The Ten-Years-Later Match Cut Awards - 2008 - Results

[Mysterious Dude]

BEST PICTURE
Burn After Reading
The Dark Knight
Happy-Go-Lucky
The Headless Woman
Let the Right One In
Wall-E
The Wrestler

BEST DIRECTOR
Joel and Ethan Coen, Burn After Reading
Christopher Nolan, The Dark Knight
Mike Leigh, Happy-Go-Lucky
Lucrecia Martel, The Headless Woman
Tomas Alfredson, Let the Right One In
Andrew Stanton, WALL-E
Darren Aronofsky, The Wrestler

BEST ACTOR
François Bégeaudeu, The Class
Clint Eastwood, Gran Torino
Michael Fassbender, Hunger
Jeremy Renner, The Hurt Locker
Philip Seymour Hoffman, Synecdoche, New York
Mickey Rourke, The Wrestler

BEST ACTRESS
Frances McDormand, Burn After Reading
Sally Hawkins, Happy-Go-Lucky
MarÃ*a Onetto, The Headless Woman
Lina Leandersson, Let the Right One In
Anne Hathaway, Rachel Getting Married
Michelle Williams, Wendy and Lucy

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
John Malkovich, Burn After Reading
Brad Pitt, Burn After Reading
Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight
Eddie Marsan, Happy-Go-Lucky
Ralph Fiennes, In Bruges
Robert Downey Jr., Tropic Thunder

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Tilda Swinton, Burn After Reading
Amy Adams, Doubt
Samantha Morton, Synecdoche, New York
Penelope Cruz, Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Marisa Tomei, The Wrestler

BEST ENSEMBLE CAST
Burn After Reading
The Class
Doubt
Happy-Go-Lucky
In Bruges
Rachel Getting Married
Repo! The Genetic Opera
Tropic Thunder

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Burn After Reading
Happy-Go-Lucky
Synecdoche, New York
Vicky Cristina Barcelona
WALL-E
Wendy and Lucy

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Blindness
The Class
The Dark Knight
Gomorrah
Let the Right One In
Slumdog Millionaire

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Hunger
The Hurt Locker
Let the Right One In
Speed Racer
Slumdog Millionaire

BEST ART DIRECTION
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Let the Right One In
Speed Racer
Synecdoche, New York

BEST COSTUME DESIGN
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
Repo! The Genetic Opera
Speed Racer

BEST HAIR/MAKEUP
The Dark Knight
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
Repo! The Genetic Opera

BEST EDITING
The Dark Knight
The Hurt Locker
Let the Right One In
Slumdog Millionaire
Speed Racer

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Cloverfield
The Dark Knight
Iron Man
Let the Right One In
Speed Racer

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
Blindness
Let the Right One In
Slumdog Millionaire
WALL-E

BEST ORIGINAL SONG
"At the Opera Tonight," Repo! The Genetic Opera
"I Didn't Know I'd Love You So Much," Repo! The Genetic Opera
"Legal Assassin," Repo! The Genetic Opera
"Let the Monster Rise," Repo! The Genetic Opera
"Zydrate Anatomy," Repo! The Genetic Opera
"Jai Ho," Slumdog Millionaire
"O... Saya," Slumdog Millionaire
"Down to Earth," WALL-E

BEST SOUND
Cloverfield
The Dark Knight
The Hurt Locker
Let the Right One In
Speed Racer

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
Kung Fu Panda
Ponyo
Wall-E
Waltz with Bashir

BEST DOCUMENTARY
Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father
Man on Wire
Standard Operating Procedures
Waltz with Bashir

BEST DOCUMENTARY

Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father
https://s8.postimg.cc/9mllbflzp/dear-zachary.jpg

Man on Wire
https://s8.postimg.cc/hfc93fujp/man-on-wire.jpg

Standard Operating Procedure
https://s8.postimg.cc/rpeo2ocph/standard-operating-prodecure.jpg

Waltz with Bashir
https://s8.postimg.cc/wo26h8bdh/waltz-with-bashir.jpg

[Mysterious Dude]

BEST DOCUMENTARY

and the winner is...

Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father
https://s8.postimg.cc/farw2by1x/dear-zachary2.jpg

Winner ten years ago: Dear Zachary

[Mysterious Dude]

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE

Kung Fu Panda
https://s8.postimg.cc/759u46hit/kung-fu-panda.jpg

Ponyo
https://s8.postimg.cc/50ph33nlx/ponyo.jpg

Wall-E
https://s8.postimg.cc/8kbesxl6t/wall-e.jpg

Waltz with Bashir
https://s8.postimg.cc/oik4j2uud/waltz-with-bashir2.jpg

[Mysterious Dude]

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE

and the winner is...

Wall-E
https://s8.postimg.cc/ctg4v4blh/wall-e3.png

Winner ten years ago: Wall-E

[Mysterious Dude]

BEST SOUND

Cloverfield
https://s8.postimg.cc/odgd9tfxx/cloverfield.jpg

The Dark Knight
https://s8.postimg.cc/6bx8bftgl/the-dark-knight.jpg

The Hurt Locker
https://s8.postimg.cc/qi0qawpad/hurt-locker.jpg

Let the Right One In
https://s8.postimg.cc/8t8zix351/let-the-right-one-in.jpg

Speed Racer
https://s8.postimg.cc/5z5u593h1/speed-racer.jpg

[Mysterious Dude]

BEST SOUND

and the winner is...

The Hurt Locker
https://s8.postimg.cc/qi0qawpad/hurt-locker.jpg

Winner ten years ago: Wall-E

[Mysterious Dude]

Warning: some of these videos may contain spoilers.

BEST ORIGINAL SONG

"At the Opera Tonight," Repo! The Genetic Opera

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xv9MESOwQUg

"I Didn't Know I'd Love You So Much," Repo! The Genetic Opera

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rK3O5zkF8Vo

[Mysterious Dude]

"Legal Assassin," Repo! The Genetic Opera

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9He9WlFDXqw

"Let the Monster Rise," Repo! The Genetic Opera

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDy15D5C3r4

[Mysterious Dude]

"Zydrate Anatomy," Repo! The Genetic Opera

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVTAf4FAXaU

"Jai Ho," Slumdog Millionaire

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwwAVRyNmgQ

[Mysterious Dude]

"O... Saya," Slumdog Millionaire

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kai46ijabU4

"Down to Earth," WALL-E

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=REK3jTFoFtI

[Mysterious Dude]

BEST ORIGINAL SONG

and the winner is...

"Jai Ho," Slumdog Millionaire
https://s8.postimg.cc/4dv5rfazp/slumdog-millionaire.jpg

Winner ten years ago: "The Wrestler," The Wrestler

[Mysterious Dude]

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE

Blindness
https://s8.postimg.cc/frhp2eo0l/blindness.jpg

Let the Right One In
https://s8.postimg.cc/8t8zix351/let-the-right-one-in.jpg

Slumdog Millionaire
https://s8.postimg.cc/4dv5rfazp/slumdog-millionaire.jpg

Wall-E
https://s8.postimg.cc/8kbesxl6t/wall-e.jpg

[Mysterious Dude]

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE

and the winner is...

Wall-E
https://s8.postimg.cc/fnja8jiwl/wall-e2.jpg

Winner ten years ago: The Dark Knight

[Mysterious Dude]

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
https://s8.postimg.cc/sggkztr8l/curious-case-of.jpg

Cloverfield
https://s8.postimg.cc/mfiw2qwwl/cloverfield2.jpg

The Dark Knight
https://s8.postimg.cc/6bx8bftgl/the-dark-knight.jpg

Iron Man
https://s8.postimg.cc/7jkcv60xh/iron-man.jpg

Let the Right One In
https://s8.postimg.cc/3ov7h8sl1/let-the-right-one-in3.jpg

Speed Racer
https://s8.postimg.cc/c5gh3jwr9/speed-racer2.jpg

[Mysterious Dude]

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

and the winner is...

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
https://s8.postimg.cc/sggkztr8l/curious-case-of.jpg

Winner ten years ago: Speed Racer

[Mysterious Dude]

BEST EDITING

The Dark Knight
https://s8.postimg.cc/6bx8bftgl/the-dark-knight.jpg

The Hurt Locker
https://s8.postimg.cc/qi0qawpad/hurt-locker.jpg

Let the Right One In
https://s8.postimg.cc/u89juqq11/let-the-right-one-in2.jpg

Slumdog Millionaire
https://s8.postimg.cc/cuz9fwpl1/slumdog-millionaire2.jpg

Speed Racer
https://s8.postimg.cc/c5gh3jwr9/speed-racer2.jpg

[Mysterious Dude]

BEST EDITING

and the winner is...

Speed Racer
https://s8.postimg.cc/c5gh3jwr9/speed-racer2.jpg

Winner ten years ago: Speed Racer

[Mysterious Dude]

BEST HAIR/MAKEUP

The Dark Knight
https://s8.postimg.cc/64is6guph/dark-knight2.jpg

Hellboy II: The Golden Army
https://s8.postimg.cc/bfxor692d/hellboy-ii.jpg

Repo! The Genetic Opera
https://s8.postimg.cc/ivwycyp1x/repo-the-genetic-opera.jpg

[Mysterious Dude]

BEST HAIR/MAKEUP

and the winner is...

Hellboy II: The Golden Army
https://s8.postimg.cc/bfxor692d/hellboy-ii.jpg

Winner ten years ago: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

[Spinal]

Taking Hair/Makeup away from Benjamin Button and giving it Visual Effects instead is a good revision.

[Mysterious Dude]

BEST COSTUME DESIGN

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
https://s8.postimg.cc/ump4iyan9/curious-case-of2.jpg

Hellboy II: The Golden Army
https://s8.postimg.cc/bfxor692d/hellboy-ii.jpg

Repo! The Genetic Opera
https://s8.postimg.cc/ivwycyp1x/repo-the-genetic-opera.jpg

Speed Racer
https://s8.postimg.cc/i82cintfp/speed-racer3.jpg

[Mysterious Dude]

BEST COSTUME DESIGN

and the winner is...

Hellboy II: The Golden Army
https://s8.postimg.cc/bfxor692d/hellboy-ii.jpg

Winner ten years ago: The Fall (2006 on imdb)

[Spinal]

Damn, that was Repo's best shot. Guess it's getting shut out.

[Mysterious Dude]

BEST ART DIRECTION

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
https://s8.postimg.cc/u9xqcs039/curious-case-of3.jpg

The Dark Knight
https://s8.postimg.cc/yj2geyis5/dark-knight3.jpg

Let the Right One In
https://s8.postimg.cc/bhlv97qud/let-the-right-one-in4.jpg

Speed Racer
https://s8.postimg.cc/i82cintfp/speed-racer3.jpg

Synecdoche, New York
https://s8.postimg.cc/ump4izsnp/synechdoche-new-york.jpg

[Mysterious Dude]

BEST ART DIRECTION

and the winner is...

Speed Racer
https://s8.postimg.cc/i82cintfp/speed-racer3.jpg

Winner ten years ago: Speed Racer

[Mysterious Dude]

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
https://s8.postimg.cc/ump4iyan9/curious-case-of2.jpg

The Dark Knight
https://s8.postimg.cc/6bx8bftgl/the-dark-knight.jpg

Hunger
https://s8.postimg.cc/rfukzc5mt/hunger.jpg

The Hurt Locker
https://s8.postimg.cc/qi0qawpad/hurt-locker.jpg

Let the Right One In
https://s8.postimg.cc/8t8zix351/let-the-right-one-in.jpg

Speed Racer
https://s8.postimg.cc/5z5u593h1/speed-racer.jpg

Slumdog Millionaire
https://s8.postimg.cc/cuz9fwpl1/slumdog-millionaire2.jpg

[Mysterious Dude]

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

and the winner is...

Let the Right One In
https://s8.postimg.cc/u89juqq11/let-the-right-one-in2.jpg

Winner ten years ago: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

[Mysterious Dude]

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

Blindness
https://s8.postimg.cc/frhp2eo0l/blindness.jpg

The Class
https://s8.postimg.cc/matdi3iit/the-class.jpg

The Dark Knight
https://s8.postimg.cc/64is6guph/dark-knight2.jpg

Gomorrah
https://s8.postimg.cc/ryzo8zf5h/gomorrah2.jpg

Let the Right One In
https://s8.postimg.cc/u89juqq11/let-the-right-one-in2.jpg

Slumdog Millionaire
https://s8.postimg.cc/cuz9fwpl1/slumdog-millionaire2.jpg

[Mysterious Dude]

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

and the winner is...

Let the Right One In
https://s8.postimg.cc/u89juqq11/let-the-right-one-in2.jpg

Winner ten years ago: Let the Right One In

[Mysterious Dude]

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

Burn After Reading
https://s8.postimg.cc/q76pe20xh/burn-after-reading.jpg

Happy-Go-Lucky
https://s8.postimg.cc/soiglcv4l/happy-go-lucky.jpg

Synecdoche, New York
https://s8.postimg.cc/ump4izsnp/synechdoche-new-york.jpg

Vicky Cristina Barcelona
https://s8.postimg.cc/qwphqgyx1/vicky-christina-barcelona.jpg

WALL-E
https://s8.postimg.cc/ctg4v4blh/wall-e3.png

Wendy and Lucy
https://s8.postimg.cc/5aah9g82d/wendy-and-lucy.jpg

[Mysterious Dude]

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

and the winner is...

Burn After Reading
https://s8.postimg.cc/q76pe20xh/burn-after-reading.jpg

Winner ten years ago: Burn After Reading

[Dukefrukem]

Oh MC.

[Mysterious Dude]

BEST ENSEMBLE CAST

Burn After Reading
https://s8.postimg.cc/q76pe20xh/burn-after-reading.jpg

The Class
https://s8.postimg.cc/matdi3iit/the-class.jpg

Doubt
https://s8.postimg.cc/c0qyiu5hx/doubt.jpg

Happy-Go-Lucky
https://s8.postimg.cc/soiglcv4l/happy-go-lucky.jpg

In Bruges
https://s8.postimg.cc/5aah9gfs5/in-bruges.png

Rachel Getting Married
https://s8.postimg.cc/fx4aeut2d/rachel-getting-married.jpg

Repo! The Genetic Opera
https://s8.postimg.cc/ivwycyp1x/repo-the-genetic-opera.jpg

Tropic Thunder
https://s8.postimg.cc/j3ytyhl85/tropic-thunder.jpg

[Mysterious Dude]

BEST ENSEMBLE CAST

and the winner is...

Burn After Reading
https://s8.postimg.cc/q76pe20xh/burn-after-reading.jpg

Winner ten years ago: Rachel Getting Married

[Mysterious Dude]

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Tilda Swinton, Burn After Reading
https://s8.postimg.cc/6q8o5oilx/tilda-swinton-burn.jpg

Amy Adams, Doubt
https://s8.postimg.cc/4yfpaq9it/amy-adams-doubt.jpg

Samantha Morton, Synecdoche, New York
https://s8.postimg.cc/bc4se1but/samantha-morton-synecdoche.jpg

Penelope Cruz, Vicky Cristina Barcelona
https://s8.postimg.cc/gasaskv39/penelope-cruz-vicky.png

Marisa Tomei, The Wrestler
https://s8.postimg.cc/4yfpaqwo5/marisa-tomei-wrestler.jpg

[Mysterious Dude]

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

and the winner is...

Tilda Swinton, Burn After Reading
https://s8.postimg.cc/6q8o5oilx/tilda-swinton-burn.jpg

*Tilda Swinton and Penelope Cruz both got the same number of votes, but Swinton got more votes in the nominations thread, so I am giving the award to her. I will respond to all hate mail in a timely manner.

Winner ten years ago: Penelope Cruz, Vicky Cristina Barcelona

[Mysterious Dude]

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

John Malkovich, Burn After Reading
https://s8.postimg.cc/ne0685iid/john-malkovich-burn.jpg

Brad Pitt, Burn After Reading
https://s8.postimg.cc/rzwaghgw5/brad-pitt-burn.jpg

Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight
https://s8.postimg.cc/64is6guph/dark-knight2.jpg

Eddie Marsan, Happy-Go-Lucky
https://s8.postimg.cc/q83bll591/eddie-marsan-happy.jpg

Ralph Fiennes, In Bruges
https://s8.postimg.cc/ifcntmmf9/ralph-fiennes-bruges.jpg

Robert Downey Jr., Tropic Thunder
https://s8.postimg.cc/9kbtj45cl/robert-downey-tropic.jpg

[Mysterious Dude]

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

and the winner is...

Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight
https://s8.postimg.cc/f8i4a0het/heath-ledger-dark-knight2.jpg

[Dukefrukem]

At least MC got something right.

[Peng]

I thought you love BAR, Duke? (Or is it a matter of loving other nominees more)

[Dukefrukem]

Heh. I was expecting people to react as though I was referring to Heath Ledger, but I was actually referring to Tilda Swinton in Burn After Reading. :) She nailed that role so good.

[Mysterious Dude]

BEST ACTRESS

Frances McDormand, Burn After Reading
https://s8.postimg.cc/uu934fjt1/frances-mcdormand-burn.jpg

Sally Hawkins, Happy-Go-Lucky
https://s8.postimg.cc/s05xr0chx/sally-hawkins-happy.jpg

MarÃ*a Onetto, The Headless Woman
https://s8.postimg.cc/3wf62org5/maria-onetto-headless.jpg

Lina Leandersson, Let the Right One In
https://s8.postimg.cc/u89juqq11/let-the-right-one-in2.jpg

Anne Hathaway, Rachel Getting Married
https://s8.postimg.cc/is8ndpu4l/anne-hathaway-rachel.jpg

Michelle Williams, Wendy and Lucy
https://s8.postimg.cc/5aah9g82d/wendy-and-lucy.jpg

[Mysterious Dude]

BEST ACTRESS

and the winner is...

Sally Hawkins, Happy-Go-Lucky
https://s8.postimg.cc/s05xr0chx/sally-hawkins-happy.jpg

Winner ten years ago: Anne Hathaway, Rachel Getting Married

[Mysterious Dude]

BEST ACTOR

François Bégaudeau, The Class
https://s8.postimg.cc/ifh97jrad/francois-begaudeau-class.jpg

Clint Eastwood, Gran Torino
https://s8.postimg.cc/juitw9knp/clint-eastwood-gran.jpg

Michael Fassbender, Hunger
https://s8.postimg.cc/piu6jq5g5/michael-fassbender-hunger.jpg

Jeremy Renner, The Hurt Locker
https://s8.postimg.cc/s05xqyuhh/jeremy-renner-hurt-locker.jpg

Philip Seymour Hoffman, Synecdoche, New York
https://s8.postimg.cc/azn1ic76d/philip-hoffman-synecdoche.jpg

Mickey Rourke, The Wrestler
https://s8.postimg.cc/3wf62pmb9/mickey-rourke-wrestler.jpg

[Mysterious Dude]

BEST ACTOR

and the winner is...

Philip Seymour Hoffman, Synecdoche, New York
https://s8.postimg.cc/azn1ic76d/philip-hoffman-synecdoche.jpg

Winner ten years ago: Mickey Rourke, The Wrestler

[Mysterious Dude]

BEST DIRECTOR

Joel and Ethan Coen, Burn After Reading
https://s8.postimg.cc/p62sdj011/coen-burn-after.jpg

Christopher Nolan, The Dark Knight
https://s8.postimg.cc/h0kqff985/nolan-dark-knight.jpg

Mike Leigh, Happy-Go-Lucky
https://s8.postimg.cc/u4qas2yp1/mike-leigh-happy-go-lucky.jpg

Lucrecia Martel, The Headless Woman
https://s8.postimg.cc/hd72p0g6t/lucrecia-martel-headless.jpg

Tomas Alfredson, Let the Right One In
https://s8.postimg.cc/4ypcl9s9x/tomas-alfredson-let-the.jpg

Andrew Stanton, WALL-E
https://s8.postimg.cc/6qd9jkd6d/andrew-stanton-wall-e.jpg

Darren Aronofsky, The Wrestler
https://s8.postimg.cc/fle3u44jp/darren-aronofsky-wrestler.jpg

[Mysterious Dude]

and the winner is...

Tomas Alfredson, Let the Right One In
https://s8.postimg.cc/4ypcl9s9x/tomas-alfredson-let-the.jpg

*Alfredson got the same number of votes as Andrew Stanton, but more votes in the nominations thread.

Winner ten years ago: Tomas Alfredson, Let the Right One In

[Mysterious Dude]

BEST PICTURE

Burn After Reading
https://s8.postimg.cc/rzwaghgw5/brad-pitt-burn.jpg

The Dark Knight
https://s8.postimg.cc/6bx8bftgl/the-dark-knight.jpg

Happy-Go-Lucky
https://s8.postimg.cc/s05xr0chx/sally-hawkins-happy.jpg

The Headless Woman
https://s8.postimg.cc/3wf62org5/maria-onetto-headless.jpg

Let the Right One In
https://s8.postimg.cc/u89juqq11/let-the-right-one-in2.jpg

Wall-E
https://s8.postimg.cc/fnja8jiwl/wall-e2.jpg

The Wrestler
https://s8.postimg.cc/3wf62pmb9/mickey-rourke-wrestler.jpg

[Mysterious Dude]

BEST PICTURE

and the winner is...

The Dark Knight
https://s8.postimg.cc/f8i4a0het/heath-ledger-dark-knight2.jpg

Winner ten years ago: [i]The Dark Knight

[Dukefrukem]

Thanks for doing this Isaac.

[Spinal]

I appreciate the tiebreaker strategy. Ties suck.

[StuSmallz]

Burn After Reading over WALL-E ​for Best Screenplay? Fuck... at least TDK came away with the top prize, so there's that, at least.

[Ezee E]

Did NOT expect Dark Knight to win.

Nice work Isaac.