Four More Critic Award Groups: Houston, Toronto, Phoenix and Dallas-Fort Worth

1. Slumdog Millionaire
2. Milk
3. The Dark Knight
4. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
5. The Wrestler
6. The Visitor
7. Frost/Nixon
8. Doubt
9. WALL•E
10. Happy-Go-Lucky

Best Actor: Sean Penn, Milk

Best Actress: Anne Hathaway, Rachel Getting Married

Best Supporting Actor: Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight

Best Supporting Actress: Viola Davis, Doubt

Best Director: Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire

Best Foreign Language Film: Tell No One

Best Documentary: Man on Wire

Best Animated Film: WALL•E

Best Cinematography: Wally Pfister, Dark Knight

Russell Smith Award (given annually to the best low-budget or cutting-edge independent film): Wendy and Lucy