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THE BEST AND WORST OF 2008
The author’s considered best/worst in each category are listed in bold italics with an asterisk (*). The listed links will take you to more detailed reviews of each film.
The 10 Best Films
Worst Films
Best Director
Timur Bekmambetov – Wanted
Fernando Meirelles – Blindness
Frank Miller – The Spirit
Christopher Nolan – The Dark Knight (*)
The Wachowski Brothers – Speed Racer
Best Original Screenplay
Lost in Austen
Mary and Max
Synecdoche, New York (*)
Wall-E
Best Adapted Screenplay
Blindness
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight (*)
The Day the Earth Stood Still
Dean Spanley
Pontypool
Best Actor
Robert Downey Jr – Iron Man (*)
Stephen McHattie – Pontypool
Robert Pattinson – Twilight
Ron Perlman – Hellboy II: The Golden Army
Brad Pitt – The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Best Actress
Lina Leandersson – Let the Right One In
Jena Malone – The Ruins
Samantha Morton – Synecdoche, New York
Saoirse Ronan – City of Ember
Kristen Stewart – Twilight (*)
Best Supporting Actor
Aaron Eckhart – The Dark Knight
Vinnie Jones – The Midnight Meat Train
Heath Ledger – The Dark Knight (*)
Sam Neill – Dean Spanley
Peter O’Toole – Dean Spanley
Best Supporting Actress
Morven Christie – Lost in Austen
Christina Cole – Lost in Austen
Catherine Keener – Synecdoche, New York
Gwyneth Paltrow – Iron Man (*)
Emily Watson – Synecdoche, New York
Best Cinematography
Blindness
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Max Payne
The Spirit (*)
Speed Racer
Vinyan
Best Special Effects
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
The Colour of Magic
The Day the Earth Stood Still
Iron Man (*)
Speed Racer
10,000 BC
Best Makeup Effects
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Day of the Dead
Hellboy II: The Golden Army (*)
The Midnight Meat Train
The Spiderwick Chronicles
Best Production Design
City of Ember (*)
Mary and Max
The Secret of Moonacre
Speed Racer
The Spirit