'WALTZ WITH BASHIR' VOTED TOP FILM OF 2008 - SOCIETY OF FILM CRITICS
Israeli film Waltz With Bashir has scooped the Best Picture honour at the annual National Society of Film Critics awards.
The film, which chronicles the 1982 Lebanon War, was named the best movie of 2008 at Saturday's event.
Sean Penn received the Best Actor award for his portrayal of Harvey Milk, San Francisco's first openly gay elected official.
Mike Leigh walked away with Best Director and Screenplay for his comedy Happy-Go-Lucky, while the film's Sally Hawkins won Best Actress and Eddie Marsan was handed Best Supporting Actor.
The list of main winners is as follows:
Best Picture - Waltz With Bashir
Best Actor - Sean Penn for Milk
Best Actress - Sally Hawkins for Happy-Go-Lucky
Best Supporting Actor - Eddie Marsan for Happy-Go-Lucky
Best Supporting Actress - Hanna Schygulla for The Edge of Heaven
Best Director - Mike Leigh for Happy-Go-Lucky
Best Cinematography - Slumdog Millionaire
Best Experimental Film - Razzle Dazzle
DICK CLARK STILL ON TOP IN NEW YEARS RATINGS
Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve With Ryan Seacrest, which aired from 11:30 p.m. to 1:00 a.m., remained the most-watched New Year's Eve show Wednesday/Thursday although its ratings slipped slightly from last year's, according to preliminary Nielsen figures.
The countdown show, which has aired annually on ABC for 37 years, averaged an 8.5 rating this year versus an 8.8 a year ago.
Earlier in the evening, a primetime special featuring Clark and Seacrest dominated the 10:00 p.m. hour, beating a rerun of the usually top-rated CSI:NY on CBS and NBC's New Year's Eve With Carson Daly.
CLASSIC FILMS
BY GENRE
Doubt
Gran Torino
The Wrestler
The Reader
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Valkyrie
Bedtime Stories
Marley and Me
Milk
Slumdog Millionaire
Frost/Nixon
The Day the Earth Stood Still
