Pete Awards

The winners are:

Best Music:The Dark Knight
This was a close one as none of the scores this year were outstanding but this score did the job to crteate a superb atmosphere for the film.

Best Screenplay: Frost/Nixon
This was a hard one as a number of films were well written, the twist at the end of Eagle Eye amonst won me over but the superb Frost/Nixon gets it.

Best Supporting Actor: Heath Ledger - The Dark Knight
Another very competitive field but I cannot avoid jumping on the bandwagon as Heath Ledger was simply astounding in the role.

Best Supporting Actress: Amy Adams - Doubt
Not a great crop of performances this year but Amy Adams portrays innocence better than anyone in Hollywood and deserves recognition for hoding her own alongside Meryl Streep and Philip Seymour Hoffman.

Best Actor: Michael Sheen - Frost/Nixon
This one was so close I could have given it to any one on the list but Michael Sheen gave a brilliant portrayal of David Frost who as someone who is English and in their 20s I am more familiar with than Richard Nixon.

Best Actress: Christina Ricci - Speed Racer
Probably the best comedy actress in the world but gets little recognition. With little to do in the film she managed to give a great performance.

Best Director: Andrew Stanton - Wall-E
The director doesn't get enough recognition in animated films and Wall-E was successful in a large part due to superb directing.

Best Film: Frost/Nixon
A brilliant film. Just pipped Changeling, my film of 2008, at the post for best film. Slumdog millionaire, while good just had a few too many moments like the rape scene that it didn't need that just detracted from my enjoyment of it very slightly.