Films: 2008

Our 30 Favorite Films of 2008

1. The Dark Knight (Christopher Nolan) - 10/10

2. Snow Angels (David Gordon Green) - 10/10

3. Rachel Getting Married (Jonathan Demme) - 9.75/10

4. Synecdoche, New York (Charlie Kaufman) - 9.5/10

5. Benjamin Button (David Fincher) - 9.25/10

6. Wall-E (Andrew Stanton) - 9/10

7. Pineapple Express (David Gordon Green) - 9/10

8. The Wrestler (Darren Aronofsky) - 9/10

9. Milk (Gus Van Sant) - 9/10

10. Vicky Christina Barcelona (Woody Allen) - 9/10

11. Frozen River (Courtney Hunt) - 8.75/10

12. Let the Right One In (Tomas Alfredson) - 8.5/10

13. Revolutionary Road (Sam Mendes) - 8/10

14. Slumdog Millionaire (Danny Boyle) - 8/10

15. Be Kind Rewind (Michel Gondry) - 8/10

16. Paranoid Park (Gus Van Sant) - 8/10

17. Gran Torino (Clint Eastwood) - 8/10

18. The Changeling (Clint Eastwood) - 8/10

19. The Visitor (Thomas McCarthy) - 8/10

20. The Reader (Stephen Daldry) - 8/10

21. Doubt (John Patrick Shanley) - 7.75/10

22. The Wackness (Jonathan Levine) - 7.75/10

23. The Go-Getter (Martin Hynes) - 7.5/10

24. In Bruges (Martin McDonagh) - 7.5/10

25. Burn After Reading (Coen Brothers) - 7/10

26. The Happening (M. Night Shyamalan) - 7/10

27. Nick & Nora’s Infinite Play list (Peter Sollett) - 6.75/10

28. Smart People (Noam Murro) - 6.5/10

29. The Strangers (Bryan Bertino) - 6.5/10

30. Elegy (Isabel Coixet) - 6/10

BEST ACTOR: Heath Ledger in The Dark Knight

BEST DIRECTOR: Christopher Nolan for The Dark Knight

BEST SCREENPLAY: Charlie Kaufman for Synecdoche, New York

Best Actor (Male):

1. Heath Ledger (The Dark Knight)

2. Mickey Rourke (The Wrestler)

3. Sam Rockwell (Snow Angels)

4. Philip Seymour Hoffman (Synecdoche, New York)

5. Sean Penn (Milk)

Best Actor (Female):

1. Penelope Cruz (Vicky Christina Barcelona)

2. Kate Winslet (Revolutionary Road)

3. Meryl Streep (Doubt)

4. Angelina Jolie (Changeling)

5. Viola Davis (Doubt)

Best Director:

1. Christopher Nolan (The Dark Knight)

2. Gus Van Sant (Milk)

3. Woody Allen (Vicky Christina Barcelona)

4. David Gordon Green (Snow Angels)

5. Slumdog Millionaire (Danny Boyle)

Best Screenplay:

1. Synecdoche, New York

2. The Dark Knight

3. The Reader

4. Milk

5. Vicky Christina Barcelona

Posted by G. William Locke