London Film Critics Circle Awards 2008

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29th London Film Critics Circle Awards

4 February 2009



Film of the Year:
The Wrestler



British Film of the Year:
Slumdog Millionaire

The 29th London Film Critics Circle Awards, honouring the best in film for 2008, were announced by the London Film Critics Circle on 4 February 2009. [1] [2] [3] [4]

Contents

Winners and nominees

Film of the Year

The Wrestler

British Film of the Year

Slumdog Millionaire

Foreign Language Film of the Year

Waltz with Bashir Israel

Director of the Year

David Fincher The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

British Director of the Year

Danny Boyle Slumdog Millionaire

Screenwriter of the Year

Simon Beaufoy Slumdog Millionaire

Breakthrough British Filmmaker

Steve McQueen Hunger

Actor of the Year

Mickey Rourke The Wrestler

Actress of the Year

Kate Winslet The Reader and Revolutionary Road

British Actor of the Year

Michael Fassbender Hunger

British Actress of the Year

Kristin Scott Thomas I've Loved You So Long

British Supporting Actor of the Year

Eddie Marsan Happy-Go-Lucky

British Supporting Actress of the Year

Tilda Swinton The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Young British Performer of the Year

Thomas Turgoose Somers Town and Eden Lake

Dilys Powell Award

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References

  1. "London Critics Circle Film Awards nominees". awardsdaily.
  2. Child, Ben (19 December 2008). "Slumdog Millionaire leads London critics' nominations". The Guardian.
  3. "London critics pick 'Slumdog'". Variety.
  4. "'Wrestler' rules London crix awards". incontention.com.