The Florida Film Critics Circle has named Slumdog Millionaire as the best picture of 2008 - an award I could not concur with more. The movie also nabbed the Best Director prize for Danny Boyle and Best Screenplay for Simon Beaufoy.
Here's the complete list of winners:
Best Picture: Slumdog Millionaire
Best Actor: Mickey Rourke, The Wrestler
Best Actress: Melissa Leo, Frozen River
Best Supporting Actor: Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight
Best Supporting Actress: Marisa Tomei, The Wrestler
Best Director: Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire
Best Screenplay (Original or Adapted) Simon Beaufoy, Slumdog Millionaire
Best Cinematography: Wally Pfister, The Dark Knight
Best Foreign Language Film: Let the Right One In
Best Animated Feature: Wall*E
Best Documentary: Man on Wire
Breakout Award: Martin McDonagh, writer/director of In Bruges
Golden Orange Award (given for outstanding contribution to film culture within Florida): Dick Morris and the Sarasota Film Society
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