34th Annual Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
2008
BEST PICTURE
Wall-E
"Wall-E"
Runner up: "The Dark Knight"
BEST DIRECTOR
Slumdog Millionaire
Danny Boyle
"Slumdog Millionaire"
Runner up: Christopher Nolan
"The Dark Knight"
BEST ACTOR
Milk
Sean Penn
"Milk"
Runner up: Mickey Rourke
"The Wrestler"
BEST ACTRESS
Happy-Go-Lucky
Sally Hawkins
"Happy-Go-Lucky"
Runner up: Melissa Leo
"Frozen River"
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Dark Knight
Heath Ledger
"Dark Knight"
Runner up: Eddie Marsan
"Happy-Go-Lucky"
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Penelope Cruz
"Vicky Cristina Barcelona"
Runner up: Viola Davis
"Doubt"
BEST SCREENPLAY
Happy-Go-Lucky
Mike Leigh
"Happy-Go-Lucky"
Runner up: Charlie Kaufman
"Synecdoche"
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Still Life
Yu Lik-Wai
"Still Life"
Runner up: Anthony Dod Mantle
"Slumdog Millionaire"
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
Synecdoche, New York
Mark Friedberg
"Synecdoche, New York"
Runner up: Nathan Crowley
"Dark Knight"
BEST MUSIC SCORE
Slumdog Millionaire
A.R. Rahman
"Slumdog Millionaire"
Runner up: Alexandre Desplat
"The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button"
BEST FOREIGN-LANGUAGE FILM
Still Life
"Still Life"
Runner up: "The Class"
BEST DOCUMENTARY/NON-FICTION FILM
Man On Wire
"Man On Wire"
James Marsh
Runner up: "Waltz With Bashir"
Ari Folman
BEST ANIMATION
Waltz With Bashir
"Waltz With Bashir"
NEW GENERATION AWARD
Hunger
Steve Mcqueen
"Hunger"
THE DOUGLAS EDWARDS EXPERIMENTAL/ INDEPENDENT FILM/VIDEO AWARD
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"Rr" & "Casting A Glance" Directed By James Benning