Houston Film Critics Society Awards 2008

2nd Houston Film Critics Society Awards
Presented by	Houston Film Critics Society
Date	December 17, 2008 (2008-12-17)
Location	Museum of Fine Arts Houston, Texas
Country	United States
Official website	houstonfilmcritics.com/awards
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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 Film
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button The Dark Knight Milk Slumdog Millionaire WALL-E	Mongol • Kazachstan 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 Role
Sean 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" Robinson	Anne 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 Role
Heath 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 Feldheimer	Viola 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 Cinematography
Danny Boyle - Slumdog Millionaire David Fincher - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Christopher Nolan - The Dark Knight Ron Howard - Frost/Nixon Gus Van Sant - Milk	The 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 Feature
WALL•E Bolt Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who! Waltz with Bashir	Man 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 Song
Miracle 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 Cast
Slumdog 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 Black	Doubt The Dark Knight Milk Rachel Getting Married Tropic Thunder Valkyrie

External links

• Houston Film Critics Society: Awards