Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards 2008 Explained

Number:	7
Award:	WAFCA Awards
Best Film:	Slumdog Millionaire
Best Direction:	Danny Boyle for Slumdog Millionaire
Best Actor:	Mickey Rourke
Best Actress:	Meryl Streep
Last:	2007
Next:	2009

The 7th Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards were given on December 8, 2008.^[1]

Winners

Best Actor

• Mickey Rourke – The Wrestler

Best Actress

• Meryl Streep – Doubt

Best Animated Film

• WALL•E

Best Art Direction

• The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Best Breakthrough Performance

• Dev Patel – Slumdog Millionaire

Best Cast

• Doubt

Best Director

• Danny Boyle – Slumdog Millionaire

Best Documentary Film

• Man on Wire

Best Film

• Slumdog Millionaire

Best Foreign Language Film

• Let the Right One In (Låt den rätte komma in) • Sweden

Best Screenplay – Adapted

• Slumdog Millionaire – Simon Beaufoy

Best Screenplay – Original

• Rachel Getting Married – Jenny Lumet

Best Supporting Actor

• Heath Ledger – The Dark Knight

Best Supporting Actress

• Rosemarie DeWitt – Rachel Getting Married

External links

• The Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2008 WAFCA Awards . WAFCA press release . December 19, 2012.