Houston Film Critics Society Awards 2008


The 2nd Houston Film Critics Society Awards were given out at a ceremony held at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston on December 17, 2008. The awards are presented annually by the Houston Film Critics Society based in Houston, Texas.
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Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first and highlighted with boldface
Best PictureBest Foreign Language Film

  • Mongol • Kazakhstan
  • * Che • Spain
  • * Gomorra • Italy
  • * I've Loved You So Long • France
  • * Let the Right One In • Sweden
    • Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading RoleBest Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
  • Sean Penn - Milk as Harvey Milk
  • * Leonardo DiCaprio - Revolutionary Road as Frank Wheeler
  • * Richard Jenkins - The Visitor as Walter Vale
  • * Frank Langella - Frost/Nixon as Richard Nixon
  • * Brad Pitt - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button as Benjamin Button
  • * Mickey Rourke - The Wrestler as Randy "The Ram" Robinson
  • Anne Hathaway - Rachel Getting Married as Kym
  • * Cate Blanchett - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button as Daisy Fuller
  • * Angelina Jolie - Changeling as Christine Collins
  • * Melissa Leo - Frozen River as Ray Eddy
  • * Meryl Streep - Doubt as Sister Aloysius Beauvier
  • * Kate Winslet - Revolutionary Road as April Wheeler
    • Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting RoleBest Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
  • Heath Ledger - The Dark Knight as The Joker
  • * Josh Brolin - Milk as Dan White
  • * Tom Cruise - Tropic Thunder as Les Grossman
  • * Robert Downey Jr. - Tropic Thunder as Kirk Lazarus
  • * Brad Pitt - Burn After Reading as Chad Feldheimer
  • Viola Davis - Doubt as Mrs. Miller
  • * Amy Adams - Doubt as Sister James
  • * Penélope Cruz - Vicky Cristina Barcelona as María Elena
  • * Taraji P. Henson - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button as Queenie
  • *Marisa Tomei - The Wrestler as Pam / Cassidy
    • Best DirectorBest Cinematography
  • Danny Boyle - Slumdog Millionaire
  • * David Fincher - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
  • * Christopher Nolan - The Dark Knight
  • * Ron Howard - Frost/Nixon
  • * Gus Van Sant - Milk
  • The Curious Case of Benjamin Button - Claudio Miranda
  • * The Dark Knight - Wally Pfister
  • * Milk - Harris Savides
  • * Revolutionary Road - Roger Deakins
  • * Slumdog Millionaire - Anthony Dod Mantle
    • Best Animated Feature FilmBest Documentary Feature
  • WALL-E
  • * Bolt
  • * Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who!
  • * Waltz with Bashir
  • Man on Wire
  • * Bigger, Stronger, Faster*
  • * Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson
  • * I.O.U.S.A.
  • * Standard Operating Procedure
  • * Young@Heart
    • Best Original ScoreBest Original Song
  • Miracle at St. Anna - Terence Blanchard
  • * The Curious Case of Benjamin Button - Alexandre Desplat
  • * The Dark Knight - Hans Zimmer and James Newton Howard
  • * Revolutionary Road - Thomas Newman
  • * Slumdog Millionaire - A. R. Rahman
  • "Down to Earth" - WALL-E
  • * "Another Way to Die" by The White Stripes - Quantum of Solace
  • * "I Thought I Lost You" by Miley Cyrus and Jeffrey Steele - Bolt
  • * "Jai Ho" by A. R. Rahman - Slumdog Millionaire
  • * "Rock Me Sexy Jesus" by Ralph Sall - Hamlet 2
  • * "The Wrestler" by Bruce Springsteen - The Wrestler
    • Best ScreenplayBest Cast
  • Slumdog Millionaire - Simon Beaufoy
  • * The Curious Case of Benjamin Button - Eric Roth
  • * The Dark Knight - Christopher Nolan and Jonathan Nolan
  • * Doubt - John Patrick Shanley
  • * Milk - Dustin Lance Black
  • Doubt
  • * The Dark Knight
  • * Milk
  • * Rachel Getting Married
  • * Tropic Thunder
  • * Valkyrie