2008 Film Guild Awards

Directors Guild of America

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures

Danny Boyle
Slumdog Millionaire

WINNER

David Fincher
The Curious Case of
Benjamin Button

Ron Howard
Frost/Nixon

Christopher Nolan
The Dark Knight

Gus Van Sant
Milk

Producers Guild of America

Producers Guild of America Award for Best Theatrical Motion Picture

Slumdog Millionaire

WINNER

The Curious Case of
Benjamin Button

The Dark Knight

Writers Guild of America

Best Original Screenplay

Dustin Lance Black
Milk

WINNER

Joel Coen
Ethan Coen
Burn After Reading

Woody Allen
Vicky Cristina Barcelona

Tom McCarthy
The Visitor

Robert Siegel
The Wrestler

Best Adapted Screenplay

Simon Beaufoy
Slumdog Millionaire

WINNER

Eric Roth
Robin Swicord
The Curious Case of
Benjamin Button

Jonathan Nolan
Christopher Nolan
David S. Goyer
The Dark Knight

John Patrick Shanley
Doubt

Peter Morgan
Frost/Nixon

American Society of Cinematographers

Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Theatrical Releases

Anthony Dod Mantle
Slumdog Millionaire

WINNER

Claudio Miranda
The Curious Case of
Benjamin Button

Wally Pfister
The Dark Knight

Roger Deakins
Chris Menges
The Reader

Roger Deakins
Revolutionary Road

American Cinema Editors

Best Edited Feature Film – Dramatic

Chris Dickens
Slumdog Millionaire

WINNER

Kirk Baxter
Angus Wall
The Curious Case of
Benjamin Button

Lee Smith
The Dark Knight

Daniel P. Hanley
Mike Hill
Frost/Nixon

Elliot Graham
Milk

Best Edited Feature Film – Comedy

Stephen Schaffer
WALL•E

WINNER

Jon Gregory
In Bruges

Leslie Walker
Mamma Mia!

Greg Hayden
Tropic Thunder

Alisa Lepselter
Vicky Cristina Barcelona

Costume Designers Guild

Excellence in Contemporary Film

Suttirat Anne Larlarb
Slumdog Millionaire

WINNER

Laura Jean Shannon
Rebecca Gregg
Iron Man

Ann Roth
Mamma Mia!

Patricia Field
Sex and the City

Amy Westcott
The Wrestler

Excellence in Fantasy Film

Lindy Hemming
The Dark Knight

WINNER

Isis Mussenden
The Chronicles of Narnia:
Prince Caspian

Sanja Milkovic Hays
The Mummy: Tomb of the
Dragon Emperor

Excellence in Period Film

Michael O’Connor
The Duchess

WINNER

Deborah Hopper
Changeling

Jacqueline West
The Curious Case of
Benjamin Button

Danny Glicker
Milk

Albert Wolsky
Revolutionary Road

Art Directors Guild

Excellence in Production Design for a Contemporary Film

Slumdog Millionaire

WINNER

Burn After Reading

Quantum of Solace

Excellence in Production Design for a Fantasy Film

The Dark Knight

WINNER

Indiana Jones and the
Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

The Spiderwick Chronicles

Excellence in Production Design for a Period Film

The Curious Case of
Benjamin Button

WINNER

Grammy Awards

Best Song Written for Visual Media

“DOWN TO EARTH“

Peter Gabriel
Thomas Newman
WALL•E

WINNER

“EVER EVER AFTER“

Alan Menken
Stephen Schwartz
Enchanted

“SAY“

John Mayer
The Bucket List

“THAT’S HOW YOU KNOW“

Alan Menken
Stephen Schwartz
Enchanted

“WALK HARD“

Judd Apatow
Marshall Crenshaw
Jake Kasdan
John C. Reilly
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story

Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media

Hans Zimmer
James Newton Howard
The Dark Knight

WINNER

John Williams
Indiana Jones and the
Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

Ramin Djawadi
Iron Man

Jonny Greenwood
There Will Be Blood

Thomas Newman
WALL•E

Visual Effects Society

Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature

The Curious Case of
Benjamin Button

WINNER

The Chronicles of Narnia:
Prince Caspian

Hellboy II: The Golden Army

Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Motion Picture

WINNER

Eagle Eye

Nim’s Island

Synecdoche, New York

Valkyrie

USC Scripter Awards

USC Scripter Award

Simon Beaufoy
Slumdog Millionaire

WINNER

Eric Roth
Robin Swicord
The Curious Case of
Benjamin Button

Mark Fergus
Hawk Ostby
Art Marcum
Matt Holloway
Iron Man

David Hare
The Reader

Justin Haythe
Revolutionary Road

Annie Awards

Best Animated Feature

Kung Fu Panda

WINNER

Waltz with Bashir

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