(Thanks to Todd Jorgenson)
Top Ten Films of 2008
1. SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
2. MILK
3. THE DARK KNIGHT
4. THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
5. THE WRESTLER
6. THE VISITOR
7. FROST/NIXON
8. DOUBT
9. WALL-E
10. HAPPY-GO-LUCKY
runners-up: David Fincher, THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON; Christopher Nolan, THE DARK KNIGHT; Gus Van Sant, MILK; and Ron Howard, FROST/NIXON
runners-up: Mickey Rourke, THE WRESTLER; Frank Langella for FROST/NIXON; Brad Pitt, THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON; and Richard Jenkins, THE VISITOR
runners-up: Meryl Streep, DOUBT; Sally Hawkins, HAPPY-GO-LUCKY; Kristin Scott Thomas, I’VE LOVED YOU SO LONG; and Kate Winslet, REVOLUTIONARY ROAD
I like seeing the first four runners-up. Wouldn’t it be fun if the Oscars showed us the rankings too?¬† But the lists here are lengthy, so we’ll continue with the rest of the winners after the cut.
- Best Supporting Actor: Heath Ledger, THE DARK KNIGHT.
runners-up: Josh Brolin, MILK; Eddie Marsan, HAPPY-GO-LUCKY; Philip Seymour Hoffman, DOUBT; and Robert Downey Jr., TROPIC THUNDER - Best Supporting Actress: Viola Davis, DOUBT.
runners-up: Penelope Cruz for VICKY CRISTINA BARCELONA; Marisa Tomei, THE WRESTLER; Taraji P. Henson, THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON; and Rosemarie Dewitt, RACHEL GETTING MARRIED - Best Foreign Language Film: TELL NO ONE
runners-up: WALTZ WITH BASHIR, LET THE RIGHT ONE IN, I’VE LOVED YOU SO LONG, and GOMORRAH - Best Documentary: MAN ON WIRE
runners-up: WALTZ WITH BASHIR, YOUNG AT HEART, STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE, and DEAR ZACHARY: A LETTER TO A SON ABOUT HIS FATHER - Best Animated Film: WALL-E
runner-up: KUNG FU PANDA - Best Screenplay: Dustin Lance Black, MILK
runner-up: Simon Beaufoy, SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE. - Best Cinematography: Wally Pfister,THE DARK KNIGHT
runner-up: Claudio Miranda,THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON - WENDY AND LUCY won the Russell Smith Award, named for the late Dallas Morning News film critic. The honor is given annually to the best low-budget or cutting-edge independent film.
