The nominations for this year's Oscars have been announced today and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button leads the field with nominations in 13 categories. British hopeful Slumdog Millionaire has also done well with 10 nominations. Here are the nominations in full.
Best PictureThe Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Frost/Nixon
Milk
The Reader
Slumdog Millionaire
Best DirectorDavid Fincher - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Ron Howard - Frost/Nixon
Gus Van Sant - Milk
Stephen Daldry - The Reader
Danny Boyle - Slumdog Millionaire
Best ActorRichard Jenkins - The Visitor
Frank Langella - Frost/Nixon
Sean Penn - Milk
Brad Pitt - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Mickey Rourke - The Wrestler
Best ActressAnne Hathaway - Rachel Getting Married
Angelina Jolie - Changeling
Melissa Leo - Frozen River
Meryl Streep - Doubt
Kate Winslet - The Reader
Best Supporting ActorJosh Brolin - Milk
Robert Downey, Jr - Tropic Thunder
Philip Seymour Hoffman - Doubt
Heath Ledger - The Dark Knight
Michael Shannon - Revolutionary Road
Best Supporting ActressAmy Adams - Doubt
Penelope Cruz - Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Viola Davis - Doubt
Taraji P Henson - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Marisa Tomei - The Wrestler
Best Foreign Language FilmRevanche - Austria
The Class - France
The Baader Meinhof Complex - Germany
Departures - Japan
Waltz With Bashir - Israel
Best Animated Feature FilmBolt
Kung-Fu Panda
Wall-E
Best Adapted ScreenplayThe Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Doubt
Frost/Nixon
The Reader
Slumdog Millionaire
Best Original ScreenplayHappy-Go-Lucky
Milk
Wall-E
In Bruges
Frozen River
Best Art DirectionChangeling
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
The Duchess
Revolutionary Road
Best CinematographyChangeling
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
The Reader
Slumdog Millionaire
Best Costume DesignAustralia
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Duchess
Milk
Revolutionary Road
Best Film EditingThe Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Frost/Nixon
Milk
Slumdog Millionaire
Best Make-UpThe Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Hellboy 2: The Golden Army
Best MusicThe Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Defiance
Milk
Slumdog Millionaire
Wall-E
Best Song"Down To Earth" - Wall-E
"Jai Ho" - Slumdog Millionaire
"O Sava" - Slumdog Millionaire
Best Sound EditingThe Dark Knight
Iron Man
Slumdog Millionaire
Wall-E
Wanted
Best Sound MixingThe Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Slumdog Millionaire
Wall-E
Wanted
Best Visual EffectsThe Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Iron Man
The Oscars will be handed out on February 22.
Thursday, 22 January 2009