Slumdog is topdog

The annual critics awards jaunt kicks off with the National Board of Review, who named Danny Boyle's brilliant Slumdog Millionaire the best movie of the year. 

Film: "Slumdog Millionaire" 

Director: David Fincher, "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" 

Actor: Clint Eastwood, "Gran Torino" 

Actress: Anne Hathaway, "Rachel Getting Married" 

Supporting Actor: Josh Brolin, "Milk" 

Supporting Actress: Penelope Cruz, "Vicky Cristina Barcelona" 

Foreign Language Film: "Mongol" 

Documentary: "Man On Wire" 

Animated Feature: "Wall-E" 

Ensemble Cast: "Doubt" 

Breakthrough Performance by an Actor: Dev Patel, "Slumdog Millionaire" 

Breakthrough Performance by an Actress: Viola Davis, "Doubt" 

Directorial Debut: Courtney Hunt, "Frozen River" 

Original Screenplay: Nick Schenk, "Gran Torino" 

Adapted Screenplay: Simon Beaufoy, "Slumdog Millionaire"; Eric Roth, "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" 

Spotlight Award: Melissa Leo, "Frozen River" 
Richard Jenkins, "The Visitor" 

The BVLGARI Award for NBR Freedom of Expression: "Trumbo"

TOP TEN FILMS

• "Burn After Reading"
  
• "Changeling"
  
• "The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button"
  
• "The Dark Knight"
  
• "Defiance"
  
• "Frost/Nixon"
  
• "Gran Torino"
  
• "Milk"
  
• "Wall-E"
  
• "The Wrestler"