Oscar Noms

It's been one year since Heath Ledger died. And he got an Oscar nomination (which most likely will lead to a win).



Best picture
“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,”
“Frost/Nixon,”
“Milk,”
“The Reader,”
“Slumdog Millionaire.”

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 actor
Richard Jenkins, “The Visitor”;
Frank Langella, “Frost/Nixon”;
Sean Penn, “Milk”; Brad Pitt,
“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”;
Mickey Rourke, “The Wrestler.”

Best actress
Anne Hathaway, “Rachel Getting Married”;
Angelina Jolie, “Changeling”;
Melissa Leo, “Frozen River”;
Meryl Streep, “Doubt”;
Kate Winslet, “The Reader.”

Best supporting actor
Josh Brolin, “Milk”;
Robert Downey Jr., “Tropic Thunder”;
Philip Seymour Hoffman, “Doubt”;
Heath Ledger, “The Dark Knight”;
Michael Shannon, “Revolutionary Road.”

Best 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.”




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