Disney-PIXAR’s Wall-E has become the first animated feature in history to win the title of Best Picture from the Los Angeles Critics Association. It didn’t however, win Best Animated Film at the same time as the honor went to Israeli feature Waltz with Bashir.
Here are all the winners and runners-up across the categories, as voted by Los Angeles Critics:
BEST PICTURE
Wall-E
RUNNER-UP
The Dark Knight
BEST DIRECTOR
Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire
RUNNER-UP
Christopher Nolan, The Dark Knight
BEST ACTOR
Sean Penn, Milk
RUNNER-UP
Mickey Rourke, The Wrestler
BEST ACTRESS
Sally Hawkins, Happy-Go-Lucky
RUNNER-UP
Melissa Leo, Frozen River
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight
RUNNER-UP
Eddie Marsan, Happy-Go-Lucky
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Penelope Cruz, Vicky Cristina Barcelona
RUNNER-UP
Viola Davis, Doubt
BEST SCREENPLAY
Mike Leigh, Happy-Go-Lucky
RUNNER-UP
Charlie Kaufman, Synecdoche, New York
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Still Life
RUNNER-UP
The Class
BEST DOCUMENTARY
Man on Wire
RUNNER-UP
Waltz with Bashir
BEST ANIMATION
Waltz with Bashir
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Yu Lik Wai, Still Life
RUNNER-UP
Anthony Dod Mantle, Slumdog Millionaire
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
Mark Friedberg, Synecdoche, New York
RUNNER-UP
Nathan Crowley, The Dark Knight
BEST SCORE
A.R. Rahman, Slumdog Millionaire
RUNNER-UP
Alexandre Desplat, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
NEW GENERATION
Steve McQueen, Hunger
CAREER ACHIEVEMENT
John Calley