Cincinnati Critics Awards

Best Film: The Wrestler
Best Direction: Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire
Best Lead Actor: Mickey Rourke, The Wrestler
Best Lead Actress: Anne Hathaway, Rachel Getting Married
Best Supporting Actor: Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight
Best Supporting Actress: Marisa Tomei, The Wrestler
Best Animated Film: Wall-E
Best Documentary Feature: Man on Wire
Best Foreign-Language Film: Let the Right One In
Best Screenplay: Milk

Who got a boost?:

• The Wrestler for Best Picture. Despite rave reviews, it's been a virtual no-show in terms of top honors until now.
• Danny Boyle for Best Director. This is the third (maybe fourth) time that Slumdog Millionaire failed to win Picture yet Boyle still won director. Impressive.
• Mickey Rourke for Best Actor.
• Milk for Best (original) Screenplay.
• Marisa Tomei for Supporting Actress. She came in late in the game, and ever since has been picking up trophy after trophy.

Who got snubbed?:

• Revolutionary Road.
• Doubt.
• The Dark Knight for Best Picutre/director.

Who's becoming a lock?:

• Danny Boyle for Director.
• Ledger for Supporting Actor (though this is nothing new).
• WALL-E for Animated Film.
• Let the Right One In for Foreign Language Film (although I thought the same thing about Pan's Labyrinth...and we all know how that turned out...).