Utah film critics pick 'Dark Knight' as best of '08
Monday, December 22, 2008 at 8:23AM
Franck Tabouring in Andrew Stanton, Awards, Frozen River, Heath Ledger, Mickey Rourke, Rachel Getting Married, The Dark Knight, The Wrestler, WALL-E

The Utah Film Critics Association chose Christopher Nolan's "The Dark Knight" as the best film of 2008. Meanwhile, Heath Ledger received the best supporting award for his splendid role as the Joker.

Andrew Stanton won best director for Pixar's "WALL-E," which also took home the award for best animated feature.

Mickey Rourke was named best actor for "The Wrestler," while Melissa Leo recieved the prize for best actress for "Frozen River."

In the best supporting actress category, Rosemarie DeWitt won for her role in "Rachel Getting Married," which also picked up the best screenplay award for Jenny Lumet.

"Man On Wire" was crowned best documetary, while "Let the Right One In" won for best foreign language film.

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