afi.com - 12/14/2008
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AFI MOVIES OF THE YEAR-OFFICIAL SELECTIONS THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON THE DARK KNIGHT FROST/NIXON FROZEN RIVER GRAN TORINO IRON MAN MILK WALL E WENDY AND LUCY THE WRESTLER AFI TV PROGRAMS OF THE YEAR-OFFICIAL SELECTIONS BREAKING BAD IN TREATMENT JOHN ADAMS LIFE LOST MAD MEN THE OFFICE ...
African-American Film Critics Top 10 —
Awards Daily
AAFCA 2008 Film Selections
1. The Dark Knight
2. Slumdog Millionaire
3. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
4. Tie) The Secret Life of Bees
4. Tie) Cadillac Records
6. Miracle at St. Anna
7. Milk
8. Seven Pounds
9. Doubt
10. Iron Man
Rex Reed’s Top 10 —
Awards Daily
Venerable and irascible Rex Reed of The New York Observer has chosen his list of 10 Best Films of 2008:
1. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
2. Revolutionary Road
3. Rachel Getting Married
4. The Reader
5. Slumdog Millionaire
6. Frost/Nixon
7. Milk
8. 4 Months, 3 Weeks, 2 Days ...
Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics —
Awards Daily
(Thanks to Todd Jorgenson)
Top Ten Films of 2008
SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
MILK
THE DARK KNIGHT
THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
THE WRESTLER
THE VISITOR
FROST/NIXON
DOUBT
WALL-E
HAPPY-GO-LUCKY
Best Film: SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
Best Director: Danny Boyle, SLUMDOG ...
Houston Film Critics Awards 2008 —
Awards Daily
(via MCN, & thanks to Jake)
BEST PICTURE: THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
BEST DIRECTOR OF A MOTION PICTURE: DANNY BOYLE, SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE.
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE: SEAN PENN, MILK
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE: ANNE HATHAWAY, ...
Oscar 2008 semifinalists for Visual Effects —
Movie Moxie
The semifinalists for Achievement in Visual Effects for the 81st Academy Awards have been announced ! The films in alphabetical order: Australia Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, The Cloverfield Curious Case of Benjamin Button, The Dark Knight, The Day the Earth Stood Still, The Hancock ...
Phoenix Film Critics Society announces —
Awards Daily
(thanks to N8)
Best Picture
Slumdog Millionaire
Top Ten Films of 2008 (in alphabetical order)
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Frost/Nixon
In Bruges
Milk
The Reader
Slumdog Millionaire
The Visitor
Wall-E
The Wrestler
Best Director
Danny Boyle, Slumdog ...
Another county heard from —
Mostly Movies
St. Louis critics awards: (Awards Daily) BEST PICTURE The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button BEST ACTOR Sean Penn (Milk) BEST ACTRESS Kate Winslet (Revolutionary Road) BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR Heath Ledger (The Dark Knight) BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS Viola Davis (Doubt) BEST DIRECTOR Danny Boyle ...
American Film Institute picks 2008 winners —
The Screening Log
The American Film Institute picked its top 10 movies of 2008. David Fincher's "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" was the first one on the list, with "The Dark Knight" and "Frost/Nixon" following second and third, respectively.
Also part of the list were Courtney Hunt's directorial debut ...
AFI Names Its Top 10 Movies of 2008 —
Film School Rejects
The American Film Institute (AFI) responsible for those “100 Years, 100 _____” lists that get people riled up every year have come out with their list of 2008’s top films. Mirroring their recent Golden Globe nominations, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button , Frost/Nixon , ...
AFI Awards: Top 10 Movies of 2008 —
FilmoFilia
On Sunday, December 14, American Film Institute ( AFI ) have announced their selections for the top ten of most outstanding motion pictures in 2008. Among those making it on the list are two of the summer’s blockbuster comic book adaptations, “ Iron Man “and “ The ...
The AP’s Top Tens —
Awards Daily
From David Germain and Christy Lemire
The top 10 films of 2008, according to AP Movie Writer David Germain:
(full text after the cut)
Lemire:
1. The Wrestler
2. Frost/Nixon
3. Man on Wire
4. Waltz with Bashir
5. Wall-E
6. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
7. Frozen River ...
THE AFI TOP TEN —
CINEMATIC PASSIONS BY MIRANDA WILDING
Nice going, AFI. For a marginal year, you didn’t even bother to pick most of the good (or great films) that were released in 2008.
Whatever….
Here they are, in any case….
THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
THE DARK KNIGHT
FROST/NIXON
FROZEN RIVER
GRAN TORINO ...
The 14 Must See Movies of Awards Season 2008 —
Film School Rejects
Are you an awards season junkie? Do you love to be able to sit there and look smart in front of your friends and family, most of whom only make it out to the movies once a year to see the latest Jim Carrey comedy, by being able to talk endlessly about all of the “important” ...
The lessers —
Edward Copeland on Film
As we wait for the SAG and Oscar nominations, here is the AFI list of the year's top 10 films and the Boston Film Critics results. American Film Institute 10 Best Films of 2008 THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON THE DARK KNIGHT FROST/NIXON FROZEN RIVER GRAN TORINO IRON MAN MILK WALL-E WENDY ...