The 84th annual Academy Award nominations have been announced in Beverly Hills, Calif., by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Announcing the nominees this morning was actress and last year’s Oscar nominee Jennifer Lawrence. Watch the winner’s announced live on Sunday, February 26th starting at 7pm CST on ABC.

The nominees are:

BEST ACTOR

Damien Bichir, A Better Life
George Clooney, The Descendants
Jean Dujardin, The Artist
Brad Pitt, Moneyball
Gary Oldman, Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy

SUPPORTING ACTOR

Kenneth Branagh, My Week With Marilyn
Nick Nolte, Warriors
Christopher Plummer, Beginners
Max von Sydow, Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
Jonah Hill, Moneyball

BEST ACTRESS

Glenn Close, Albert Nobbs
Viola Davis, The Help
Rooney Mara, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Meryl Streep, The Iron Lady
Michelle Williams, My Week with Marilyn,

SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Berenice Bejo, The Artist
Jessica Chastain, The Help
Melissa McCarthy, Bridesmaids
Octavia Spencer, The Help
Janet McTeer, Albert Nobbs

Directing:

Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist
Alexander Payne, The Descendants
Martin Scorsese, Hugo
Woody Allen, Midnight in Paris
Terrence Malick, The Tree of Life

Best picture:

The Artist
The Descendants
Hugo
The Help
Midnight in Paris
War Horse
Moneyball
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
The Tree of Life

Best Original Screenplay:

The Artist : Michel Hazanavicius
Bridesmaids : Kristen Wiig, Annie Mumolo
Margin Call : J.C. Chandor
Midnight in Paris : Woody Allen
A Separation : Asghar Farhadi

Best Adapted Screenplay:

The Descendants : Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, Jim Rash
Hugo : John Logan
The Ides of March : George Clooney, Grant Heslov, Beau Willimon
Moneyball : Steven Zaillian, Aaron Sorkin, Stan Chervin
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy : Bridget O’Connor, Peter Straughan

Best Animation:

A Cat in Paris
Chico & Rita
Kung Fu Panda 2
Puss in Boots
Rango

Best Foreign Language:

Bullhead : Michael R. Roskam(Belgium)
Footnote : Joseph Cedar(Israel)
In Darkness : Agnieszka Holland(Poland)
Monsieur Lazhar : Philippe Falardeau(Canada)
A Separation : Asghar Farhadi(Iran)

Best Achievement in Cinematography:

The Artist : Guillaume Schiffman
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo : Jeff Cronenweth
Hugo : Robert Richardson
The Tree of Life : Emmanuel Lubezki
War Horse : Janusz Kaminski

Best Achievement in Editing:

The Artist : Anne-Sophie Bion, Michel Hazanavicius
The Descendants : Kevin Tent
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo : Angus Wall, Kirk Baxter
Hugo : Thelma Schoonmaker
Moneyball : Christopher Tellefsen

Best Achievement in Art Direction:

The Artist : Laurence Bennett, Gregory S. Hooper
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 : Stuart Craig, Stephenie McMillan
Hugo : Dante Ferretti, Francesca Lo Schiavo
Midnight in Paris : Anne Seibel, Hélène Dubreuil
War Horse : Rick Carter, Lee Sandales

Best Achievement in Costume Design:

Anonymous : Lisy Christl
The Artist : Mark Bridges
Hugo : Sandy Powell
Jane Eyre : Michael O’Connor
W.E. : Arianne Phillips

Best Achievement in Makeup:

Albert Nobbs
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
The Iron Lady

Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Score:

The Adventures of Tintin : John Williams
The Artist : Ludovic Bource
Hugo : Howard Shore
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy : Alberto Iglesias
War Horse : John Williams

Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Song:

The Muppets : Bret McKenzie(”Man or Muppet”)
Rio : Sergio Mendes, Carlinhos Brown, Siedah Garrett(”Real in Rio”)

Best Achievement in Sound Mixing:

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Hugo
Moneyball
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
War Horse

Best Achievement in Sound Editing:

Drive
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Hugo
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
War Horse

Best Achievement in Visual Effects:

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Hugo
Real Steel
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Transformers: Dark of the Moon

Best Documentary:

Hell and Back Again
If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front
Paradise Lost 3: PurgatoryPina
Undefeated

Best Documentary, Short Subjects:

The Barber of Birmingham: Foot Soldier of the Civil Rights Movement
God Is the Bigger Elvis
Incident in New Baghdad
Saving Face
The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom

Best Short Film, Animated:

Dimanche : Patrick Doyon
The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore : William Joyce, Brandon Oldenburg
La Luna : Enrico Casarosa
A Morning Stroll : Grant Orchard, Sue Goffe
Wild Life : Amanda Forbis, Wendy Tilby

Best Short Film, Live Action:

Pentecost : Peter McDonald
Raju : Max Zähle, Stefan Gieren
The Shore : Terry George
Time Freak : Andrew Bowler, Gigi Causey
Tuba Atlantic : Hallvar Witzø

• A ONE YEAR Netflix Membership
• Our favorite film on DVD from 2010 “The Social Network”

All entries must have a predicted winner chosen for all categories to qualify and the tie-breaker question must be answered. Deadline for predictions is February 27, 2011 at 4pm CST. Watch the Academy Awards live on Sunday, Feb. 27 on ABC.  We look forward to announcing our winner on Tuesday March 1, 2011. Good Luck!!

Ten Movies. Two Days. One Oscar.

Tickets on Sale Now for Special Event on Feb. 19 & 26

AMC Theatres (AMC), a leading theatrical exhibition and entertainment company, is proud to announce the 5th annual AMC Best Picture ShowcaseSM, the highly anticipated event by movie lovers nationwide. Since 2007, AMC has offered guests the rare opportunity to experience the movies nominated for the Best Picture Oscar by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

The 10 movies nominated for Best Picture will be shown on Saturday, Feb. 19 and Saturday, Feb. 26 at more than 113 theatres in 43 markets. Plus, a select 15 of those theatres in 13 markets will host a 24-hour movie marathon where guests can watch all 10 movies in one sitting!

“AMC has a deep history of innovation and we brought the idea to our studio partners, who were happy to collaborate with us on the AMC Best Picture Showcase,” said Stephen Colanero, executive vice president and chief marketing officer at AMC. “These are some of the most celebrated movies of the year, and we recognize that not everyone has seen all 10. Or many movie fans would perhaps like to see them again to analyze scenes, pick up on nuances or just to share the experience with someone new. There is no better way to view these films than on the big screen, and we’re pleased to offer our guests this exclusive opportunity.”

The nominees are: BLACK SWAN, THE FIGHTER, INCEPTION, THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT,
THE KING’S SPEECH, 127 HOURS, THE SOCIAL NETWORK, TOY STORY 3, TRUE GRIT and WINTER’S BONE.

AMC Best Picture Showcase Pricing:

·         Two-Day Pass:                    $60 (includes all 10 movies on Feb. 19 and Feb. 26)

·         24-Hour Marathon Pass:    $50 (includes all 10 movies at 15 select theatres on Feb. 26)

·         One-Day Pass:                    $35 (includes five movies on Feb. 19 or Feb. 26)

Guests will receive a $10 gift card for each one-day pass purchased. Two-day event pass holders will receive a $10 gift card when they check-in on each Saturday. Guests purchasing the 24-hour marathon pass will receive a $20 gift card for Feb. 27. Gift cards can be used for concessions throughout that day.

All guests will also receive a free, special theatre-sized AMC Best Picture Showcase poster that features artwork from all 10 nominees (while supplies last). This poster was specially designed for this event and will not be available at any other time. Additionally, guests will receive a keepsake lanyard, which serves as the pass for the AMC Best Picture Showcase. Please note there will not be a discount for MovieWatcher® members.

The Academy Awards® will be presented on Sunday, Feb. 27 at the Kodak Theatre at the Hollywood & Highland Center® and televised live on ABC.

The nominations are in and there are no surprises. You’ll have to tune in on Sunday, Feb. 27 on ABC when the awards will be presented. The hosts this year are actors Anne Hathaway and James Franco.

Best Picture

The Kids Are All Right
Toy Story 3
The Social Network
The King’s Speech
Inception
The Fighter
Black Swan
127 Hours
True Grit
Winter’s Bone

Best Director

David Fincher, The Social Network
Tom Hooper, The King’s Speech
Joel and Ethan Coen, True Grit
Darren Aronofsky, Black Swan
David O. Russell, The Fighter

Best Actor

Colin Firth, The King’s Speech
James Franco, 127 Hours
Jeff Bridges, True Grit
Jesse Eisenberg, The Social Network
Javier Bardem, Biutiful

Best Actress

Annette Bening, The Kids Are All Right
Jennifer Lawrence, Winter’s Bone
Natalie Portman, Black Swan
Michelle Williams, Blue Valentine
Nicole Kidman, Rabbit Hole

Best Supporting Actor

Christian Bale, The Fighter
Geoffrey Rush, The King’s Speech
Mark Ruffalo, The Kids Are All Right
John Hawkes, Winter’s Bone
Jeremy Renner, The Town

Best Supporting Actress

Helena Bonham Carter, The King’s Speech
Melissa Leo, The Fighter
Hailee Steinfeld, True Grit
Amy Adams, The Fighter
Jackie Weaver, Animal Kingdom

Best Animated Feature

The Illusionist
Toy Story 3
How To Train Your Dragon

Best Original Screenplay

Inception by Christopher Nolan
The King’s Speech by David Seidler
The Kids Are All Right by Lisa Cholodenko and Stuart Blumberg
The Fighter by Scott Silver, Paul Tamasy and Eric Johnson
Another Year by Mike Leigh

Best Adapted Screenplay

The Social Network by Aaron Sorkin
True Grit by Joel & Ethan Coen
127 Hours by Danny Boyle and Simon Beaufoy
Toy Story 3 by Michael Arndt
Winter’s Bone by Debra Granik and Anne Roselini

Best Foreign Film

Dogtooth, Greece
Biutiful, Mexico
Incendies, Canada
Hævnen (In a Better World), Denmark
Outside the Law, Algeria

Best Documentary

Exit Through the Gift Shop
Gasland
Restrepo
Wasteland
Inside Job

Actor in a Leading Role

Jeff Bridges in “Crazy Heart”

Actor in a Supporting Role

Christoph Waltz in “Inglourious Basterds”

Actress in a Leading Role

Sandra Bullock in “The Blind Side”

Actress in a Supporting Role

Mo’Nique in “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire”

Animated Feature Film

“Up” Pete Docter

Art Direction

“Avatar” Art Direction: Rick Carter and Robert Stromberg; Set Decoration: Kim Sinclair

Cinematography

“Avatar” Mauro Fiore

Costume Design

“The Young Victoria” Sandy Powell

Directing

“The Hurt Locker” Kathryn Bigelow

Documentary (Feature)

“The Cove” Louie Psihoyos & Fisher Stevens

Documentary (Short Subject)

“Music by Prudence” Roger Ross Williams and Elinor Burkett

Film Editing

“The Hurt Locker” Bob Murawski and Chris Innis

Foreign Language Film

“El Secreto de Sus Ojos” Argentina

Makeup

“Star Trek” Barney Burman, Mindy Hall and Joel Harlow

Music (Original Score)

“Up” Michael Giacchino

Music (Original Song)

“The Weary Kind (Theme from Crazy Heart)” from “Crazy Heart” Music and Lyric by Ryan Bingham and T Bone Burnett

Best Picture

“THE HURT LOCKER”

Short Film (Animated)

“Logorama” Nicolas Schmerkin

Short Film (Live Action)

“The New Tenants” Joachim Back and Tivi Magnusson

Sound Editing

“The Hurt Locker” Paul N.J. Ottosson

Sound Mixing

“The Hurt Locker” Paul N.J. Ottosson and Ray Beckett

Visual Effects

“Avatar” Joe Letteri, Stephen Rosenbaum, Richard Baneham and Andrew R. Jones

Writing (Adapted Screenplay)

“Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire” Screenplay by Geoffrey Fletcher

Writing (Original Screenplay)

“The Hurt Locker” Written by Mark Boal

• A 3 Month Netflix Membership
• Our favorite film on DVD from 2009 that missed out of this years nominations: “The Hangover”
• Two free Noodle dishes from our favorite restaurant Noodles & Company (which can be used soon at their new Kansas City locations in Lee’s Summit, MO and on The Plaza)

All entries must have a predicted winner chosen for all categories to qualify and the tie-breaker question must be answered. Deadline for predictions is March 6, 2010. We look forward to announcing our winner on March 8, 2010. Good Luck!!

The 82nd Academy Awards nominations were announced on Tuesday,February 2, 2009 by by actress Anne Hathaway and Academy President Tom Sherak. Were there any shockers?… not really, in my opinion. The nominees are:

Actor in a Leading Role

Jeff Bridges in “Crazy Heart”
George Clooney in “Up in the Air”
Colin Firth in “A Single Man”
Morgan Freeman in “Invictus”
Jeremy Renner in “The Hurt Locker”

Actor in a Supporting Role

Matt Damon in “Invictus”
Woody Harrelson in “The Messenger”
Christopher Plummer in “The Last Station”
Stanley Tucci in “The Lovely Bones”
Christoph Waltz in “Inglourious Basterds”

Actress in a Leading Role

Sandra Bullock in “The Blind Side”
Helen Mirren in “The Last Station”
Carey Mulligan in “An Education”
Gabourey Sidibe in “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire”
Meryl Streep in “Julie & Julia”

Actress in a Supporting Role

Penélope Cruz in “Nine”
Vera Farmiga in “Up in the Air”
Maggie Gyllenhaal in “Crazy Heart”
Anna Kendrick in “Up in the Air”
Mo’Nique in “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire”

Animated Feature Film

“Coraline” Henry Selick
“Fantastic Mr. Fox” Wes Anderson
“The Princess and the Frog” John Musker and Ron Clements
“The Secret of Kells” Tomm Moore
“Up” Pete Docter

Art Direction

“Avatar” Art Direction: Rick Carter and Robert Stromberg; Set Decoration: Kim Sinclair
“The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus” Art Direction: Dave Warren and Anastasia Masaro; Set Decoration: Caroline Smith
“Nine” Art Direction: John Myhre; Set Decoration: Gordon Sim
“Sherlock Holmes” Art Direction: Sarah Greenwood; Set Decoration: Katie Spencer
“The Young Victoria” Art Direction: Patrice Vermette; Set Decoration: Maggie Gray

Cinematography

“Avatar” Mauro Fiore
“Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” Bruno Delbonnel
“The Hurt Locker” Barry Ackroyd
“Inglourious Basterds” Robert Richardson
“The White Ribbon” Christian Berger

Costume Design

“Bright Star” Janet Patterson
“Coco before Chanel” Catherine Leterrier
“The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus” Monique Prudhomme
“Nine” Colleen Atwood
“The Young Victoria” Sandy Powell

Directing

“Avatar” James Cameron
“The Hurt Locker” Kathryn Bigelow
“Inglourious Basterds” Quentin Tarantino
“Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire” Lee Daniels
“Up in the Air” Jason Reitman

Documentary (Feature)

“Burma VJ” Anders Østergaard and Lise Lense-Møller
“The Cove” Nominees to be determined
“Food, Inc.” Robert Kenner and Elise Pearlstein
“The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers” Judith Ehrlich and Rick Goldsmith
“Which Way Home” Rebecca Cammisa

Documentary (Short Subject)

“China’s Unnatural Disaster: The Tears of Sichuan Province” Jon Alpert and Matthew O’Neill
“The Last Campaign of Governor Booth Gardner” Daniel Junge and Henry Ansbacher
“The Last Truck: Closing of a GM Plant” Steven Bognar and Julia Reichert
“Music by Prudence” Roger Ross Williams and Elinor Burkett
“Rabbit à la Berlin” Bartek Konopka and Anna Wydra

Film Editing

“Avatar” Stephen Rivkin, John Refoua and James Cameron
“District 9” Julian Clarke
“The Hurt Locker” Bob Murawski and Chris Innis
“Inglourious Basterds” Sally Menke
“Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire” Joe Klotz

Foreign Language Film

“Ajami” Israel
“El Secreto de Sus Ojos” Argentina
“The Milk of Sorrow” Peru
“Un Prophète” France
“The White Ribbon” Germany

Makeup

“Il Divo” Aldo Signoretti and Vittorio Sodano
“Star Trek” Barney Burman, Mindy Hall and Joel Harlow
“The Young Victoria” Jon Henry Gordon and Jenny Shircore

Music (Original Score)

“Avatar” James Horner
“Fantastic Mr. Fox” Alexandre Desplat
“The Hurt Locker” Marco Beltrami and Buck Sanders
“Sherlock Holmes” Hans Zimmer
“Up” Michael Giacchino

Music (Original Song)

“Almost There” from “The Princess and the Frog” Music and Lyric by Randy Newman
“Down in New Orleans” from “The Princess and the Frog” Music and Lyric by Randy Newman
“Loin de Paname” from “Paris 36” Music by Reinhardt Wagner Lyric by Frank Thomas
“Take It All” from “Nine” Music and Lyric by Maury Yeston
“The Weary Kind (Theme from Crazy Heart)” from “Crazy Heart” Music and Lyric by Ryan Bingham and T Bone Burnett

Best Picture

“Avatar” James Cameron and Jon Landau, Producers
“The Blind Side” Nominees to be determined
“District 9” Peter Jackson and Carolynne Cunningham, Producers
“An Education” Finola Dwyer and Amanda Posey, Producers
“The Hurt Locker” Nominees to be determined
“Inglourious Basterds” Lawrence Bender, Producer
“Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire” Lee Daniels, Sarah Siegel-Magness and Gary Magness, Producers
“A Serious Man” Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, Producers
“Up” Jonas Rivera, Producer
“Up in the Air” Daniel Dubiecki, Ivan Reitman and Jason Reitman, Producers

Short Film (Animated)

“French Roast” Fabrice O. Joubert
“Granny O’Grimm’s Sleeping Beauty” Nicky Phelan and Darragh O’Connell
“The Lady and the Reaper (La Dama y la Muerte)” Javier Recio Gracia
“Logorama” Nicolas Schmerkin
“A Matter of Loaf and Death” Nick Park

Short Film (Live Action)

“The Door” Juanita Wilson and James Flynn
“Instead of Abracadabra” Patrik Eklund and Mathias Fjellström
“Kavi” Gregg Helvey
“Miracle Fish” Luke Doolan and Drew Bailey
“The New Tenants” Joachim Back and Tivi Magnusson

Sound Editing

“Avatar” Christopher Boyes and Gwendolyn Yates Whittle
“The Hurt Locker” Paul N.J. Ottosson
“Inglourious Basterds” Wylie Stateman
“Star Trek” Mark Stoeckinger and Alan Rankin
“Up” Michael Silvers and Tom Myers

Sound Mixing

“Avatar” Christopher Boyes, Gary Summers, Andy Nelson and Tony Johnson
“The Hurt Locker” Paul N.J. Ottosson and Ray Beckett
“Inglourious Basterds” Michael Minkler, Tony Lamberti and Mark Ulano
“Star Trek” Anna Behlmer, Andy Nelson and Peter J. Devlin
“Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen” Greg P. Russell, Gary Summers and Geoffrey Patterson

Visual Effects

“Avatar” Joe Letteri, Stephen Rosenbaum, Richard Baneham and Andrew R. Jones
“District 9” Dan Kaufman, Peter Muyzers, Robert Habros and Matt Aitken
“Star Trek” Roger Guyett, Russell Earl, Paul Kavanagh and Burt Dalton

Writing (Adapted Screenplay)

“District 9” Written by Neill Blomkamp and Terri Tatchell
“An Education” Screenplay by Nick Hornby
“In the Loop” Screenplay by Jesse Armstrong, Simon Blackwell, Armando Iannucci, Tony Roche
“Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire” Screenplay by Geoffrey Fletcher
“Up in the Air” Screenplay by Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner

Writing (Original Screenplay)

“The Hurt Locker” Written by Mark Boal
“Inglourious Basterds” Written by Quentin Tarantino
“The Messenger” Written by Alessandro Camon & Oren Moverman
“A Serious Man” Written by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen
“Up” Screenplay by Bob Peterson, Pete Docter, Story by Pete Docter, Bob Peterson, Tom McCarthy

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The academy stunned the entertainment industry when they announced that this years Academy Awards will have TEN Best Picture nominees. That is double the five from previous years. It took sixty-six years to make this change and allow other deserving films, such as last years dismissed “The Wrestler” and “The Dark Knight”, a shot at an Oscar. This new change will make it much more difficult for predictions of who will win, with a one out of ten shot the odds are not good. It’s going to be interesting to see what films are nominated. As of right now I see only one or two films that are deserving of a nomination, and we are already in June! Here is the official word from the Academy:

Beverly Hills, CA (June 24, 2009) — The 82nd Academy Awards, which will be presented on March 7, 2010, will have 10 feature films vying in the Best Picture category, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences President Sid Ganis announced today (June 24) at a press conference in Beverly Hills.

“After more than six decades, the Academy is returning to some of its earlier roots, when a wider field competed for the top award of the year,” said Ganis. “The final outcome, of course, will be the same – one Best Picture winner – but the race to the finish line will feature 10, not just five, great movies from 2009.”

For more than a decade during the Academy’s earlier years, the Best Picture category welcomed more than five films; for nine years there were 10 nominees. The 16th Academy Awards (1943) was the last year to include a field of that size; “Casablanca” was named Best Picture. (In 1931/32, there were eight nominees and in 1934 and 1935 there were 12 nominees.)

Currently, the Academy is presenting a bicoastal screening series showcasing the 10 Best Picture nominees of 1939, arguably one of Hollywood’s greatest film years. Best Picture nominees of that year include such diverse classics as “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington,” “Stagecoach,” “The Wizard of Oz” and Best Picture winner “Gone with the Wind.”

“Having 10 Best Picture nominees is going to allow Academy voters to recognize and include some of the fantastic movies that often show up in the other Oscar categories, but have been squeezed out of the race for the top prize,” commented Ganis. “I can’t wait to see what that list of ten looks like when the nominees are announced in February.”

The 82nd Academy Awards nominations will be announced on Tuesday, February 2. The Oscar® ceremony honoring films for 2009 will again take place at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center® in Hollywood, and will be televised live by the ABC Television Network.

Best Picture:
* The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
* Frost/Nixon
* Milk
* The Reader
* 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 Henson, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
* Marissa Tomei, The Wrestler

 Best Director:
* Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire
* David Fincher, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
* Ron Howard, Frost/Nixon
* Stephen Daldry, The Reader
* Gus Van Sant, Milk

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

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

 Best Animated Film:
* Bolt
* Kung Fu Panda
* Wall*E

 Best Foreign Language Film:
* The Baader Meinhof Complex
* The Class
* Departures
* Revanche
* Waltz With Bashir

Best Art Direction:
* Changeling
* The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
* The Dark Knight
* The Duchess
* Revolutionary Road

Cinematography:
* Changeling
* The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
* The Dark Knight
* The Reader
* Slumdog Millionaire

Sound Mixing:
* The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
* The Dark Knight
* Slumdog Millionaire
* Wall*E
* Wanted

 Sound Editing:
* The Dark Knight
* Iron Man
* Slumdog Millionaire
* Wall*E
* Wanted

 Original Score:
* The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
* Defiance
* Milk
* Slumdog Millionaire
* WALL*E

 Original Song:
* “Down to Earth” from WALL*E
* “Jai Ho” from Slumdog Millionaire
* “O Saya” from Slumdog Millionaire

 Costume:
* Australia
* The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
* The Duchess
* Milk
* Revolutionary Road

 Documentary Feature:
* The Betrayal
* Encounters at the End of the World
* The Garden
* Man on Wire
* Trouble the Water

Documentary (short subject):
* The Conscience of Nhem En
* The Final Inch
* Smile Pinki
* The Witness — From the Balcony of Room 306

Makeup:
* The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
* The Dark Knight
* Hellboy II: The Golden Army

Animated Short Film:
* La Maison en Petits Cubes
* Lavatory — Lovestory
* Oktapodi
* Presto
* This Way Up

 Live Action Short Film:
* Auf der Strecke (On the Line)
* Manon on the Asphalt
* New Boy
* The Pig
* Spielzeugland (Toyland)

Visual Effects:
* The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
* The Dark Knight
* Iron Man

Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2008 will be presented on Sunday, February 22, 2009, at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center®, and televised live by the ABC Television Network. The Oscar presentation also will be televised live in more than 200 countries worldwide. For more details visit the official site for the Oscars. Check back to JoReviews next week where I will be making my predicitions for the Academy Award winners and will be asking for our site visitors to vote on who they think will win. The JoReviews visitor that gets the most correct winners will win a movie prize pack. Click here for your guesses.