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Award nominations for Movies: 2008

Direct from the desk of www.FILMandMOVIEmaking.com, The FAMM nominations for 2008 are in and here they are:

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Best film/movie:

• The Bank Job
• Body of Lies
• The Dark Knight
• Mamma Mia!
• Taken

Best screenplay:

• Barry Levy – Vantage Point
• Catherine Johnson – Mamma Mia!
• David Loughery – Lakeview Terrace
• Guy Ritchie – Rocknrolla
• William Monahan – Body Of Lies

Best actor:

• Ben Kingsley – Elegy
• Don Cheadle – Traitor
• Jason Statham – The Bank Job
• Liam Neeson – Taken
• Tom Wilkinson – Rocknrolla

Best actress:

• Charlize Theron – Hancock
• Jodie Foster – Nims Island
• Meryl Streep – Mamma Mia!
• Penélope Cruz – Elegy
• Saffron Burrows – The Bank Job

Best musical:

• Mamma Mia!
• Mamma Mia!
• Mamma Mia!
• Mamma Mia!
• Mamma Mia!

Best score/music:

• Burn After Reading – Carter Burwell
• Mamma Mia! – Abba (Mostly Benny & Bjorn)
• Rocknrolla – soundtrack
• Shine A Light –Rolling Stones
• The Dark Knight – Hans Zimmer & James Newton Howard

Best director:

• D.J. Caruso – Eagle Eye
• Danny Boyle – Slumdog Millionaire
• Guy Ritchie – Rocknrolla
• Phyilda Lloyd – Mamma Mia!
• Ron Howard – Frost/Nixon

Best animation:

• Beverley Hills Chihuahua
• Bolt
• Igor
• Kung Fu Panda
• Madagascar Escape 2 Africa

Best short film:

• Gone Fishing by Chris Jones

No others nominated

Special FAMM mention 2008:

• There are no nominations for this award; it goes direct to the winner and we’ll tell you why!

If you favourites aren’t mentioned, please leave a comment to say who you think should have been included and/or who you believe should win these prestigious awards. If your faves are not here, it means we were too busy writing screenplays and missed your movie choice!

The winners will be announced on January 10th, 2009.