2009 Oscar Nominations List

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The 81st Academy Awards nominations were announced today at the Academy's Samuel Goldwyn Theater, and boy is this year going to be exciting!

Heath Ledger received a posthumous Best Supporting Actor nomination for his brilliant performance in 'The Dark Knight.'

Leonardo DiCaprio got snubbed by the Academy and didn't receive a nomination for his role in 'Revolutionary Road' but his co-star Kate Winslet scored a Best Actress nod for her performance in 'The Reader'.

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button might clean house this year. The movie scored 13 nominations in total including Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay.

'Sexist Man Alive' Hugh Jackman will be hosting the show, which will honor outstanding film achievements from 2008.

The Academy is keeping its presenters a secret until the day of the show, which will take place on Sunday, February 22 on ABC. But in the meantime, here are this years nominations. Who will you be rooting for?

BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Richard Jenkins--The Visitor
Frank Langella--Frost/Nixon
Sean Penn--Milk
Brad Pitt--The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Mickey Rourke--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 ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Anne Hathaway--Rachel Getting Married
Angelina Jolie--Changeling
Melissa Leo--Frozen River
Meryl Streep--Doubt
Kate Winslet--The Reader

BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Amy Adams--Doubt
Penelope Cruz--Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Viola Davis--Doubt
Taraji Henson--The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Marisa Tomei--The Wrestler

BEST 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

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Frozen
Happy-Go-Lucky
In Bruges
Milk
Wall-E

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Eric Roth--The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
John Patrick Shanley--Doubt
Peter Morgan--Frost/Nixon
David Hare--The Reader
Simon Beaufoy--Slumdog Millionaire

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
Bolt
Kung Fu Panda
Wall-E

BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Frost/Nixon
Milk
The Reader
Slumdog Millionaire

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Reader Comments

9:42AM 01/30/09 gretchens411

I would say getting naked was well worth Jenn's efforts. It got a LOT of men to watch a chick flick with their wives and girlfriends that would not normally go. Smart PR work!!! Good for her.Besides, it's not like Brangelina have never gotten naked for or in a movie before. In fact Angie delibertly got naked in Mr & Mrs Whore (she was not asked to). She did it to seduce a married Brad.

9:33AM 01/30/09 gretchens411

That Dog movie out-shined and out-sold both of Brangie's movies put together. I would say getting naked was well wort

5:50PM 01/29/09 anagirl

its hard to choose which is which they are great actor/actress..

8:15AM 01/28/09 Jenfraud

What happened to the DOG movie, the one where a human sidekick had to strip naked to promote? LOL! Didn't get nominated? It made tons of money, just like prostitutes do.

9:57AM 01/27/09 gretchens411

They won't win. Even if they do, it won't be as important as it would have been to win a SAG. I refuse to give my hard earned $$$ to either one of their movies,ever, but from what I hear,Brad's movie is a rip off from Forest Gump anyway. Apparently the writer couldn't come up with a fresh idea for a movie. Both movies have recieved so much hype only because these two whores can sell tabloids and are on every mag exploiting their personal life. If it were not for the tabloids these two would have been forgotten 4 years ago.

4:58PM 01/22/09 LucyLove

'Sexiest Man Alive' Hugh Jackman, not 'Sexist Man Alive' lol

11:44AM 01/22/09 gevo

Leo got robbed, i guess he needs to become a gerontologist to become nominated

11:31AM 01/22/09 Jenfraud

Imagine if Huvane decides to parade Aniston out on Oscar night. For every nomination of Jolie-Pitt, every smile exchanged among the two, the camera will pan to PATHETIC LOSER ANISTON who has to have her usual FAKE GRIN pasted on her face. How sad, sad, pathetic, pathetic is that? See, it's better to stay away from A-listers.

8:27AM 01/22/09 Jana

I can't believe neither Kate nor Leo got nominated for "Revolutionary Road"...that was some very good acting... "Angelina did a very good job in "Changeling" ... Sean Penn is amazing as always... sad that Clint wasn't nominated.. & will you people stop judging actors talents based on their personal life!!! that's just stupid, childish & narrow minded...

8:16AM 01/22/09 Eboe

Go Kate and Heath! Screw the rest!

7:52AM 01/22/09 Sophie

I hope Angelina doesnt win. thats the only thing i'm wishing for. stupid homewrecker

7:49AM 01/22/09 sasha

brad and angie better not win! They are the fakest couple ever. they are attention whores

7:39AM 01/22/09 Jenfraud

Too bad, with Jolie-Pitt DOUBLE NOMINATION, I guess JenJen is OUSTSIZED from Oscar's yet again. Well get ready JenFans, Jolie-Pitts are MOVIE stars with numbers of prestigious projects coming up. JenJen has no place in their A-list company. C-list TV has-been can stay among her inferior peers. So sorry :)

7:26AM 01/22/09 robbinlea

Leo was snubbed, but they let someone like Brad Pitt get nominated? What a racket!

7:25AM 01/22/09 tomtom09

So glad "Milk" received so many nominations. It deserves everyone of them..a truely great classic film. Sean Penn beats all the other nominations in his acting. Heath Ledger only nominated because he died early...one of the worst acting job ever...he deserved it for "Brokeback Mountain" not his mess. Glad Melissa Leo was nominated for "Frozen River" a dark horse but a nomination deserved as is Richard Jenkins for "The Vistor" both great acting jobs. I vote for "Milk" all the way!!!

7:19AM 01/22/09 Sarahpalin

poor leo

7:11AM 01/22/09 Michael1

Great line-up cannot wait for the ceremony-

6:40AM 01/22/09 Sophie

it was a great movie nakon. you're a dumb ass that didnt understand it

6:35AM 01/22/09 nakon

curious case of benjamin is the ugliest movie ever it never should have been nominated for anything, it was the worst of the year, all this for make up? making someone look old?

6:17AM 01/22/09 Kate37

Kate Winslet was nominated for "The Reader", not "Revolutionary Road".