2008 St. Louis Film Critics Association Awards

The 5th St. Louis Film Critics Association Awards were awarded on December 15, 2008. == Winners and nominees == === Best Actor === Sean Penn – Milk as Harvey Milk Frank Langella – Frost/Nixon Richard Jenkins – The Visitor Mickey Rourke – The Wrestler Leonardo DiCaprio – Revolutionary Road === Best Actress === Kate Winslet – Revolutionary Road as April Wheeler and The Reader as Hanna Schmidtz Angelina Jolie – Changeling Cate Blanchett – The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Anne Hathaway – Rachel Getting Married === Best Animated Film === WALL-E Kung Fu Panda Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa Bolt Chicago 10 Waltz With Bashir === Best cinematography === Australia – Mandy Walker The Curious Case of Benjamin Button – Claudio Miranda The Dark Knight – Wally Pfister Revolutionary Road – Roger Deakins Slumdog Millionaire – Anthony Dod Mantle Milk – Harris Savides === Best Director === Danny Boyle – Slumdog Millionaire Ron Howard – Frost/Nixon David Fincher – The Curious Case of BenjaminButton Gus Van Sant – Milk Christopher Nolan – The Dark Knight === Best Documentary Film === Man on Wire Body of War Pray the Devil Back to Hell Shine a Light Standard Operating Procedure === Best Film === The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Milk Slumdog Millionaire The Dark Knight Frost/Nixon === Best Film – Comedy === Burn After Reading Zack and Miri Make a Porno Tropic Thunder Forgetting Sarah Marshall Role Models === Best Foreign Language Film === Slumdog Millionaire • India/UK/United States Let the Right One In • Sweden The Class • France I've Loved You So Long • France Tell No One • France === Best Music === The Visitor Gran Torino WALL-E Cadillac Records The Dark Knight === Best Screenplay === Frost/Nixon – Peter Morgan The Curious Case of Benjamin Button – Eric Roth and Robin Swicord Gran Torino – Nick Schenk Slumdog Millionaire – Simon Beaufoy Milk – Dustin Lance Black === Best Supporting Actor === Heath Ledger – The Dark Knight as The Joker posthumous win Josh Brolin – Milk Robert Downey Jr. – Tropic Thunder Michael Shannon – Revolutionary Road Jeffrey Wright – Cadillac Records John Malkovich – Burn After Reading === Best Supporting Actress === Viola Davis – Doubt as Mrs. Miller Taraji P. Henson – The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Penélope Cruz – Vicky Cristina Barcelona Marisa Tomei – The Wrestler Frances McDormand – Burn After Reading Amy Adams – Doubt === Best Visual Effects === The Dark Knight The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Iron Man Speed Racer WALL-E Synecdoche, New York === Most Original, Innovative or Creative Film === The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Wall-E Speed Racer Waltz With Bashir Slumdog Millionaire Synecdoche, New York == References ==