Friday, January 09, 2009
Critics Choice Award Winners for 2008
In case you missed the awards show in VH1 last night, below is the complete list of winners...starting with the categories you'll most likely be interested in. Did you watch the show? If so, what did you think? Where would you say this award ranks in terms of "prestige?"
As far as my votes went, I got 6/17 winners. More than I actually thought I'd get. :) In any event, here are the winners:
BEST COMPOSER
Winner: A.R. Rahman - Slumdog Millionaire
Nominees:
• 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
BEST SONG
Winner: "The Wrestler" (performed by Bruce Springsteen, written by Bruce Springsteen) - The Wrestler
Nominees:
• "Another Way to Die" (performed by Jack White and Alicia Keys, written by Jack White) - Quantum of Solace
• "Down to Earth" (performed by Peter Gabriel, written by Peter Gabriel and Thomas Newman) - Wall-E
• "I Thought I Lost You" (performed Miley Cyrus and John Travolta, written by Miley Cyrus and Jeffrey Steele) - Bolt
• "Jaiho" (performed by Sukhwinder Singh, written by A.R. Rahman and Gulzar) - Slumdog Millionaire
• "The Wrestler" (performed by Bruce Springsteen, written by Bruce Springsteen) - The Wrestler
BEST PICTURE
Winner: Slumdog Millionaire
Nominees:
• Changeling
• The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
• The Dark Knight
• Doubt
• Frost/Nixon
• Milk
• The Reader
• Slumdog Millionaire
• Wall-E
• The Wrestler
BEST ACTOR
Winner: Sean Penn - Milk
Nominees:
• 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
BEST ACTRESS
Winner: Tie: Anne Hathaway - Rachel Getting Married | Meryl Streep - Doubt
Nominees:
• 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
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Winner: Heath Ledger - The Dark Knight
Nominees:
• Josh Brolin - Milk
• Robert Downey, Jr. - Tropic Thunder
• Philip Seymour Hoffman - Doubt
• Heath Ledger - The Dark Knight
• James Franco - Milk
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Winner: Kate Winslet - The Reader
Nominees:
• 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
BEST ACTING ENSEMBLE
Winner: Milk
Nominees:
• The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
• The Dark Knight
• Doubt
• Milk
• Rachel Getting Married
BEST DIRECTOR
Winner: Danny Boyle - Slumdog Millionaire
Nominees:
• 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
BEST WRITER (Original or Adapted Screenplay)
Winner: Simon Beaufoy - Slumdog Millionaire
Nominees:
• Simon Beaufoy - Slumdog Millionaire
• Dustin Lance Black - Milk
• Peter Morgan - Frost/Nixon
• Eric Roth - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
• John Patrick Shanley - Doubt
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
Winner: WALL-E
Nominees:
• Bolt
• Kung Fu Panda
• Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
• Wall-E
• Waltz With Bashir
BEST YOUNG ACTOR/ACTRESS (Under 21)
Winner: Dev Patel - Slumdog Millionaire
Nominees:
• Dakota Fanning - The Secret Life of Bees
• David Kross - The Reader
• Dev Patel - Slumdog Millionaire
• Brandon Walters - Australia
BEST ACTION MOVIE
Winner: The Dark Knight
Nominees:
• The Dark Knight
• Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
• Iron Man
• Quantum of Solace
• Wanted
BEST COMEDY MOVIE
Winner: Tropic Thunder
Nominees:
• Burn After Reading
• Forgetting Sarah Marshall
• Role Models
• Tropic Thunder
• Vicky Cristina Barcelona
BEST PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Winner: John Adams
Nominees:
• John Adams
• Recount
• Coco Chanel
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Winner: Waltz With Bashir
Nominees:
• A Christmas Tale
• Gomorrah
• I’ve Loved You So Long
• Let the Right One In
• Mongol
• Waltz With Bashir
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Winner: Man On Wire
Nominees:
• I.O.U.S.A.
• Man On Wire
• Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired
• Standard Operating Procedure
• Young At Heart
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