20th CFCA Awards
December 18, 2008
Best Film:
WALL-E
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, while The Dark Knight and Let the Right One In won two awards each.
WALL-E – Andrew Stanton and Jim Reardon
Heath Ledger – The Dark Knight (posthumously)
Tomas Alfredson – Let the Right One In (Låt den rätte komma in)
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The 7th San Francisco Film Critics Circle Awards, honoring the best in film for 2008, were given on 15 December 2008.
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The 13th Florida Film Critics Circle Awards were given on December 18, 2008.
The winners of the 9th Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards, honoring the best in filmmaking in 2008, were announced on January 13, 2009.
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