In de categorie Beste Mannelijke Hoofdrol zijn naast Pitt ook Frank Langella (Frost/Nixon), Sean Penn (Milk), Mickey Rourke (The Wrestler) en Richard Jenkins (The Visitor) genomineerd.Kate Winslet is dit jaar voor de zesde keer genomineerd, voor haar rol in The Reader. Haar concurrentie bestaat uit Angelina Jolie (Changeling), Anne Hathaway (Rachel Getting Married), Meryl Streep (Doubt) en Melissa Leo (Frozen River).
Zoals verwacht is de vorige jaar gestorven acteur Heath Ledger genomineerd voor de prijs van Beste Mannelijke Bijrol voor zijn rol als The Joker in The Dark Knight.
De volledige lijst van nominaties is als volgt:
Best Actress:
Anne Hathaway - Rachel Getting Married
Angelina Jolie - Changeling
Melissa Leo - Frozen River
Meryl Streep - Doubt
Kate Winslet - The Reader
Best Actor:
Brad Pitt - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Frank Langella - Frost/Nixon
Sean Penn - Milk
Mickey Rourke - The Wrestler
Richard Jenkins - The Visitor
Best 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 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
Best Picture:
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Slumdog Millionaire
The Reader
Frost/Nixon
Milk
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
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, Jim Reardon, Pete Docter - Wall-e
Best Animated Feature Film:
Bolt
Kung Fu Panda
Wall-e
Achievement In Art Direction:
James J. Murakami, Gary Fettis - Changeling
Donald Graham Burt, Victor J. Zolfo - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Nathan Crowley, Peter Lando - The Dark Knight
Michael Carlin, Rebecca Alleway - The Duchess
Kristi Zea, Debra Schutt - Revolutionary Road
Achievement In Cinematography:
Tom Stern - Changeling
Claudio Miranda - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Wally Pfister - The Dark Knight
Chris Menges, Roger Deakins - The Reader
Anthony Dod Mantle - Slumdog Millionaire
Achievement In Costume Design:
Catherine Martin - Australia
Jacqueline West - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Michael O'Connor - The Duchess
Danny Glicker - Milk
Albert Wolsky - 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 Subject:
The Conscience of Nhem En
The Final Inch
Smile Pinki
The Witness - From the Balcony of Room 306
Achievement In Film Editing:
Kirk Baxter, Angus Wall - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Lee Smith - The Dark Knight
Mike Hill, Dan Hanley - Frost/Nixon
Elliot Graham - Milk
Chris Dickens - Slumdog Millionaire
Best Foreign Language Film:
The Baader Meinhof Complex (Germany)
The Class (France)
Departures (Japan)
Revanche (Austria)
Waltz with Bashir (Israel)
