Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association released their list for 2008 (Due to membership restrictions, Dallas Voice critics are no longer eligible to cast ballots).
Top 10 of 2008
1. “Slumdog Millionaireâ€
2. “Milkâ€
3. “The Dark Knightâ€
4. “The Curious Case of Benjamin Buttonâ€
5. “The Wrestlerâ€
6. “The Visitorâ€
7. “Frost/Nixonâ€
8. “Doubtâ€
9. “Wall-Eâ€
10. “Happy-Go-Luckyâ€
Best director: Danny Boyle, “Slumdog Millionaire.†Runners-up: David Fincher, “The Curious Case of Benjamin Buttonâ€; Christopher Nolan, “The Dark Knightâ€; Gus Van Sant, “Milkâ€; and Ron Howard, “Frost/Nixon.â€
Best actor: Sean Penn, “Milk.†Runners-up: Mickey Rourke, “The Wrestlerâ€; Frank Langella, “Frost/Nixonâ€; Brad Pitt, “The Curious Case of Benjamin Buttonâ€; Richard Jenkins, “The Visitor.â€
Best actress: Anne Hathaway, “Rachel Getting Married.†Runners-up: Meryl Streep, “Doubtâ€; Sally Hawkins, “Happy-Go-Luckyâ€; Kristin Scott Thomas, “I’ve Loved You So Longâ€; and Kate Winslet, “Revolutionary Road.â€
Best supporting actor: Heath Ledger, “The Dark Knight.†Runners-up: Josh Brolin, “Milkâ€; Eddie Marsan, “Happy-Go-Luckyâ€; Philip Seymour Hoffman, “Doubtâ€; and Robert Downey Jr., “Tropic Thunder.â€
Best supporting actress: Viola Davis, “Doubt.†Runners-up: Penelope Cruz “Vicky Cristina Barcelonaâ€; Marisa Tomei, “The Wrestlerâ€; Taraji P. Henson, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button; and Rosemarie Dewitt,“Rachel Getting Married.â€
Best foreign language film: “Tell No One.†Runners-up: “Waltz with Bashirâ€, “Let rhe Right One Inâ€, “I’ve Loved You So Long†and “Gomorrah.â€
Best documentary: “Man on Wire.†Runners-up: “Waltz with Bashir,†“Young at Heart,†“Standard Operating Procedure,†and “Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father.â€
Best animated film: “Wall-E.†Runner-up: “Kung Fu Panda.â€
Best screenplay: Dustin Lance Black, “Milk.†Runner-up: Simon Beaufoy, “Slumdog Millionaire.â€
Best cinematography: Wally Pfister, “The Dark Knight.†Runner-up: Claudio Miranda, “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.â€
Russell Smith Award (honors best low-budget/indie): “Wendy and Lucy.â€