My Year End Awards...

It's almost that time. It's almost time to kick out '08, and ring in '09. However, it wouldn't be complete, if I didn't chime in with my year end awards. So without further ado, here are the best, and worst, of '08, in my eyes...

BEST FILM

Rachel Getting Married

BEST DIRECTOR

David Fincher – THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON

WORST FILM

Meet The Spartans

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY/VISUALLY STUNNING

Paranoid Park

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

Rachel Getting Married

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

BEST SOUNDTRACK

Rachel Getting Married

BEST SCORE

The Dark Knight

BEST ORIGINAL SONG

The Wrestler – Bruce Springsteen, theme to “The Wrestler”

BEST ACTOR

Sean Penn - MILK

BEST ACTRESS

Anne Hathaway – RACHEL GETTING MARRIED

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

Heath Ledger – THE DARK KNIGHT

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Rosemarie DeWitt – RACHEL GETTING MARRIED

BEST DOCUMENTARY

Dear Zachary: A Letter To A Son About his Father

BEST ANIMATED FILM

Wall-E

BEST HERO

Wall-E

BEST VILLIAN

The Joker

BIGGEST DISSAPOINTMENT

Quantum of Solace

BIGGEST SURPRISE

Vicky Cristina Barcelona

BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE (MALE)

Dev Patel – SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE

BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE (FEMALE)

Rosemarie DeWitt – RACHEL GETTING MARRIED

BREAKTHROUGH DIRECTOR

Martin McDonagh – IN BRUGES

MOST UNDERRATED

Funny Games

MOST OVERRATED

Pineapple Express

BEST ENDING

Funny Games

BEST SCENE

Dishwasher Scene – RACHEL GETTING MARRIED

BEST MADE FOR TV FILM

Recount

BEST TRAILER

Watchmen

What film do you think deserved best of the year? What was your least favorite?

Come back tomorrow for my COMPLETE ranking of films that I saw in '08, along with my review of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button!

Go see something good!