And the Oscar Nominees Are....

Last week, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button was revealed as the lead for the Academy Awards with 13 nominations, including best picture, and acting honors for Brad Pitt and Taraji P. Henson, and a directing slot for David Fincher. And South African linked Slumdog Millionaire film by Danny Boyle scooped 9 nominations including best motion picture, just behind it is the film Milk.
After the so much hype and predictions on who is going to be nominated, but as predicted the movie Slumdog Millionaire which took 4 Golden Globe Awards along with actress Kate Winslet- who had received nominations all her life but finally got two Globes. Only the 22 February will tell if she will ever get an Oscar…poor thing!

Following is the list of the 81st annual Academy Award nominations announced Thursday:



Best Picture:
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Frost/Nixon
Milk
The Reader
Slumdog Millionaire

Actor:
Richard Jenkins "The Visitor"
Frank Langella, "Frost/Nixon"
Sean Penn, "Milk"
Brad Pitt, "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
Mickey Rourke, "The Wrestler."

Actress:
Anne Hathaway, "Rachel Getting Married"
Angelina Jolie, "Changeling"
Melissa Leo, "Frozen River"
Meryl Streep, "Doubt"
Kate Winslet, "The Reader."

Supporting Actor:
Josh Brolin, "Milk"
Robert Downey Jr., "Tropic Thunder"
Philip Seymour Hoffman, "Doubt"
Heath Ledger, "The Dark Knight"
Michael Shannon, "Revolutionary Road."

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."

Director:
David Fincher, "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
Ron Howard, "Frost/Nixon"
Gus Van Sant, "Milk"
Stephen Daldry, "The Reader"
Danny Boyle, "Slumdog Millionaire."

Foreign Film:
"The Baader Meinhof Complex," Germany
"The Class," France
"Departures," Japan
"Revanche," Austria
"Waltz With Bashir," Israel.

Adapted Screenplay:
Eric Roth and 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 and Pete Docter, "WALL-E."

Animated Feature Film:
"Bolt"
"Kung Fu Panda"
"WALL-E."

Art Direction:
"Changeling,"
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,"
"The Dark Knight,"
"The Duchess,"
"Revolutionary Road."

Cinematography:
"Changeling,"
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,"
"The Dark Knight,"
"The Reader,"
"Slumdog Millionaire."

Sound Mixing:
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,"
"The Dark Knight,"
"Slumdog Millionaire,"
"WALL-E,"
"Wanted."

Sound Editing:
"The Dark Knight,"
"Iron Man,"
"Slumdog Millionaire,"
"WALL-E,"
"Wanted."

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.

Original Song:
"Down to Earth" from "WALL-E," Peter Gabriel and Thomas Newman
"Jai Ho" from "Slumdog Millionaire," A.R. Rahman and Gulzar
"O Saya" from "Slumdog Millionaire," A.R. Rahman and Maya Arulpragasam.

Costume:
"Australia,"
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,"
"The Duchess,"
"Milk,"
"Revolutionary Road."

Documentary Feature:
"The Betrayal (Nerakhoon),"
"Encounters at the End of the World,"
"The Garden,"
"Man on Wire,"
"Trouble the Water."

Documentary (short subject):
"The Conscience of Nhem En,"
"The Final Inch,"
"Smile Pinki,"
"The Witness - From the Balcony of Room 306."

Film Editing:
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,"
"The Dark Knight,"
"Frost/Nixon,"
"Milk,"
"Slumdog Millionaire."

Makeup:
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,"
"The Dark Knight,"
"Hellboy II: The Golden Army."

Animated Short Film:
"La Maison en Petits Cubes,"
"Lavatory - Lovestory,"
"Oktapodi,"
"Presto,"
"This Way Up."

Live Action Short Film:
"Auf der Strecke (On the Line),"
"Manon on the Asphalt,"
"New Boy,"
"The Pig,"
"Spielzeugland (Toyland)."

Visual Effects:
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,"
"The Dark Knight,"
"Iron Man."