Mathieu Amalric, Catherine Deneuve in A Christmas Tale
Best Films of 2008: indieWIRE’s Critics’ Poll
| # | BEST FILM | Points | Mentions |
| 1 | The Flight of the Red Balloon | 495 | 43 |
| 2 | A Christmas Tale | 454 | 38 |
| 3 | WALL-E | 368 | 32 |
| 4 | Wendy and Lucy | 366 | 36 |
| 5 | Happy-Go-Lucky | 346 | 31 |
| 6 | Paranoid Park | 335 | 31 |
| 7 | Still Life | 330 | 31 |
| 8 | Silent Light | 310 | 26 |
| 9 | Synecdoche, New York | 290 | 25 |
| 10 | Waltz with Bashir | 283 | 27 |
Asia Argento in The Last Mistress
| # | BEST PERFORMANCE | Points | Mentions |
| 1 | Mickey Rourke, The Wrestler | 548 | 49 |
| 2 | Sally Hawkins, Happy-Go-Lucky | 514 | 46 |
| 3 | Michelle Williams, Wendy and Lucy | 462 | 46 |
| 4 | Sean Penn, Milk | 424 | 41 |
| 5 | Juliette Binoche, The Flight of the Red Balloon | 404 | 38 |
| 6 | Asia Argento, Boarding Gate, Mother of Tears, The Last Mistress | 152 | 15 |
| 7 | Melissa Leo, Frozen River | 120 | 12 |
| 8 | Anne Hathaway, Rachel Getting Married | 114 | 12 |
| 9 | Guillaume Depardieu, The Duchess of Langeais | 104 | 11 |
| 10 | Philip Seymour Hoffman, Synecdoche, New York | 98 | 10 |