Monday, December 15, 2008

They just don't stop: Southeastern Film Critics Awards

BEST PICTURE
1. Milk
2. Slumdog Millionaire
3. WALL-E
4. The Dark Knight
5. The Wrestler
6. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
7. The Reader
8. The Visitor
9. Frost/Nixon
10. Revolutionary Road

BEST ACTOR
Sean Penn - Milk
* Runner-up: Mickey Rourke - The Wrestler

BEST ACTRESS
Anne Hathaway - Rachel Getting Married
* Runner-up: Kate Winslet, The Reader

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Heath Ledger - The Dark Knight
* Runner-up: Robert Downey, Jr. - Tropic Thunder

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Penelope Cruz - Vicky Cristina Barcelona
* Runner-up: Viola Davis - Doubt

BEST DIRECTOR
Danny Boyle - Slumdog Millionaire
* Runner-up: Gus Van Sant - Milk

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Dustin Lance Black - Milk
* Runner-up: Robert D. Siegel - The Wrestler

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Simon Beaufoy - Slumdog Millionaire
* Runner-up: Eric Roth and Robin Swicord - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

BEST FOREIGN-LANGUAGE FILM
Let the Right One In (Sweden)
* Runner-up: I've Loved You So Long (France)

BEST DOCUMENTARY
Man on Wire
* Runner-up: Young@Heart

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
WALL-E
* Runner-up: Kung Fu Panda

WYATT AWARD
Shotgun Stories
* Runner-up: The Order of Myths

Who got a boost?:
  • Danny Boyle for Best Director. The fact that he was able to win the award despite his film's loss in the Best Picture category is a good sign.
  • Milk for Best Picture. Another great recovery from the snub by the Golden Globes.
  • Let the Right One In for Foreign Language Film.
  • Anne Hathaway. She was really starting to lag, but this is proof that she's still a strong contender.
  • Kate Winslet for Best Actress. However, it's odd that she was given best actress for The Reader, in a role that the studio behind the film considers supporting.
  • Slumdog Millionaire for Adapted Screenplay.
Who got snubbed?:
  • Benjamin Button for Adapted Screenplay.

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