14th Critics' Choice Awards

The 14th Critics' Choice Awards were presented on January 8, 2009, at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, honoring the finest achievements of 2008 filmmaking.

The nominees were announced on December 9, 2008.

Slumdog Millionaire Danny Boyle – Slumdog Millionaire Sean Penn – Milk as Harvey Milk Anne Hathaway – Rachel Getting Married as Kym Buchman (Tie)Meryl Streep – Doubt as Aloysius Beauvier (Tie) Heath Ledger – The Dark Knight as Joker Kate Winslet – The Reader as Hanna Schmitz Dev Patel – Slumdog Millionaire as Jamal Malik Milk Slumdog Millionaire – Simon Beaufoy Waltz with Bashir • Israel

Man on Wire (Tie)Stealing America: Vote by Vote (Tie) The Dark Knight Tropic Thunder Slumdog Millionaire – A. R. Rahman "The Wrestler" – The Wrestler John Adams Richard Gere [1] (years are of film release; ceremonies are the next year)