2008 New York Film Critics Circle Awards

74th New York Film Critics Circle Awards

74th NYFCC Awards

January 5, 2009

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Best Picture:
Milk

The 74th New York Film Critics Circle Awards, honoring the best in film for 2008, were announced on 10 December 2008 and presented on 5 January 2009.[1][2][3]

## Winners

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Mike Leigh, Best Director winner Sean Penn, Best Actor winner Sally Hawkins, Best Actress winner Josh Brolin, Best Supporting Actor winner Penélope Cruz, Best Supporting Actress winner

### Best Actor

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1\. Sean Penn – Milk
2\. Mickey Rourke – The Wrestler
3\. Clint Eastwood – Gran Torino

### Best Actress

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1\. Sally Hawkins – Happy-Go-Lucky
2\. Melissa Leo – Frozen River
3\. Anne Hathaway – Rachel Getting Married
3\. Kate Winslet – Revolutionary Road

### Best Animated Film

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1\. WALL-E
2\. Waltz with Bashir (Vals Im Bashir)

### Best Cinematography

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1\. Anthony Dod Mantle – Slumdog Millionaire
2\. Claudio Miranda – The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
3\. Wally Pfister – The Dark Knight

### Best Director

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1\. Mike Leigh – Happy-Go-Lucky
2\. Danny Boyle – Slumdog Millionaire
3\. David Fincher – The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

### Best Film

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1\. Milk
2\. Rachel Getting Married
3\. Happy-Go-Lucky
3\. Slumdog Millionaire

### Best First Film

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1\. Courtney Hunt – Frozen River
2\. Lance Hammer – Ballast
3\. Joachim Trier – Reprise

### Best Foreign Language Film

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1\. 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days (4 luni, 3 saptamani si 2 zile) • Romania
2\. A Christmas Tale (Un conte de Noël) • France
3\. The Class (Entre les murs) • France

### Best Non-Fiction Film

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1\. Man on Wire
2\. Waltz with Bashir (Vals Im Bashir)
3\. Trouble the Water

### Best Screenplay

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1\. Jenny Lumet – Rachel Getting Married
2\. Mike Leigh – Happy-Go-Lucky
3\. Robert D. Siegel – The Wrestler

### Best Supporting Actor

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1\. Josh Brolin – Milk
2\. Heath Ledger – The Dark Knight
3\. Robert Downey Jr. – Tropic Thunder

### Best Supporting Actress

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1\. Penélope Cruz – Vicky Cristina Barcelona
2\. Viola Davis – Doubt
3\. Rosemarie DeWitt – Rachel Getting Married
3\. Debra Winger – Rachel Getting Married

## References

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1. ^ "'Milk,' Sean Penn and Sally Hawkins win New York Film Critics Circle awards". Los Angeles Times. December 10, 2008. Archived from the original on November 18, 2016. Retrieved December 23, 2017.
2. ^ Itzkoff, Dave (December 10, 2008). "New York Goes for "Milk"". The New York Times. Archived from the original on September 21, 2015. Retrieved December 23, 2017.
3. ^ Karger, Dave (December 10, 2008). "New York critics get 'Milk'". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved December 23, 2017.

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