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Three
times a year, St. Louis Film Critics confers awards on films and filmmakers:
for the St. Louis Filmmakers' Showcase (mid-summer); for the St. Louis
International Film Festival (November),
and for all films released in the
preceding year (December).
Here are the award winners for each year:
2008
| St. Louis Film Critics' Awards |
| Best Picture: |
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" |
| Best Actor: |
Sean Penn, for "Milk" |
| Best Actress: |
Kate Winslet, for "Revolutionary Road" |
| Best Supporting Actor: |
Heath Ledger, for "The Dark Knight" |
| Best Supporting Actress: |
Viola Davis, for "Doubt" |
| Best Director: |
Danny Boyle, for "Slumdog Millionaire" |
| Best Cinematography: |
Mandy Walker, for "Australia" |
| Best Screenplay: |
Peter Morgan, for "Frost/Nixon" |
| Best Foreign Language Film: |
"Slumdog Millionaire" (UK/USA/India) |
| Best Documentary: |
"Man On Wire" |
| Best Comedy: |
"Burn After Reading" |
| Best Animated Film: |
"WALL-E" |
| Best Visual/Special Effects: |
"The Dark Knight" |
Best Music (Soundtrack or
Score, Original or Adapted): |
"The Visitor" |
| Most Original/Innovative Film: |
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" |
|
| St.
Louis Filmmakers' Showcase Awards |
| Best
Drama Feature |
"Streetballers" |
| Best
Drama Short |
"Capdance" |
| Best
Comedy Feature |
"Advertising
for the Mob" |
| Best
Comedy Short |
"Flapjacked" |
| Best
Documentary Feature |
"How
It Is With Phooie" |
| Best
Documentary Short |
"The
War Within" |
| Best
Actor |
Rick
McGougan in "Capdance" |
| Best
Actress |
Caitlin
McIntosh in "Shadowland" |
| Best
Supporting Actor |
Ben
Nordstrom, for "Advertising for the Mob" |
| Best
Supporting Actress |
Jossalyn
Theil, for "Advertising for the Mob" |
| Best
Animated Film |
"Dog
Park" |
| Best
Children's Film |
"Sockville" |
| Best
Experimental Film |
"Anna" |
| Best
Fantasy/Sci-Fi Film |
"Shadowland" |
| Most
Creative Film |
"Movie
of Your Life" |
| Best
Director |
Wyatt
Weed, for "Shadowland" |
| Best
Editing |
Graham
Metzger, for "Sugar" |
| Best
Cinematography |
Derek
Elz, for "Mosquito Kingdom" |
| Best
Score |
Tim
Maupin, for "A Small World" |
| Best
Special Effects |
Chris
Lawing, for "Movie of Your Life" |
| Best
Script/Screenplay |
Robert
Nolan Clark, Rick McGougan and Randy Hall, for "Capdance" |
| Best
Art Direction |
Sara
Jean Cough and Kate Stransky, for "Persephone" |
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2007
| St. Louis Film Critics' Awards |
| Best Picture: |
"No Country for Old Men" |
| Best Actor: |
Daniel Day Lewis, for "There Will be Blood" |
| Best Actress: |
Ellen Page, for "Juno" |
| Best Supporting Actor: |
Casey Affleck, for "The Assassination
of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford" |
| Best Supporting Actress: |
Amy Ryan, for "Gone Baby Gone" |
| Best Director: |
Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, for "No Country
for Old Men" |
| Best Cinematography: |
Roger Deakens, for "The Assassination
of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford" |
| Best Screenplay: |
Diablo Cody, for "Juno" |
| Best Foreign Language Film: |
"The Diving Bell and the Butterfly" |
| Best Documentary: |
"Sicko" |
| Best Comedy: |
"Juno" |
| Best Animated/Children's Film: |
"Ratatouille" |
| Best Visual/Special Effects: |
"300" |
| Best Score: |
"Sweeney Todd" |
| Most Original/Innovative Film: |
"The Diving Bell and the Butterfly" |
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2006
| St. Louis Film Critics' Awards |
| Best Picture: |
"The
Departed" |
| Best Actor: |
Forest
Whitaker, for "Last King of Scotland" |
| Best Actress: |
Helen
Mirren, for "The Queen" |
| Best Supporting Actor: |
Djimon
Hounsou, for "Blood Diamond" |
| Best Supporting Actress: |
Jennifer
Hudson, for "Dreamgirls" |
| Best Director: |
Martin
Scorsese, for "The Departed" |
| Best Cinematography: |
Stuart
Dryburgh, for "The Painted Veil" |
| Best Screenplay: |
Peter
Morgan, for "The Queen" |
| Best Foreign Language Film: |
"Pan's
Labyrinth" |
| Best Documentary: |
"An
Inconvenient Truth" |
| Best Comedy: |
"Little
Miss Sunshine" |
| Best Animated/Children's Film: |
"Cars" |
| Best Visual/Special Effects: |
"Pirates
of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest" |
| Best
Overlooked Film: |
"Running
With Scissors" |
| Most Original/Innovative Film: |
"United
93" |
|
| St. Louis Filmmakers' Showcase Awards |
| Best
Drama: |
"Knife
Girls" |
| Best
Comedy: |
"The
Nightly Potato, Episodes 2 & 3" |
| Best
Documentary: |
"Ivory
Perry: Pioneer in the Struggle Against Lead Poisoning" |
| Best
Young Filmmaker: |
Max
Sommers, for "Triumph of Valor" |
| Most
Creative Film: |
"Georges
Melie: A Cinematic Seance" |
| Cleverest
Script: |
A.
(Anonymous) |
| Best
Acting: |
Kristin
Atkinson, for "Knife Girls" |
| Best
Ensemble Acting: |
"Tapestry
of Shadows" |
| Most
Prolific Filmmaker: |
Sean
Keough |
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2005
| St.
Louis Film Critics' Awards |
| Best
Picture: |
"Brokeback
Mountain" |
| Best
Actor: |
Heath
Ledger, for "Brokeback Mountain" |
| Best
Actress: |
Judi
Dench, for "Mrs. Henderson Presents" |
| Best
Supporting Actor: |
George
Clooney, for "Syriana" |
| Best
Supporting Actress: |
Rachel
Weisz, for "The Constant Gardener" |
| Best
Director: |
Ang
Lee, for "Brokeback Mountain" |
| Best
Screenplay: |
Larry
McMurtry and Diana Ossana, for "Brokeback Mountain" |
| Best
Foreign Language Film: |
"Tsotsi" |
| Best
Documentary: |
"March
of the Penguins" |
| Best
Comedy: |
"Wedding
Crashers" |
| Best
Visual/Special Effects: |
"King
Kong" |
| Most
Original/Innovative Film: |
"Sin
City" |
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2004
| St.
Louis Film Critics' Awards |
| Best
Picture: |
"The
Aviator" |
| Best
Actor: |
Jamie
Foxx, for "Ray" |
| Best
Actress: |
Hilary
Swank, for "Million Dollar Baby" |
| Best
Supporting Actor: |
Thomas
Hayden Church, for "Sideways" |
| Best
Supporting Actress: |
Cate
Blanchett, for "The Aviator" |
| Best
Director (Drama): |
Martin
Scorsese, for "The Aviator" |
| Best
Director (Comedy/Musical): |
Alexander
Payne, for "Sideways" |
| Best
Cinematography: |
Xiaoding
Zhao, for "House of Flying Daggers" |
| Best
Screenplay: |
Alexander
Payne and Jim Taylor, for "Sideways" |
| Best
Foreign Language Film: |
"A
Very Long Engagement," and "The Motorcycle Diaries" (tie) |
| Best
Documentary: |
"Fahrenheit
9/11" |
| Best
Comedy/Musical: |
"Sideways" |
| Best
Animated Film: |
"The
Incredibles" |
| Best
Visual Effects: |
"The
Incredibles," "Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow" (tie) |
| Best
Score: |
"Ray" |
| Best
Art Direction: |
"House
of Flying Daggers," "The Aviator" (tie) |
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