2009 Oscar Nominees
The Oscar Nominees were announced this morning at their always way-to-early press conferences. Pretty strong lists this year in my opinion.
Here are the major category nominees:
Best Supporting Actress
- Amy Adams - Doubt
- Penelope Cruz - Vickie Christina Barcelona
- Viola Davis - Doubt
- Taraji P. Henson - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
- Marissa Tomei - The Wrestler
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 Actor
- Richard Jenkins - The Visitor
- Frank Langella - Frost/Nixon
- Sean Penn - Milk
- Brat 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
Original Screenplay
- Frozen River
- Happy Go Lucky
- In Bruges
- Milk
- Wall -E
Direction
- 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 Picture
- The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
- Frost/Nixon
- Milk
- The Reader
- Slumdog Millionaire
What’ya think? The Oscars Ceremony will be held one month from today on February 22nd.