Movie Awards: BEST OF 2008

Here's a look at my "Best of 2008" awards. Enjoy!

*****

Best Animation
Nominees:
Bolt
Horton Hears a Who!
Kung Fu Panda
WALL-E
Waltz with Bashir
Winner: WALL-E

*****

Best Visual Effects
Nominees:
Cloverfield
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
Iron Man
Wanted
Winner: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

*****

Best Original Song
Nominees:
A.R. Rahman & Sukwinder Singh for "Jai Ho," Slumdog Millionaire
Angela Little for "By the Boab Tree," Australia
Bruce Springsteen for "The Wrestler," The Wrestler
Peter Gabriel for "Down to Earth," WALL-E
Russell Brand for "Inside of You," Forgetting Sarah Marshall

Winner: Russell Brand

*****

Best Original Score
Nominees:
Alexandre Desplat, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Danny Elfman, Milk
Hans Zimmer & John Powell, Kung Fu Panda
Jan A.P. Kaczmarek, The Visitor
Thomas Newman, WALL-E

Winner: Thomas Newman

*****

Best Cameo or Brief Appearance
Nominees:
Bill Hader, Pineapple Express
J.K. Simmons, Burn After Reading
Paul Rudd, Forgetting Sarah Marshall
Tom Cruise, Tropic Thunder
Viola Davis, Doubt 

Winner: Tom Cruise

*****

Best Young Star
Nominees:
Bobb'e J. Thompson, Role Models
Brandon Walters, Australia
Eddie Alderson, Changeling
Lina Leandersson, Let the Right One In
Madeline Carroll, Swing Vote

Winner: Lina Leandersson

*****

Best Villain
Nominees:
Catherine Keener, An American Crime
Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight
Josh Brolin, Milk
Morgan Freeman, Wanted
Ralph Fiennes, In Bruges 

Winner: Heath Ledger

*****

Best Vocal Performance
Nominees:
Jim Carrey, Horton Hears a Who!
Mark Walton, Bolt
Paul Bettany, Iron Man
Randall Duk Kim, Kung Fu Panda
Seth MacFarlane, Hellboy II: The Golden Army 

Winner: Paul Bettany

*****

Best Supporting Actress, Comedy
Nominees:
Carly Pope, Young People Fucking
Hope Davis, Charlie Bartlett
Jane Lynch, Role Models
Kristen Bell, Forgetting Sarah Marshall
Penélope Cruz, Vicky Cristina Barcelona 

Winner: Penélope Cruz

*****

Best Supporting Actress, Drama
Nominees:
Amy Adams, Doubt
Catherine Keener, An American Crime
Evan Rachel Wood, The Wrestler
Katie Lyons, Boy A
Rosemarie DeWitt, Rachel Getting Married

Winner: Amy Adams

*****

Best Supporting Actor, Comedy
Nominees:
Brad Pitt, Burn After Reading
James Franco, Pineapple Express
Robert Downey Jr., Tropic Thunder
Russell Brand, Forgetting Sarah Marshall
Tony Kebbell, RocknRolla 

Winner: Robert Downey Jr.

*****

Best Supporting Actor, Drama
Nominees:
Haaz Sleiman, The Visitor
Heath Ledger,  The Dark Knight
James Franco, Milk
Philip Seymour Hoffman, Doubt
Sam Rockwell, Frost/Nixon

Winner: Heath Ledger

*****

Best Actress, Comedy
Nominees:
Ellen Page, Smart People
Frances McDormand, Burn After Reading
Kat Dennings, Charlie Bartlett
Mila Kunis, Forgetting Sarah Marshall
Rebecca Hall, Vicky Cristina Barcelona 

Winner: Frances McDormand

*****

Best Actress, Drama
Nominees:
Angelina Jolie, Changeling
Anne Hathaway, Rachel Getting Married
Kate Winslet, The Reader
Melissa Leo, Frozen River
Meryl Streep, Doubt 

Winner: Kate Winslet

*****

Best Actor, Comedy
Nominees:
Anton Yelchin, Charlie Bartlett
Colin Farrell, In Bruges
George Clooney, Burn After Reading
Robert Downey Jr., Iron Man
Sam Rockwell, Choke 

Winner: Robert Downey Jr.

*****

Best Actor, Drama
Nominees:
Andrew Garfield, Boy A
Brad Pitt, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Mickey Rourke, The Wrestler
Richard Jenkins, The Visitor
Sean Penn, Milk 

Winner: Sean Penn

*****

Best Director
Nominees:
Christopher Nolan, The Dark Knight
David Fincher, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Ethan Coen & Joel Coen, Burn After Reading
Gus Van Sant, Milk
Tomas Alfredson, Let the Right One In

Winner: Christopher Nolan

*****

Best Screenplay, Comedy
Nominees:
Aaron Abrams & Martin Gero, Young People Fucking
Andrew Stanton & Jim Reardon, WALL-E
Ethan Coen & Joel Coen, Burn After Reading
Glenn Berger & Jonathan Aibel, Kung Fu Panda
Martin McDonagh, In Bruges

Winner: Andrew Stanton & Jim Reardon

*****

Best Screenplay, Drama
Nominees:
Christopher Nolan & Jonathan Nolan, The Dark Knight
David Hare, The Reader
John Ajvide Lindqvist, Let the Right One In
Mark O'Rowe, Boy A
Robert D. Siegel, The Wrestelr 

Winner: Christopher Nolan & Jonathan Nolan

*****
Best Cast, Vocal
Nominees:
Bolt
Futurama: Bender's Game
Horton Hears a Who!
Kung Fu Panda
WALL-E

Winner: WALL-E

*****
Best Cast, Comedy
Nominees:
Burn After Reading
Charlie Bartlett
Forgetting Sarah Marshall
Smart People
Young People Fucking

Winner: Burn After Reading

*****
Best Cast, Drama
Nominees:
Boy A
The Dark Knight
Doubt
Let the Right One In
Milk

Winner: Milk

*****

Best Documentary

Nominees:
Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father
Man on Wire
Super High Me

Winner: Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father

*****
Best Foreign Language Film

Nominees:
Let the Right One In
Waltz with Bashir

Winner: Let the Right One In

*****

Best Animated Film

Nominees:
Bolt
Futurama: Bender's Game
Horton Hears a Who!
Kung Fu Panda
WALL-E

Winner: WALL-E

*****
Best Horror/Thriller

Nominees:
Killer Movie
Teeth

Winner: Teeth

*****
Best Action/Adventure

Nominees:
Australia
The Dark Knight
RocknRolla
Traitor
Tropic Thunder

Winner: The Dark Knight

*****
Best Comedy

Nominees:
Burn After Reading
Forgetting Sarah Marshall
In Bruges
Tropic Thunder
Young People Fucking

Winner: Burn After Reading

*****
Best Drama

Nominees:
Boy A
Doubt
Let the Right One In
Milk
The Reader

Winner: Let the Right One In

*****
Best Picture of the Year

Nominees:
Burn After Reading
The Dark Knight
Let the Right One In
Milk
WALL-E

Winner: WALL-E