SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE & WALL-E Emerging As The Critics’ 2008 Movies To Beat!!

I am – Hercules!!
While we patiently await staffers Harry, Moriarty, Father Geek, Capone and Quint to vote on the second AICN Movie Award (the only one that counts, if you’re to ask me), I thought readers might be curious to see how the other critics awards are tallying up. Among the regional critics associations, “Slumdog Millionaire” tops the most lists I’ve seen, though WALL-E is getting plenty of love as well:
Regional critics' associations: New York Film Critics: Milk Los Angeles Film Critics: WALL-E Chicago Film Critics: WALL-E London Film Critics: Slumdog Millionaire Toronto Film Critics: Wendy and Lucy D.C. Area Film Critics: Slumdog Millionaire Boston Film Critics: (tie) Slumdog Millionaire & WALL-E San Francisco Film Critics: Milk Dallas/Fort Worth Film Critics: Slumdog Millionaire Florida Film Critics: Slumdog Millionaire Las Vegas Film Critics: Frost/Nixon Detroit Film Critics: Slumdog Millionaire St. Louis Film Critics: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Utah Film Critics: The Dark Knight Austin Film Critics: The Dark Knight International Press Academy: DRAMA: Slumdog Millionaire COMEDY: Happy-Go-Lucky Critics Choice Awards nominees: The Changeling The Curious Case of Benjamin Button The Dark Knight Doubt Frost/Nixon Milk The Reader Slumdog Millioniare WALL-E The Wrestler Roger Ebert’s top 20, as published in The Chicago Sun-Times: Ballast The Band’s Visit Che Chop Shop The Dark Knight Doubt The Fall Frost/Nixon Frozen River Happy-Go-Lucky Iron Man Milk Rachel Getting Married The Reader Revolutionary Road Shotgun Stories Slumdog Millionaire Synecdoche, New York W WALL-E Michael Phillips' top 10, as published in the Chicago Tribune: 1. WALL-E 2. The Class 3. A Christmas Tale 4. Let The Right One In 5. The Flight of the Red Balloon 6. Alexandra 7. Man on Wire 8. Snow Angels 9. Still Life 10. The Dark Knight Manohla Dargis’s top picks, as published in the New York Times: Alexandra The Dark Knight Encounters At The End Of The World The Flight of the Red Balloon Happy-Go-Lucky Milk Silent Light Still Life Synecdoche, New York Wendy and Lucy Kenneth Turan’s top picks, as published in the Los Angeles Times: Ballast A Christmas Tale The Class Frost/Nixon Frozen River Gomorrah Happy-Go-Lucky Rachel Getting Married Slumdog Millionaire Tell No One WALL-E Waltz With Bashir Plus four Sundance documentaries ("Man on Wire," " Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired," "Stranded" and "Trouble the Water") Richard Corliss’ top 10, as published in Time Magazine: 1. WALL-E 2. Synecdoche, New York 3. My Winnipeg 4. 4 Months, 3 Weeks & 2 Days 5. Milk 6. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button 7. Slumdog Millionaire 8. Iron Man 9. Speed Racer 10. Encounters At The End of the World Stephen King's top 10, as published in Entertainment Weekly: 1. The Dark Knight 2. Slumdog Millionaire 3. WALL-E 4. Tropic Thunder 5. Funny Games 6. The Bank Job 7. Lakeview Terrace 8. The Ruins 9. Redbelt 10. Death Race Lisa Schwarzbaum's Top 10, as published in Entertainment Weekly: 1. WALL-E 2. Milk 3. The Dark Knight 4. Waltz With Bashir 5. Gomorra 6. Wendy and Lucy 7. Trouble The Water 8. Happy-Go-Lucky 9. Man On Wire 10. Tropic Thunder Owen Glieberman’s Top 10, as published in Entertainment Weekly: 1. The Wrestler 2. The Dark Knight 3. Rachel Getting Married 4. WALL-E 5. Momma’s Man 6. The Edge of Heaven 7. Burn After Reading 8. The Class 9. Milk 10. Tell No One The National Board of Review's pick: Slumdog Millionaire The American Film Institute's picks: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button The Dark Knight Frost/Nixon Frozen River Gran Torino Iron Man Milk WALL-E Wendy and Lucy The Wrestler With year's end less than two weeks away, award announcements seem to be flying in almost hourly. If anyone’s aware of overlooked press awards worthy of inclusion - i.e. not the farcical Golden Globes - kindly email: herculesAICN@yahoo.com !