2009 Oscar Nominations
Jan. 22 2009, Published 1:17 p.m. ET
Academy Award Nominees for 2009 have just been announced. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button leads the pack with 13. And the Oscar nom goes to...
BEST PICTURE
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Frost/Nixon
Milk
Slumdog Millionaire
The Reader
DIRECTION
David Fincher, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Christopher Nolan, The Dark Knight
Gus Van Sant, Milk
Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire
Stephen Daldry, The Reader
ACTOR
Frank Langella, Frost/Nixon
Sean Penn, Milk
Mickey Rourke, The Wrestler
Richard Jenkins, Visitor
Brad Pitt, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
ACTRESS
Anne Hathaway, Rachel Getting Married
Angelina Jolie, Changeling
Meryl Streep, Doubt
Kate Winslet, Revolutionary Road
Melissa Leo, Frozen River
SUPPORTING ACTOR
Josh Brolin, Milk
Robert Downey, Jr., Tropic Thunder
Philip Seymour Hoffman, Doubt
Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight
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Michael Shannon, Revolutionary Road
SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Amy Adams, Doubt
Penelope Cruz, Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Viola Davis, Doubt
Marisa Tomei, The Wrestler
Taraji P. Henson, The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button