The Awards season officially kicked off with the New York Film Critics Awards in New York CIty. Penelope Cruz was named Best Actress for her role in Vicky Cristina Barcelona. Sean Penn won Best Actor for his portrayal of Harvey Milk in Gus Van Sant's film "Milk". Milk was also named Best Film by the New York Film Critics. Click here for more celebrity photos. Read the complete list of winners below. source
2008 Awards Winners
- Best Actress
- Sally Hawkins
- Happy-Go-Lucky
- Best Screenplay
- Jenny Lumet
- Rachel Getting Married
- Best Cinematographer
- Anthony Dod Mantle
- Slumdog Millionaire
- Best Supporting Actor
- Josh Brolin
- Milk
- Best Animated Film
- WALL-E
- Best Director
- Mike Leigh
- Happy-Go-Lucky
- Best Supporting Actress
- Penelope Cruz
- Vicky Cristina Barcelona
- Best First Film
- Courtney Hunt
- Frozen River
- Best Foreign Film
- 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days
- Best Actor
- Sean Penn
- Milk
- Best Non-Fiction Film (Documentary)
- Man on Wire
- Best Picture
- Milk