2008 New York Film Critics Circle Awards

74th New York Film Critics Circle Awards February 2025 74th NYFCC Awards January 5, 2009 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.'Milk,' Sean Penn and Sally Hawkins win New York Film Critics Circle awards http://goldderby.latimes.com/awards_goldderby/2008/12/new-york-film-c.html Los Angeles Times 23 December 2017 10 December 2008 18 November 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161118162715/http://goldderby.latimes.com/awards_goldderby/2008/12/new-york-film-c.html deadItzkoff Dave New York Goes for "Milk" http://carpetbagger.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/12/10/new-york-goes-for-milk/ The New York Times 23 December 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20150921152654/http://carpetbagger.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/12/10/new-york-goes-for-milk/ 21 September 2015 10 December 2008 deadKarger Dave New York critics get 'Milk' http://www.ew.com/article/2008/12/10/new-york-gets-m/ Entertainment Weekly 23 December 2017 10 December 2008 July 30, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230730121909/https://ew.com/article/2008/12/10/new-york-gets-m/ dead Winners thumb|right|150px|Mike Leigh, Best Director winner thumb|right|150px|Sean Penn, Best Actor winner thumb|right|150px|Sally Hawkins, Best Actress winner thumb|right|150px|Josh Brolin, Best Supporting Actor winner thumb|right|150px|Penélope Cruz, Best Supporting Actress winner Best Actor 1. Sean Penn – Milk 2. Mickey Rourke – The Wrestler 3. Clint Eastwood – Gran Torino Best Actress 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 1. WALL-E 2. Waltz with Bashir (Vals Im Bashir) Best Cinematography 1. Anthony Dod Mantle – Slumdog Millionaire 2. Claudio Miranda – The Curious Case of Benjamin Button 3. Wally Pfister – The Dark Knight Best Director 1. Mike Leigh – Happy-Go-Lucky 2. Danny Boyle – Slumdog Millionaire 3. David Fincher – The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Best Film 1. Milk 2. Rachel Getting Married 3. Happy-Go-Lucky 3. Slumdog Millionaire Best First Film 1. Courtney Hunt – Frozen River 2. Lance Hammer – Ballast 3. Joachim Trier – Reprise Best Foreign Language Film 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 1. Man on Wire 2. Waltz with Bashir (Vals Im Bashir) 3. Trouble the Water Best Screenplay 1. Jenny Lumet – Rachel Getting Married 2. Mike Leigh – Happy-Go-Lucky 3. Robert D. Siegel – The Wrestler Best Supporting Actor 1. Josh Brolin – Milk 2. Heath Ledger – The Dark Knight 3. Robert Downey Jr. – Tropic Thunder Best Supporting Actress 1. Penélope Cruz – Vicky Cristina Barcelona 2. Viola Davis – Doubt 3. Rosemarie DeWitt – Rachel Getting Married 3. Debra Winger – Rachel Getting Married References External links 2008 Awards 2008 New York Film Critics Circle Awards Category:2008 in American cinema Category:2008 awards in the United States Category:2008 in New York City