Los Angeles Film Critics Awards 2008

2008 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards

Wall-E by Andrew Stanton

Best Film: Wall-E directed by Andrew Stanton

Runner-up: The Dark Knight directed by Christopher Nolan

Best Foreign Language Film: Still Life directed by Jia Zhangke

Runner-up: The Class directed by Laurent Cantet

Best Documentary: Man on Wire directed by James Marsh

Runner-up: Waltz with Bashir directed by Ari Folman

Best Animated Film: Waltz with Bashir

Best Director: Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire

Runner-up: David Fincher, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Best Actress: Sally Hawkins, Happy-Go-Lucky

Runner-up: Melissa Leo, Frozen River

Best Actor: Sean Penn, Milk

Runner-up: Mickey Rourke, The Wrestler

Best Supporting Actress: Penélope Cruz, Vicky Cristina Barcelona and Elegy

Runner-up: Viola Davis, Doubt

Best supporting Actor: Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight

Runner-up: Eddie Marsan, Happy-Go-Lucky

Best Screenplay: Mike Leigh, Happy-Go-Lucky

Runner-up: Charlie Kaufman, Synecdoche, New York

Best Cinematography: Lik Wai Yu, Still Life

Runner-up: Anthony Dod Mantle, Slumdog Millionaire

Best Production Design: Mark Friedberg, Synecdoche, New York

Runner-up: Nathan Crowley, The Dark Knight

Best Score: A. R. Rahman, Slumdog Millionaire

Runner-up: Alexandre Desplat for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Career Achievement: John Calley

New Generation Award: Steve McQueen, Hunger

Douglas E. Edwards Award (for experimental films): James Benning, RR and Casting a Glance

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