Oscar Stuff

Today the Oscar nominations came out, I will list all the nominations for all the important categories, plus my pick in bold. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button lead all films with 13 nominations, but the sleeper movie of the year Slumdog Millionaire came in strong with 10 nominations in its own right. Surprisingly, a less critically acclaimed and less hyped movie The Reader (a movie I didn't see, hence no link to a review) crept it's way into top picture honors, beating out the likes of The Dark Knight, Gran Torino, and The Wrestler.

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 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 Supporting Actress:
Amy Adams (Doubt)
Viola Davis (Doubt)
Penelope Cruz (Vicky Cristina Barcelona)
Taraji P Henson (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button)
Marisa Tomei (The Wreslter)

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

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


*Shame on me, I didn't see any of those movies, they're all on my list of movies to see before the summer though!