The nominations are finally in. Expect the unexpected and of course expect the expected. The movies you watched and argued would get nominations did get their nominations and the ones that you hated are in the mix as well. Check out the nominations for these years Academy Awards below.
BEST PICTURE
- “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
- “Frost/Nixon”
- “Milk”
- “The Reader”
- “Slumdog Millionaire”
BEST ACTOR
- Richard Jenkins
- Frank Langella
- Sean Penn
- Brad Pitt
- Mickey Rourke
BEST ACTRESS
- Anne Hathaway
- Angelina Jolie
- Melissa Leo
- Meryl Streep
- Kate Winslet
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
- Josh Brolin
- Robert Downey Jr.
- Philip Seymour Hoffman
- Heath Ledger
- Michael Shannon
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
- Amy Adams
- Penélope Cruz
- Viola Davis
- Taraji P. Henson
- Marisa Tomei
BEST ANIMATED FILM
- “Bolt”
- “Kung Fu Panda”
- “WALL-E”
BEST DIRECTOR
- “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
- “Frost/Nixon”
- “Milk”
- “The Reader”
- “Slumdog Millionaire”
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
- “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
- “Doubt”
- “Frost/Nixon”
- “The Reader”
- “Slumdog Millionaire”
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
- “Frozen River”
- “Happy-Go-Lucky”
- “In Bruges”
- “Milk”
- “WALL-E”
BEST ART DIRECTION
- “Changeling”
- “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
- “The Dark Knight”
- “The Duchess”
- “Revolutionary Road”
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
- “Changeling”
- “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
- “The Dark Knight”
- “The Reader”
- “Slumdog Millionaire”
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
- “Australia”
- “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
- “The Duchess”
- “Milk”
- “Revolutionary Road”
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
- “The Betrayal (Nerakhoon)”
- “Encounters at the End of the World”
- “The Garden”
- “Man on Wire”
- “Trouble the Water”
BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT
- “The Conscience of Nhem En”
- “The Final Inch”
- “Smile Pinki”
- “The Witness – From the Balcony of Room 306”
BEST EDITING
- “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
- “The Dark Knight”
- “Frost/Nixon”
- “Milk”
- “Slumdog Millionaire”
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
- “The Baader Meinhof Complex”
- “The Class”
- “Departures”
- “Revanche”
- “Waltz with Bashir”
BEST MAKEUP
- “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
- “The Dark Knight”
- “Hellboy II: The Golden Army”
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
- “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
- “Defiance”
- “Milk”
- “Slumdog Millionaire”
- “WALL-E”
BEST ORIGINAL SONG
- “Down to Earth”
- “Jai Ho”
- “O Saya”
BEST ANIMATED SHORT
- “La Maison en Petits Cubes”
- “Lavatory – Lovestory”
- “Oktapodi”
- “Presto”
- “This Way Up”
BEST LIVE-ACTION SHORT
- “Auf der Strecke (On the Line)”
- “Manon on the Asphalt”
- “New Boy”
- “The Pig”
- “Spielzeugland (Toyland)”
BEST SOUND EDITING
- “The Dark Knight”
- “Iron Man”
- “Slumdog Millionaire”
- “WALL-E”
- “Wanted”
BEST SOUND MIXING
- “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
- “The Dark Knight”
- “Slumdog Millionaire”
- “WALL-E”
- “Wanted”
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
- “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
- “The Dark Knight”
- “Iron Man”
Nominations are from Oscars.com
