Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards 2008

The 9th Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards, honouring the best in film for 2008, were given by the Phoenix Film Critics Society on 18 December 2008.

Winners

Best Acting Ensemble

• Milk''

Best Animated Film

• WALL-E

Best Cinematography

• The Curious Case of Benjamin Button - Claudio Miranda

Best Costume Design

• The Duchess - Michael O'Connor

Best Director

• Danny Boyle - Slumdog Millionaire

Best Documentary Film

• Man on Wire

Best Film

• 'Slumdog Millionaire''

Best Film Editing

• Slumdog Millionaire - Chris Dickens

Best Foreign Language Film

• Let the Right One In (Låt den rätte komma in) • Sweden

Best Live Action Family Film

• High School Musical 3: Senior Year

Best Original Score

• The Curious Case of Benjamin Button - Alexandre Desplat

Best Original Song

• "The Wretler" - The Wrestler

Best Overlooked Film

• In Bruges

Best Performance by a Youth - Male

• Ayush Mahesh Khedekar - Slumdog Millionaire

Best Performance by a Youth - Female

• Dakota Fanning - The Secret Life of Bees

Best Performance by an Actor in a Lead Role

• Sean Penn - Milk

Best Performance by an Actress in a Lead Role

• Meryl Streep - Doubt

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role

• Heath Ledger - The Dark Knight posthumously

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role

• Marisa Tomei - The Wrestler

Best Production Design

• The Dark Knight - Nathan Crowley

Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen

• In Bruges - Martin McDonagh

Best Screenplay Adapted from Another Medium

• Slumdog Millionaire - Simon Beaufoy

Best Stunts

• The Dark Knight

Best Visual Effects

• The Dark Knight

Breakout Behind the Camera

• Martin McDonagh - In Bruges

Breakout on Camera

• Dev Patel - Slumdog Millionaire