The 2nd Houston Film Critics Society Awards were given out at a ceremony held at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston on December 17, 2008. The awards are presented annually by the Houston Film Critics Society based in Houston, Texas.
Winners and nominees Winners are listed first and highlighted with boldface
Best Picture Best Foreign Language FilmThe Curious Case of Benjamin Button The Dark Knight Milk Slumdog Millionaire WALL-EMongol • Kazakhstan Che • Spain Gomorra • Italy I've Loved You So Long • France Let the Right One In • Sweden Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading RoleSean Penn - Milk as Harvey Milk Leonardo DiCaprio - Revolutionary Road as Frank Wheeler Richard Jenkins - The Visitor as Walter Vale Frank Langella - Frost/Nixon as Richard Nixon Brad Pitt - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button as Benjamin Button Mickey Rourke - The Wrestler as Randy "The Ram" RobinsonAnne Hathaway - Rachel Getting Married as Kym Cate Blanchett - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button as Daisy Fuller Angelina Jolie - Changeling as Christine Collins Melissa Leo - Frozen River as Ray Eddy Meryl Streep - Doubt as Sister Aloysius Beauvier Kate Winslet - Revolutionary Road as April Wheeler Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting RoleHeath Ledger - The Dark Knight as The Joker Josh Brolin - Milk as Dan White Tom Cruise - Tropic Thunder as Les Grossman Robert Downey Jr. - Tropic Thunder as Kirk Lazarus Brad Pitt - Burn After Reading as Chad FeldheimerViola Davis - Doubt as Mrs. Miller Amy Adams - Doubt as Sister James Penélope Cruz - Vicky Cristina Barcelona as María Elena Taraji P. Henson - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button as Queenie Marisa Tomei - The Wrestler as Pam / Cassidy Best Director Best CinematographyDanny Boyle - Slumdog Millionaire David Fincher - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Christopher Nolan - The Dark Knight Ron Howard - Frost/Nixon Gus Van Sant - MilkThe Curious Case of Benjamin Button - Claudio Miranda The Dark Knight - Wally Pfister Milk - Harris Savides Revolutionary Road - Roger Deakins Slumdog Millionaire - Anthony Dod Mantle Best Animated Feature Film Best Documentary FeatureWALL-E Bolt Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who! Kung Fu Panda Waltz with BashirMan on Wire Bigger, Stronger, Faster* Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson I.O.U.S.A. Standard Operating Procedure Young@Heart Best Original Score Best Original SongMiracle at St. Anna - Terence Blanchard The Curious Case of Benjamin Button - Alexandre Desplat The Dark Knight - Hans Zimmer and James Newton Howard Revolutionary Road - Thomas Newman Slumdog Millionaire - A. R. Rahman "Down to Earth" - WALL-E "Another Way to Die" by The White Stripes - Quantum of Solace "I Thought I Lost You" by Miley Cyrus and Jeffrey Steele - Bolt "Jai Ho" by A. R. Rahman - Slumdog Millionaire "Rock Me Sexy Jesus" by Ralph Sall - Hamlet 2 "The Wrestler" by Bruce Springsteen - The Wrestler Best Screenplay Best CastSlumdog Millionaire - Simon Beaufoy The Curious Case of Benjamin Button - Eric Roth The Dark Knight - Christopher Nolan and Jonathan Nolan Doubt - John Patrick Shanley Milk - Dustin Lance BlackDoubt The Dark Knight Milk Rachel Getting Married Tropic Thunder Valkyrie Outstanding Achievement AwardsRoger Ebert for Outstanding Achievement in Film Critiquing Marian Luntz & the MFAH for Outstanding Film Programming Andrea Grover & The Aurora Picture Show for Outstanding Achievement in Cinema
References
External links Houston Film Critics Society: Awards