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