On January 4th, 2009, the Kansas City Film Critic’s Circle chose the winners of the 42nd Annual Loutzenhiser Awards, and “The Wrestler” nabbed the most wins with three, for director Darren Aronofsky, actor Mickey Rourke, and screenwriter Robert Siegel. The KCFCC is the first major critic’s organization to award Aronofsky. “Slumdog Millionaire” won the top prize with Best Film, while its screenwriter, Simon Beaufoy, won in the adapted screenplay category. Formed in 1966, the KCFCC is the second oldest professional film critic’s group in the country, after only the New York Film Critic’s Circle. The full list of winners is below:

Best Film: “Slumdog Millionaire”

Robert Altman Award for Best Director: Darren Aronofsky, “The Wrestler”

Best Actor: Mickey Rourke, “The Wrestler”

Best Actress: Meryl Streep, “Doubt”

Best Supporting Actor: Heath Ledger, “The Dark Knight”

Best Supporting Actress: Penelope Cruz, “Vicky Cristina Barcelona”

Best Original Screenplay: Robert Siegel, “The Wrestler”

Best Adapted Screenplay: Simon Beaufoy, “Slumdog Millionaire”

Best Foreign Language Film: “Let the Right One In” (Sweden)

Best Documentary: “Man on Wire”

Best Animated Film: “WALL*E”

Vince Koehler Award for Best Science Fiction, Fantasy or Horror Film: “The Dark Knight”

For a tally of every major critic’s awards and awards show nominees and winners leading up to the Oscars, click here.

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Having seen this movie already, I am really excited to offer this opportunity to all the Scene-Stealers sitegoers. We have 150 -count ‘em!- 150 free ‘admit-two’ advance passes to see one of the best movies of the year, “Slumdog Millionaire.” (And I’m not just saying that because of my own experience on “Who Wants to be a Millionaire.”) The screening is Thursday, December 11, 7:30 pm at the Glenwood Arts Theater (9575 Metcalf, Overland Park, KS). We got these tickets because you guys are discerning movie-lovers and they know you’ll appreciate them. The first 150 people to sign up below will win tickets to this screening. Any duplicate emails or addresses will be disqualified, so please only enter once!

From the press release: Winner of the 2008 Toronto Film Festival People’s Choice Award, SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE is the story of Jamal Malik (Dev Patel), an 18 year-old orphan from the slums of Mumbai, who is about to experience the biggest day of his life. With the whole nation watching, he is just one question away from winning a staggering 20 million rupees on India’s “Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?”

 The result is the sweeping, stylish, intoxicatingly human experience of SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE, the new film from acclaimed director Danny Boyle (TRAINSPOTTING, SHALLOW GRAVE, MILLIONS, 28 DAYS LATER, SUNSHINE). Part exhilarating love story, part eye-catching journey into the underbelly of the so-called “maximum city” of Mumbai, part stirring tale of an Everyman’s triumph against a harsh, cynical world, SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE is a visceral, action-packed Dickensian epic for the 21st Century. At the heart of its exuberant storytelling lies the intriguing question of how anyone comes to know the things they know about life and love.

The first 150 people to sign up below will win tickets to this screening. Any duplicate emails or addresses will be disqualified, so please only enter once! You will recieve your passes in the mail at the address you enter below, so make sure it is correct! Good luck!

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