Who Needs the Oscars? My Annual Top Ten

Riku Writes Top Ten 2008 Releases

1. Vicky Christina Barcelona (Allen)
2. Milk (Van Sant)
3. The Visitor (McCarthy)
4. I’ve Loved You For So Long (Claudel)
5. In Bruges (McDonagh)
6. A Secret (Miller)
7. Frost/Nixon (Howard)
8. Rachel Getting Married (Demme)
9. The Last Mistress (Breillat)
10. Synechode, New York (Kaufman)
Honorable Mention: The Edge of Heaven, W., A Christmas Tale, Tropic Thunder, Slumdog Millionaire, Revolutionary Road.

Best Actress, Kristin Scott Thomas (I Loved You So Long). Runners Up: Kate Winslet (Revolutionary Road), Anne Hathaway (Rachel Getting Married) Sally Hawkins (Happy Go Lucky).

Best Actor, Sean Penn (Milk). Runners Up: Richard Jenkins (The Visitor), Frank Langella (Frost/Nixon), Leonardo DiCaprio (Revolutionary Road).

Best Supporting Actress, Penelope Cruz (Vicky Christina Barcelona). Runners Up: Ludivine Sangier (A Secret), Kate Winslet (The Reader), Hiam Abbass (The Visitor).

Best Supporting Actor, Robert Downey Jr. (Tropic Thunder). Runners Up: Emile Hirsch (Milk), Eddie Marsan (Happy Go Lucky), Anil Kapoor (Slumdog Millionaire).