2008 Summer Movie Awards

“The Dark Knight” may be the movie of the year. It certainly is the movie of the summer. It won nine awards, including Best Movie.

“Iron Man,” meanwhile, finished with two awards and several runner-up selections behind Christopher Nolan’s “Batman” picture.

BEST MOVIE – The Dark Knight

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Runner-Up: Iron man

BEST COMEDY – Tropic Thunder

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Runner-Up: Pineapple Express

BEST FAMILY – WALL-E

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Runner-Up: Kung Fu Panda

BEST ACTION – The Dark Knight

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Runner-Up: Iron Man

BEST ACTOR – Robert Downey Jr., Iron Man

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Runner-Up: Edward Norton, The Incredible Hulk

BEST ACTRESS – Anne Hathaway, Get Smart

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BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR – Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight

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Runner-Up: Robert Downey Jr., Tropic Thunder

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS – Selma Blair, Hellboy II

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Runner-Up: Cate Blanchett, Indiana Jones and the Crystal Skull

BEST DIRECTOR – Christopher Nolan, The Dark Knight

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Runner-Up: Jon Favreau, Iron Man

BEST ACTION SEQUENCE – Chase through Gotham, The Dark Knight

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Runner-Up: First mission, Iron Man

BEST SOUND – The Dark Knight

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Runner-Up: Iron Man

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY – The Dark Knight

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Runner-Up: Iron Man

BEST WRITING – The Dark Knight

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Runner-Up: Tropic Thunder

BEST SPECIAL EFFECTS -Iron Man

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Runner-Up: Hellboy II

BEST STUNT/CHOREOGRAPHY – The Dark Knight

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Runner-Up: Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

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Author: Matthew Liedke

Journalist and film critic in Minnesota. Graduate of Rainy River College and Minnesota State University in Moorhead. Outside of movies I also enjoy sports, craft beers and the occasional video game.

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