Dublin Film Critics Circle Awards 2008
2008 Dublin Film Critics Circle award winners: January 7, 2008

Directed by Leonard Abrahamson and written by Mark O'Halloran, the dramatic comedy Garage revolves around the lonely and somewhat dim-witted caretaker (Pat Shortt) of a crumbling small-town gas station whose life is radically changed after a teenager comes to work with him.
Best Irish Film: Garage by Leonard Abrahamson
Runners-up: Once, Kings, Small Engine Repair, Shrooms
Best International Film: The Lives of Others by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
Runners-up: The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, This Is England, Zodiac, I'm Not There
Best Director: David Fincher, Zodiac
Best Actor: Ulrich Mühe, The Lives of Others
Best Actress: Julie Christie, Away from Her
Breakthrough Award: Saoirse Ronan, Atonement
Source: RTE