New York Film Critics Online Awards 2008



8th NYFCCO Awards December 15, 2008

Best Film:  Slumdog Millionaire  The 8th New York Film Critics Online Awards, honoring the best in filmmaking in 2008, were given on 15 December 2008.

Top 10 films
(in alphabetical order)
 * Che
 * A Christmas Tale (Un conte de Noël)
 * The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
 * The Dark Knight
 * Happy-Go-Lucky
 * Milk
 * Rachel Getting Married
 * Slumdog Millionaire
 * WALL-E
 * The Wrestler

Winners

 * Best Actor:
 * Sean Penn – Milk as Harvey Milk
 * Best Actress:
 * Sally Hawkins – Happy-Go-Lucky as Pauline "Poppy" Cross
 * Best Animated Film:
 * WALL-E
 * Best Cast:
 * Milk
 * Best Cinematography
 * Slumdog Millionaire – Anthony Dod Mantle
 * Best Debut Director:
 * Martin McDonagh – In Bruges
 * Best Director:
 * Danny Boyle & Loveleen Tandan – Slumdog Millionaire
 * Best Documentary Film:
 * Man on Wire
 * Best Film:
 * Slumdog Millionaire
 * Best Film Music or Score:
 * Slumdog Millionaire – A. R. Rahman
 * Best Foreign Language Film:
 * 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days (4 luni, 3 saptamani si 2 zile) • Romania
 * Best Screenplay:
 * Simon Beaufoy – Slumdog Millionaire
 * Best Supporting Actor:
 * Heath Ledger – The Dark Knight as The Joker posthumously
 * Best Supporting Actress:
 * Penélope Cruz – Vicky Cristina Barcelona as María Elena
 * Breakthrough Performer:
 * Sally Hawkins – Happy-Go-Lucky