My personal 2008 awards...
My Academy Awards style rundown of my personal winners.
Other nominees are presented in alphabetical order.
Other nominees are presented in alphabetical order.
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- DirectorAndrew StantonStarsBen BurttElissa KnightJeff GarlinIn the distant future, a small waste-collecting robot inadvertently embarks on a space journey that will ultimately decide the fate of mankind.BEST PICTURE
other nominees:
The Dark Knight
In Bruges
Milk
Slumdog Millionaire - DirectorChristopher NolanStarsChristian BaleHeath LedgerAaron EckhartWhen the menace known as the Joker wreaks havoc and chaos on the people of Gotham, Batman must accept one of the greatest psychological and physical tests of his ability to fight injustice.BEST DIRECTOR - CHRISTOPHER NOLAN
other nominees:
Danny Boyle - Slumdog Millionaire
Martin McDonagh - In Bruges
Andrew Stanton - WALL·E
Gus Van Sant - Milk - DirectorMartin McDonaghStarsColin FarrellBrendan GleesonCiarán HindsAfter a job gone wrong, hitman Ray and his partner await orders from their ruthless boss in Bruges, Belgium, the last place in the world Ray wants to be.BEST LEAD ACTOR - COLIN FARRELL
other nominees:
Philip Seymour Hoffman - Doubt
Frank Langella - Frost/Nixon
Sean Penn - Milk
Mickey Rourke - The Wrestler - DirectorJonathan DemmeStarsAnne HathawayRosemarie DeWittDebra WingerA young woman who has been in and out of rehab for the past ten years returns home for the weekend for her sister's wedding.BEST ACTRESS - ANNE HATHAWAY
other nominees:
Sally Hawkins - Happy-Go-Lucky
Angelina Jolie - Changeling
Kristin Scott Thomas - I've Loved You So Long
Kate Winslet - Revolutionary Road - DirectorChristopher NolanStarsChristian BaleHeath LedgerAaron EckhartWhen the menace known as the Joker wreaks havoc and chaos on the people of Gotham, Batman must accept one of the greatest psychological and physical tests of his ability to fight injustice.BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR - HEATH LEDGER
other nominees:
Robert Downey Jr. - Tropic Thunder
Ralph Fiennes - In Bruges
Eddie Marsan - Happy-Go-Lucky
Brad Pitt - Burn After Reading - DirectorJonathan DemmeStarsAnne HathawayRosemarie DeWittDebra WingerA young woman who has been in and out of rehab for the past ten years returns home for the weekend for her sister's wedding.BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS - ROSEMARIE DEWITT
other nominees:
Amy Adams - Doubt
Penelope Cruz - Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Vera Farmiga- Nothing but the Truth
Marisa Tomei - The Wrestler - DirectorAndrew StantonStarsBen BurttElissa KnightJeff GarlinIn the distant future, a small waste-collecting robot inadvertently embarks on a space journey that will ultimately decide the fate of mankind.BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
other nominees:
Burn After Reading
Happy-Go-Lucky
In Bruges
Milk - DirectorDanny BoyleLoveleen TandanStarsDev PatelFreida PintoSaurabh ShuklaA teenager from the slums of Mumbai becomes a contestant on the show 'Kaun Banega Crorepati?' When interrogated under suspicion of cheating, he revisits his past, revealing how he had all the answers.BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
other nominees:
The Dark Knight
Doubt
Frost/Nixon
Let the Right One In - DirectorChristopher NolanStarsChristian BaleHeath LedgerAaron EckhartWhen the menace known as the Joker wreaks havoc and chaos on the people of Gotham, Batman must accept one of the greatest psychological and physical tests of his ability to fight injustice.BEST ENSEMBLE CAST
other nominees
Burn After Reading
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Milk
Slumdog Millionaire - DirectorAndrew StantonStarsBen BurttElissa KnightJeff GarlinIn the distant future, a small waste-collecting robot inadvertently embarks on a space journey that will ultimately decide the fate of mankind.BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
other nominees:
Bolt
Horton Hears a Who
Kung Fu Panda
Ponyo - DirectorTomas AlfredsonStarsKåre HedebrantLina LeanderssonPer RagnarOskar, an overlooked and bullied boy, finds love and revenge through Eli, a beautiful but peculiar girl.BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FEATURE
- DirectorJames MarshStarsPhilippe PetitJean François HeckelJean-Louis BlondeauA look at tightrope walker Philippe Petit's daring, but illegal, high-wire routine performed between New York City's World Trade Center's twin towers in 1974, what some consider, "the artistic crime of the century".BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
- DirectorChristopher NolanStarsChristian BaleHeath LedgerAaron EckhartWhen the menace known as the Joker wreaks havoc and chaos on the people of Gotham, Batman must accept one of the greatest psychological and physical tests of his ability to fight injustice.BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
other nominees:
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Let the Right One In
Slumdog Millionaire
WALL•E - DirectorDanny BoyleLoveleen TandanStarsDev PatelFreida PintoSaurabh ShuklaA teenager from the slums of Mumbai becomes a contestant on the show 'Kaun Banega Crorepati?' When interrogated under suspicion of cheating, he revisits his past, revealing how he had all the answers.BEST FILM EDITING:
other nominees:
The Dark Knight
Frost/Nixon
In Bruges
WALL•E - DirectorAndrew StantonStarsBen BurttElissa KnightJeff GarlinIn the distant future, a small waste-collecting robot inadvertently embarks on a space journey that will ultimately decide the fate of mankind.BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
other nominees:
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Revolutionary Road - DirectorSaul DibbStarsKeira KnightleyRalph FiennesDominic CooperA chronicle of the life of 18th-century aristocrat Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, who was revered for her extravagant political and personal life.BEST COSTUME DESIGN
other nominees:
Australia
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Revolutionary Road - DirectorDavid FincherStarsBrad PittCate BlanchettTilda SwintonTells the story of Benjamin Button, a man who starts aging backwards with consequences.BEST MAKEUP
other nominees:
The Dark Knight
Hellboy 2: The Golden Army
The Reader
Tropic Thunder - DirectorAndrew StantonStarsBen BurttElissa KnightJeff GarlinIn the distant future, a small waste-collecting robot inadvertently embarks on a space journey that will ultimately decide the fate of mankind.BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
Other nominees:
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Defiance
In Bruges - DirectorDarren AronofskyStarsMickey RourkeMarisa TomeiEvan Rachel WoodA faded professional wrestler must retire, but finds his quest for a new life outside the ring a dispiriting struggle.BEST ORIGINAL SONG - "THE WRESTLER"
other nominees:
"Barking at the Moon" - Bolt
"Decode" - Twilight
"Down to Earth" - WALL·E
"O Saya" - Slumdog Millionaire - DirectorAndrew StantonStarsBen BurttElissa KnightJeff GarlinIn the distant future, a small waste-collecting robot inadvertently embarks on a space journey that will ultimately decide the fate of mankind.BEST SOUND MIXING
other nominees:
The Dark Knight
Indiana Jones and the kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Iron Man
Wanted - DirectorAndrew StantonStarsBen BurttElissa KnightJeff GarlinIn the distant future, a small waste-collecting robot inadvertently embarks on a space journey that will ultimately decide the fate of mankind.BEST SOUND EDITING
other nominees:
The Dark Knight
Horton Hears a Who
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Iron Man - DirectorDavid FincherStarsBrad PittCate BlanchettTilda SwintonTells the story of Benjamin Button, a man who starts aging backwards with consequences.BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
other nominees:
Cloverfield
The Dark Knight
Iron Man
WALL•E - DirectorChristopher NolanStarsChristian BaleHeath LedgerAaron EckhartWhen the menace known as the Joker wreaks havoc and chaos on the people of Gotham, Batman must accept one of the greatest psychological and physical tests of his ability to fight injustice.BEST STUNT/DANCE CHOREOGRAPHY
other nominees:
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Quantum of Solace
Slumdog Millionaire
The Wrestler