Since we're done with more than half of 2008...

here's a quick look at where my top ten list stands for the moment....

1. The Dark Knight A
2. WALL-E A
3. The Fall B+/A-
4. In Bruges B+/A-
5. Iron Man B+
6. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of Crystal Skull B+
7. Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day B-
8. The Visitor B-
9. The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian B-/C+
10. Be Kind Rewind B-/C+

and where my nominees would stand if the year ended tomorrow....(ranked)

Best Picture:
1. The Dark Knight
2. WALL-E
3. The Fall
4. In Bruges
5. Iron Man

Best Director:
1. Christopher Nolan - The Dark Knight
2. Andrew Stanton - WALL-E
3. Tarsem Singh - The Fall
4. Martin McDonaugh - In Bruges
5. Jon Favreau - Iron Man

Best Actor:
1. Colin Farrell - In Bruges
2. Lee Pace - The Fall
3. Christian Bale - The Dark Knight
4. Brendan Gleeson - In Bruges
5. Robert Downey Jr. - Iron Man

Best Actress:
1. Cantinca Undaru - The Fall
2. Frances McDormand - Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day
3. Amy Adams - Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day
4. Natalie Portman - The Other Boleyn Girl
5. Renee Zellweger - Leatherheads

Best Supporting Actor:
1. Heath Ledger - The Dark Knight
2. Ralph Fiennes - In Bruges
3. Aaron Eckhart - The Dark Knight
4. Gary Oldman - The Dark Knight
5. Jordan Prentice - In Bruges

Best Supporting Actress:
1. Hiam Abbass - The Visitor
2. Gwyneth Paltrow - Iron Man
3. Cate Blanchett - Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of Crystal Skull
4. Natalie Portman - My Blueberry Nights
5. Shirley Henderson - Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day

Best Original Screenplay:
1. WALL-E
2. In Bruges
3. The Fall
4. The Visitor
5. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of Crystal Skull

Best Adapted Screenplay:
1. The Dark Knight
2. Iron Man
3. Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day
4. The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
5. The Other Boleyn Girl

Best Editing:
1. The Dark Knight
2. WALL-E
3. In Bruges
4. Iron Man
5. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of Crystal Skull

Best Cinematography:
1. The Fall
2. WALL-E
3. The Dark Knight
4. My Blueberry Nights
5. In Bruges

Best Art Direction:
1. WALL-E
2. The Fall
3. Hellboy II: The Golden Army
4. The Other Boleyn Girl
5. Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day

Best Costume Design:
1. The Fall
2. Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day
3. Hellboy II: The Golden Army
4. The Other Boleyn Girl
5. Leatherheads

Best Animated Film:
1. WALL-E

Best Foreign Language Film: none seen

Best Original Score:
1. Thomas Newman - WALL-E
2. Carter Burwell - In Bruges
3. Hans Zimmer & James Newton Howard - The Dark Knight
4. John Williams - Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of Crystal Skull
5. Krishna Levy - The Fall

Best Original Song:
1. Down to Earth by Peter Gabriel - WALL-E
2. The Story by Norah Jones - My Blueberry Nights
3. The Call by Regina Spektor - The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian

Best Visual Effects:
1. Iron Man
2. Hellboy II: The Golden Army
3. The Dark Knight
4. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of Crystal Skull
5. The Fall

Best Makeup:
1. Hellboy II: The Golden Army
2. The Fall
3. The Dark Knight
4. Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day
5. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of Crystal Skull

Best Sound Editing:
1. The Dark Knight
2. WALL-E
3. Hellboy II: The Golden Army
4. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of Crystal Skull
5. Iron Man

Best Sound Mixing:
1. The Dark Knight
2. WALL-E
3. Hellboy II: The Golden Army
4. Wanted
5. Iron Man

I can't wait to see how much this list transforms over the next 6 months!