81st Oscar Nominations

The nominations are coming in…To say I’m surprised at the choices is putting it mildly.

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

Best Director:
Danny Boyle, “Slumdog Millionaire”
Stephen Daldry, “The Reader”
David Fincher, “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
Ron Howard, “Frost / Nison”
Gus van Sant, “Milk”

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”

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

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

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

Best Original Screenplay:
Milk
Frozen River
Happy-Go-Lucky
In Bruges
WALL-E

Best Adapted Screenplay:
Slumdog Millionaire
The Reader
Frost / Nixon
Doubt
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button