The 2008 Detroit Film Critics Society Awards
BEST FILM
- Winner: Slumdog Millionaire
- The Dark Knight
- Frost/Nixon
- Wall-E
- The Wrestler
BEST DIRECTOR
- Winner: Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire
- Darren Aronofsky, The Wrestler
- Ron Howard, Frost/Nixon
- Christopher Nolan, The Dark Knight
- Andrew Stanton, Wall-E
BEST ACTOR
- Winner: Mickey Rourke, The Wrestler
- Josh Brolin, W
- Leonardo DiCaprio, Revolutionary Road
- Frank Langella, Frost/Nixon
- Sean Penn, Milk
BEST ACTRESS
- Winner: Kate Winslet, Revolutionary Road
- Anne Hathaway, Rachel Getting Married
- Sally Hawkins, Happy Go Lucky
- Melissa Leo, Frozen River
- Meryl Streep, Doubt
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
- Winner: Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight
- Robert Downey Jr., Tropic Thunder
- James Franco, Pineapple Express
- Eddie Marsan, Happy Go Lucky
- Michael Shannon, Revolutionary Road
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
- Winner: Marisa Tomei, The Wrestler
- Amy Adams, Doubt
- Elizabeth Banks, W
- Penelope Cruz, Vicky Cristina Barcelona
- Rosemarie DeWitt, Rachel Getting Married
BEST ENSEMBLE
- Winner: Frost/Nixon
- Burn After Reading
- Rachel Getting Married
- Revolutionary Road
- Tropic Thunder
BEST NEWCOMER
- Winner: Martin McDonagh (writer/director), In Bruges
- Rosemarie DeWitt, Rachel Getting Married
- Rebecca Hall, Frost/Nixon & Vicky Cristina Barcelona
- Danny McBride, Pineapple Express
- Dev Patel, Slumdog Millionaire
- Catinca Untaru, The Fall