Oscar nominees announced

The nominees for the 81st Academy Awards were announced earlier today. Here is the complete list:

BEST PICTURE
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Frost/Nixon
Milk
The Reader
Slumdog Millionaire

BEST ACTRESS
Anne Hathaway, “Rachel Getting Married
Angelina Jolie, “Changeling
Melissa Leo, “Frozen River
Meryl Streep, “Doubt
Kate Winslet, “The Reader

BEST ACTOR
Frank Langella, “Frost/Nixon
Sean Penn, “Milk
Brad Pitt, “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Mickey Rourke, “The Wrestler
Richard Jenkins, “The Visitor

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
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 SUPPORTING ACTOR
Josh Brolin, “Milk
Robert Downey, Jr., “Tropic Thunder
Philip Seymour Hoffman, “Doubt
Heath Ledger, “The Dark Knight
Michael Shannon, “Revolutionary Road

BEST DIRECTOR
Danny Boyle, “Slumdog Millionaire
Stephen Daldry, “The Reader
David Fincher, “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Ron Howard, “Frost/Nixon”
Gus Van Sant, “Milk

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Dustin Lance Black, “Milk
Courtney Hunt, “Frozen River
Mike Leigh, “Happy-Go-Lucky
Martin McDonagh, “In Bruges
Andrew Stanton, Jim Reardon, “WALL-E

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Simon Beaufoy, “Slumdog Millionaire
David Hare, “The Reader
Peter Morgan, “Frost/Nixon
John Patrick Shanley, “Doubt
Eric Roth, Robin Swicord, “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
The Baader-Meinhof Complex” (Germany)
The Class” (France)
Departures” (Japan)
Revanche” (Austria)
Waltz with Bashir” (Israel)

BEST ANIMATED FILM
Bolt
Kung Fu Panda
Wall-E

BEST ART DIRECTION

Changeling” – James J. Murakami, Gary Fettis
The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button” – Donald Graham Burt, Victor J. Zolfo
The Dark Knight” – Nathan Crowley, Peter Lando
The Duchess” – Michael Carlin, Rebecca Alleway
Revolutionary Road” – Kristi Zea, Debra Schutt

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
ChangelingTom Stern
Slumdog Millionaire,” Anthony Dod Mantle
The Reader,” Chris Menges
The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button,” Claudio Miranda
The Dark Knight,” Wally Pfister

BEST FILM EDITING
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,” Kirk Baxter, Angus Wall
The Dark Knight,” Lee Smith
Frost/Nixon,” Daniel P. Hanley, Mike Hill
Milk,” Elliot Graham
Slumdog Millionaire,” Chris Dickens

BEST 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

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
The Betrayal (Nerakhoon)
Encounters at the End of the World
The Garden
Man on Wire
Trouble the Water

BEST ORIGINAL SONG

Slumdog Millionaire,” “Jai Ho,” A.R. Rahman
Slumdog Millionaire,” “O Saya,” A.R. Rahman & M.I.A.
Wall-E,” “Down To Earth,” Peter Gabriel & Thomas Newman

BEST 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

BEST MAKEUP
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,” Colleen Callaghan, Fionagh Cush
The Dark Knight,” Peter Robb-King, John Caglione Jr.
Hellboy II: The Golden Army,” Mike Elizalde, Thom Floutz

BEST SOUND EDITING
The Dark Knight,” Richard King
Iron Man,” Frank Eulner, Christopher Boyes
Slumdog Millionaire,” Tom Sayers
Wall-E,” Ben Burtt, Matthew Wood
Wanted,” Wylie Stateman

BEST SOUND MIXING
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,” Mark Weingarten, David Parker, Michael Semanick, Ren Klyce
The Dark Knight,” Ed Novick, Lora Hirschberg, Gary Rizzo
Slumdog Millionaire,” Ian Tapp, Richard Pryke and Resul Pookutty
Wall-E,” Ben Burtt, Tom Myers, Michael Semanick
Wanted,” Chris Jenkins, Frank A. Montaño and Petr Forejt

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,” Eric Barba
The Dark Knight,” Chris Corbould, Nick Davis, Paul Franklin, Tim Webber
Iron Man,” John Nelson

BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM
Auf der Strecke (On the Line)”
Manon on the Asphalt
New Boy
The Pig
Spielzeugland (Toyland)”

BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM
“La Maison en Petits Cubes”
Lavatory – Lovestory
Oktapodi
Presto
This Way Up

BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILM
“The Conscience of Nhem En”
“The Final Inch”
“Smile Pinki”
“The Witness – From the Balcony of Room 306″

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