Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards 2008

The 7th Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards were given on December 8, 2008.^[1]

7th WAFCA Awards
Date	December 8, 2008 (2008-12-08)
Highlights
Best Film	Slumdog Millionaire
Best Director	Danny Boyle for Slumdog Millionaire
Best Actor	Mickey Rourke
Best Actress	Meryl Streep
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Winners

Best Actor

• Mickey Rourke – The Wrestler

Best Actress

• Meryl Streep – Doubt

Best Animated Film

• WALL•E

Best Art Direction

• The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Best Breakthrough Performance

• Dev Patel – Slumdog Millionaire

Best Cast

• Doubt

Best Director

• Danny Boyle – Slumdog Millionaire

Best Documentary Film

• Man on Wire

Best Film

• Slumdog Millionaire

Best Foreign Language Film

• Let the Right One In (Låt den rätte komma in) • Sweden

Best Screenplay – Adapted

• Slumdog Millionaire – Simon Beaufoy

Best Screenplay – Original

• Rachel Getting Married – Jenny Lumet

Best Supporting Actor

• Heath Ledger – The Dark Knight

Best Supporting Actress

• Rosemarie DeWitt – Rachel Getting Married