Another day another round of film critic awards from various cities across North America. Let’s waste no time getting into it.
The Dallas/Fortworth Film Critics Association have given “Slumdog Millionaire” the top prize in the Best 10 films of 2008 list. “Milk” came in second, “The Dark Knight,” third. Danny Boyle scored Best Director, Sean Penn earned Best Actor and Anne Hathaway was given the Best Actress prize. [DFFCA]
The nearby Houston Film Critics Society gave the top prize to “The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button,” but David Fincher was once again passed over in the director category for Danny Boyle. Best Actor and Actress went to Sean Penn and Anne Hathaway respectively. [The Envelope]
The rogue-ish Toronto Film Critics Association gave love to “Wendy & Lucy” which took the Best Picture prize. Best Actor and Actress went to Mickey Rourke and Michelle Williams. Rosmarie DeWitt took the Best Supporting female spot and Heath Ledger grabbed the Best Supporting Actor award. The mavericks also gave Jonathan Demme the honor of Best Director for “Rachel Getting Married.” [TFCA]
Roger Ebert was given an honorary life member of the Directors Guild of America. [Associated Press]