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Boston Film Critics Cop Out and Vote 'WALL-E' and 'Slumdog Millionaire' Best Picture
RopeofSilicon.com — The Boston Society of Film Critics have weighed in and show their inability to make a decision by coming up with two ties, one for Best Picture and another for Best Actor. After all, if you give out a tie no one can fault you for snubbing anyone. ...

Excess Zeal
Hollywood Elsewhere — Excess Zeal Today the Boston Society of Film Critics tied on their choice of 2008's Best Picture, splitting their top honor between Slumdog Millionaire and WALL*E . Except they also gave WALL*E their Best Animated Film award. Due respect, but this seems to me like muddled organizational thinking. If you're giving WALL*E your Best Picture award (along with Milk ), you're saying, "This Chaplinesque robot movie is so good it deserves honor and glory outside the animation ghetto." Which is fine and good. But you can't then turn around and say, "Oh, and it's also the Best ...

Boston Critics Can't Decide, Pick 'Wall-E' and 'Slumdog'
Get The Big Picture — The Boston Society of Film Critics distributed the wealth this year, with only four movies earning multiple awards, and none of those winning more than two categories. At the top of the list would be ...

Boston winners
Mostly Movies — Starting to see a pattern in year-end critics' awards? Slumdog Millionaire and Wall-E tie for top prize in Boston. Best Picture Tie: Slumdog Millionaire and WALL-E Best Actor Tie: Sean Penn for Milk and Mickey Rourke for The Wrestler Best Actress Sally Hawkins for Happy-Go-Lucky Best Supporting Actor Heath Ledger for The Dark Knight Best Supporting Actress Penélope Cruz for Vicky Cristina Barcelona Best Director Gus Van Sant for Milk ...

Boston Film Critics Honor Wall-E, Slumdog
Cinema Blend News — ... tiny effort Paranoid Park for Best Cinematography (as opposed to his Oscar-season behemoth, Milk ). And the spooky, terrific Swedish vampire movie Let The Right One In took home Best Foreign-Language Film, beating out stiff competition like Palme d'Or winner The Class . (It's worth noting that with the NY Critics Online, Let The Right One In ran a very, very close second to eventual winner, 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days )., Check out the full list of awards below, taken from BSFC 's website. Best Picture R Tie: Slumdog Millionaire and WALL-E Best Actor Tie: Sean ...

Award Season Watch: AFI Lists Its Top 10 Films Of 2008; 'Slumdog' Continues Nabbing Critical Awards
:: The Playlist :: — ... The Boston Society of Film Critics have given out their awards and "Slumdog Millionaire" and "Wall-E" have tied for Best Picture. Best director went to Gus Van Sant for "Milk" and "Paranoid Park." Sean Penn and Mickey Rourke tied for Best Actor. [BSFC] ...

Critics, Critics, Critics... Part 2
Upcoming Pixar — ... WALL•E tied with Slumdog Millionaire for the Boston Society of Film Critics’ Best Picture award. WALL•E also won Best Animated Feature. View the full list of winners here. ...

Boston film critics pick 'WALL-E,' 'Slumdog'
The Screening Log — The Boston Society of Film Critics named both Pixar's "WALL-E" and Danny Boyle's "Slumdog Millionaire" as the best films of 2008. Tying for the best actor award were Sean Penn for his portrayal as Harvey Milk in Gus Van Sant's "Milk," and Mickey Rourke for Darren Aronofsky's "The Wrestler." Sally Hawkins won yet another award for her role in "Happy-Go-Lucky," while Penelope Cruz was named best supporting actress for "Vicky Cristina Barcelona." In the category for best supporting actor, Heath Ledger won ...