Sunday, March 02, 2014

2008 Endy Awards, Revised


These are the 2008 Endy Awards, wherein I pretend to give out maneki-neko statues to the best in that year in film. I did one of these five years ago, but things have changed so this is the revision. Awards for many other years can be found in the Endy Awards Index. Eligibility is determined by imdb date and by whether or not I've seen the movie in question. Nominees are listed in alphabetical order and the winners are bolded. And the Endy goes to. . .


Best Picture:

1. 35 Shots of Rum
2. Sita Sings the Blues
3. Sparrow
4. Two Lovers
5. WALL-E

Best Director:

1. Claire Denis, 35 Shots of Rum
2. Arnaud Desplechin, A Christmas Tale
3. Nina Paley, Sita Sings The Blues
4. Johnnie To, Sparrow
5. James Gray, Two Lovers

Best Actor:

1. Alex Descas, 35 Shots of Rum
2. Benicio Del Toro, Che
3. Clint Eastwood, Gran Torino
4. Philip Seymour Hoffman, Synecdoche, New York
5. Joaquin Phoenix, Two Lovers

Best Actress:

1. Mati Diop, 35 Shots of Rum
2. Catherine Deneuve, A Christmas Tale
3. Sally Hawkins, Happy Go Lucky
4. Anne Hathaway, Rachel Getting Married
5. Michelle Williams, Wendy and Lucy

Supporting Actor:

1. Mathieu Amalric, A Christmas Tale
2. Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight
3. Eddie Marsan, Happy Go Lucky
4. Bill Irwin, Rachel Getting Married
5. Robert Downey Jr, Tropic Thunder

Supporting Actress:

1. Anne Consigny, A Christmas Tale
2. Chiara Mastrioanni, A Christmas Tale
3. Rosemarie DeWitt, Rachel Getting Married
4. Kirin Kiki, Still Walking
5. Samantha Morton, Synechdoche, New York


Original Screenplay:

1. Claire Denis & Jean-Pol Fargeau, 35 Shots of Rum
2. Mike Leigh, Happy Go Lucky
3. Hong Sangsoo, Night and Day
4. Chan Kin-chung, Fung Chih-chiang & the Milkyway Creative Team, Sparrow
5. Olivier Assayas, Summer Hours

Adapted Screenplay:

1. Peter Buchman and Benjamen van der Veen, Che
2. Arnaud Desplechin & Emmanuel Bourdieu, A Christmas Tale
3. Holly Gent Palmo & Vincent Palmo Jr., Me and Orson Welles
4. Nina Paley, Sita Sings The Blues
5. James Gray & Ric Menello, Two Lovers

Non-English Language Film:

1. 35 Shots of Rum (Claire Denis)
2. A Christmas Tale (Arnaud Desplechin)
3. Night and Day (Hong Sangsoo)
4. Red Cliff (John Woo)
5. Sparrow (Johnnie To)

Short Film:

1. Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog (Joss Whedon)

Documentary Film:

1. 24 City (Jia Zhangke)
4. The Beaches of Agnes (Agnes Varda)
5. Of Time and the City (Terence Davies)
3. Rembrandt's J'accuse (Peter Greenaway)
2. Waltz with Bashir (Ari Folman)

Animated Film:

1. Ponyo on the Cliff By the Sea (Hayao Miyazaki)
2. Sita Sings the Blues (Nina Paley)
3. WALL-E (Andrew Stanton)
4. Waltz with Bashir (Ari Folman)

Unseen Film:

1. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (David Fincher)
2. JCVD (Mabrouk El Mechri)
3. Love Exposure (Sion Sono)
4. Shirin (Abbas Kiarostami)
5. Tokyo Sonata (Kiyoshi Kurosawa)


Film Editing:

1. A Christmas Tale
2. The Hurt Locker
3. Sparrow
4. Speed Racer
5. WALL-E

Cinematography:

1. 35 Shots of Rum
2. A Christmas Tale
3. Summer Hours
4. Two Lovers
5. WALL-E

Art Direction:

1. A Christmas Tale
2. Hellboy II: The Golden Army
3. Speed Racer
4. Summer Hours
5. WALL-E

Costume Design:

1. Dr. Horrible's Sing-along Blog
2. Hellboy II: The Golden Army
3. Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day
4. Red Cliff
5. Speed Racer

Make-up:

1. Cloverfield
2. The Dark Knight
3. Hellboy II: The Golden Army
4. Red Cliff
5. Speed Racer


Original Score:

1. 35 Shots of Rum
2. Dr. Horrible's Sing-along Blog
3. Slumdog Millionaire
4. Sparrow
5. WALL-E

Adapted Score:

1. Gonzo: the Life And Work Of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson
2. Pineapple Express
3. Rachel Getting Married
4. Sita Sings The Blues
5. Slumdog Millionaire

Sound:

1. Cloverfield
2. The Hurt Locker
3. Rachel Getting Married
4. Speed Racer
5. WALL-E

Sound Editing:

1. Cloverfield
2. Hellboy II
3. The Hurt Locker
4. Speed Racer
5. WALL-E

Visual Effects:

1. Cloverfield
2. Red Cliff
3. Hellboy II
4. Speed Racer
5. Synecdoche, New York

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