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This morning Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences President Sid Ganis and Oscar® winner Forest Whitaker announced the nominees for the 2009 Oscars.
Best motion picture of the year
- The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
- Frost/Nixon
- Milk
- The Reader
- Slumdog Millionaire
Performance by an actor in a leading role
- Richard Jenkins (The Visitor)
- Frank Langella (Frost/Nixon)
- Sean Penn (Milk)
- Brad Pitt (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button)
- Mickey Rourke (The Wrestler)
Performance by an actor in a supporting role
- Josh Brolin (Milk)
- Robert Downey Jr. (Tropic Thunder)
- Philip Seymour Hoffman (Doubt)
- Heath Ledger (The Dark Knight)
- Michael Shannon (Revolutionary Road)
Performance by an actress in a leading role
- Anne Hathaway (Rachel Getting Married)
- Angelina Jolie (Changeling)
- Melissa Leo (Frozen River)
- Meryl Streep (Doubt)
- Kate Winslet (The Reader)
Performance by an actress in a supporting role
- Amy Adams (Doubt)
- Penelope Cruz (Vicky Cristina Barcelona)
- Viola Davis (Doubt)
- Taraji P. Henson (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button)
- Marisa Tomei (The Wrestler)
Best animated feature film of the year
- Bolt
- Kung Fu Panda
- WALL•E
Best Documentary Short Subject
- The Conscience of Nhem En
- The Final Inch
- Smile Pinki
- The Witness – From the Balcony of Room 306
Best Short Film (Animated)
- La Maison de Petits Cubes
- Lavatory – Lovestory
- Oktapodi
- Presto
- This Way Up
Best Short Film (Live Action)
- Auf der Strecke (On the Line)
- Manon on the Asphault
- New Boy
- The Pig
- Spielzeugland (Toyland)
Achievement in art direction
- Changeling
- The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
- The Dark Knight
- The Duchess
- Revolutionary Road
Achievement in cinematography
- Changeling, Tom Stern
- The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Claudio Miranda
- The Dark Knight, Wally Pfister
- The Reader, Chris Menges and Roger Deakins
- Slumdog Millionaire, Anthony Dod Mantle
Achievement in costume design
- Australia, Catherine Martin
- The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Jacqueline West
- The Duchess, Michael O’Connor
- Milk, Danny Glicker
- Revolutionary Road, Albert Wolsky
Achievement in directing
- David Fincher (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button)
- Ron Howard (Frost/Nixon)
- Gus Van Sant (Milk)
- Stephen Daldry (The Reader)
- Danny Boyle (Slumdog Millionaire)
Best documentary feature
- The Betrayal (Nerakhoon)
- Encounters at the End of the World
- The Garden
- Man on Wire
- Trouble the Water
Achievement in makeup
- The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Greg Cannom
- The Dark Knight, John Caglione, Jr. and Conor O’Sullivan
- Hellboy II: The Golden Army, Mike Elizalde and Thom Floutz
Achievement in film editing
- The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Kirk Baxter and Angus Wall
- The Dark Knight, Lee Smith
- Frost/Nixon, Mike Hill and Dan Hanley
- Milk, Elliot Graham
- Slumdog Millionaire, Chris Dickens
Best foreign language film of the year
- The Baader Meinhof Complex
- The Class
- Departures
- Revanche
- Waltz With Bashir
Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score)
- The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Alexandre Desplat
- Defiance, James Newton Howard
- Milk, Danny Elfman
- Slumdog Millionaire, A.R. Rahman
- WALL•E, Thomas Newman
Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original song)
- “Down to Earth” from WALL-E (Walt Disney), Music by Peter Gabriel and Thomas Newman, Lyric by Peter Gabriel
- “Jai Ho” from Slumdog Millionaire (Fox Searchlight), Music by A.R. Rahman, Lyric by Gulzar
- “O Saya” from Slumdog Millionaire (Fox Searchlight), Music and Lyric by A.R. Rahman andMaya Arulpragasam
Achievement in sound editing
- The Dark Knight, Richard King
- Iron Man, Frank Eulner and Christopher Boyes
- Slumdog Millionaire, Tom Sayers
- WALL•E, Ben Burtt and Matthew Wood
- Wanted, Wylie Stateman
Achievement in sound mixing
- The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, David Parker, Michael Semanick, Ren Klyce and Mark Weingarten
- The Dark Knight, Lora Hirschberg, Gary Rizzo and Ed Novick
- Slumdog Millionaire, Ian Tapp, Richard Pryke and Resul Pookutty
- WALL•E,Tom Myers, Michael Semanick and Ben Burtt
- Wanted, Chris Jenkins, Frank A. Montaño and Petr Forejt
Achievement in visual effects
- The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Eric Barba, Steve Preeg, Burt Dalton and Craig Barron
- The Dark Knight, Nick Davis, Chris Corbould, Tim Webber and Paul Franklin
- Iron Man, John Nelson, Ben Snow, Dan Sudick and Shane Mahan
Adapted screenplay
- Eric Roth & Robin Swicord (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button)
- John Patrick Shanley (Doubt)
- Peter Morgan (Frost/Nixon)
- David Hare (The Reader)
- Simon Beaufoy (Slumdog Millionaire)
Original screenplay
- Courtney Hunt (Frozen River)
- Mike Leigh (Happy-Go-Lucky)
- Martin McDonagh (In Bruges)
- Dustin Lance Black (Milk)
- Andrew Stanton and Jim Reardon (WALL•E)
Again, you can get my reaction to the nominees right here and be sure to vote in the poll directly below.
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