Chicago Film Critics Association Awards 2008
The 21st Chicago Film Critics Association Awards, given by the CFCA on December 18, 2008, honored the best in film for 2008. Disney/Pixar's WALL-E was the most successful film in the ceremony, winning four awards, including Best Film, out of five nominations. Slumdog Millionaire won three awards, and Let the Right One In won two awards.
Winners and nominees
Best Actor
Mickey Rourke – The Wrestler- Clint Eastwood – Gran Torino
- Richard Jenkins – The Visitor
- Frank Langella – Frost/Nixon
- Sean Penn – ''Milk''
Best Actress
Anne Hathaway – Rachel Getting Married- Sally Hawkins – Happy-Go-Lucky
- Angelina Jolie – Changeling
- Melissa Leo – Frozen River
- Meryl Streep – ''Doubt''
Best Animated Film
WALL-EBoltKung Fu PandaThe Tale of DespereauxBest Cinematography
Slumdog Millionaire – Anthony Dod MantleAustralia – Mandy WalkerThe Curious Case of Benjamin Button – Claudio MirandaThe Dark Knight – Wally PfisterThe Fall – Colin WatkinsonBest Director
Danny Boyle – Slumdog Millionaire- David Fincher – The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
- Christopher Nolan – The Dark Knight
- Andrew Stanton – WALL-E
- Gus Van Sant – ''Milk''
Best Documentary Film
Man on WireAmerican TeenDear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His FatherI.O.U.S.A.Best Film
WALL-EThe Curious Case of Benjamin ButtonThe Dark KnightMilkBest Foreign Language Film
Let the Right One In (Låt den rätte komma in), SwedenThe Band's Visit (Bikur Ha-Tizmoret), IsraelChe, France, Spain, & USAA Christmas Tale (Un conte de Noël), FranceI've Loved You So Long (Il y a longtemps que je t'aime), FranceBest Original Score
WALL-E – Thomas NewmanThe Curious Case of Benjamin Button – Alexandre DesplatThe Dark Knight – Hans Zimmer and James Newton HowardMilk – Danny ElfmanSlumdog Millionaire – A. R. RahmanBest Screenplay – Adapted
Slumdog Millionaire – Simon BeaufoyThe Curious Case of Benjamin Button – Eric RothThe Dark Knight – Jonathan Nolan and Christopher NolanDoubt – John Patrick ShanleyFrost/Nixon – Peter MorganBest Screenplay – Original
WALL-E – Andrew Stanton and Jim ReardonIn Bruges – Martin McDonaghMilk – Dustin Lance BlackRachel Getting Married – Jenny LumetSynecdoche, New York – Charlie KaufmanBest Supporting Actor
Heath Ledger – The Dark Knight- Robert Downey Jr. – Tropic Thunder
- Philip Seymour Hoffman – Doubt
- Bill Irwin – Rachel Getting Married
- Michael Shannon – ''Revolutionary Road''
Best Supporting Actress
Kate Winslet – The Reader- Amy Adams – Doubt
- Penélope Cruz – Vicky Cristina Barcelona
- Viola Davis – Doubt
- Rosemarie DeWitt – ''Rachel Getting Married''
Most Promising Filmmaker
Tomas Alfredson – Let the Right One In (Låt den rätte komma in)- Lance Hammer – Ballast
- Courtney Hunt – Frozen River
- Martin McDonagh – In Bruges
- Steve McQueen – ''Hunger''