Dallas film critics cheer for 'Slumdog'

The Dallas-Forth Worth Film Critics Association named Danny Boyle's "Slumdog Millionaire" as the best film of 2008. Boyle also received the award for best director.

Sean Penn won best actor for "Milk," while Dustin Lance Black took home best screenplay. Heath Ledger was named best supporting actor for "The Dark Knight."

In the category for best actress, Anne Hathaway walked away as the winner, while Viola Davis received the prize for best supporting actress for "Doubt."

Wally Pfister was named best cinematographer for "The Dark Knight." "WALL-E" won best animated feature.

Other winners included "Tell No One," which won best foreign language film, and "Man on Wire," voted best documentary.