The Austin Film Critic Association picked its winners of 2008, and topping the list was Christopher Nolan's "The Dark Knight" with five awards.

Besides being named best film of the year, the sequel to "Batman Begins" also won best director for Christopher Nolan, best supporting actor for Heath Ledger, best adapted screenplay for Jonathan and Christopher Nolan, and best score for James Newton Howard and Hans Zimmer.

Sean Penn received the best actor award for his role in Gus Van Sant's "Milk," while Anne Hathaway won best actress for "Rachel Getting Married."

The best supporting actress award went to Taraji P. Henson for "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button." Meanwhile, Danny McBride was voted best breakthrough artist.

Other winners included Charlie Kaufman, who won best original screenplay for "Synecdoche, New York," and Colin Watkinson, who took home best cinematography for "The Fall."

And finally, "Let The Right One In" picked up the prize for best foreign language film.