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National Board of Review Awards 2008

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December 4, 2008

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The 80th National Board of Review Awards, honoring the best in film for 2008, were given on 12 January 2009.

Contents

Top 10 Films

  • Burn After Reading
  • Changeling
  • The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
  • The Dark Knight
  • Defiance
  • Frost/Nixon
  • Gran Torino
  • Milk
  • WALL-E
  • The Wrestler

    • Top Foreign Films

  • The Edge of Heaven (Auf der anderen Seite)
  • Let the Right One In (Låt den rätte komma in)
  • Roman de Gare
  • A Secret
  • Waltz with Bashir

    • Top Five Documentaries

  • American Teen
  • The Betrayal
  • Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father
  • Encounters at the End of the World
  • Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired

    • Top Independent Films

  • Frozen River
  • In Bruges
  • In Search of a Midnight Kiss
  • Hallam Foe
  • Rachel Getting Married
  • Snow Angels
  • Son of Rambow
  • Wendy and Lucy
  • Vicky Cristina Barcelona
  • The Visitor

    • Winners

  • Best Film:
  • Slumdog Millionaire (Academy Award for Best Picture)
  • Best Foreign Language Film:
  • Mongol, Mongolia
  • Best Animated Feature:
  • Wall-E
  • Best Documentary Feature:
  • Man on Wire
  • Best Actor:
  • Clint Eastwood - Gran Torino
  • Best Actress:
  • Anne Hathaway - Rachel Getting Married
  • Best Supporting Actor:
  • Josh Brolin - Milk
  • Best Supporting Actress:
  • Penélope Cruz - Vicky Cristina Barcelona
  • Breakthrough Male Performances:
  • Dev Patel - Slumdog Millionaire
  • Breakthrough Female Performances:
  • Viola Davis - Doubt
  • Best Cast:
  • Doubt
  • Best Director:
  • David Fincher - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
  • Best Directorial Debut:
  • Courtney Hunt - Frozen River
  • Best Screenplay - Adapted:
  • Slumdog Millionaire - Simon Beaufoy
  • The Curious Case of Benjamin Button - Eric Roth
  • Best Screenplay - Original (tie):
  • Gran Torino - Nick Schenk
  • Freedom of Expression Award (tie):
  • Trumbo
  • Spotlight Award:
  • Melissa Leo and Richard Jenkins
  • William K. Everson Award for Film History:
  • Molly Haskell and Andrew Sarris

    • References

    National Board of Review Awards 2008 Wikipedia
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