// BEGIN editorial data var i = 0; var critics_awards_2008 = new Array(); critics_awards_2008.ID = "critics_awards_2008"; critics_awards_2008.ID_WB = 28115602; critics_awards_2008.sPubDate = "1/16/2009 1:46:11 AM GMT"; critics_awards_2008.navsectionID = "3032428" critics_awards_2008.appFmt = 2; critics_awards_2008.itemsPerPage = 1; critics_awards_2008.appWidth = 624; critics_awards_2008.appHeader = "Critics awards for 2008 films"; critics_awards_2008.appNavStyle = 3; critics_awards_2008.appLayout = 3; critics_awards_2008.copyWidth = 450; critics_awards_2008.copyMargin = 9; critics_awards_2008[i++] = new Array("","AFI","","","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", ""); critics_awards_2008[i-1].body = "
10 best films of the year:
\"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button\"
\"The Dark Knight\"
\"Frost/Nixon\"
\"Frozen River\"
\"Gran Torino\"
\"Iron Man\"
\"Milk\"
\"WALL-E\"
\"Wendy and Lucy\"
\"The Wrestler\""; critics_awards_2008[i++] = new Array("","Alliance of Women Journalists","","","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", ""); critics_awards_2008[i-1].body = "
Best picture: \"Slumdog Millionaire\"
Best director: \"Slumdog Millionaire\"
Best actress: (tie) Sally Hawkins (\"Happy-Go-Lucky\") and
Kate Winslet (\"The Reader\" and \"Revolutionary Road\")
Best supporting actress: Viola Davis (\"Doubt\")
Best actor: Sean Penn (\"Milk\")
Best supporting actor: Heath Ledger (\"Dark Knight\")
Best ensemble cast: \"Rachel Getting Married\"

"; critics_awards_2008[i++] = new Array("","Austin Film Critics","","","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", ""); critics_awards_2008[i-1].body = "
Best picture: \"The Dark Knight\"
Best director: Christopher Nolan (\"The Dark Knight\")
Best actor: Sean Penn (\"Milk\")
Best actress: Anne Hathaway (\"Rachel Getting Married\")
Best supporting actor: Heath Ledger (\"The Dark Knight\")
Best supporting actress: Taraji P. Henson (\"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button\")
Breakthrough artist award:
Danny McBride (\"Pineapple Express\"/\"The Foot Fist Way\"/\"Tropic Thunder\")"; critics_awards_2008[i++] = new Array("","Boston Society of Film Critics","","","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", ""); critics_awards_2008[i-1].body = "
Best picture: tie \"Slumdog Millionaire\" and \"WALL-E\"
Best director:Gus Van Sant (\"Milk\" and \"Paranoid Park\")
Best actor: tie Sean Penn (\"Milk\") and Mickey Rourke (\"The Wrestler\")
Best actress: Sally Hawkins (\"Happy-Go-Lucky\")
Best supporting actor: Heath Ledger (\"The Dark Knight\")
Best supporting actress: Penélope Cruz (\"Vicky Cristina Barcelona\")
Best ensemble cast: \"Tropic Thunder\"

"; critics_awards_2008[i++] = new Array("","Broadcast Film Critics","","","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", ""); critics_awards_2008[i-1].body = "
Best picture: \"Slumdog Millionaire\"
Best director: Danny Boyle (\"Slumdog Millionaire\")
Best actor: Sean Penn (\"Milk\")
Best actress: tie Anne Hathaway (\"Rachel Getting Married\") and Meryl Streep (\"Doubt\")
Best supporting actor: Heath Ledger (\"The Dark Knight\")
Best supporting actress: Kate Winslet (\"The Reader\")
Best acting ensemble: \"Milk\"
Best young actor: Dev Petal (\"Slumdog Millionaire\")"; critics_awards_2008[i++] = new Array("","Central Ohio Film Critics","","","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", ""); critics_awards_2008[i-1].body = "
Best picture: \"WALL-E\"
Best director: Danny Boyle (\"Slumdog Millionaire\")
Best actor: Mickey Rourke (\"The Wrestler\")
Best actress: Melissa Leo (\"Frozen River\")
Best supporting actor: Heath Ledger (\"The Dark Knight\")
Best supporting actress: Marisa Tomei (\"The Wrestler\")
Best ensemble: \"The Dark Knight\"
Breakthrough performance Melissa Leo (\"Frozen River\")
Actor of the year: Robert Downey Jr."; critics_awards_2008[i++] = new Array("","Chicago Film Critics","","","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", ""); critics_awards_2008[i-1].body = "
Best picture: \"WALL-E\"
Best director: Danny Boyle (\"Slumdog Millionaire\")
Best actor: Mickey Rourke (\"The Wrestler\")
Best actress: Anne Hathaway (\"Rachel Getting Married\")
Best supporting actor: Heath Ledger (\"The Dark Knight\")
Best supporting actress: Kate Winslet (\"The Reader\")
Most promising performer: Dev Patel (\"Slumdog Millionaire\")"; critics_awards_2008[i++] = new Array("","Detroit Film Critics","","","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", ""); critics_awards_2008[i-1].body = "
Best picture: \"Slumdog Millionaire\"
Best director: Danny Boyle (\"Slumdog Millionaire\")
Best actor: Mickey Rourke (\"The Wrestler\")
Best actress: Kate Winslet (\"Revolutionary Road\")
Best supporting actor: Heath Ledger (\"The Dark Knight\")
Best supporting actress: Marisa Tomei (\"The Wrestler\")
Best ensemble: \"Frost/Nixon\"
Best newcomer: Martin McDonagh(\"In Bruges\")"; critics_awards_2008[i++] = new Array("","Florida Film Critics","","","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", ""); critics_awards_2008[i-1].body = "
Best picture: \"Slumdog Millionaire\"
Best director: Danny Boyle (\"Slumdog Millionaire\")
Best actor: Mickey Rourke (\"The Wrestler\")
Best actress: Melissa Leo (\"Frozen River\")
Best supporting actor: Heath Ledger (\"The Dark Knight\")
Best supporting actress: Marisa Tomei (\"The Wrestler\")
Breakout: Martin McDonagh (writer/director of “In Bruges”)"; critics_awards_2008[i++] = new Array("","Golden Satellite Awards","","","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", ""); critics_awards_2008[i-1].body = "
Best picture, drama: \"Slumdog Millionaire\"
Best picture, comedy: \"Happy-Go-Lucky\"
Best director: Danny Boyle (\"Slumdog Millionaire\")
Best actor, drama: Richard Jenkins (\"The Vistor\")
Best actress, drama: Angelina Jolie (\"Changeling\")
Best actor, comedy: Ricky Gervais (\"Ghost Town\")
Best actress, comedy: Sally Hawkins (\"Happy-Go-Lucky\")"; critics_awards_2008[i++] = new Array("","Gotham Awards","","","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", ""); critics_awards_2008[i-1].body = "
Best film: \"Frozen River\"
Best ensemble performance (tie): \"Synecdoche, New York\" and \"Vicky Cristina Barcelona\"
Breakthrough actor: Melissa Leo (\"Frozen River\")
"; critics_awards_2008[i++] = new Array("","Houston Film Critics","","","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", ""); critics_awards_2008[i-1].body = "
Best picture: \"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button\"
Best director: Danny Boyle (\"Slumdog Millionaire\")
Best actor: Sean Penn (\"Milk\")
Best actress: Anne Hathaway (\"Rachel Getting Married\")
Best supporting actor: Heath Ledger (\"The Dark Knight\")
Best supporting actress: Viola Davis (\"Doubt\")
Best ensemble: \"Doubt\"
"; critics_awards_2008[i++] = new Array("","Iowa Film Critics","","","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", ""); critics_awards_2008[i-1].body = "
Best picture: \"Slumdog Millionaire\"
Best director: Danny Boyle (\"Slumdog Millionaire\")
Best actor: Mickey Rourke (\"The Wrestler\")
Best actress: Meryl Stree (\"Doubt\")
Best supporting actor: Heath Ledger (\"The Dark Knight\")
Best supporting actress: Penelope Cruz (\"Vicky Cristina Barcelona\")"; critics_awards_2008[i++] = new Array("","Las Vegas Film Critics","","","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", ""); critics_awards_2008[i-1].body = "
Best picture: \"Frost/Nixon\"
Best director: Ron Howard (\"Frost/Nixon\")
Best actor: Frank Langella (\"Frost/Nixon\")
Best actress: Kate Winslet (\"Revolutionary Road,\" \"The Reader\")
Best supporting actor: Heath Ledger (\"The Dark Knight\")
Best supporting actress: Marisa Tomei (\"The Wrestler\")
Best young actor: David Kross (\"The Reader\")"; critics_awards_2008[i++] = new Array("","Los Angeles Critics","","","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", ""); critics_awards_2008[i-1].body = "
Best picture: \"WALL-E\"
Best director: Danny Boyle (\"Slumdog Millionaire\")
Best actor: Sean Penn (\"Milk\")
Best actress: Sally Hawkins (\"Happy-Go-Lucky\")
Best supporting actor: Heath Ledger (\"Dark Knight\")
Best supporting actress: Penelope Cruz (\"Vicky Cristina Barcelona\")
"; critics_awards_2008[i++] = new Array("","National Board of Review","","","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", ""); critics_awards_2008[i-1].body = "
Best film: \"Slumdog Millionaire\"
Best director: David Fincher (\"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button\")
Best actor: Clint Eastwood (\"Gran Torino\")
Best actress:Anne Hathaway (\"Rachel Getting Married\")
Best supporting actor: Josh Brolin (\"Milk\")
Best supporting actress: Penelope Cruz (\"Vicky Cristina Barcelona\")
Breakthrough performance by an actor: Dev Patel (\"Slumdog Millionaire\")
Breakthrough performance by an actress: Viola Davis (\"Doubt\")
"; critics_awards_2008[i++] = new Array("","National Society of Film Critics","","","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", ""); critics_awards_2008[i-1].body = "
Best picture \"Waltz With Bashir\"
Best director: Mike Leigh (\"Happy-Go-Lucky\")
Best actor: Sean Penn (\"Milk\")
Best actress: Sally Hawkins (\"Happy-Go-Lucky\")
Best supporting actor: Eddie Marsan (\"Happy-Go-Lucky\")
Best supporting actress: Hanna Schygulla (\"The Edge of Heaven\")"; critics_awards_2008[i++] = new Array("","New York Film Critics","","","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", ""); critics_awards_2008[i-1].body = "
Best picture: \"Milk\"
Best director: Mike Leigh (\"Happy-Go-Lucky\")
Best actor: Sean Penn (\"Milk\")
Best actress: Sally Hawkins (\"Happy-Go-Lucky\")
Best supporting actor: Josh Brolin (\"Milk\")
Best supporting actress: Penelope Cruz (\"Vicky Cristina Barcelona\")"; critics_awards_2008[i++] = new Array("","New York Online Critics","","","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", ""); critics_awards_2008[i-1].body = "
Best picture: \"Slumdog Millionaire\"
Best director: Danny Boyle (\"Slumdog Millionaire\")
Best actor: Sean Penn (\"Milk\")
Best actress: Sally Hawkins (\"Happy-Go-Lucky\")
Best supporting actor: Heath Ledger (\"Dark Knight\")
Best supporting actress: Penelope Cruz (\"Vicky Cristina Barcelona\")"; critics_awards_2008[i++] = new Array("","Oklahoma Film Critics","","","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", ""); critics_awards_2008[i-1].body = "
Best picture: \"Slumdog Millionaire\"
Best director: Danny Boyle (\"Slumdog Millionaire\")
Best actor: Mickey Rourke (\"The Wrestler\")
Best actress: Sally Hawkins (\"Happy-Go-Lucky\")
Best supporting actor: Heath Ledger (\"The Dark Knight\")
Best supporting actress: Marisa Tomei (\"The Wrestler\")"; critics_awards_2008[i++] = new Array("","Phoenix Film Critics","","","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", ""); critics_awards_2008[i-1].body = "
Best picture: \"Slumdog Millionaire\"
Best director: Danny Boyle (\"Slumdog Millionaire\")
Best actor: Sean Penn (\"Milk\")
Best actress: Meryl Streep (\"Doubt\")
Best supporting actor: Heath Ledger (\"The Dark Knight\")
Best supporting actress: Marisa Tomei (\"The Wrestler\")
Best ensemble: \"Milk\"
Breakout actor: Dev Patel (\"Slumdog Millionaire\")
Young male actor: Ayush Mahesh Khedekar (\"Slumdog Millionaire\")
Young female actress: Dakota Fanning (\"The Secret Life of Bees\")
"; critics_awards_2008[i++] = new Array("","San Diego","","","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", ""); critics_awards_2008[i-1].body = "
Best picture: \"Slumdog Millionaire\"
Best director: Danny Boyle (\"Slumdog Millionaire\")
Best actor: Mickey Rourke (\"The Wrestler\")
Best actress: Kate Winslet (\"The Reader\")
Best supporting actor: Heath Ledger (\"The Dark Knight\")
Best supporting actress: Marisa Tomei (\"The Wrestler\")
Best ensemble: \"Frost/Nixon\"
Body of work: Richard Jenkins (\"The Visitor,\" \"Burn After Reading,\" \"Step Brothers\" and \"The Tale of Despereaux\")"; critics_awards_2008[i++] = new Array("","San Francisco Film Critics","","","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", ""); critics_awards_2008[i-1].body = "
Best picture: \"Milk\"
Best director: Gus Van Sant (\"Milk\")
Best actor: (tie) Sean Penn (\"Milk\") and Mickey Rourke (\"The Wrestler\")
Best actress: Sally Hawkins (\"Happy-Go-Lucky\")
Best supporting actor: Heath Ledger (\"The Dark Knight\")
Best supporting actress: Marisa Tomei (\"The Wrestler\")"; critics_awards_2008[i++] = new Array("","SouthEastern Film Critics","","","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", ""); critics_awards_2008[i-1].body = "
Best picture: \"Milk\"
Best director: Danny Boyle (\"Slumdog Millionaire\")
Best actor: Sean Penn (\"Milk\")
Best actress: Anne Hathaway (\"Rachel Getting Married\")
Best supporting actor:Heath Ledger (\"The Dark Knight\")
Best supporting actress: Penelope Cruz (\"Vicky Cristina Barcelona\")
"; critics_awards_2008[i++] = new Array("","St. Louis Film Critics","","","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", ""); critics_awards_2008[i-1].body = "
Best picture: \"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button\"
Best director: Danny Boyle (\"Slumdog Millionaire\")
Best actor: Sean Penn (\"Milk\")
Best actress: Kate Winslet (\"Revolutionary Road\")
Best supporting actor: Heath Ledger (\"The Dark Knight\")
Best supporting actress: Viola Davis (\"Doubt\")"; critics_awards_2008[i++] = new Array("","Toronto Film Critics","","","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", ""); critics_awards_2008[i-1].body = "
Best picture: \"Wendy and Lucy\"
Best director: Jonathan Demme (\"Rachel Getting Married\")
Best actor: Mickey Rourke (\"The Wrestler\")
Best actress: Michelle Williams (\"Wendy and Lucy\")
Best supporting actor: Heath Ledger (\"The Dark Knight\")
Best supporting actress: Rosemarie DeWitt (\"Rachel Getting Married\")"; critics_awards_2008[i++] = new Array("","Utah Film Critics","","","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", ""); critics_awards_2008[i-1].body = "
Best picture: \"The Dark Knight\"
Best director: Andrew Santon (\"WALL-E\")
Best actor: Mickey Rourke (\"The Wrestler\")
Best actress: Melissa Leo (\"Frozen River\")
Best supporting actor: Heath Ledger (\"The Dark Knight\")
Best supporting actress: Rosemarie DeWitt (\"Rachel Getting Married\")"; critics_awards_2008[i++] = new Array("","Washington D.C. Critics ","","","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", ""); critics_awards_2008[i-1].body = "
Best film: \"Slumdog Millionaire\"
Best director: Danny Boyle (\"Slumdog Millionaire\")
Best actor: Mickey Rourke (\"The Wrestler\")
Best actress: Meryl Streep (\"Doubt\")
Best ensemble: \"Doubt\"
Best supporting actor: Heath Ledger (\"The Dark Knight\")
Best supporting actress: Rosemarie DeWitt (\"Rachel Getting Married\")
Best breakthrough performance: Dev Patel (\"Slumdog Millionaire\")"; critics_awards_2008[i++] = new Array("","Women's Film Critics Circle","","","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", ""); critics_awards_2008[i-1].body = "
Best movie about women: \"Changeling\"
Best movie by a woman: \"Frozen River\"
Best actress:Melissa Leo (\"Frozen River\")
Best actor: Mickey Rourke (\"The Wrestler\")
Best young actress:Abigail Breslin (\"Kit Kittredge\" and \"Definitely Maybe\")
Best comedic actress: tie Sally Hawkins (\"Happy-Go-Lucky\") and Meryl Streep (\"Mamma Mia!\")

"; // END editorial data