CHICAGO – The Chicago Film Critics Association announced their choices for the best of 2008 this morning and the biggest blockbuster of the year, “The Dark Knight” and the sleeper hit of the season, “Slumdog Millionaire” tied for the most nominations and will compete for the big prize. “The Dark Knight”, the massively successful continuation of the Batman franchise, and “Slumdog Millionaire”, the magical tale of a young man forced to prove he didn’t cheat on a game show, scored six nods a piece, including Best Director, Best Screenplay, and Best Picture.

Four films nearly matched the big two this year for the CFCA with “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”, “Doubt”, “Milk”, and “WALL-E” all landing five nods. Jonathan Demme’s “Rachel Getting Married” scored four nominations - one in each acting category - and the Swedish vampire film “Let the Right One In” came away with three.

Check out the full list of nominees here. [1]