# Houston Film Critics Society Awards 2008

The 2nd Houston Film Critics Society Awards were given out at a ceremony held at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston on December 17, 2008. The awards are presented annually by the Houston Film Critics Society based in Houston, Texas.

## Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first and highlighted with boldface
| Best Picture | Best Foreign Language Film |
| The Curious Case of Benjamin Button The Dark Knight Milk Slumdog Millionaire WALL-E | Mongol • Kazakhstan Che • Spain Gomorra • Italy I've Loved You So Long • France Let the Right One In • Sweden |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role | Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role |
| Sean Penn - Milk as Harvey Milk Leonardo DiCaprio - Revolutionary Road as Frank Wheeler Richard Jenkins - The Visitor as Walter Vale Frank Langella - Frost/Nixon as Richard Nixon Brad Pitt - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button as Benjamin Button Mickey Rourke - The Wrestler as Randy "The Ram" Robinson | Anne Hathaway - Rachel Getting Married as Kym Cate Blanchett - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button as Daisy Fuller Angelina Jolie - Changeling as Christine Collins Melissa Leo - Frozen River as Ray Eddy Meryl Streep - Doubt as Sister Aloysius Beauvier Kate Winslet - Revolutionary Road as April Wheeler |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role | Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role |
| Heath Ledger - The Dark Knight as The Joker Josh Brolin - Milk as Dan White Tom Cruise - Tropic Thunder as Les Grossman Robert Downey Jr. - Tropic Thunder as Kirk Lazarus Brad Pitt - Burn After Reading as Chad Feldheimer | Viola Davis - Doubt as Mrs. Miller Amy Adams - Doubt as Sister James Penélope Cruz - Vicky Cristina Barcelona as María Elena Taraji P. Henson - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button as Queenie Marisa Tomei - The Wrestler as Pam / Cassidy |
| Best Director | Best Cinematography |
| Danny Boyle - Slumdog Millionaire David Fincher - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Christopher Nolan - The Dark Knight Ron Howard - Frost/Nixon Gus Van Sant - Milk | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button - Claudio Miranda The Dark Knight - Wally Pfister Milk - Harris Savides Revolutionary Road - Roger Deakins Slumdog Millionaire - Anthony Dod Mantle |
| Best Animated Feature Film | Best Documentary Feature |
| WALL-E Bolt Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who! Waltz with Bashir | Man on Wire Bigger, Stronger, Faster* Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson I.O.U.S.A. Standard Operating Procedure Young@Heart |
| Best Original Score | Best Original Song |
| Miracle at St. Anna - Terence Blanchard The Curious Case of Benjamin Button - Alexandre Desplat The Dark Knight - Hans Zimmer and James Newton Howard Revolutionary Road - Thomas Newman Slumdog Millionaire - A. R. Rahman | "Down to Earth" - WALL-E "Another Way to Die" by The White Stripes - Quantum of Solace "I Thought I Lost You" by Miley Cyrus and Jeffrey Steele - Bolt "Jai Ho" by A. R. Rahman - Slumdog Millionaire "Rock Me Sexy Jesus" by Ralph Sall - Hamlet 2 "The Wrestler" by Bruce Springsteen - The Wrestler |
| Best Screenplay | Best Cast |
| Slumdog Millionaire - Simon Beaufoy The Curious Case of Benjamin Button - Eric Roth The Dark Knight - Christopher Nolan and Jonathan Nolan Doubt - John Patrick Shanley Milk - Dustin Lance Black | Doubt The Dark Knight Milk Rachel Getting Married Tropic Thunder Valkyrie |