29th Boston Society of Film Critics Awards

29th BSFC Awards

December 14, 2008

Best Film (TIE):
Slumdog Millionaire
and
WALL-E

The 29th Boston Society of Film Critics Awards, honoring the best in filmmaking in 2008, were given on December 14, 2008.

Winners

Gus Van Sant, Best Director winner

Sean Penn, Best Actor co-winner

Mickey Rourke, Best Actor co-winner

Sally Hawkins, Best Actress winner

Heath Ledger, Best Supporting Actor winner

Penélope Cruz, Best Supporting Actress winner

Best Film (TIE):
- Slumdog Millionaire
- WALL-E
- Runner-up: Milk
Best Actor (TIE):
- Sean Penn – Milk
- Mickey Rourke – The Wrestler
- Runner-up (TIE): Richard Jenkins – The Visitor and Frank Langella – Frost/Nixon
Best Actress:
- Sally Hawkins – Happy-Go-Lucky
- Runner-up: Anne Hathaway – Rachel Getting Married
Best Supporting Actor:
- Heath Ledger – The Dark Knight
- Runner-up: Robert Downey Jr. – Tropic Thunder
Best Supporting Actress:
- Penélope Cruz – Vicky Cristina Barcelona
- Runner-up: Viola Davis – Doubt
Best Director:
- Gus Van Sant – Milk and Paranoid Park
Best Screenplay:
- Dustin Lance Black – Milk
- Runner-up: Mike Leigh – Happy-Go-Lucky
Best Cinematography:
- Christopher Doyle and Rain Kathy Li – Paranoid Park
- Runner-up: Anthony Dod Mantle – Slumdog Millionaire
Best Documentary:
- Man on Wire
- Runner-up: Young @ Heart
Best Foreign-Language Film:
- Let the Right One In (Låt den rätte komma in) • Sweden
- Runner-up: Waltz with Bashir (Vals Im Bashir) • Israel
Best Animated Film:
- WALL-E
- Runner-up: Waltz with Bashir (Vals Im Bashir)
Best Editing:
- Chris Dickens – Slumdog Millionaire
Best New Filmmaker:
- Martin McDonagh – In Bruges
Best Ensemble Cast:
- Tropic Thunder
- Runner-up: The Visitor