Best of 2008 Critics Round Up 12/17 [Oscar Watch]

Today we hear from Toronto & Dallas!

First up, the Toronto Film Critics Association, who are seriously loving on Wendy & Lucy and Rachel Getting Married -

Best Picture
Wendy & Lucy

Best Actress
Michelle Williams, Wendy & Lucy

Best Actor
Mickey Rourke, The Wrestler

Best Supporting Actress
Roasemarie Dewitt, Rachel Getting Married

Best Supporting Actor
Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight

Best Director
Jonathan Demme, Rachel Getting Married

Best First Feature
Lance Hammer, Ballast

Foreign Language Film
Let the Right One In
Best Animated Film
Wall-E

Best Documentary
Man On Wire

Next up, The Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association, continuing the overrated Slumdog Millionaire's momentum. But I'm thrilled to see TDK, The Wrestler, Doubt & Happy Go Lucky on one top ten list!

FILM:
"Slumdog Millionaire"

Runners-up:
"Milk"
"The Dark Knight"
"The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button"
"The Wrestler"
"The Visitor"
"Frost/Nixon"
"Doubt"
"Wall-E"
"Happy-Go-Lucky"

ACTOR:
Sean Penn for "Milk"
Runners-Up
Mickey Rourke for "The Wrestler"
Frank Langella for "Frost/Nixon"
Brad Pitt for "The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button"
Richard Jenkins for "The Visitor"

ACTRESS:
Anne Hathaway for "Rachel Getting Married"
Runners-up:
Meryl Streep for "Doubt"
Sally Hawkins for "Happy-Go-Lucky"
Kristin Scott Thomas for "I’ve Loved You So Long"
Kate Winslet for "Revolutionary Road"

SUPPORTING ACTOR:
Heath Ledger for "The Dark Knight"
Runners-up:
Josh Brolin for "Milk"
Eddie Marsan for "Happy-Go-Lucky"
Philip Seymour Hoffman for "Doubt"
Robert Downey Jr. for "Tropic Thunder"

SUPPORTING ACTRESS:
Viola Davis for "Doubt"
Runners-Up:
Penelope Cruz for "Vicky Cristina Barcelona"BR>Marisa Tomei for "The Wrestler"
Taraji P. Henson for "The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button"
Rosemarie Dewitt for "Rachel Getting Married"

DIRECTOR:
Danny Boyle for "Slumdog Millionaire"
Runners-Up:
David Fincher for "The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button"
Christopher Nolan for "The Dark Knight"
Gus Van Sant for "Milk"
Ron Howard for "Frost/Nixon"

FOREIGN-LANGUAGE FILM:
"Tell No One"
Runners-Up:
"Waltz With Bashir"
"Let The Right One In"
"I’ve Loved You So Long"
"Gomorrah"

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"

ANIMATED FILM:
"Wall-E"
Runners-up
"Kung Fu Panda

SCREENPLAY
Dustin Lance Black for "Milk"
Runner-up:
Simon Beaufoy for "Slumdog Millionaire"

CINEMATOGRAPHY:
Wally Pfister for "The Dark Knight"
Runner-up:
Claudio Miranda for "The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button"

THE RUSSELL SMITH AWARD:
"Wendy And Lucy"

St. Louis Film Critics

Best Film: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Best Foreign Language Film: Slumdog Millionaire

Best Documentary: Man on Wire

Best Animated Film: WALL-E

Best Director: Danny Boyle, for Slumdog Millionaire

Best Actor: Sean Penn, for Milk

Best Actress: Kate Winslet, for Revolutionary Road

Best Supporting Actor: Heath Ledger, for The Dark Knight

Best Supporting Actress: Viola Davis, for Doubt

Best Screenplay: Peter Morgan, for Frost/Nixon

Best Cinematography: Mandy Walker, for Australia

Best Music (Soundtrack or Score, Original or Adapted): The Visitor

Best Visual/Special Effects: The Dark Knight

Most Original/Innovative Film: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Best Comedy: Burn After Reading