Chicago film critics crown 'WALL-E' best of '08

The Chicago Film Critics Association picked Pixar's animated family adventure "WALL-E" as the year's best picture.

The film about the cute little robot with a personality also took home the awards for best animated film, best original screenplay (Andrew Stanton and Jim Reardon) and best original score (Thomas Newman).

Danny Boyle won best director for "Slumdog Millionaire," which also picked up best adapted screenplay for Simon Beaufoy.

In the best actor category, Mickey Rourke won for his role in "The Wrestler," while Heath Ledger was named best supporting actor for "The Dark Knight."

Anne Hathaway emerged as the winner in the best actress category for "Rachel Getting Married," with Kate Winslet taking best supporting actress for "The Reader."

Other winners included Wally Pfister, who won best cinematography for "The Dark Knight," and "Let the Right One In, which received the prize for best foreign language film. "Man on Wire" won best documentary.