2008: Year In Movies (Part V: The JC Awards)

Well, I've exhausted everything I can say about my favorite films of the year, but this here is different. Here, I'll give out my awards for what I feel are the best performances, screenplays, etc. of 2008. There's an overall ballot of five, including one gold, one silver, one bronze, and two honorable mentions.

BEST DIRECTOR

Gold: Christopher Nolan, THE DARK KNIGHT
Silver: Jonathan Demme, RACHEL GETTING MARRIED
Bronze: Andrew Stanton, WALL-E

Honorable Mention:
Darron Aronofsky, THE WRESTLER
Gus Van Sant, MILK

BEST LEAD ACTOR

Gold: Mickey Rourke, THE WRESTLER
Silver: Sean Penn, MILK
Bronze: Heath Ledger, THE DARK KNIGHT

Honorable Mention:
Richard Jenkins, THE VISITOR
Frank Langella, FROST/NIXON

BEST LEAD ACTRESS

Gold: Kristen Scott-Thomas, I'VE LOVED YOU SO LONG
Silver: Sally Hawkins, HAPPY-GO-LUCKY
Bronze: Melissa Leo, FROZEN RIVER

Honorable Mention:
Penélope Cruz, ELEGY
Anne Hathaway, RACHEL GETTING MARRIED

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

Gold: Brad Pitt, BURN AFTER READING
Silver: Ralph Fiennes, IN BRUGES
Bronze: Bill Irwin, RACHEL GETTING MARRIED

Honorable Mention:
Robert Downey Jr., TROPIC THUNDER
Eddie Marsan, HAPPY-GO-LUCKY

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Gold: Debra Winger, RACHEL GETTING MARRIED
Silver: Samantha Morton, SYNECDOCHE, NEW YORK
Bronze: Kristen Bell, FORGETTING SARAH MARSHALL

Honorable Mention:
Rosemary DeWitt, RACHEL GETTING MARRIED
Elsa Zylberstein, I'VE LOVED YOU SO LONG

BEST ENSEMBLE

Gold: Rachel Getting Married
Silver: Milk
Bronze: Burn After Reading

Honorable Mention:
The Dark Knight
Synecdoche, New York

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

Gold: Andrew Stanton, WALL-E
Silver: Jenny Lumet, RACHEL GETTING MARRIED
Bronze: Martin McDonaugh, IN BRUGES

Honorable Mention:
Joel Coen & Ethan Coen, BURN AFTER READING
Jason Segel, FORGETTING SARAH MARSHALL

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

Gold: Peter Morgan, FROST/NIXON
Silver: John Patrick Shanley, DOUBT
Bronze: Justin Haythe, REVOLUTIONARY ROAD

Honorable Mention:
David Gordon Green, SNOW ANGELS
Nicholas Meyer, ELEGY

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

Gold: Claudio Miranda, THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
Silver: Wally Pfister, THE DARK KNIGHT
Bronze: Mandy Walker, AUSTRALIA

Honorable Mention:
Roger Deakins, REVOLUTIONARY ROAD
Salvatore Totino, FROST/NIXON

BEST ART DIRECTION

Gold: Nathan Crowley, THE DARK KNIGHT
Silver: Adam Stockhausen, SYNECDOCHE, NEW YORK
Bronze: Chris Lowe, IN BRUGES

Honorable Mention:
Brian Rzepka, FROZEN RIVER
Kristin Zea, REVOLUTIONARY ROAD

BEST EDITING

Gold: Chris Dickens, SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
Silver: Daniel P. Hill, FROST/NIXON
Bronze: Lee Smith, THE DARK KNIGHT

Honorable Mention:
Jon Gregory, IN BRUGES
Dan Lebantal, IRON MAN

BEST COSTUME DESIGN

Gold: Michael O'Conner, THE DUCHESS
Silver: Lindy Hemming, THE DARK KNIGHT
Bronze: Catherine Martin, AUSTRALIA

Honorable Mention:
Danny Glicker, MILK
Albert Wolsky, REVOLUTIONARY ROAD

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE

Gold: Thomas Newman, WALL-E
Silver: James Newton Howard, THE DARK KNIGHT
Bronze: Danny Elfman, MILK

Honorable Mention:
David Hirschfelder, AUSTRALIA
Hans Zimmer, FROST/NIXON