Thanks to Remy, they can also be found here.
BEST PICTURE
“Wendy and Lucy” (Mongrel Media)
Runners-up:
“Rachel Getting Married” (Mongrel Media)
“WALL*E” (Disney/Pixar)
BEST PERFORMANCE, MALE
Mickey Rourke, “The Wrestler” (Alliance)
Runners-up:
Sean Penn, “Milk” (Alliance)
Jean-Claude Van Damme, “JCVD” (Peace Arch)
BEST PERFORMANCE, FEMALE
Michelle Williams, “Wendy and Lucy”
Runners-up:
Anne Hathaway, “Rachel Getting Married”
Meryl Streep, “Doubt” (Maple)
BEST SUPPORTING PERFORMANCE, MALE
Heath Ledger, “The Dark Knight” (Warner Bros)
Runners-up:
Josh Brolin, “Milk”
Robert Downey, Jr, “Tropic Thunder” (Paramount)
Philip Seymour Hoffman, “Doubt”
BEST SUPPORTING PERFORMANCE, FEMALE
Rosemarie DeWitt, “Rachel Getting Married”
Runners-up:
Penelope Cruz, “Vicky Cristina Barcelona” (Fox Searchlight)
Viola Davis, “Doubt”
BEST DIRECTOR
Jonathan Demme, “Rachel Getting Married”
Runners-up:
Danny Boyle, “Slumdog Millionaire” (Fox Searchlight)
Andrew Stanton, “WALL*E”
BEST SCREENPLAY
Jenny Lumet, “Rachel Getting Married”
Runners-up:
John Patrick Shanley, “Doubt” (Maple)
Peter Morgan, “Frost/Nixon” (Universal)
BEST FIRST FEATURE
“Ballast”, directed by Lance Hammer (KinoSmith)
Runners-up:
“The Band’s Visit”, directed by Eran Kolirin (Mongrel Media)
“Frozen River”, directed by Courtney Hunt (Mongrel Media)
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
“WALL*E” (Disney/Pixar)
Runners-up:
“Kung-Fu Panda” (DreamWorks Animaton)
“Persepolis” (Mongrel Media)
“Waltz with Bashir” (E1 Films)
BEST FOREIGN-LANGUAGE FILM
“Let the Right One In” (Mongrel Media)
Runners-up:
“The Class” (Mongrel Media)
“I’ve Loved You So Long” (Mongrel Media)
“A Christmas Tale” (E1)
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
“Man on Wire” (Mongrel Media)
Runners-up:
“Standard Operating Procedure” (Mongrel Media)
“Up the Yangtze” (KinoSmith/NFB)
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Jean-Claude Van Damme, “JCVD”
……………………………………..? That would have to the be the strangest part of a pretty strange list.
Aw. Michelle Williams gets her first kudos. While Heath gets his one of what, a dozen or so now?
Other than Heath, Wall-E, and Man On Wire… Houston, Austin, and Toronto really tried out different flavors didn’t they?
Wendy and Lucy?!? Really? To be honest I haven’t seen it, so I’m not really in a position to judge. I’m still gonna though. While reviews have been good they ahven’t been through the roof or anything, there have been a lot more movies that have gotten bigger praise. This just seems like being differant for the sake of being differant. That said, I always liked Michelle Williams, so that’s good for her.
And It’s really weird, that the city that gave Slumdog it’s big boost and put it on the map has all but snubbed the film. I don’t get that at all.
And Jean-Claude Van DAMN thats a strange choice!
It seems though that Rachel Getting Married is getting a little love, and Anne Hathway is getting a lot more praise (after Sally hawkins of course)
wow…that’s all i have to say…
a lot of “wendy” and “rachel” love
Michelle Williams and Heath Ledger both won. Isn’t that ironic.
Good for them, though.
Choosing Demme as Best Director is a really daring and original choice. It’s also fantastic since he really should be considered one of the Top 5. In case you couldn’t tell, I seriously loved Rachel Getting Married.
Second only to Wall-E – so I’m pretty happy with the overall tone of the list. Ha.
It seems, to me, that a lot of these societies/circles/whatever choose winners out of left field for the sole purpose of being called “daring and original.” But isn’t that sort of disingenuous? I’m not sure, this is the first time I’m really following all these awards, so it could just be par for the course and I make no sense.
Haifa, I’d rather a critic group that decided to think for themselves instead of yet another award win for Slumdom or Benjamin Button. Talk about a snoozefest.
“Michelle Williams and Heath Ledger both won. Isn’t that ironic.”
Not really. They liked the movie clearly so it’s more of a happy accident.
I don’t know if it’s ironic.
That being said. I really need to see Wendy And Lucy, but it ain’t playing anywhere near me.
Well compared to people NOT in socal it’s not even in the realm of possibility. I could make the hour drive…
How is this choice disingenuous? I mean large groups of people vote for these things, but they aren’t so large that it isn’t impossible for them to like something else besides the big contenders. Kudos to them.
People who criticize the choice of Mr. Van Damme clearly need to see “JCVD.” He’s worthy.
Does awarding Slumdog or Button or TDK mean they aren’t thinking for themselves though? It seems odd to me that this one group of critics in Toronto got together and the majority somehow decided that Wendy and Lucy was THE best film of the year. But like I said, I’m new to this, I’m sure it’s probably all over my head.
Haifa, it seems critic groups can’t get a break. If they all follow suit and award the same people people call it boring. If they pick something different and choose to share the wealth they are called disingenous.
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Hear, hear, Ryan, tis crazy critic-catch-22 logic.
On a lighter note, ah, wacky fellow canadians (and torontonians) : ).
It’s like the choices are just far out enough to be different, but not so far that they seem ‘insane’, concensus-wise.
And isn’t that a wierdly fitting Canadian generalization?
A very good line-up.
Michelle William, Mickey Rourke and Anne Hataway. Good to see those truly great actors.
… good picks all around, and again the van Damme backslash from people who actually HASN’T seen the movie nor even read the reviews AND are too lazy to look them up. Sigh. http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/jcvd/
“The only story that matters (in the larger sense) is that JCVD is a phenomenal achievement, and not despite the work of Van Damme, but thoroughly because of it.”
“… an action film where the flamboyant heroics occur only in fantasy and Van Damme’s most daring stunt is a self-pitying monologue dropped into the middle of the movie”
Not the most notable thing here, but – I’m seeing THE BAND’S VISIT popping up on the odd list here and there; but wasn’t it already nominated last year?
Oh, and by the way – Haifa, not everyone thought TDK or SLUMDOG was the best film of the year. (And I’m glad, because I didn’t think so, either!) The AFI thought enough of WENDY AND LUCY to put it in its top ten, so it must not be that bad of a movie.
Toronto always gets shit on for their picks….they are either too Canadian or too out there….I love this list because it shows a different sensibility….we as Canadians are not Americans and it shows in the tastes here….sure we love the blockbuster and the prestige film, but we also have a strong appreciation for the quiet art film….something that you do see in the states, but not as often.
I love these winners! Great for WENDY & LUCY! Also happy for LET THE RIGHT ONE IN. That one is winning Best Foreign Film everywhere it seems.
I don’t find it odd that they chose WENDY & LUCY. Someone from Canada that I talk to online saw the film at a film fest this year and it’s his #2 of the year after RACHEL GETTING MARRIED. He found it really superb. Plus, reviews are excellent. Hello, CRASH won Best Picture at the Oscars with worse reviews
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Wendy and Lucy is better than The Dark Knight, Slumdog Millionaire, Ben Button and even Milk.
Wendy and Lucy – Rotten Tomatoes – 85 – Metacritic – 80 – That’s not bad at all.
Actually,
Wendy and Lucy, Rachel Getting Married, and Wall-E are miles better than The Dark Knight, Slumdog Millionaire, Ben Button and Milk.
Way to go Toronto for recognizing art and not falling in line with these boring-ass crowd-pleasers.
Omar,
Slumdog won the PEOPLES’s Choice Award in Toronto, as in the audiences voted for it at the festival, not the critics. So we’re talking totally different crowds.
“And It’s really weird, that the city that gave Slumdog it’s big boost and put it on the map has all but snubbed the film. I don’t get that at all.”
The city itself neither put it on the map nor snubbed it. Relax!
Wendy and Lucy supposed to be one of the shortest movies of the year but also here that it’s going to be good.
Seeing Mickey Rourke/Marv in Sin City up at the Oscar Podium or any award ceremony this year is going to be a treat. The same thing goes for Heath Ledger’s family.
What a refreshing list of awards!
ANDREW STANTON came in 3rd, how awesome!
Nice to see “Wendy and Lucy” get some love. Definitely one of the best movies of the year.
RDJ has been a runner-up at a lot of these awards, shows there is strong support for him but I think it would be really cool if he breaks-through and starts winning some of these (I actually think he could take National Society, which has been more friendly to comic performances than some other groups).
[...] and Lucy continues to gather rave reviews and award nominations. Today, The Toronto Film Critics Association named the movie as Best Picture and Michelle as Best Female [...]
Besides the seemingly out of place Wendy and Lucy and Demme love, this list isn’t THAT much out of the ordinary…. There’s the conventional Mickey Rourke, Heath Ledger, Man On Wire, Viola Davis, Wall-E, Let the Right One In, etc.
I don’t see what everyone is making such a fuss about, especially when you look at the pretty (for the most part) conventional runners-up. Since when was it a crime to give out a few awards to deserving artists who haven’t had much recognition?
Glory Hallelujah. Finally a group singles out Michelle Williams’ sublime, translucent work in “Wendy and Lucy.” This is what great screen acting is all about. About time. (and the film’s great, too)
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