Nominees for Academy Awards were announced this morning, among them “The Dark Knight” and “Milk” with eight each. Actors such as Mickey Rourke (“The Wrestler”) and Richard Jenkins (“The Visitor”) are up for Actor In A Leading Role, with other actors and actresses nominated for their films this past year including the late Heath Ledger, Josh Brolin, Anne Hathaway, and Kate Winslet. Films up for Best Picture include “Slumdog Millionaire”, “The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button”, “The Reader”, “Milk”, and “Frost\/Nixon”. Also to note, “Hellboy II: The Golden Army” starring Ron Perlman and Doug Jones (Carnies, Pan’s Labyrinth) was nominated for Achievement in Makeup.<\/p>\n
Performance by an actor in a leading role<\/p>\n
Richard Jenkins in The Visitor (Overture Films)
\nFrank Langella in Frost\/Nixon (Universal)
\nSean Penn in Milk (Focus Features)
\nBrad Pitt in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (Paramount and Warner Bros.)
\nMickey Rourke in The Wrestler (Fox Searchlight)<\/p>\n
Performance by an actor in a supporting role<\/p>\n
Josh Brolin in Milk (Focus Features)
\nRobert Downey Jr. in Tropic Thunder (DreamWorks, Distributed by DreamWorks\/Paramount)
\nPhilip Seymour Hoffman in Doubt (Miramax)
\nHeath Ledger in The Dark Knight (Warner Bros.)
\nMichael Shannon in Revolutionary Road (DreamWorks, Distributed by Paramount Vantage)<\/p>\n
Performance by an actress in a leading role<\/p>\n
Anne Hathaway in Rachel Getting Married (Sony Pictures Classics)
\nAngelina Jolie in Changeling (Universal)
\nMelissa Leo in Frozen River (Sony Pictures Classics)
\nMeryl Streep in Doubt (Miramax)
\nKate Winslet in The Reader (The Weinstein Company)<\/p>\n
Performance by an actress in a supporting role<\/p>\n
Amy Adams in Doubt (Miramax)
\nPen\u00e9lope Cruz in Vicky Cristina Barcelona (The Weinstein Company)
\nViola Davis in Doubt (Miramax)
\nTaraji P. Henson in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (Paramount and Warner Bros.)
\nMarisa Tomei in The Wrestler (Fox Searchlight)<\/p>\n
Best animated feature film of the year<\/p>\n
Bolt (Walt Disney), Chris Williams and Byron Howard
\nKung Fu Panda (DreamWorks Animation, Distributed by Paramount), John Stevenson and Mark Osborne
\nWALL-E (Walt Disney), Andrew Stanton<\/p>\n
Achievement in art direction<\/p>\n
Changeling (Universal), Art Direction: James J. Murakami, Set Decoration: Gary Fettis
\nThe Curious Case of Benjamin Button (Paramount and Warner Bros.), Art Direction: Donald Graham Burt, Set Decoration: Victor J. Zolfo
\nThe Dark Knight (Warner Bros.), Art Direction: Nathan Crowley, Set Decoration: Peter Lando
\nThe Duchess (Paramount Vantage, Path\u00e9 and BBC Films), Art Direction: Michael Carlin, Set Decoration: Rebecca Alleway
\nRevolutionary Road (DreamWorks, Distributed by Paramount Vantage), Art Direction: Kristi Zea, Set Decoration: Debra Schutt<\/p>\n
Achievement in cinematography<\/p>\n
Changeling (Universal), Tom Stern
\nThe Curious Case of Benjamin Button (Paramount and Warner Bros.), Claudio Miranda
\nThe Dark Knight (Warner Bros.), Wally Pfister
\nThe Reader (The Weinstein Company), Chris Menges and Roger Deakins
\nSlumdog Millionaire (Fox Searchlight), Anthony Dod Mantle<\/p>\n
Achievement in costume design<\/p>\n
Australia (20th Century Fox), Catherine Martin
\nThe Curious Case of Benjamin Button (Paramount and Warner Bros.), Jacqueline West
\nThe Duchess (Paramount Vantage, Path\u00e9 and BBC Films), Michael O\u2019Connor
\nMilk (Focus Features), Danny Glicker
\nRevolutionary Road (DreamWorks, Distributed by Paramount Vantage), Albert Wolsky<\/p>\n
Achievement in directing<\/p>\n
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (Paramount and Warner Bros.), David Fincher
\nFrost\/Nixon (Universal), Ron Howard
\nMilk (Focus Features), Gus Van Sant
\nThe Reader (The Weinstein Company), Stephen Daldry
\nSlumdog Millionaire (Fox Searchlight), Danny Boyle<\/p>\n
Best documentary feature<\/p>\n
The Betrayal (Nerakhoon) (Cinema Guild), A Pandinlao Films Production, Ellen Kuras and Thavisouk Phrasavath
\nEncounters at the End of the World (THINKFilm and Image Entertainment), A Creative Differences Production, Werner Herzog and Henry Kaiser
\nThe Garden A Black Valley Films Production, Scott Hamilton Kennedy
\nMan on Wire (Magnolia Pictures), A Wall to Wall Production, James Marsh and Simon Chinn<\/p>\n
Trouble the Water (Zeitgeist Films), An Elsewhere Films Production, Tia Lessin and Carl Deal<\/p>\n
Best documentary short subject<\/p>\n
The Conscience of Nhem En A Farallon Films Production, Steven Okazaki
\nThe Final Inch A Vermilion Films Production, Irene Taylor Brodsky and Tom Grant
\nSmile Pinki A Principe Production, Megan Mylan
\nThe Witness – From the Balcony of Room 306 A Rock Paper Scissors Production, Adam Pertofsky and Margaret Hyde<\/p>\n
Achievement in film editing<\/p>\n
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (Paramount and Warner Bros.), Kirk Baxter and Angus Wall
\nThe Dark Knight (Warner Bros.), Lee Smith
\nFrost\/Nixon (Universal), Mike Hill and Dan Hanley
\nMilk (Focus Features), Elliot Graham
\nSlumdog Millionaire (Fox Searchlight), Chris Dickens<\/p>\n
Best foreign language film of the year<\/p>\n
The Baader Meinhof Complex A Constantin Film Production, Germany
\nThe Class (Sony Pictures Classics), A Haut et Court Production, France
\nDepartures (Regent Releasing), A Departures Film Partners Production, Japan
\nRevanche (Janus Films), A Prisma Film\/Fernseh Production, Austria
\nWaltz with Bashir (Sony Pictures Classics), A Bridgit Folman Film Gang Production, Israel<\/p>\n
Achievement in makeup<\/p>\n
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (Paramount and Warner Bros.), Greg Cannom
\nThe Dark Knight (Warner Bros.), John Caglione, Jr. and Conor O\u2019Sullivan
\nHellboy II: The Golden Army (Universal), Mike Elizalde and Thom Floutz<\/p>\n
Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score)<\/p>\n
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (Paramount and Warner Bros.), Alexandre Desplat
\nDefiance (Paramount Vantage), James Newton Howard
\nMilk (Focus Features), Danny Elfman
\nSlumdog Millionaire (Fox Searchlight), A.R. Rahman
\nWALL-E (Walt Disney), Thomas Newman<\/p>\n
Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original song)<\/p>\n
Down to Earth from WALL-E (Walt Disney), Music by Peter Gabriel and Thomas Newman, Lyric by Peter Gabriel
\nJai Ho from Slumdog Millionaire (Fox Searchlight), Music by A.R. Rahman, Lyric by Gulzar
\nO Saya from Slumdog Millionaire (Fox Searchlight), Music and Lyric by A.R. Rahman and Maya Arulpragasam <\/p>\n
Best motion picture of the year<\/p>\n
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (Paramount and Warner Bros.), A Kennedy\/Marshall Production, Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall and Ce\u00e1n Chaffin, Producers
\nFrost\/Nixon (Universal), A Universal Pictures, Imagine Entertainment and Working Title Production, Brian Grazer, Ron Howard and Eric Fellner, Producers
\nMilk (Focus Features), A Groundswell and Jinks\/Cohen Company Production, Dan Jinks and Bruce Cohen, Producers
\nThe Reader (The Weinstein Company), A Mirage Enterprises and Neunte Babelsberg Film GmbH Production, Nominees to be determined
\nSlumdog Millionaire (Fox Searchlight), A Celador Films Production, Christian Colson, Producer<\/p>\n
Best animated short film<\/p>\n
La Maison en Petits Cubes A Robot Communications Production, Kunio Kato
\nLavatory – Lovestory A Melnitsa Animation Studio and CTB Film Company Production, Konstantin Bronzit
\nOktapodi (Talantis Films), A Gobelins, L\u2019\u00e9cole de l\u2019image Production, Emud Mokhberi and Thierry Marchand
\nPresto (Walt Disney), A Pixar Animation Studios Production, Doug Sweetland
\nThis Way Up A Nexus Production, Alan Smith and Adam Foulkes<\/p>\n
Best live action short film<\/p>\n
Auf der Strecke (On the Line) (Hamburg Shortfilmagency), An Academy of Media Arts Cologne Production, Reto Caffi
\nManon on the Asphalt (La Luna Productions), A La Luna Production, Elizabeth Marre and Olivier Pont
\nNew Boy (Network Ireland Television), A Zanzibar Films Production, Steph Green and Tamara Anghie
\nThe Pig An M & M Production, Tivi Magnusson and Dorte H\u00f8gh
\nSpielzeugland (Toyland) A Mephisto Film Production, Jochen Alexander Freydank<\/p>\n
Achievement in sound editing<\/p>\n
The Dark Knight (Warner Bros.), Richard King
\nIron Man (Paramount and Marvel Entertainment), Frank Eulner and Christopher Boyes
\nSlumdog Millionaire (Fox Searchlight), Glenn Freemantle and Tom Sayers
\nWALL-E (Walt Disney), Ben Burtt and Matthew Wood
\nWanted (Universal), Wylie Stateman<\/p>\n
Achievement in sound mixing<\/p>\n
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (Paramount and Warner Bros.), David Parker, Michael Semanick, Ren Klyce and Mark Weingarten
\nThe Dark Knight (Warner Bros.), Lora Hirschberg, Gary Rizzo and Ed Novick
\nSlumdog Millionaire (Fox Searchlight), Ian Tapp, Richard Pryke and Resul Pookutty
\nWALL-E (Walt Disney), Tom Myers, Michael Semanick and Ben Burtt
\nWanted (Universal), Chris Jenkins, Frank A. Monta\u00f1o and Petr Forejt<\/p>\n
Achievement in visual effects<\/p>\n
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (Paramount and Warner Bros.), Eric Barba, Steve Preeg, Burt Dalton and Craig Barron
\nThe Dark Knight (Warner Bros.), Nick Davis, Chris Corbould, Tim Webber and Paul Franklin
\nIron Man (Paramount and Marvel Entertainment), John Nelson, Ben Snow, Dan Sudick and Shane Mahan<\/p>\n
Adapted screenplay<\/p>\n
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (Paramount and Warner Bros.), Screenplay by Eric Roth, Screen story by Eric Roth and Robin Swicord
\nDoubt (Miramax), Written by John Patrick Shanley
\nFrost\/Nixon (Universal), Screenplay by Peter Morgan
\nThe Reader (The Weinstein Company), Screenplay by David Hare
\nSlumdog Millionaire (Fox Searchlight), Screenplay by Simon Beaufoy<\/p>\n
Original screenplay<\/p>\n
Frozen River (Sony Pictures Classics), Written by Courtney Hunt
\nHappy-Go-Lucky (Miramax), Written by Mike Leigh
\nIn Bruges (Focus Features), Written by Martin McDonagh
\nMilk (Focus Features), Written by Dustin Lance Black
\nWALL-E (Walt Disney), Screenplay by Andrew Stanton, Jim Reardon, Original story by Andrew Stanton, Pete Docter<\/p>\n
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