Milk Tops New York Film Critics’ Awards
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The New York Film Critics Circle just named Milk 2008's Best Picture, with prizes for Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor going to Sean Penn and Josh Brolin. Happy-Go-Lucky's Sally Hawkins racked up her second win for Best Actress, following yesterday's honors from the Los Angeles Film Critics Association. Disappointingly, Wall-E only took home the Best Animated Film booby prize. See the full list of winners after the jump!
Best Picture: Milk
Best Director: Mike Leigh, Happy-Go-Lucky
Best Actor: Sean Penn, Milk
Best Actress: Sally Hawkins, Happy-Go-Lucky
Best Supporting Actor: Josh Brolin, Milk
Best Supporting Actress: Penélope Cruz, Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Best Screenplay: Jenny Lumet, Rachel Getting Married
Best Cinematographer: Anthony Dod Mantle, Slumdog Millionaire
Best Animated Film: Wall-E
Best First Film: Courtney Hunt, Frozen River
Best Foreign Film: 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days
Best Documentary: Man on Wire
New York Film Critics Circle [Official site]

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