National Board of Review Awards 2008



80th NBR Awards January 14, 2009

Best Film:  Slumdog Millionaire  The 80th National Board of Review Awards, honoring the best in film for 2008, were given on 12 January 2009.

Top 10 Films

 * 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 Foreign Films

 * The Edge of Heaven (Auf der anderen Seite)
 * Let the Right One In (Låt den rätte komma in)
 * Roman de Gare
 * A Secret
 * Waltz with Bashir

Top Five Documentaries

 * American Teen
 * The Betrayal
 * Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father
 * Encounters at the End of the World
 * Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired

Top Independent Films

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

Winners

 * Best Film:
 * Slumdog Millionaire (Academy Award for Best Picture)
 * Best Foreign Language Film:
 * Mongol, Mongolia
 * Best Animated Feature:
 * Wall-E
 * Best Documentary Feature:
 * Man on Wire
 * Best Actor:
 * Clint Eastwood - Gran Torino
 * Best Actress:
 * Anne Hathaway - Rachel Getting Married
 * Best Supporting Actor:
 * Josh Brolin - Milk
 * Best Supporting Actress:
 * Penélope Cruz - Vicky Cristina Barcelona
 * Breakthrough Male Performances:
 * Dev Patel - Slumdog Millionaire
 * Breakthrough Female Performances:
 * Viola Davis - Doubt
 * Best Cast:
 * Doubt
 * Best Director:
 * David Fincher - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
 * Best Directorial Debut:
 * Courtney Hunt - Frozen River
 * Best Screenplay - Adapted (tie):
 * Slumdog Millionaire - Simon Beaufoy
 * The Curious Case of Benjamin Button - Eric Roth
 * Best Screenplay - Original:
 * Gran Torino - Nick Schenk
 * Freedom of Expression Award:
 * Trumbo
 * Spotlight Award:
 * Melissa Leo and Richard Jenkins
 * William K. Everson Award for Film History:
 * Molly Haskell and Andrew Sarris