Past Participants Gallery
Ellen BurstynJohn SealeEdward James OlmosToni GraphiaD. Olson & S. MacLaineKathy BatesConnie StevensBenh ZeitlinDanai GuriraGabrielle TanaJerry LewisShlomi ElkabetzRod SteigerMartin LandauWilliam H. MacyTim RobbinsEd NortonDennis HaysbertT. Bottoms & F. FlannaganJ. Ryan & K. Elise
2008
Motion Picture
Drama: Actress
| Kate Winslet | The Reader | The Weinstein Co. |
| Meryl Streep | Doubt | Miramax |
| Kristin Scott Thomas | I’ve Loved You So Long | Sony Pictures Classics |
| Anne Hathaway | Rachel Getting Married | Sony Pictures Classics |
 Angelina Jolie |
Changeling | Universal |
| Melissa Leo | Frozen River | Sony Pictures Classics |
Drama: Actor
| Sean Penn | Milk | Focus Features |
| Leonardo DiCaprio | Revolutionary Road | DreamWorks Pictures, Paramount Vantage |
| Frank Langella | Frost/Nixon | Universal |
| Richard Jenkins |
The Visitor | Overture Films |
| Mark Ruffalo | What Doesn't Kill You | Yari Film Group |
| Mickey Rourke | The Wrestler | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
Director
| Stephen Daldry | The Reader | The Weinstein Co. |
| Danny Boyle |
Slumdog Millionaire | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| Christopher Nolan | The Dark Knight | Warner Bros. |
| Gus Van Sant | Milk | Focus Features |
| Ron Howard | Frost/Nixon | Universal |
| Thomas McCarthy | The Visitor | Overture Films |
Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical
| Choke | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| In Bruges | Focus Features |
| Tropic Thunder | DreamWorks Pictures |
| Vicky Cristina Barcelona | The Weinstein Co. |
| Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist | Columbia Pictures |
| Happy-Go-Lucky |
Miramax |
Original Song
| Bruce Springsteen, “The Wrestler” | The Wrestler | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| A.R. Rahman, “Jaiho”, Gulzar | Slumdog Millionaire | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| Felix Meagher, Angela Little, Baz Luhrmann, “By the Boab Tree” | Australia | 20th Century Fox |
| Peter Gabriel, "Down to Earth” | WALL-E | Walt Disney Studios |
| Guns N' Roses, "If the World” | Body of Lies | Sony Pictures Classics |
| ”Another Way to Die”, Jack White |
Quantum of Solace | Columbia Pictures |
Comedy or musical: Actress
| Debra Messing | Nothing Like the Holidays | Overture Films |
| Catherine Deneuve | A Christmas Tale | IFC Films |
| Kat Dennings | Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist | Columbia Pictures |
| Lisa Kudrow | Kabluey | Regent Releasing |
| Meryl Streep | Mamma Mia! | Universal |
| Sally Hawkins |
Happy-Go-Lucky | Miramax |
Comedy or Musical: Actor
| Mark Ruffalo | The Brothers Bloom | Summit Entertainment |
| Brendan Gleeson | In Bruges | Focus Features |
| Michael Cera | Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist | Columbia Pictures |
| Josh Brolin | W. | Lionsgate |
| Sam Rockwell | Choke | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| Ricky Gervais |
Ghost Town | Spyglass Entertainment, DreamWorks Pictures |
Actress in a Supporting Role
| “Listen” Henry Krieger, Anne Previn, Scott Cutler, Beyoncé Knowles | Cadillac Records | Tristar Pictures |
| Emma Thompson | Brideshead Revisited | Miramax |
| Sophie Okonedo | The Secret Life of Bees | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| Anjelica Huston | Choke | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| Penélope Cruz | Elegy | Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| Rosemarie DeWitt |
Rachel Getting Married | Sony Pictures Classics |
Actor in a Supporting Role
| Philip Seymour Hoffman | Doubt | Miramax |
| Heath Ledger | The Dark Knight | Warner Bros. |
| James Franco | Milk | Focus Features |
| Rade Sherbedgia | Fugitive Pieces | Samuel Goldwyn Films, First Run Features |
| Robert Downey, Jr. | Tropic Thunder | DreamWorks Pictures |
| Michael Shannon |
Revolutionary Road | DreamWorks Pictures, Paramount Vantage |
Motion Picture, Drama
| Frozen River | Sony Pictures Classics |
| Milk | Focus Features |
| Frost/Nixon | Universal |
| Revolutionary Road | DreamWorks Pictures, Paramount Vantage |
| Slumdog Millionaire |
Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| The Reader | The Weinstein Co. |
Foreign Language Film
| Lebanon | Caramel | Roadside Attractions |
| Italy |
Gomorrah | IFC Films |
| Norway | Reprise | Miramax |
| Argentina | Sangre de mi Sangre | IFC Films |
| France | The Class | Sony Pictures Classics |
| Sweden | Let the Right One In | Magnet Releasing |
Motion Picture, Animated or Mixed Media
| The Sky Crawlers | Sony Pictures Classics |
| Waltz with Bashir | Sony Pictures Classics |
| Bolt | Walt Disney Pictures |
| WALL-E |
Walt Disney Pictures, Disney*Pixar |
| Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who! | 20th Century Fox |
| The Tale of Despereaux | Universal |
Motion Picture, Documentary
| Waltz with Bashir | Sony Pictures Classics |
| Anita O'Day - The Life of a Jazz Singer |
AOD Productions |
| Religulous | Lionsgate |
| Encounters at the End of the World | Discovery Films, THINKFilm |
| Pray the Devil Back to Hell | Balcony Releasing |
| Man on Wire |
Magnolia Films |
Screenplay: Original
| Dustin Lance Black | Milk | Focus Features |
| Baz Luhrmann, Stuart Beattie, Ronald Harwood, Richard Flanagan | Australia | 20th Century Fox |
| Courtney Hunt | Frozen River | Sony Pictures Classics |
| Thomas McCarthy |
The Visitor | Overture Films |
| Grant Nieporte | Seven Pounds | Columbia Pictures |
Screenplay: Adapted
| Justin Haythe | Revolutionary Road | DreamWorks Pictures, Paramount Vantage |
| Simon Beaufoy | Slumdog Millionaire | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| David Hare | The Reader | The Weinstein Co. |
| Peter Morgan |
Frost/Nixon | Universal |
| John Patrick Shanley | Doubt | Miramax |
| Nicholas Meyer | Elegy | Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| Eric Roth, Robin Swicord | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | Paramount Pictures, Warner Bros. |
Original Score
| Danny Elfman | Milk | Focus Features |
| David Hirschfelder | Australia | 20th Century Fox |
| A.R. Rahman |
Slumdog Millionaire | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| John Powell | Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who! | 20th Century Fox |
| Thomas Newman | WALL-E | Walt Disney Pictures, Disney*Pixar |
| David Arnold | Quantum of Solace | Columbia Pictures |
Cinematography
| Claudio Miranda | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | Paramount Pictures, Warner Bros. |
| Tom Stern | Changeling | Universal |
| Tim Orr | Snow Angels | Warner Independent Pictures |
| Mandy Walker |
Australia | 20th Century Fox |
| Gyula Pados | The Duchess | Paramount Vantage |
| Jess Hall | Brideshead Revisited | Miramax |
Visual Effects
| Chris Godfrey, James E. Price, Diana Giorgiutti |
Australia | 20th Century Fox |
| Jeffrey A. Okun | The Day the Earth Stood Still | 20th Century Fox |
| Chris Corbould, Nick Davis, Tim Webber, Paul Franklin | The Dark Knight | Warner Bros. |
| Dan Sudek, Ben Snow, John Nelson, Shane Mahan | Iron Man | Marvel, Paramount Pictures |
| Chris Corbould, Kevin Tod Haug | Quantum of Solace | Columbia Pictures |
Film Editing
| Daniel P. Hanley, Mike Hill | Frost/Nixon | Universal |
| Slumdog Millionaire, Chris Dickens | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| Dody Dorn, ACE, Michael McCusker | Australia | 20th Century Fox |
| Lee Smith | The Dark Knight | Warner Bros. |
| Dan Lebental |
Iron Man | Marvel, Paramount Pictures |
| Matt Chesse, Richard Pearson | Quantum of Solace | Columbia Pictures |
Sound (Editing & Mixing)
| William R. Dean, David Husby | The Day the Earth Stood Still | 20th Century Fox |
| Ben Burtt, Matthew Wood | WALL-E | Walt Disney Pictures, Disney*Pixar |
| Anna Behlmer, Andy Nelson, Wayne Pashley | Australia | 20th Century Fox |
| Richard King, Lora Hirschberg, Gary Rizzo |
The Dark Knight | Warner Bros. |
| Christopher Boyes | Iron Man | Marvel, Paramount Pictures |
| Eddy Joseph, Mark Taylor, James Boyle, Martin Cantwell, Michael Prestwood Smith | Quantum of Solace | Columbia Pictures |
Art Direction and Production Design
| Kristi Zea, Debra Schutt | Revolutionary Road | DreamWorks Pictures, Paramount Vantage |
| Jon Billington, Martin Laing | City of Ember | Walden, Fox |
| Donald Graham Burt, Tom Reta | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | Paramount Pictures, Warner Bros. |
| Karen Wakefield, Michael Carlin | The Duchess | Paramount Vantage |
| Alice Normington | Brideshead Revisited | Miramax |
| Catherine Martin, Ian Gracie, Karen Murphy, Beverley Dunn |
Australia | 20th Century Fox |
Costume Design
| Jacqueline West | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | Paramount Pictures, Warner Bros. |
| Ruth Myers | City of Ember | Walden, Fox |
| Patricia Field | Sex and the City | New Line Cinema |
| Catherine Martin | Australia | 20th Century Fox |
| Eimer Ni Mhaoldomhnaigh | Brideshead Revisited | Miramax |
| Michael O'Connor |
The Duchess | Paramount Vantage |
Television
Miniseries
| The Last Enemy | PBS |
| Cranford |
BBC, Chestermead, WGBH Boston |
| John Adams | HBO, Playtone |
Actress in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television
| Jacqueline Bisset | An Old Fashioned Thanksgiving | Hallmark |
| Julie Walters | Filth: The Mary Whitehouse Story | BBC, PBS |
| Phylicia Rashad | A Raisin in the Sun | Sony Pictures Television, ABC |
| Susan Sarandon | Bernard and Doris | HBO |
| Laura Linney | John Adams | HBO |
| Judi Dench |
Cranford | BBC, Chestermead, WGBH Boston |
Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television
| Fionnula Flanagan |
Brotherhood | Showtime |
| Chandra Wilson | Grey's Anatomy | ABC |
| Dianne Wiest | In Treatment | HBO |
| Kristin Chenoweth | Pushing Daisies | ABC |
| Sarah Polley | John Adams | HBO |
| Laura Dern | Recount | HBO |
Actor in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television
| Stellan Skarsgård | God on Trial | PBS |
| Benedict Cumberbatch | The Last Enemy | PBS |
| Ralph Fiennes | Bernard and Doris | HBO |
| Tom Wilkinson | Recount | HBO |
| Kevin Spacey | Recount | HBO |
| Paul Giamatti |
John Adams | HBO |
Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television
| Harvey Keitel | Life on Mars | ABC, 20th Century Fox |
| Nelsan Ellis |
True Blood | HBO |
| John Noble | Fringe | Fox |
| John Slattery | Mad Men | Lionsgate, AMC |
| Zeljko Ivanek | Damages | FX |
| Jimmy Smits | Dexter | Showtime |
Television Series: Drama
| Dexter |
Showtime |
| Life on Mars | ABC, 20th Century Fox |
| Primeval | BBC America |
| Mad Men | Lionsgate, AMC |
| In Treatment | HBO |
| Brotherhood | Showtime |
Actress in a Series: Drama
| Kyra Sedgwick | The Closer | TNT |
| Sally Field | Brothers and Sisters | ABC |
| Kathryn Erbe | Law and Order: Criminal Intent | USA, NBC |
| Glenn Close | Damages | FX |
| Holly Hunter | Saving Grace | TNT, Fox |
| Anna Paquin |
True Blood | HBO |
Motion Picture Made for Television
| 24: Redemption | Fox |
| Filth: The Mary Whitehouse Story |
BBC, PBS |
| Recount | Spring Creek, Mirage Productions, HBO |
| God on Trial | TD, PBS |
| Bernard and Doris | HBO |
| The Memory Keeper's Daughter | Lifetime Television |
New Media
Outstanding Sports / Racing Game
| Wii Fit |
| FIFA Soccer ‘09 | Electronic Arts |
| NHL ‘09 |
Electronic Arts |
| Mario Kart Wii | Nintendo |
| MLB ’08: The Show | Sony Computer Entertainment America / SCEA San Diego |
| Burnout Paradise | Electronic Arts / Criterion Games |
Outstanding Music / Rhythm Game
| Guitar Hero: World Tour | Activision Blizzard / Vicarious Visions |
| Rock Band 2 |
MTV Games / Harmonix Music |
| Singstar | Sony Computer Entertainment America / SCEA London |
| Patapon | Sony Computer Entertainment America |
| Rock Band | Electronic Arts / Harmonix Music |
Youth DVD
| Nim's Island | Fox |
| Watership Down (Deluxe Edition) | Warner Home Entertainment |
| Avatar – The Last Airbender – Book 3 Fire, Vol. 4 | Paramount Home Entertainment |
| The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep (2 Disc Edition) | Columbia TriStar |
| Bee Movie | Paramount Home Entertainment |
| Wargames (25th Anniversary Edition) |
MGM Home Entertainment |
| Enchanted (Full Screen Edition) | Walt Disney Home Entertainment |
Documentary DVD
| A Hole in a Fence | First Run Features |
| Boogie Man: The Lee Atwater Story | Interpositive Media |
| Jewish Americans | PBS Paramount |
| Gonzo: The Life and Work of Hunter S. Thompson | Magnolia Home Entertainment |
| Young@Heart |
20th Century Fox Home Ent. |
| The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters | New Line Cinema |
| Life in Cold Blood | BBC Warner |
Classic DVD
| The Mummy (1932) | 20th Century Fox Home Ent. |
| Road House (1948) | 20th Century Fox Home Ent. |
| Young Frankenstein (Blu-Ray) | 20th Century Fox Home Ent. |
| Beetlejuice (20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition) | Warner Home Entertainment |
| High Noon (Two Disc Ultimate Collector’s Edition) | Lionsgate |
| Diva | Meridian Collection |
| Psycho - Special Edition | Universal |
DVD Release of a TV Show
| This American Life: Season 1 | Showtime / CBS / Paramount Home |
| How I Met Your Mother: Season 3 | 20th Century Fox Home Ent. |
| Sports Night: The Complete Series (10th Anniversary Issue) | Shout Factory |
| The Tudors: The Complete First Season | Showtime / CBS / Paramount Home |
| The Riches: Season One | Fox / MGM |
| Star Trek – The Original Series: Season Three Remastered | CBS / Paramount |
| Two Fat Ladies: The Complete Series |
Acorn Media |
Outstanding Action / Adventure Game
| LittleBigPlanet | Sony Computer Entertainment America, Media Molecule |
| Dead Space | Electronic Arts |
| Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots |
Konami / Kojima |
| Super Smash Bros. Brawl | Nintendo |
| Super Mario Galaxy | Nintendo |
Outstanding Puzzle / Strategy Game
| World of Goo |
Nintendo, 2D Boy |
| Spore | Electronic Arts, Maxis |
| Sid Meyer's Civilization Revolution | 2K Games, Firaxis Games |
| Professor Layton and the Curious Vilage | Nintendo, Level 5 |
| Advance Wars: Days of Ruin | Intelligent Systems, Nintendo |
Best Overall DVD
| The Visitor | Anchor Bay Films |
| Atonement | Universal |
| Michael Clayton | Paramount Home Entertainment |
| Lust, Caution | Focus Features |
| Lars and the Real Girl | MGM |
| Juno | 20th Century Fox |
| No Country for Old Men |
Paramount Home Entertainment |
DVD Extras
| The Assassination of Jesse James (Widescreen) | Warner Home Entertainment |
| Into the Wild | Paramount Home Entertainment |
| Gone Baby Gone | Miramax |
| Across the Universe | Sony Pictures Home Entertainment |
| Iron Man (Two Disc Collector's Edition) |
Paramount Home Entertainment |
| 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days | IFC |
| Eight Men Out | MGM Home Entertainment |
