The Nominees Are...

The nominations for the 81st Academy Awards announced this morning. You all know which movie I'm rooting for. Here are the nominees...

Best motion picture of the year:
- "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" (Paramount and Warner Bros.)
- "Frost/Nixon" (Universal)
- "Milk" (Focus Features)
- "The Reader" (The Weinstein Company)
- "Slumdog Millionaire" (Fox Searchlight)

Performance by an actor in a leading role:
Richard Jenkins in "The Visitor" (Overture Films)
Frank Langella in "Frost/Nixon" (Universal)
Sean Penn in "Milk" (Focus Features)
Brad Pitt in "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" (Paramount and Warner Bros.)
Mickey Rourke in "The Wrestler" (Fox Searchlight)

Performance by an actor in a supporting role:
- Josh Brolin in "Milk"
- Robert Downey Jr. in "Tropic Thunder"
- Philip Seymour Hoffman in "Doubt"
- Heath Ledger in "The Dark Knight"
- Michael Shannon in "Revolutionary Road"

Performance by an actress in a leading role:
- Anne Hathaway in "Rachel Getting Married"
- Angelina Jolie in "Changeling"
- Melissa Leo in "Frozen River"
- Meryl Streep in "Doubt"
- Kate Winslet in "The Reader"

Performance by an actress in a supporting role:
- Amy Adams in "Doubt"
- Penélope Cruz in "Vicky Cristina Barcelona"
- Viola Davis in "Doubt"
- Taraji P. Henson in "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
- Marisa Tomei in "The Wrestler"

Achievement in directing:
- "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" (Paramount and Warner Bros.) - David Fincher
- "Frost/Nixon" (Universal) - Ron Howard
- "Milk" (Focus Features) - Gus Van Sant
- "The Reader" (The Weinstein Company) - Stephen Daldry
- "Slumdog Millionaire" (Fox Searchlight) - Danny Boyle

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