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National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA

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    Best Actor

    • Sean Penn
      Winner
      • Sean Penn
      • Milk
    • Mickey Rourke
      • Mickey Rourke
      • The Wrestler
    • Clint Eastwood
      • Clint Eastwood
      • Gran Torino

    Best Actress

    • Sally Hawkins
      Winner
      • Sally Hawkins
      • Happy-Go-Lucky
    • Melissa Leo
      • Melissa Leo
      • Frozen River
    • Michelle Williams at an event for The Oscars (2017)
      • Michelle Williams
      • Wendy and Lucy

    Best Cinematography

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Slumdog Millionaire

      8.0 (903K)
      Anthony Dod Mantle
    • [object Object]

      Flight of the Red Balloon

      6.5 (4.3K)
      Ping Bin Lee
    • [object Object]

      The Dark Knight

      9.1 (3.1M)
      Wally Pfister
      Tied with Nelson Lik-wai Yu for Still Life (2006) in 3rd place.
    • [object Object]

      Still Life

      7.3 (7.9K)
      Nelson Lik-wai Yu
      Tied with Wally Pfister for The Dark Knight (2008) in 3rd place.

    Best Director

    • Mike Leigh
      Winner
      • Mike Leigh
      • Happy-Go-Lucky
    • Gus Van Sant
      • Gus Van Sant
      • Milk
      • Paranoid Park
    • Danny Boyle
      • Danny Boyle
      • Slumdog Millionaire

    Best Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Waltz with Bashir

      8.0 (62K)
    • [object Object]

      Happy-Go-Lucky

      7.0 (42K)
      Tied with WALL·E (2008) in 2nd place.
    • [object Object]

      WALL·E

      8.4 (1.3M)
      Tied with Happy-Go-Lucky (2008) in 2nd place.

    Best Foreign Language Film

    • Winner
        Not awarded.

      Best Non-Fiction Film

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Man on Wire

        7.7 (61K)
      • [object Object]

        Trouble the Water

        7.3 (2.1K)
      • [object Object]

        Encounters at the End of the World

        7.7 (20K)

      Best Screenplay

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Happy-Go-Lucky

        7.0 (42K)
        Mike Leigh
      • [object Object]

        A Christmas Tale

        6.9 (7.8K)
        Arnaud Desplechin
        Emmanuel Bourdieu
      • [object Object]

        Synecdoche, New York

        7.5 (103K)
        Charlie Kaufman

      Best Supporting Actor

      • Eddie Marsan
        Winner
        • Eddie Marsan
        • Happy-Go-Lucky
      • Heath Ledger at an event for Candy (2006)
        • Heath Ledger
        • The Dark Knight
        Posthumously.
      • Josh Brolin
        • Josh Brolin
        • Milk

      Best Supporting Actress

      • Hanna Schygulla
        Winner
        • Hanna Schygulla
        • The Edge of Heaven
      • Viola Davis at an event for Suicide Squad (2016)
        • Viola Davis
        • Doubt
      • Penélope Cruz
        • Penélope Cruz
        • Vicky Cristina Barcelona

      Experimental Film Award

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      • Winner

        Razzle Dazzle

        6.3 (89)

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      Event date

      January 3, 2009

      Event location

      USA

      Event links

      • http://nationalsocietyoffilmcritics.com

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