Forget the Golden Globes–the New York Film Critics Online hands out its prizes for the year in film, with Slumdog Millionaire coming out the big winner.

On Sunday afternoon, the New York Film Critics Online–a New York-based group of online film critics whose numbers include yours truly–met to hand out our end-of-the-year awards for 2008.  A full list of winners, as well as our Top Ten Films of 2008, are listed below.  Stay tuned to Giantmag.com all this week as I start unrolling my personal Best Movies of ’08 round-up, along with lots of other movie-themed lists.

Picture
Slumdog Millionaire

Director
Danny Boyle (w/Loveleen Tanden) – Slumdog Millionaire

Actor
Sean Penn – Milk

Actress
Sally Hawkins – Happy-Go-Lucky

Supporting Actor
Heath Ledger – The Dark Knight

Supporting Actress
Penelope Cruz – Vicky Christina Barcelona

Cinematography
Anthony Dod Mantle – Slumdog Millionaire

Screenplay
Simon Beaufoy – Slumdog Millionaire

Foreign Film
4 Months, 3 Weeks, 2 Days

Documentary
Man on Wire

Animated Feature
Wall-E

Score
A.R. Rahman – Slumdog Millionaire

Breakout Performance
Sally Hawkins – Happy-Go-Lucky

Debut Director
Martin McDonagh – In Bruges

Ensemble
The cast of Milk

NYFCO Best Films of 2008 (in alphabetical order)
Che
A Christmas Tale
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Happy-Go-Lucky
Milk
Rachel Getting Married
Slumdog Millionaire
Wall-E
The Wrestler