Past Recipients

Past Recipients Of 2008

See the nominees and winners from 1991 to present

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Tributes

Actress: Penélope Cruz

Industry: Sheila Nevins

Career: Melvin Van Peebles

Director: Gus Van Sant

Best Feature

Frozen River (WINNER)

Ballast

Synecdoche, New York

The Visitor

The Wrestler

Best Documentary

Trouble the Water (WINNER)

Chris & Don: A Love Story

Encounters at the End of the World

Man on Wire

Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired

Best Ensemble Performance

Synecdoche, New York (CO-WINNER) (WINNER)

Vicky Cristina Barcelona (CO-WINNER) (WINNER)

Ballast

Rachel Getting Married

The Visitor

Breakthrough Director

Lance Hammer for Ballast (WINNER)

Antonio Campos for Afterschool

Dennis Dortch for A Good Day to Be Black & Sexy

Barry Jenkins for Medicine for Melancholy

Alex Rivera for Sleep Dealer

Breakthrough Actor

Melissa Leo in Frozen River (WINNER)

Pedro Castaneda in August Evening

Rosemarie DeWitt in Rachel Getting Married

Rebecca Hall in Vicky Cristina Barcelona

Alejandro Polanco in Chop Shop

Micheal J. Smith, Sr. in Ballast

Best Film Not Playing At Theater Near You

Sita Sings the Blues (WINNER)

Afterschool

Meadowlark

The New Year Parade

Wellness

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