29th BSFC Awards December 14, 2008
Best Film (TIE): Slumdog MillionaireandWALL-E The 29th Boston Society of Film Critics Awards, honoring the best in filmmaking in 2008, were given on December 14, 2008.
Winners
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
External links Past Winners
References Boston critics hand out honors Variety Pair tops Boston critics' list Boston Globe