Long
5. Gomorrah
• Documentary:
1. Man on Wire
2. Waltz with Bashir
3. Young@Heart
4. Standard Operating Procedure
5. Dear Zachary

Toronto Film Critics Association

• (December 17, 2008)
•  
• Picture: Wendy and Lucy (RU: Rachel Getting Married, WALL-E)
• Animated Film: WALL-E (RU: Kung Fu Panda, Persepolis, Waltz with Bashir)
• Director: Jonathan Demme – Rachel Getting Married (RU: Danny Boyle – Slumdog Millionaire, Andrew Stanton – WALL-E)
• Actor: Mickey Rourke – The Wrestler (RU: Sean Penn – Milk, Jean-Claude Van Damme – JCVD)
• Actress: Michelle Williams – Wendy and Lucy (RU: Anne Hathaway – Rachel Getting Married, Meryl Streep – Doubt)
• Supporting Actor: Heath Ledger – The Dark Knight (RU: Josh Brolin – Milk, Robert Downey Jr – Tropic Thunder, Philip Seymour Hoffman – Doubt)
• Supporting Actress: Rosemarie DeWitt – Rachel Getting Married (RU: Penelope Cruz – Vicky Cristina Barcelona, Viola Davis – Doubt)
• Screenplay: Rachel Getting Married (RU: Doubt, Frost/Nixon)
• Foreign Film: Let the Right One In (RU: A Christmas Tale, The Class, I’ve Loved You So Long)
• Documentary: Man on Wire (RU: Standard Operating Procedure, Up the Yangtze)
• First Feature: Ballast (RU: The Band’s Visit, Frozen River)

Austin Film Critics Association

• (December 16, 2008)
•  
• Picture: The Dark Knight
• Animated Film: WALL-E
• 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
• Adapted Screenplay: The Dark Knight
• Cinematography: The Fall
• Original Score: The Dark Knight
• Foreign Film: Let the Right One In
• Documentary: Man on Wire
• Breakthrough Artist: Danny McBride – Pineapple Express, The Foot Fist Way, Tropic Thunder
• First Film: Timecrimes
• Austin Film: Crawford

Top 10

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

Phoenix Film Critics

• (December 16, 2008)
•  
• Picture: Slumdog Millionaire
• Animated Film: WALL-E
• 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
• Original Screenplay: In Bruges
• Adapted Screenplay: Slumdog Millionaire
• Original Song: “The Wrestler” – The Wrestler
• Original Score: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
• Editing: Slumdog Millionaire
• Cinematography: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
• Production Design: The Dark Knight
• Costume Design: The Duchess
• Visual Effects: The Dark Knight
• Foreign Film: Let the Right One In
• Documentary: Man on Wire
• Ensemble: Milk
• Live Action Family Film: High School Musical 3
• Overlooked Film: In Bruges
• Stunts: The Dark Knight
• Breakout on Camera: Dev Patel – Slumdog Millionaire
• Breakout Behind the Camera: Martin McDonagh – In Bruges
• Male Youth Performance: Ayush Mahesh Khedekar – Slumdog Millionaire
• Female Youth Performance: Dakota Fanning – The Secret Life of Bees

Top 10

1. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
2. The Dark Knight
3. Frost/Nixon
4. In Bruges
5. Milk
6. The Reader
7. Slumdog Millionaire
8. The Visitor
9. WALL-E
10. The Wrestler

Southeastern Film Critics Association

• (December 15, 2008)
•  
• Picture: Milk (RU: Slumdog Millionaire)
• Animated Film: WALL-E (RU: Kung Fu Panda)
• Director: Danny Boyle – Slumdog Millionaire (RU: Gus Van Sant – Milk)
• Actor: Sean Penn – Milk (RU: Mickey Rourke – The Wrestler)
• Actress: Anne Hathaway – Rachel Getting Married (RU: Kate Winslet – The Reader)
• Supporting Actor: Heath Ledger – The Dark Knight (RU: Robert Downey Jr. – Tropic Thunder)
• Supporting Actress: Penelope Cruz – Vicky Cristina Barcelona (RU: Viola Davis – Doubt)
• Original Screenplay: Milk (RU: The Wrestler)
• Adapted Screenplay: Slumdog Millionaire (RU: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button)
• Foreign Film: Let the Right One In (RU: I’ve Loved You So Long)
• Documentary: Man on Wire (RU: Young@Heart)

Top 10

1. Milk
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

San Diego Film Critics

• (December 15, 2008)
•  
• Picture: Slumdog Millionaire
• Animated Film: WALL-E
• 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
• Adapted Screenplay: Slumdog Millionaire
• Score: Slumdog Millionaire
• Editing: Slumdog Millionaire
• Cinematography: Slumdog Millionaire
• Production Design: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
• Foreign Film: Let the Right One In
• Documentary: Man on Wire
• Ensemble: Frost/Nixon
• Body of Work: Richard Jenkins – The Visitor, Burn After Reading, Step Brothers, The Tale of Despereaux

San Francisco Film Critics

• (December 15, 2008)
•  
• Picture: Milk
• Director: Gus Van Sant – Milk
• Actor: TIE: Sean Penn – Milk & Mickey Rourke – The Wrestler
• Actress: Sally Hawkins – Happy-Go-Lucky
• Supporting Actor: Heath Ledeger – The Dark Knight
• Supporting Actress: Marisa Tomei – The Wrestler
• Original Screenplay: Milk
• Adapted Screenplay: Frost/Nixon
• Cinematography: The Dark Knight
• Foreign Film: Let the Right One In
• Documentary: My Winnipeg

St. Louis Film Critics

• (December 15, 2008)
•  
• Picture: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
• Animated Film: WALL-E
• 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: Frost/Nixon
• Music: The Visitor
• Cinematography: Australia
• Special Effects: The Dark Knight
• Foreign Film: Slumdog Millionaire
• Documentary: Man on Wire
• Comedy: Burn After Reading
• Original, Innovative or Creative Film: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

New York Online Film Critics

• (December 15, 2008)
•  
• Picture: Slumdog Millionaire
• Animated Film: WALL-E
• Director: Danny Boyle – Slumdog Millionaire
• Actor: Sean Penn – Milk
• Actress: Sally Hawkins – Happy-Go-Lucky
• Supporting Actor: Heath Ledger – The Dark Knight
• Supporting Actress: Penelope Cruz – Vicky Cristina Barcelona
• Screenplay: Slumdog Millionaire
• Score: Slumdog Millionaire
• Cinematography: Slumdog Millionaire
• Foreign Film: 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days
• Documentary: Man on Wire
• Breakout Performance: Sally Hawkins – Happy-Go-Lucky
• Debut as Director: Martin McDonagh – In Bruges
• Ensemble: Milk

Top 10

1. Che
2. A Christmas Tale
3. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
4. The Dark Knight
5. Happy-Go-Lucky
6. Milk
7. Rachel Getting Married
8. Slumdog Millionaire
9. WALL-E
10. The Wrestler

Chicago Film Critics Nominations

• (December 15, 2008)
•  
• Picture:
• The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
• The Dark Knight
• Milk
• Slumdog Millionaire
• WALL*E
• Animated Film:
• Bolt
• Kung-Fu Panda
• Tale of Desperaux
• WALL*E
• Waltz with Bashir
• Director:
• Danny Boyle – Slumdog Millionaire
• David Fincher – The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
• Christopher Nolan – The Dark Knight
• Andrew Stanton – WALL*E
• Gus Van Sant – Milk
• Actor:
• Clint Eastwood – Gran Torino
• Richard Jenkins – The Visitor
• Frank Langella – Frost/Nixon
• Sean Penn – Milk
• Mickey Rourke – The Wrestler
• Actress:
• Anne Hathaway – Rachel Getting Married
• Sally Hawkins – Happy-Go-Lucky
• Angelina Jolie – Changeling
• Melissa Leo – Frozen River
• Meryl Streep – Doubt
• Supporting Actor:
• Robert Downey Jr. – Tropic Thunder
• Philip Seymour Hoffman – Doubt
• Bill Irwin – Rachel Getting Married
• Heath Ledger – The Dark Knight
• Michael Shannon – Revolutionary Road
• Supporting Actress:
• Amy Adams – Doubt
• Penelope Cruz – Vicky Cristina Barcelona
• Viola Davis – Doubt
• Rosemarie DeWitt – Rachel Getting Married
• Kate Winslet – The Reader
• Original Screenplay:
• In Bruges
• Milk
• Rachel Getting Married
• Synecdoche, N.Y.
• WALL*E
• Adapted Screenplay:
• The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
• The Dark Knight
• Doubt
• Frost/Nixon
• Slumdog Millionaire
• Original Score:
• The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
• The Dark Knight
• Milk
• Slumdog Millionaire
• WALL*E
• Cinematography:
• Australia
• The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
• The Dark Knight
• The Fall
• Slumdog Millionaire
• Foreign Film:
• The Band’s Visit
• Che
• A Christmas Tale
• I’ve Loved You For So Long
• Let the Right One In
• Documentary:
• American Teen
• Dear Zachary
• I.O.U.S.A.
• Man On Wire
• Standard Operating Procedure
• Most Promising Performer:
• Russell Brand – Forgetting Sarah Marshall
• David Kross – The Reader
• Lina Leandersson – Let the Right One In
• Dev Patel – Slumdog Millionaire
• Brandon Walters – Australia
• Most Promising Filmmaker:
• Tomas Alfredson – Let the Right One In
• Lance Hammer – Ballast
• Courtney Hunt – Frozen River
• Martin McDonagh – In Bruges
• Steve McQueen – Hunger

Satellite Award Winners

• (December 14, 2008)
•  
• Picture, Drama: Slumdog Millionaire
• Picture, Comedy/Musical: Happy-Go-Lucky
• Director: Slumdog Millionaire – Danny Boyle
• Actor, Drama: Richard Jenkins – The Visitor
• Actress, Drama: Angelina Jolie – Changeling
• Actor, Comedy/Musical: Ricky Gervais – Ghost Town
• Actress, Comedy/Musical: Sally Hawkins – Happy-Go-Lucky
• Supporting Actor: Michael Shannon – Revolutionary Road
• Supporting Actress: Rosemarie DeWitt – Rachel Getting Married
• Original Screenplay: The Visitor
• Adapted Screenplay: Frost/Nixon
• Foreign Film: Gomorrah – Italy
• Documentary: TIE: Anita O’Day – The Life of a Jazz Singer & Man on Wire
• Animated/Mixed Media Picture: WALL-E
• Original Score: Slumdog Millionaire
• Original Song: “Another Way to Die” – Quantum of Solace
• Editing: Quantum of Solace
• Cinematography: Australia
• Art Direction: Australia
• Costume Design: The Duchess
• Sound: The Dark Knight
• Visual Effects: Australia

American Film Institute

• (December 14, 2008)

Top 10

1. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
2. The Dark Knight
3. Frost/Nixon
4. Frozen River
5. Gran Torino
6. Iron Man
7. Milk
8. WALL-E
9. Wendy and Lucy
10. The Wrestler

Boston Society of Film Critics

• (December 14, 2008)
•  
• Picture: TIE: Slumdog Millionaire & WALL-E
• Animated Film: WALL-E
• Director: Gus Van Sant – Milk, Paranoid Park
• Actor: Sean Penn – Milk, Mickey Rourke – The Wrestler
• Actress: Sally Hawkins – Happy-Go-Lucky
• Supporting Actor: Heath Ledger – The Dark Knight
• Supporting Actress: Penelope Cruz – Vicky Cristina Barcelona
• Screenplay: Milk
• Film Editing: Slumdog Millionaire
• Cinematography: Paranoid Park
• Foreign Film: Let the Right One In
• Documentary: Man on Wire
• Ensemble: Tropic Thunder
• New Filmmaker: Martin McDonagh – In Bruges

Detroit Film Critics Society Nominations

• (December 12, 2008)
•  
• Picture:
• The Dark Knight
• Frost/Nixon
• Slumdog Millionaire
• WALL-E
• The Wrestler
• Director:
• Darren Aronofsky – The Wrestler
• Danny Boyle – Slumdog Millionaire
• Ron Howard – Frost/Nixon
• Christopher Nolan – The Dark Knight
• Andrew Stanton – WALL-E
• Actor:
• Josh Brolin – W.
• Leonardo DiCaprio – Revolutionary Road
• Frank Langella – Frost/Nixon
• Sean Penn – Milk
• Mickey Rourke – The Wrestler
• Actress:
• Anne Hathaway – Rachel Getting Married
• Sally Hawkins – Happy-Go-Lucky
• Melissa Leo – Frozen River
• Meryl Streep – Doubt
• Kate Winslet – Revolutionary Road
• Supporting Actor:
• Robert Downey Jr. – Tropic Thunder
• James Franco – Pineapple Express
• Heath Ledger – The Dark Knight
• Eddie Marsan – Happy-Go-Lucky
• Michael Shannon – Revolutionary Road
• Supporting Actress:
• Amy Adams – Doubt
• Elisabeth Banks – W.
• Penelope Cruz – Vicky Cristina Barcelona
• Rosemarie DeWitt – Rachel Getting Married
• Marisa Tomei – The Wrestler
• Ensemble:
• Burn After Reading
• Frost/Nixon
• Rachel Getting Married
• Revolutionary Road
• Tropic Thunder
• Newcomer:
• Rosemarie DeWitt – Rachel Getting Married
• Rebecca Hall – Frost/Nixon & Vicky Cristina Barcelona
• Danny McBride – Pineapple Express
• Martin McDonagh – In Bruges
• Dev Patel – Slumdog Millionaire
• Catinca Untaru – The Fall

Golden Globe Nominations

• (December 11, 2008)
•  
• Drama Picture:
• The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
• Frost/Nixon
• The Reader
• Revolutionary Road
• Slumdog Millionaire
• Comedy/Musical Picture:
• Burn After Reading
• Happy-Go-Lucky
• In Bruges
• Mamma Mia
• Vicky Cristina Barcelona
• Animated Film:
• Bolt
• Kung Fu Panda
• WALL-E
• Director:
• Danny Boyle – Slumdog Millionaire
• Stephen Daldry – The Reader
• David Fincher – The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
• Ron Howard – Frost/Nixon
• Sam Mendes – Revolutionary Road
• Drama Actor:
• Leonardo DiCaprio – Revolutionary Road
• Frank Langella – Frost/Nixon
• Sean Penn – Milk
• Brad Pitt – The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
• Mickey Rourke – The Wrestler
• Comedy/Musical Actor:
• Javier Bardem – Vicky Cristina Barcelona
• Colin Farrell – In Bruges
• James Franco – Pineapple Express
• Brendan Gleeson – In Bruges
• Dustin Hoffman – Last Chance Harvey
• Drama Actress:
• Anne Hathaway – Rachel Getting Married
• Angelina Jolie – Changeling
• Meryl Streep – Doubt
• Kristen Scott Thomas – I’ve Loved You So Long
• Kate Winslet – Revolutionary Road
• Comedy/Musical Actress:
• Rebecca Hall – Vicky Cristina Barcelona
• Sally Hawkins – Happy-Go-Lucky
• Frances McDormand – Burn After Reading
• Meryl Streep – Mamma Mia
• Emma Thompson – Last Chance Harvey
• Supporting Actor:
• Tom Cruise – Tropic Thunder
• Robert Downey Jr. – Tropic Thunder
• Ralph Fiennes – The Duchess
• Phillip Seymour Hoffman – Doubt
• Heath Ledger – The Dark Knight
• Supporting Actress:
• Amy Adams – Doubt
• Penelope Cruz – Vicky Cristina Barcelona
• Viola Davis – Doubt
• Marisa Tomei – The Wrestler
• Kate Winslet – The Reader
• Screenplay:
• The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
• Doubt
• Frost/Nixon
• The Reader
• Slumdog Millionaire
• Original Song:
• “Down to Earth” – WALL-E
• “Gran Torino” – Gran Torino
• “I Thought I Lost You” – Bolt
• “Once in a Lifetime” – Cadillac Records
• “The Wrestler” – The Wrestler
• Original Score:
• Changeling
• The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
• Defiance
• Frost/Nixon
• Slumdog Millionaire
• Foreign Film:
• The Baader Meinhof Complex – Germany
• Everlasting Moments – Sweden
• Gomorrah – Italy
• I’ve Loved You So Long – France
• Waltz with Bashir – Israel

New York Film Critics Circle

• (December 10, 2008)
•  
• Picture: Milk
• Animated Film: WALL-E
• 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
• Cinematography: Slumdog Millionaire
• Foreign Film: 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days
• Documentary: Man on Wire
• First Film: Frozen River

Los Angeles Film Critics Association

• (December 9, 2008)
•  
• Picture: WALL-E (Runner Up: The Dark Knight)
• Animation: Waltz with Bashir
• 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 (Runner Up: Viola Davis – Doubt)
• Screenplay: Happy-Go-Lucky (Runner Up: Synecdoche, New York)
• Score: Slumdog Millionaire (Runner Up: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button)
• Cinematography: Still Life (Runner Up: Slumdog Millionaire)
• Production Design: Synecdoche, New York (Runner Up: The Dark Knight)
• Foreign Film: Still Life (Runner Up: The Class)
• Documentary: Man on Wire (Runner Up: Waltz with Bashir)

Broadcast Film Critica Association (Critics’ Choice)

• (December 9, 2008)
•  
• Picture:
• Changeling
• The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
• The Dark Knight
• Doubt
• Frost/Nixon
• Milk
• The Reader
• Slumdog Millionaire
• Wall-E
• The Wrestler
• Animated Feature:
• Bolt
• Kung Fu Panda
• Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
• Wall-E
• Waltz With Bashir
• Director:
• 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
• Actor:
• Clint Eastwood – Gran Torino
• Richard Jenkins – The Visitor
• Frank Langella – Frost/Nixon
• Sean Penn – Milk
• Brad Pitt – The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
• Mickey Rourke – The Wrestler
• Actress:
• Kate Beckinsale – Nothing But the Truth
• Cate Blanchett – The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
• Anne Hathaway – Rachel Getting Married
• Angelina Jolie – Changeling
• Melissa Leo – Frozen River
• Meryl Streep – Doubt
• Supporting Actor:
• Josh Brolin – Milk
• Robert Downey, Jr. – Tropic Thunder
• Philip Seymour Hoffman – Doubt
• Heath Ledger – The Dark Knight
• James Franco – Milk
• Supporting Actress:
• Penelope Cruz – Vicky Cristina Barcelona
• Viola Davis – Doubt
• Vera Farmiga – Nothing But the Truth
• Taraji P. Henson – The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
• Marisa Tomei – The Wrestler
• Kate Winslet – The Reader
• Screenplay:
• Simon Beaufoy – Slumdog Millionaire
• Dustin Lance Black – Milk
• Peter Morgan – Frost/Nixon
• Eric Roth – The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
• John Patrick Shanley – Doubt
• Song:
• “Another Way to Die” – Quantum of Solace
• “Down to Earth” – Wall-E
• “I Thought I Lost You” – Bolt
• “Jaiho” – Slumdog Millionaire
• “The Wrestler” – The Wrestler
• Score:
• Alexandre Desplat – The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
• Clint Eastwood – Changeling
• Danny Elfman – Milk
• Hans Zimmer/James Newton Howard – The Dark Knight
• A.R. Rahman – Slumdog Millionaire
• Foreign Film:
• A Christmas Tale
• Gomorrah
• I’ve Loved You So Long
• Let the Right One In
• Mongol
• Waltz With Bashir
• Documentary:
• I.O.U.S.A.
• Man On Wire
• Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired
• Standard Operating Procedure
• Young At Heart
• Ensemble:
• The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
• The Dark Knight
• Doubt
• Milk
• Rachel Getting Married
• Young Actor/Actress:
• Dakota Fanning – The Secret Life of Bees
• David Kross – The Reader
• Dev Petal – Slumdog Millionaire
• Brandon Walters – Australia
• Action Movie:
• The Dark Knight
• Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
• Iron Man
• Quantum of Solace
• Wanted
• Comedy Movie:
• Burn After Reading
• Forgetting Sarah Marshall
• Role Models
• Tropic Thunder
• Vicky Cristina Barcelona
• Picture Made for Television:
• John Adams
• Recount
• Coco Chanel

Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association

• (December 7, 2008)
•  
• Picture: Slumdog Millionaire
• Animated: WALL-E
• Director: Danny Boyle – Slumdog Millionaire
• Actor: Mickey Rourke – The Wrestler
• Actress: Meryl Streep – Doubt
• Supporting Actor: Heath Ledger – The Dark Knight
• Supporting Actress: Rosemarie DeWitt – Rachel Getting Married
• Original Screenplay: Rachel Getting Married
• Adapted Screenplay: Slumdog Millionaire
• Art Direction: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
• Foreign Film: Let the Right One In
• Documentary: Man on Wire
• Ensemble: Doubt
• Breakthrough: Dev Patel – Slumdog Millionaire

National Board of Review

• (December 4, 2008)
•  
• Picture: Slumdog Millionaire
• Animated Film: WALL-E
• Director: David Fincher – The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
• Actor: Clint Eastwood – Gran Torino
• Actress: Anne Hathaway – Rachel Getting Married
• Supporting Actor: Josh Brolin – Milk
• Supporting Actress: Penelope Cruz – Vicky Cristina Barcelona
• Original Screenplay: Gran Torino
• Adapted Screenplay: Slumdog Millionaire & The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
• Foreign Film: Mongol
• Documentary: Man on Wire
• Ensemble: Doubt
• Breakthrough Actor: Dev Patel – Slumdog Millionaire
• Breakthrough Actress: Viola Davis – Doubt
• Directorial Debut: Courtney Hunt – Frozen River
• Spotlight Award: Melissa Leo – Frozen River & Richard Jenkins – The Visitor
• Freedom of Expression: Trumbo
• Film History Award: Molly Haskell & Andrew Sarris

Top Films (alphabetical)

• Slumdog Millionaire
• Burn After Reading
• Changeling
• The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
• The Dark Knight
• Defiance
• Frost/Nixon
• Gran Torino
• Milk
• WALL-E
• The Wrestler

Top Independent Films (alphabetical)

• Frozen River
• In Bruges
• In Search of a Midnight Kiss
• Mr. Foe
• Rachel Getting Married
• Snow Angels
• Son of Rambow
• Wendy and Lucy
• Vicky Cristina Barcelona
• The Visitor

Top Foreign Films (alphabetical)

• Mongol
• The Edge of Heaven
• Let the Right One In
• Roman de Gare
• A Secret
• Waltz with Bashir

Top Documentaries (alphabetical)

• Man on Wire
• American Teen
• The Betrayal
• Dear Zachary
• Encounters at the Far End of the World
• Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired

Spirit Awards

• (December 2, 2008)
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• Picture:
• Ballast
• Frozen River
• Rachel Getting Married
• Wendy and Lucy
• The Wrestler
• Director:
• Ramin Bahrani – Chop Shop
• Jonathan Demme – Rachel Getting Married
• Lance Hammer – Ballast
• Courtney Hunt – Frozen River
• Tom McCarthy – The Visitor
• Actor:
• Javier Bardem – Vicky Cristina Barcelona
• Richard Jenkins – The Visitor
• Sean Penn – Milk
• Jeremy Renner – The Hurt Locker
• Mickey Rourke – The Wrestler
• Actress:
• Summer Bishil – Towelhead
• Anne Hathaway – Rachel Getting Married
• Melissa Leo – Frozen River
• Tarra Riggs – Ballast
• Michelle Williams – Wendy and Lucy
• Supporting Actor:
• James Franco – Milk
• Anthony Mackie – The Hurt Locker
• Charlie McDermott – Frozen River
• JimMyron Ross – Ballast
• Haaz Sleiman – The Visitor
• Supporting Actress:
• Penelope Cruz – Vicky Cristina Barcelona
• Rosemarie DeWitt – Rachel Getting Married
• Rosie Perez – The Take
• Misty Upham – Frozen River
• Debra Winger – Rachel Getting Married
• Screenplay:
• Sangre de mi Sangre
• Savage Grace
• Sugar
• Synecdoche, New York
• Vicky Cristina Barcelona
• Cinematography:
• Ballast
• Chop Shop
• Medicine for Melancholy
• Milk
• The Wrestler
• Foreign Film:
• The Class
• Gomorra
• Hunger
• Secret of the Grain
• Silent Light
• Documentary:
• The Betrayal
• Encounters at the Far End of the World
• Man on Wire
• The Order of Myths
• Up the Yangtze
• John Cassavetes Award:
• In Search of a Midnight Kiss
• Prince of Broadway
• The Signal
• Take Out
• Turn the River
• First Feature:
• Afterschool
• Medicine for Melancholy
• Sangre de mi Sangre
• Sleep Dealer
• Synecdoche, New York
• First Screenplay:
• Ballast
• Frozen River
• Milk
• Rachel Getting Married
• The Wackness
• Producers Award:
• Lars Knudsen, Jan Van Hoy – Treeless Mountain, I’ll Come Running
• Jason Orans – Goodbye Solo, Year of the Fish
• Heather Rae – Frozen River
• Someone to Watch:
• Barry Jenkins – Medicine for Melancholy
• Nina Paley – Sita Sings the Blues
• Lynn Shelton – My Effortless Brilliance
• Truer Than Fiction:
• Anvil! The Story of Anvil
• Loot
• The Order of Myths
• Robert Altman Award: Synecdoche, New York

Annie Award Nominations

• (December 1, 2008)
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• Picture:
• Bolt
• Kung Fu Panda
• $9.99
• WALL-E
• Waltz with Bashir
• Animated Short:
• Glago’s Guest
• Hot Dog
• Presto
• Sebastian’s Voodoo
• Wallace & Gromit: A Matter of Loaf and Death
• Director:
• Kung Fu Panda – John Stevenson, Mark Osborne
• $9.99 – Tatia Rosenthal
• The Tale of Despereaux – Sam Fell, Rob Stevenhagen
• WALL-E – Andrew Stanton
• Waltz with Bashir – Ari Folman
• Voice Acting:
• Ben Burtt – WALL-E
• Dustin Hoffman – Kung Fu Panda
• James Hong – Kung Fu Panda
• Ian McShane – Kung Fu Panda
• Mark Walton – Bolt
• Writing:
• Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears a Who
• Kung Fu Panda
• Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
• Waltz with Bashir
• Music:
• Batman: Gotham Knight – Kevin Manthel
• Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears a Who – John Powell
• Kung Fu Panda – Hans Zimmer, John Powell
• The Tale of Despereaux – William Ross
• Waltz with Bashir – Max Richter
• Animated Effects:
• Alan Lai – Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears a Who
• Li-Ming Lawrence – Kung Fu Panda
• Fangwei Lee – Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
• Kevin Lee – Bolt
• Enrique Vila – WALL-E
• Character Animation:
• James Baxter – Kung Fu Panda
• Jeff Gabor – Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears a Who
• Philippe Le Brun – Kung Fu Panda
• Victor Navone – WALL-E
• Dan Wagner – Kung Fu Panda
• Character Design:
• Valerie Hadida – Igor
• Sang Jun Lee – Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears a Who
• Nico Marlet – Kung Fu Panda
• Production Design:
• Bolt – Paul Felix
• Kung Fu Panda – Tang Heng
• Kung Fu Panda – Raymond Zibach
• The Tale of Despereaux – Evgeni Tomov
• WALL-E – Ralph Eggleston
• Storyboarding:
• Bolt – Joe Mateo
• Kung Fu Panda – Alessandro Carloni
• Kung Fu Panda – Jen Yuh Nelson
• The Tale of Despereaux – Rob Stevenhagen
• WALL-E – Ronnie Del Carmen

Satellite Award Nominations

• (November 30, 2008)
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• Picture, Drama:
• Frost/Nixon
• Frozen River
• Milk
• The Reader
• Revolutionary Road
• Slumdog Millionaire
• Picture, Comedy/Musical:
• Choke
• Happy-Go-Lucky
• In Bruges
• Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist
• Tropic Thunder
• Vicky Cristina Barcelona
• Director:
• The Dark Knight – Christopher Nolan
• Frost/Nixon – Ron Howard
• Milk – Gus Van Sant
• The Reader – Stephen Daldry
• Slumdog Millionaire – Danny Boyle
• The Visitor – Thomas McCarthy
• Actor, Drama:
• Leonardo DiCaprio – Revolutionary Road
• Richard Jenkins – The Visitor
• Frank Langella – Frost/Nixon
• Sean Penn – Milk
• Mickey Rourke – The Wrestler
• Mark Ruffalo – What Doesn’t Kill You
• Actress, Drama:
• Anne Hathaway – Rachel Getting Married
• Angelina Jolie – Changeling
• Melissa Leo – Frozen River
• Kristin Scott Thomas – I’ve Loved You So Long
• Meryl Streep – Doubt
• Kate Winslet – The Reader
• Actor, Comedy/Musical:
• Josh Brolin – W.
• Michael Cera – Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist
• Ricky Gervais – Ghost Town
• Brendan Gleeson – In Bruges
• Sam Rockwell – Choke
• Mark Ruffalo – The Brothers Bloom
• Actress, Comedy/Musical:
• Catherine Deneuve – A Christmas Tale
• Kat Dennings – Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist
• Sally Hawkins – Happy-Go-Lucky
• Lisa Kudrow – Kabluey
• Debra Messing – Nothing Like the Holidays
• Meryl Streep – Mamma Mia!
• Supporting Actor:
• Robert Downey Jr. – Tropic Thunder
• James Franco – Milk
• Philip Seymour Hoffman – Doubt
• Heath Ledger – The Dark Knight
• Michael Shannon – Revolutionary Road
• Rada Sherbedgia – Fugitive Pieces
• Supporting Actress:
• Penelope Cruz – Elegy
• Viola Davis – Doubt
• Rosemarie DeWitt – Rachel Getting Married
• Anjelica Huston – Choke
• Beyonce Knowles – Cadillac Records
• Sophie Okonedo – The Secret Life of Bees
• Emma Thompson – Brideshead Revisited
• Original Screenplay:
• Australia
• The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
• Elegy
• Frozen River
• Milk
• The Visitor
• Adapted Screenplay:
• Doubt
• Frost/Nixon
• The Reader
• Revolutionary Road
• Slumdog Millionaire
• Foreign Film:
• Caramel – Lebanon, France
• The Class – France
• Gomorrah – Italy
• Let the Right One In – Sweden
• Reprise – Norway
• Sangre de mi Sangre – Argentina
• Documentary:
• Anita O’Day – The Life of a Jazz Singer
• Encounters at the Far End of the World
• Man on Wire
• Pray the Devil Back to Hell
• Religulous
• Waltz with Bashir
• Animated/Mixed Media Picture:
• Bolt
• Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears a Who
• The Sky Crawlers
• The Tale of Despereaux
• WALL-E
• Waltz with Bashir
• Original Score:
• Australia
• Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears a Who
• Milk
• Quantum of Solace
• Slumdog Millionaire
• WALL-E
• Original Song:
• “Another Way to Die” – Quantum of Solace
• “By the Boab Tree” – Australia
• “Down to Earth” – WALL-E
• “If the World” – Body of Lies
• “Jaiho” – Slumdog Millionaire
• “The Wrestler” – The Wrestler
• Editing:
• Australia
• The Dark Knight
• Iron Man
• Quantum of Solace
• Slumdog Millionaire
• Cinematography:
• Australia
• Changeling
• The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
• Brideshead Revisited
• The Duchess
• Snow Angels
• Art Direction:
• Australia
• Brideshead Revisited
• City of Ember
• The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
• The Duchess
• Revolutionary Road
• Costume Design:
• Australia
• Brideshead Revisited
• City of Ember
• The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
• The Duchess
• Sex and the City
• Sound:
• Australia
• The Dark Knight
• The Day the Earth Stood Still
• Iron Man
• Quantum of Solace
• WALL-E
• Visual Effects:
• Australia
• The Dark Knight
• The Day the Earth Stood Still
• Iron Man
• Quantum of Solace