San Diego Film Critics Society Awards 2008

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13th SDFCS Awards

December 15, 2008


Best Film:
Slumdog Millionaire


Best Director:
Danny Boyle
Slumdog Millionaire

The 13th San Diego Film Critics Society Awards were announced on December 15, 2008.

Contents

Winners and nominees

Best Actor

Mickey Rourke - The Wrestler as Randy "The Ram" Robinson

Best Actress

Kate Winslet - The Reader as Hanna Schmitz

Best Animated Film

WALL-E

Best Cast

Frost/Nixon

Best Cinematography

Slumdog Millionaire - Anthony Dod Mantle

Best Director

Danny Boyle - Slumdog Millionaire

Best Documentary Film

Man on Wire

Best Editing

Slumdog Millionaire

Best Film

Slumdog Millionaire

Best Foreign Language Film

Let the Right One In (Låt den rätte komma in) Sweden

Best Production Design

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Best Score

Slumdog Millionaire - A. R. Rahman

Best Screenplay - Adapted

Slumdog Millionaire - Simon Beaufoy

Best Screenplay - Original

The Visitor - Tom McCarthy

Best Supporting Actor

Heath Ledger - The Dark Knight as The Joker (posthumous)

Best Supporting Actress

Marisa Tomei - The Wrestler as Cassidy/Pam

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