Boston Critics claim ‘Slumdog’ and ‘WALL-E’ as year’s Best

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The Boston Society of Film Critics split the vote — Wall-E and Slumdog Millionaire tied for Best Film honors. Curiously, it’s Gus Van Sant’s work in Paranoid Park and Milk that received kudos in some main categories.

See the complete list of winners below:…

Best Picture: Tie: Slumdog Millionaire and WALL-E
Best Actor: Tie: Sean Penn for Milk and Mickey Rourke for The Wrestler
Best Actress: Sally Hawkins for Happy-Go-Lucky  
Best Supporting Actor: Heath Ledger for The Dark Knight
Best Supporting Actress: Penélope Cruz for Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Best Director: Gus Van Sant for Milk and Paranoid Park
Best Screenplay: Dustin Lance Black for Milk
Best Cinematography: Christopher Doyle and Rain Kathy Li for Paranoid Park
Best Documentary: Man on Wire
Best Foreign-Language Film: Let the Right One In
Best Animated Film: WALL·E
Best Film Editing: Chris Dickens for Slumdog Millionaire
Best New Filmmaker: Martin McDonagh for In Bruges
Best Ensemble Cast: Tropic Thunder

Eric Lavallée
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Eric Lavallée is the founder, CEO, editor-in-chief, film journalist, and critic at IONCINEMA.com, established in 2000. A regular at Sundance, Cannes, and Venice, Eric holds a BFA in film studies from the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema. In 2013, he served on the narrative competition jury at the SXSW Film Festival. He was an associate producer on Mark Jackson’s "This Teacher" (2018 LA Film Festival, 2018 BFI London). He is a Golden Globes Voter, member of the ICS (International Cinephile Society) and AQCC (Association québécoise des critiques de cinéma).

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