2008 AWFJ EDA Awards Nominations
The members of the Alliance of Women Film Journalists have nominated the following for the 2008 EDA Awards, which will be celebrated at a by-invitation-only event on December 15.
Listed by category and in alphabetical order, the nominees are:
Best Film
- Happy-Go-Lucky
- Milk
- Slumdog Millionaire
Best Director
- Danny Boyle – Slumdog Millionaire
- Mike Leigh – Happy-Go-Lucky
- Gus Van Sant – Milk
Best Screenplay, Original
- Ballast – Lance Hammer
- Frozen River – Courtney Hunt
- Happy-Go-Lucky – Mike Leigh
- The Visitor – Tom McCarthy
- Wall-E – Andrew Stanton, Pete Docter, Jim Reardon
Best Screenplay, Adapted
- Frost/Nixon – Peter Morgan
- The Reader – David Hare
- Slumdog Millionaire – Simon Beaufoy
Best Documentary
- Man On Wire – James Marsh
- Standard Operating Procedure – Errol Morris
- Trouble The Water – Tia Lessin, Carl Deal
Best Actress
- Sally Hawkins – Happy-Go-Lucky
- Meryl Streep – Doubt
- Kate Winslet – The Reader/Revolutionary Road
- Michelle Williams – Wendy and Lucy
Best Actress In Supporting Role
- Penelope Cruz – Vicky Cristina Barcelona
- Viola Davis – Doubt
- Taraji P. Henson – The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Best Actor
- Richard Jenkins – The Visitor
- Mickey Rourke -The Wrestler
- Sean Penn – Milk
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
- Robert Downey Jr – Tropic Thunder
- Heath Ledger – Dark Knight
- Eddie Marsan – Happy-Go-Lucky
Best Ensemble Cast
- A Christmas Tale
- Happy-Go-Lucky
- Milk
- Rachel Getting Married
Best Editing
- The Curious Case of Benjamin Button – Kirk Baxter, Angus Wall
- Frost/Nixon – Daniel P. Hanley, Mike Hill
- Shine A Light – David Tedeschi
Best Foreign Film
- A Christmas Tale
- I’ve Loved You So Long
- Tell No One
EDA FEMALE FOCUS AWARDS
Best Woman Director
- Isabel Coixet – Elegy
- Courtney Hunt – Frozen River
- Kimberly Peirce – Stop Loss
- Kelly Reichert – Wendy and Lucy
Best Woman Screenwriter
- Courtney Hunt – Frozen River
- Jenny Lumet – Rachel Getting Married
- Kelly Reichert – Wendy and Lucy
Best Breakthrough Performance
- Rebecca Hall -Vicky Christina Barcelona
- Sally Hawkins – Happy-Go-Lucky
- Melissa Leo – Frozen River
Best Newcomer
- Zoe Kazan – Revolutionary Road
- David Kloss – The Reader
- Misty Upham – Frozen River
Women’s Image Award
- Kristin Scott Thomas
- Meryl Streep
- Emma Thompson
Hanging in There Award for Persistence
- Courtney Hunt
- Ellen Kuras
- Melissa Leo
- Kristin Scott Thomas
Actress Defying Age and Ageism
- Catherine Deneuve – A Christmas Tale
- Meryl Streep – Mamma Mia!
- Emma Thompson – Last Chance Harvey
Outstanding Achievement By A Woman In The Film Industry
- Sheila Nevins, Producing/Programming at HBO
- Kathleen Kennedy, Producer, The Curious Tale of Benjamin Button
- Kate Winslet for her performances in The Reader and Revolutionary Road
Lifetime Achievement Award
- Catherine Deneuve
- Dame Judi Dench
- Meryl Streep
AWFJ Award For Humanitarian Activism
- Angelina Jolie
- All of the Women in Pray The Devil Back To Hell
- Courtney Hunt
EDA SPECIAL MENTION AWARDS
AWFJ Hall Of Shame Award
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27 Dresses
- Choke
- House Bunny
- My Blueberry Nights
Actress Most in Need Of A New Agent
- Kate Hudson
- Diane Keaton
- Nicole Kidman
Movie You Wanted To Love But Just Couldn‘t
- Mad Money
- Mamma Mia!
- The Women
Best Of The Fests
- Cook Country
- The Hurt Locker
- Moving Midway
- Hunger
Unforgettable Moment Award
- Joker’s first scene in Dark Knight
- Mickey Rourke getting stapled in The Wrestler
- Slumdog Millionaire, when young Jamal jumps into the poop
- Slumdog Millionaire, eye gouging
- Viola Davis’ scenes in Doubt
- Sabrina Harmon interview in Standard Operating Procedure
Best Depiction Of Nudity or Sexuality
- Elegy
- The Reader
- The Wrestler
Best Seduction
- Happy-Go-Lucky
- Vicky Cristina Barcelona
- The Visitor
Sequel That Shouldn’t Have Been Made Award
- Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
- Saw V
- Step Up 2: The Streets
The Remake That Shouldn’t Have Been Made Award
- Death Race
- The Incredible Hulk
- The Women
Cultural Crossover Award
- The Reader
- Slumdog Millionaire
- Waltz With Bashir
Bravest Performance Award
- Melissa Leo – Frozen River
- Mickey Rourke – The Wrestler
- Kate Winslet – The Reader
Best Leap from Actress to Director Award
- . Greta Gerwig – Nights and Weekends
- Helen Hunt – Then She Found Me
- Amy Redford – The Guitar
Most Egregious Age Difference Between The Leading Man and The Love Interest Award
- 88 Minutes – Al Pacino and Alicia Witt
- Righteous Kill – Robert DeNiro and Carla Guigino
- The Wackness – Ben Kingsley and Mary-Kate Olsen
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