2008 New York Film Critics Circle Awards



74th NYFCC Awards January 5, 2009

Best Picture: Milk

The 74th New York Film Critics Circle Awards, honoring the best in film for 2008, were announced on 10 December 2008 and presented on 5 January 2009.

Best Actor
1. Sean Penn – Milk 2. Mickey Rourke – The Wrestler 3. Clint Eastwood – Gran Torino

Best Actress
1. Sally Hawkins – Happy-Go-Lucky 2. Melissa Leo – Frozen River 3. Anne Hathaway – Rachel Getting Married 3. Kate Winslet – Revolutionary Road

Best Animated Film
1. WALL-E 2. Waltz with Bashir (Vals Im Bashir)

Best Cinematography
1. Anthony Dod Mantle – Slumdog Millionaire 2. Claudio Miranda – The Curious Case of Benjamin Button 3. Wally Pfister – The Dark Knight

Best Director
1. Mike Leigh – Happy-Go-Lucky 2. Danny Boyle – Slumdog Millionaire 3. David Fincher – The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Best Film
1. Milk 2. Rachel Getting Married 3. Happy-Go-Lucky 3. Slumdog Millionaire

Best First Film
1. Courtney Hunt – Frozen River 2. Lance Hammer – Ballast 3. Joachim Trier – Reprise

Best Foreign Language Film
1. 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days (4 luni, 3 saptamani si 2 zile) • Romania 2. A Christmas Tale (Un conte de Noël) • France 3. The Class (Entre les murs) • France

Best Non-Fiction Film
1. Man on Wire 2. Waltz with Bashir (Vals Im Bashir) 3. Trouble the Water

Best Screenplay
1. Jenny Lumet – Rachel Getting Married 2. Mike Leigh – Happy-Go-Lucky 3. Robert D. Siegel – The Wrestler

Best Supporting Actor
1. Josh Brolin – Milk 2. Heath Ledger – The Dark Knight 3. Robert Downey Jr. – Tropic Thunder

Best Supporting Actress
1. Penélope Cruz – Vicky Cristina Barcelona 2. Viola Davis – Doubt 3. Rosemarie DeWitt – Rachel Getting Married 3. Debra Winger – Rachel Getting Married