Nominations are in! First thing on everybody’s mind: The Dark Knight‘s “snub.” Fans were hopeful it’d get the Best Picture nomination (especially with its strong support in other awards ceremonies), though it did get seven technical awards and the requisite Heath Ledger Supporting Actor nom.
The nearly Rotten The Reader makes a surprisingly strong showing, with a Best Picture and Best Director nod, and a switcheroo for Kate Winslet to Best Actress from Best Supporting Actress, leaving that category open for this year’s favorite, Penelope Cruz.
Further surprises include the absence of Sally Hawkins for Happy-Go-Lucky (who took home the Golden Globe weeks prior) and Bruce Springsteen for Best Original Song in The Wrestler. (In addition, there were plenty of hold-outs hoping for a Wrestler Best Picture and Best Director.) But no doubt Robert Downey Jr’s Supporting Actor nom is a bright spot for eager comedy fans.
The best-reviewed movie of the year, WALL-E, was always a very long shot for Best Picture, and will settle for a virtual lock in the Best Animated Picture category. With its presence in other categories, WALL-E currently holds the highest number of nominations ever for a CGI film. In addition, the Best Screenplay nod for Andrew Stanton continues Pixar’s quiet and impressive streak in that category.
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Gus Van Sant |
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Meryl Streep |
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Viola Davis |
| Original Screenplay | Adapted Screenplay |
 Frozen River (86%) |
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (71%) |
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Happy-Go-Lucky (93%) |
Doubt (78%) |
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In Bruges (81%) |
Frost/Nixon (91%) |
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Milk (93%) |
The Reader (60%) |
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WALL-E (96%) |
Slumdog Millionaire (94%) |
| Foreign Language Film | Documentary, Features |
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The Baader Meinhof Complex from Germany (82%) |
The Betrayal (91%) |
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The Class from France (96%) |
Encounters at the End of the World (93%) |
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Revanche from Austria |
The Garden |
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Departures from Japan |
Man on Wire (100%) |
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Waltz With Bashir from Israel (95%) |
Trouble the Water (97%) |
| Animated Feature Film | Cinematography |
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Bolt (85%) |
 Changeling (59%) |
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Kung Fu Panda (88%) |
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (71%) |
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WALL-E (96%) |
The Dark Knight (94%) |
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The Reader (60%) |
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Slumdog Millionaire (94%) |
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| Art Direction | Costume Design |
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Changeling (59%) |
Australia (53%) |
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The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (71%) |
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (71%) |
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The Dark Knight (94%) |
The Duchess (60%) |
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The Duchess (60%) |
Milk (93%) |
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Revolutionary Road (68%) |
Revolutionary Road (68%) |
| Editing | Sound |
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The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (71%) |
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (71%) |
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The Dark Knight (94%) |
The Dark Knight (94%) |
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Frost/Nixon (91%) |
Slumdog Millionaire (94%) |
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Slumdog Millionaire (94%) |
WALL-E (96%) |
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Milk (93%) |
Wanted (73%) |
| Sound Editing | Visual Effects |
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The Dark Knight (94%) |
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (71%) |
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Iron Man (93%) |
The Dark Knight (94%) |
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Slumdog Millionaire (94%) |
Iron Man (93%) |
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WALL-E (96%) |
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Wanted (73%) |
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| Makeup | Original Song |
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The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (71%) |
“Jai Ho”: Slumdog Millionaire (94%) |
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The Dark Knight (94%) |
“O Saya”: Slumdog Millionaire (94%) |
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Hellboy II: The Golden Army (88%) |
“Down to Earth”: WALL-E (96%) |
| Original Score | Short Film, Animated |
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The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (71%) |
La Maison en Petits Cubes |
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Defiance (52%) |
Lavatory – Lovestory |
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Milk (93%) |
Oktapodi |
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Slumdog Millionaire (94%) |
Presto |
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WALL-E (96%) |
This Way Up |
| Short Film, Live Action | Documentary, Short Subject |
| On the Line | The Conscience of Nhem En |
| Manon on the Asphalt | The Final Inch |
| New Boy | Smile Pinki |
| The Pig | The Witness – From the Balcony of Room 306 |
| Toyland |
