British director Danny Boyle's ("Trainspotting," "The Beach," "28 Days") critical and box-office champ, the Mumbai-set "Slumdog Millionaire" (pictured, left) top the first awards ceremony of the season, winning Best Picture, Best Adapted Screenplay (for "The Full Monty" scribe Simon Beaufoy), and Best Male Newcomer for Dev Patel. The British-American co-production must have impressed the members of National Board of Review in its 100th year, leaving its American counterparts as bridemaids.
Hometown favorite David Fincher ("Seven"; "Panic Room"; "The Game") scored Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay (tied with "Slumdog") honors for his much-buzzed fantasy drama "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" starring Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett, and last year's Oscar Best Supporting Actress winner Tilda Swinton ("Michael Clayton"). Hollywood legend and four-time Oscar winning actor-director Clint Eastwood and recent tabloid fodder Anne Hathaway received Best Actor and Best Actress awards for their performance in "Gran Torino" (whose original screenplay was also singled out) and "Rachel Getting Married," respectively.
Other winners include
JOSH BROLIN, Best Sup. Actor for "Milk"
PENELOPE CRUZ, Best Sup. Actress for "Vicky Christina Barcelona"
VIOLA DAVIS, Best Female Newcomer, "Doubt."
Character actor RICHARD JENKINS ("The Visitor") and indie film actress MELISSA LEO ("Frozen River"), Spotlight Award recipients
The cast of "DOUBT," Best Ensemble Performance
"WALL-E," Best Animated Film
80th Academy Awards Best Foreign Film nominee "MONGOL," Best Foreign Language Film
"MAN ON WIRE," Best Documentary Feature
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