What a shock! For the first time since 1943, there will be ten Oscar nominees for Best Picture and not five. The 2010 Academy Awards will have 10 movies in the Best Picture category. Wow– that was way out of left field.

It’s a little late for “The Dark Knight” and  “Wall-E,” but at least everyone can stop wondering whether Pixar’s “Up” will get a Best Picture nomination next year, because it’s pretty much guaranteed now. I actually like this idea a lot because it opens the door for a lot of edgier movies (like “The Wrestler,” last year’s best movie) to get the “big guns” nomination that they deserve. On the other hand, this is going to seriously throw off Oscar prediction pools and allow a niche movie to possibly take home the big prize!

NYTimes’ Media Decoder is reporting that in a Q&A session that followed the announcement, AMPAS president Sid Ganis said: “I would not be telling you the truth if I said the words ‘Dark Knight’ did not come up.”

More thoughts: Will this make choosing the best movie of the year easier? I don’t think so. If anything, it’ll make it harder. So we’ll have a worse winner (although it doesn’t get much worse than “Crash), but they’ll nominate some better films in the process (which will all split the vote so something mediocre and inoffensive can win)! Feeling queasy again…

From Oscars.org:

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 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 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.

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Q: What is the only Oscar-related happening that’s longer than the actual Academy Awards telecast?

A: AMC Theatres’ Best Picture Showcase

On Saturday, February 21, you can watch all five Best Picture candidates all in a row at your local AMC theater for only $30. (If you’re a Movie Watcher club member, it’s just $25.) That’s one sure-fire way to catch up on the big nominees this year. The schedule is below:

“Milk” 10:30 a.m.
“The Reader” 1:05 p.m.
“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” 3:45 p.m.
“Slumdog Millionaire” 7:15 p.m.
“Frost/Nixon” 9:45 p.m.

I look at movie festival schedules the way I look at a band’s setlist (and believe me, I’ve made my fair share of setlists): You have to take into consideration the length and mood/tempo of each song (movie). Start strong, ease back a little, do something different, back to the”hit,” and then finish strong. Looking at the overall dreariness of these Best Picture nominees, however, I don’t relish the task of the person who had to program this setlist. I must also admit that programming 13 hours of content is a lot different than a 45-minute rock set from a time perspective alone.

That said, here’s my take on the order of movies being shown:

Starting off strong with “Milk” is a good idea. Despite it ending with an assassination, it has a very hopeful vibe, so that will be good leading into …

The depressing post-Holocaust drama “The Reader.” This will being everybody to a low point right away. It’s good to mix things up here, but I would have put “Frost/Nixon” second. It’s just as average as “The Reader,” but a lot less emotionally taxing. You don’t want your audience to already be spent on your second movie.

Third: A tough slot, even for a movie that’s not 2 hours and 45 minutes.  Unfortunately, that’s what “Benjamin Button” is, and it feels every second of it. “The Dark Knight” would have been a brisker-feeling long movie, but the Academy, in its infinite wisdom, didn’t see fit to nominate it. I digress. This is the only spot for this movie. I would have put it here too.

Now we have “Slumdog Millionaire,” the most exhilarating movie on the list. If the day were shorter, I would say end with this one. Go out on a high note! As it is, with 13 hours to fill, you got to wake everybody up after “Button,” and this is the perfect way to do it. Good choice.

Lastly, there’s the sad case of “Frost/Nixon.” Putting it last is just mean. Most people will have gone home or fallen asleep in its first half hour. I would have put it second and let “The Reader” try to keep people awake and alert. It won’t work for either, I fear.

In a perfect world, my Best Picture showcase would have been in this order:
“Let the Right One In”
“Man on Wire”
“The Dark Knight”
“Synecdoche, New York”
“The Wrestler”

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UPDATE: Academy Awards (2/22), BAFTA (2/8), Director’s Guild winner (1/31), Screen Actor’s Guild winners (1/26), Producer’s Guild winners (1/25), Online Film Critics Society (1/20), Vancouver Critics (1/14), Golden Globe winners, Iowa Critics (1/11), Central Ohio Film Critics (1/8), Critic’s Choice winners (1/9), CAS, DGA, WGA, ACS nominees (1/8), Producer’s Guild noms (1/5), Kansas City critics, National Society of Film Critics (1/4), Oklahoma Critics, African American critics (12/23), Detroit critics (12/22), Las Vegas critics, Utah critics, Florida critics (12/19), London critics nominations, Southeastern critics, Chicago critics, SAG nominations, Women Film Critics Circle (12/18), Dallas-Forth Worth Film Critics, Toronto critics, Austin critics, Houston critics (12/17), St. Louis, San Diego, Phoenix critics (12/16), NY Online critics, Boston critics, Satellite Awards, Alliance of Women Film Journalists (AWFJ), AFI Top 10 tallied below in AWARD NOMINEES. (12/15)
Handicap the 2008 Oscar Race with precision! In order to give you the absolute most complete picture of where the Oscar race is headed, I’ll be updating every major critic’s awards winners and nominees as they happen. This page will get updated continuously, up until the 81st Academy Awards ceremony on February 22, 2009. The winners will be at the top and you can scroll down to see who has the most nominations so far from various groups that are giving out 2008 movie awards. Here goes…

For in-depth technical coverage on the movies that garnered awards this season, check out Digital Content Producer.

AWARD WINNERS

Best Picture:
(20) Slumdog Millionaire - Academy Award, BAFTA, SAG Ensemble Award, Producer’s Guild, Golden Globes, Critic’s Choice, DC Film Critics, NY Online, Kansas City Critics, National Board of Review, Satellite Award, Alliance of Women Film Journalists (AWFJ), San Diego Critics, Phoenix Critics, Dallas-Forth Worth Film Critics, Florida Critics, Detroit Critics, Oklahoma Critics, Iowa Critics, Boston Critics (tie)
(4) The Dark Knight - Austin Critics, Utah Critics, African American Critics, Online Critics
(4) Milk - NY Film Critics, San Francisco Critics, Southeastern Film Critics Assoc., Vancouver Critics
(4) Wall-E - LA Film Critics, Chicago Critics, Central Ohio Film Critics, Boston Critics (tie)
(2) The Curious Case of Benjamin Button - St. Louis Critics, Houston Critics
Frost/Nixon - Las Vegas Critics
Happy-Go-Lucky - Satellite Award (comedy)
Vicky Cristina Barcelona - Golden Globes (comedy)
Waltz with Bashir - National Society of Film Critics
Wendy and Lucy - Toronto Critics

Best Director:
(23) Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire - Academy Award, BAFTA, Director’s Guild, Golden Globes, Critic’s Choice, LA Film Critics, DC Film Critics, NY Online, Satellite Award, AWFJ, St. Louis Critics, Phoenix Critics, San Diego Critics, St. Louis Critics, Houston Critics, Dallas Critics, Chicago Critics, Southeastern Critics, Florida Critics, Detroit Critics, African American Critics, Oklahoma Critics, Iowa Critics, Central Ohio Film Critics
(2) David Fincher, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button - National Board of Review, Vancouver Critics
(2) Mike Leigh, Happy-Go-Lucky - NY Film Critics, National Society of Film Critics
(2) Christopher Nolan, The Dark Knight - Austin Critics, Online Critics
(2) Gus Van Sant, Milk - San Francisco Critics, Boston Critics (and Paranoid Park)
Darren Aronofsky, The Wrestler - Kansas City Critics
Jonathan Demme, Rachel Getting Married - Toronto Critics
Ron Howard, Frost/Nixon - Las Vegas Critics
Andrew Stanton, Wall-E - Utah Critics

Best Actor:
(18) Sean Penn, Milk - Academy Award, SAG, Critic’s Choice, NY Film Critics, LA Film Critics, NY Online, AWFJ, St. Louis Critics, Phoenix Critics, St. Louis Critics, Houston Critics, Austin Critics, Dallas Critics, Southeastern Critics, National Society of Film Critics, Vancouver Critics, San Francisco Critics (tie), Boston Critics (tie)
(17) Mickey Rourke, The Wrestler - BAFTA, Golden Globes, DC Film Critics, San Diego Critics, Toronto Critics, Chicago Critics, Women Film Critics Circle, Utah Critics, Florida Critics, Detroit Critics, Kansas City Critics, Oklahoma Critics, Iowa Critics, Central Ohio Film Critics, Online Critics, San Francisco Critics (tie), Boston Critics (tie)
(2) Frank Langella, Frost/Nixon - Las Vegas Critics, African American Critics
Clint Eastwood, Gran Torino - National Board of Review
Colin Farrell, In Bruges - Golden Globes (comedy)
Ricky Gervais, Ghost Town - Satellite Award (comedy)
Richard Jenkins, The Visitor - Satellite Award

Best Actress:
(11) Sally Hawkins, Happy-Go-Lucky - Golden Globes (comedy), NY Film Critics, LA Film Critics, Boston Critics, NY Online, San Francisco Critics, National Society of Film Critics, Oklahoma Critics, AWFJ (tie), Satellite Award (comedy), Women Film Critics Circle (comedy)
(7) Anne Hathaway, Rachel Getting Married - National Board of Review, Houston Critics, Austin Critics, Dallas Critics, Chicago Critics, Southeastern Critics, Critic’s Choice (tie)
(6) Meryl Streep, Doubt - SAG, DC Film Critics, Phoenix Critics, Kansas City Critics, Iowa Critics, Critic’s Choice (tie)
(6) Kate Winslet, Revolutionary Road - Golden Globes, St. Louis Critics, Las Vegas Critics, Detroit Critics, AWFJ (tie), Vancouver Critics (also awarded for The Reader)
(6) Kate Winslet, The Reader - Academy Award, BAFTA, San Diego Critics, Las Vegas Critics, AWFJ (tie), Vancouver Critics (also awarded for The Reader)
(4) Melissa Leo, Frozen River - Women Film Critics Circle, Utah Critics, Florida Critics, Central Ohio Film Critics
(2) Angelina Jolie, Changeling - Satellite Award, African American Critics
Meryl Streep, Mamma Mia! - Women Film Critics Circle
(2) Michelle Williams, Wendy and Lucy - Toronto Critics, Online Critics

Best Supporting Actor:
(31) Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight - Academy Award, BAFTA, SAG, Golden Globes, Critic’s Choice, LA Film Critics, Kansas City Critics, DC Film Critics, Boston Critics, NY Online, San Francisco Critics, San Diego Critics, Phoenix Critics, St. Louis Critics, AWFJ, Houston Critics, Austin Critics, Toronto Critics, Dallas Critics, Chicago Critics, Southeastern Critics, Florida Critics, Las Vegas Critics, Utah Critics, Detroit Critics, African American Critics, Oklahoma Critics, Iowa Critics, Vancouver Critics, Central Ohio Film Critics, Online Critics
(2) Josh Brolin, Milk - NY Film Critics, National Board of Review
Eddie Marsan, Happy-Go-Lucky - National Society of Film Critics
Michael Shannon, Revolutionary Road - Satellite Award

Best Supporting Actress:
(10) Penelope Cruz, Vicky Cristina Barcelona - Academy Award, BAFTA, NY Film Critics, NY Online Critics, National Board of Review, Kansas City Critics, Boston Critics, Southeastern Critics, Iowa Critics, LA Film Critics (also chose her performance in Elegy)
(9) Marisa Tomei, The Wrestler - San Francisco Critics, San Diego Critics, Phoenix Critics, Las Vegas Critics, Florida Critics, Detroit Critics, Oklahoma Critics, Central Ohio Film Critics, Online Critics
(5) Viola Davis, Doubt - St. Louis Critics, AWFJ, Houston Critics, Dallas Critics, African American Critics
(5) Rosemarie DeWitt, Rachel Getting Married - DC Film Critics, Satellite Award, Toronto Critics, Utah Critics, Vancouver Critics
(4) Kate Winslet, The Reader - SAG, Golden Globes, Critic’s Choice, Chicago Critics
Taraji P. Henson, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button - Austin Critics
Hanna Schygulla, The Edge of Heaven - National Society of Film Critics

Best Original Screenplay:
(6) Dustin Lance Black, Milk - Academy Award, Boston Critics, San Francisco Critics, Dallas Critics, Southeastern Critics, Oklahoma Crtics (tie)
(5) Jenny Lumet, Rachel Getting Married - NY Film Critics, DC Film Critics, Toronto Critics, Women Film Critics Circle, Utah Critics
(4) Andrew Stanton, Pete Docter, Jim Reardon, Wall-E - AWFJ, Chicago Critics, Central Ohio Film Critics, Online Critics
(2) Mike Leigh, Happy-Go-Lucky - LA Film Critics, National Society of Film Critics
(2) Martin McDonagh, In Bruges - BAFTA, Phoenix Critics
(2) Thomas McCarthy, The Visitor - Satellite Award, San Diego Critics
(2) Robert Siegel, The Wrestler - Kansas City Critics, Oklahoma Critics (tie)
Nick Schenk, Gran Torino - National Board of Review
Charlie Kaufman, Synecdoche, New York - Austin Critics

Best Adapted Screenplay:
(16) Simon Beaufoy, Slumdog Millionaire - Academy Award, BAFTA, Golden Globes, Critic’s Choice, DC Film Critics, National Board of Review, Kansas City Critics, NY Online, San Diego Critics, Phoenix Critics, Houston Critics, Chicago Critics, Southeastern Critics, Florida Critics, Oklahoma Critics, Central Ohio Film Critics
(5) Peter Morgan, Frost/Nixon - Satellite Award, AWHJ, San Francisco Critics, St. Louis Critics, Las Vegas Critics
Eric Roth, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button - National Board of Review
Jonthan Nolan & Christopher Nolan, The Dark Knight - Austin Critics
John Ajvide Lindqvist, Let the Right One In - Online Critics

Best Animated Film:
(27) Wall-E - Academy Award, BAFTA, PGA, Golden Globes, Critic’s Choice, NY Film Critics, DC Film Critics, Kansas City Critics, Boston Critics, NY Online, National Board of Review, Phoenix Critics, St. Louis Critics, Satellite Award, Houston Critics, Austin Critics, Toronto Critics, Dallas Critics, Chicago Critics, Southeastern Critics, Las Vegas Critics, Florida Critics, Utah Critics, Oklahoma Critics, Iowa Critics, Central Ohio Film Critics, Online Critics
Waltz With Bashir - LA Film Critics

Best Foreign Film:
(14) Let the Right One In - DC Film Critics, Kansas City Critics, Boston Critics, Phoenix Critics, San Francisco Critics, Austin Critics, Toronto Critics, Chicago Critics, Southeastern Critics, Utah Critics, Florida Critics, San Diego Critics, Oklahoma Critics, Online Critics
(3) 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days - NY Film Critics, NY Online, Central Ohio Film Critics
(3) Mongol - National Board of Review, Houston Critics, Las Vegas Critics
(2) Waltz with Bashir - Golden Globes, Critic’s Choice
Departures - Academy Award
The Edge of Heaven - Vancouver Critics
Gomorrah - Satellite Award
I’ve Loved You So Long - BAFTA
Slumdog Millionaire - St. Louis Critics
Still Life - LA Film Critics
Tell No One - Dallas Critics

Best Documentary:
(28) Man on Wire - Academy Award, BAFTA (Best British Film), PGA, Critic’s Choice, NY Film Critics, LA Film Critics, Kansas City Critics, DC Film Critics, National Board of Review, Boston Critics, NY Online, Phoenix Critics, AWFJ, St. Louis Critics, Houston Critics, Austin Critics, Toronto Critics, Dallas Critics, Chicago Critics, Southeastern Critics, Florida Critics, Utah Critics, Las Vegas Critics, National Society of Film Critics, Oklahoma Critics, Central Ohio Film Critics, Online Critics, Satellite Award (tie)
Anita O’Day: The Life of a Jazz Singer - Satellite Award (tie)
My Winnipeg - San Francisco Critics
Trouble the Water - AWFJ (tie)

Best Cinematography:
(7) Wally Pfister, The Dark Knight - San Francisco Critics, Dallas Critics, Chicago Critics, Florida Critics, Central Ohio Film Critics, Online Critics
(6) Anthony Dod Mantle, Slumdog Millionaire - Academy Award, BAFTA, NY Film Critics, NY Online, San Diego Critics, National Society of Film Critics
(3) Claudio Miranda, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button - Phoenix Critics, Houston Critics, Las Vegas Critics
(2) Mandy Walker, Australia - Satellite Award, St. Louis Critics
Colin Watkinson, The Fall - Austin Critics
Yu Lik Wai, Still Life - LA Film Critics
Christopher Doyle, Rain Kathy Li, Paranoid Park - Boston Critics

Best Film Editing
(5) Chris Dickens, Slumdog Millionaire - Academy Award, BAFTA, Boston Critics, Phoenix Critics, San Diego Critics, Online Critics
Kirk Baxter, Angus Wall, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button - AWFJ
Daniel P. Hanley, Mike Hill, Frost/Nixon - Las Vegas Critics
Dan Lebental, Iron Man - Satellite Award

Best Score:
(8) A.R. Rahman, Slumdog Millionaire - Academy Award, BAFTA, Golden Globes, Critic’s Choice, LA Film Critics, NY Online, Satellite Award, San Diego Critics
(2) Alexandre Desplat, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button - Phoenix Critics, Central Ohio Film Critics
(2) James Newton Howard and Hans Zimmerman, The Dark Knight - Austin Critics, Online Critics
James Newton Howard, Defiance - Las Vegas Critics
Terence Blanchard, The Miracle at St. Anna - Houston Critics
Jan A.P. Kaczmarek, The Visitor - St. Louis Critics
Thomas Newman, Wall-E - Chicago Critics

Best Song:
(3) “The Wrestler” (Bruce Springsteen), The Wrestler - Golden Globes, Critic’s Choice, Phoenix Critics
(2) “Another Way to Die” (Jack White and Alicia Keys), Quantum of Solace - Satellite Award, Las Vegas Critics
“Down to Earth” (Peter Gabriel), Wall-E - Houston Critics
“Jai Ho” (A.R. Rahman), Slumdog Millionaire - Academy Award

Best Art Direction:
(4) Donald Graham Burt, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button - Academy Award, BAFTA, San Diego Critics, Las Vegas Critics
Catherine Martin, Ian Gracie, Karen Murphy, and Beverly Dunn, Australia - Satellite Award

Best Costume Design:
(4) Michael O’Connor, The Duchess - Academy Award, BAFTA, Satellite Award, Phoenix Critics
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button - Las Vegas Critics

Best Sound (Editing and Mixing):
(2) Richard King, The Dark Knight - Academy Award (editing), Satellite Award
(2) Slumdog Millionaire - Academy Award (mixing), BAFTA

Best Visual Effects
(2) The Dark Knight - St. Louis Critics, Phoenix Critics
Australia - Satellite Award
(2) The Curious Case of Benjamin Button - Academy Award, BAFTA
Iron Man - Las Vegas Critics

Best Makeup
(2) The Curious Case of Benjamin Button - Academy Award, BAFTA

AWARD NOMINEES

Best Picture:
(8) Frost/Nixon - Producer’s Guild, AFI, Golden Globe, Broadcast Film Critics, National Board of Review, Satellite Award, SAG Award, London Film Critics Award
(8) Milk - Producer’s Guild, AFI, Broadcast Film Critics, National Board of Review, Satellite Award, SAG Award, London Film Critics Award, Vancouver Critics
(7) The Curious Case of Benjamin Button - Producer’s Guild, AFI, Golden Globe, Broadcast Film Critics, National Board of Review, SAG Award, London Film Critics Award
(7) Slumdog Millionaire - Producer’s Guild,Golden Globe, Broadcast Film Critics, Satellite Award, SAG Award, London Film Critics Award, Vancouver Critics
(5) Wall-E - AFI, Broadcast Film Critics, National Board of Review, London Film Critics Award, Vancouver Critics
(5) The Wrestler - AFI, Broadcast Film Critics, National Board of Review, Spirit Award, London Film Critics Award
(4) The Dark Knight - Producer’s Guild, AFI, Broadcast Film Critics, National Board of Review
(3) Burn After Reading - Golden Globe (comedy) National Board of Review, Broadcast Film Critics (comedy)
(3) Frozen River - AFI, Spirit Award, Satellite Award
(3) Happy-Go-Lucky - Golden Globe (comedy), Satellite Award (comedy), London Film Critics Award
(2) In Bruges - Golden Globe (comedy), Satellite Award (comedy), London Film Critics Award
(3) The Reader - Golden Globe, Broadcast Film Critics, Satellite Award
(3) Vicky Cristina Barcelona - Golden Globe (comedy), Broadcast Film Critics (comedy), Satellite Award (comedy)
(2) Changeling - Broadcast Film Critics, National Board of Review
(2) Doubt - Broadcast Film Critics, SAG Award
(2) Gran Torino - AFI, National Board of Review
(2) In Bruges - Golden Globe (comedy), Satellite Award (comedy)
(2) Revolutionary Road - Golden Globe, Satellite Award
(2) Tropic Thunder - Broadcast Film Critics (comedy), Satellite Award (comedy)
(2) Wendy and Lucy - AFI, Spirit Award
Ballast - Spirit Award
Choke - Satellite Award (comedy)
Defiance - National Board of Review
Forgetting Sarah Marshall - Broadcast Film Critics (comedy)
Iron Man - AFI
Hunger - London Film Critics Award
Mamma Mia! - Golden Globe (comedy)
Man on Wire - London Film Critics Award
Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist - Satellite Award (comedy)
Role Models - Broadcast Film Critics (comedy)
Rachel Getting Married - Spirit Award

Best Director:
(6) Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire - Golden Globe, Broadcast Film Critics, Satellite Award, London Film Critics Award, Vancouver Critics, Director’s Guild (DGA)
(5) David Fincher, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button - Golden Globe, Broadcast Film Critics, London Film Critics Award, Vancouver Critics, DGA
(5) Gus Van Sant, Milk - Broadcast Film Critics, Satellite Award, London Film Critics Award, Vancouver Critics, DGA
(4) Ron Howard, Frost/Nixon - Golden Globe, Broadcast Film Critics, Satellite Award, DGA
(3) Christopher Nolan, The Dark Knight - Broadcast Film Critics, Satellite Award, DGA
(2) Stephen Daldry - The Reader - Golden Globe, Satellite Award
(2) Tom McCarthy, The Visitor - Spirit Award, Satellite Award
Darren Aronofsky, The Wrestler - London Film Critics Award
Ramin Bahrani, Chop Shop - Spirit Award
Jonathan Demme, Rachel Getting Married - Spirit Award
Clint Eastwood, Gran Torino - London Film Critics Award
Lance Hammer, Ballast - Spirit Award
Courtney Hunt, Frozen River - Spirit Award
Sam Mendes, Revolutionary Road - Golden Globe

Best Actor:
(7) Sean Penn, Milk - Golden Globe, Broadcast Film Critics, Spirit Award, Satellite Award, SAG Award, London Film Critics Award, Vancouver Critics
(7) Mickey Rourke, The Wrestler - Golden Globe, Broadcast Film Critics, Spirit Award, Satellite Award, SAG Award, London Film Critics Award, Vancouver Critics
(6) Frank Langella, Frost/Nixon - Golden Globe, Broadcast Film Critics, Satellite Award, SAG Award, London Film Critics Award, Vancouver Critics
(4) Richard Jenkins, The Visitor - Broadcast Film Critics, Satellite Award, Spirit Award, SAG Award
(3) Brad Pitt, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button - Golden Globe, Broadcast Film Critics, SAG Award
(2) Brendan Gleeson, In Bruges - Golden Globe, Satellite Award (comedy)
(2) Josh Brolin, W. - Satellite Award (comedy), London Film Critics Awards
(2) Javier Bardem, Vicky Cristina Barcelona - Golden Globe (comedy), Spirit Award
(2) Leonardo Dicaprio, Revolutionary Road - Golden Globe, Satellite Award
Michael Cera, Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist - Satellite Award (comedy)
Clint Eastwood, Gran Torino - Broadcast Film Critics
Colin Farrell, In Bruges - Golden Globe (comedy)
Michael Fassbender, Hunger - London Film Critics Award
Ralph Fiennes, The Duchess - London Film Critics Award
James Franco, Pineapple Express - Golden Globe (comedy)
Ricky Gervais, Ghost Town - Satellite Award (comedy)
Dustin Hoffman, Last Chance Harvey - Golden Globe (comedy)
Ben Kingsley, Elegy - London Film Critics Award
Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight - London Film Critics Award
Dev Patel, Slumdog Millionaaire - London Film Critics Award
Jeremy Renner, The Hurt Locker - Spirit Award
Sam Rockwell, Choke - Satellite Award (comedy)
Mark Ruffalo, The Brothers Bloom - Satellite Award (comedy)
Mark Ruffalo, What Doesn’t Kill You - Satellite Award
Michael Sheen, Frost/Nixon - London Film Critics Award

Best Actress:
(6) Anne Hathaway, Rachel Getting Married - Golden Globe, Broadcast Film Critics, Spirit Award, Satellite Award, SAG Award, London Film Critics Award
(6) Meryl Streep, Doubt - Golden Globe, Broadcast Film Critics, Satellite Award, SAG Award, London Film Critics Award, Vancouver Critics
(5) Angelina Jolie, Changeling - Golden Globe, Broadcast Film Critics, Satellite Award, SAG Award, London Film Critics Award
(4) Sally Hawkins, Happy-Go-Lucky - London Film Critics Award, Vancouver Critics, Golden Globe (comedy), Satellite Award (comedy)
(4) Melissa Leo, Frozen River - Broadcast Film Critics, Spirit Award, Satellite Award, SAG Award
(4) Kate Winslet, Revolutionary Road - Golden Globe, SAG Award, London Film Critics Award, Vancouver Critics (also chose her performance in The Reader)
(3) Kristin Scott Thomas, I’ve Loved You So Long - Golden Globe, Satellite Award, London Film Critics Award
(3) Kate Winslet, The Reader - Satellite Award, London Film Critics Award, Vancouver Critics (also chose her performance in Revolutionary Road)
(2) Meryl Streep, Mamma Mia! - Golden Globe (comedy), Satellite Award (comedy)
Kate Beckinsale, Nothing But the Truth - Broadcast Film Critics
Summer Bishil, Towelhead - Spirit Award
Cate Blanchett, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button - Broadcast Film Critics
Catherine Deneuve, A Christmas Tale - Satellite Award (comedy)
Kat Dennings, Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist - Satellite Award (comedy)
(2) Rebecca Hall, Vicky Cristina Barcelona - London Film Critics Award, Golden Globe (comedy)
Penelope Cruz, Vicky Cristina Barcelona - London Film Critics Award
Lisa Kudrow, Kabluey - Satellite Award (comedy)
Frances McDormand, Burn After Reading - Golden Globe (comedy)
Debra Messing, Nothing Like the Holidays - Satellite Award (comedy)
Tarra Riggs, Ballast - Spirit Award
Tilda Swinton, Julia - London Film Critics Award
Emma Thompson, Last Chance Harvey - Golden Globe (comedy)
Michelle Williams, Wendy and Lucy - Spirit Award

Best Supporting Actor:
(4) Philip Seymour Hoffman, Doubt - Golden Globe, Broadcast Film Critics, SAG Award, Vancouver Critics
(4) Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight - Golden Globe, Broadcast Film Critics, SAG Award, Vancouver Critics
(3) Josh Brolin, Milk - Broadcast Film Critics, SAG Award, Vancouver Critics
(3) Robert Downey, Jr., Tropic Thunder - Golden Globe, Broadcast Film Critics, SAG Award
(2) James Franco, Milk - Broadcast Film Critics, Spirit Award
Tom Cruise, Tropic Thunder - Golden Globe
Ralph Fiennes, The Duchess - Golden Globe
Anthony Mackie, The Hurt Locker - Spirit Award
Charlie McDermott, Frozen River - Spirit Award
Jim Myron Ross, Ballast - Spirit Award
Dev Patel, Slumdog Millionaire - SAG Award
Haaz Sleiman, The Visitor - Spirit Award

Best Supporting Actress:
(4) Penelope Cruz, Vicky Cristina Barcelona - Golden Globe, Broadcast Film Critics, Spirit Award, SAG Award
(4) Viola Davis, Doubt - Golden Globe, Broadcast Film Critics, SAG Award, Vancouver Critics
(3) Marisa Tomei, The Wrestler - Golden Globe, Broadcast Film Critics, Vancouver Critics
(3) Kate Winslet, The Reader - Golden Globe, Broadcast Film Critics, SAG Award
(2) Amy Adams, Doubt - Golden Globe, SAG Award
(2) Rosemarie DeWitt, Rachel Getting Married - Spirit Award, Vancouver Critics
(2) Taraji P. Henson, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button - Broadcast Film Critics, SAG Award
Vera Farmiga, Nothing But the Truth - Broadcast Film Critics
Rosie Perez, The Take - Spirit Award
Misty Upham, Frozen River - Spirit Award
Debra Winger, Rachel Getting Married - Spirit Award

Best Original Screenplay:
(2) Dustin Lance Black, Milk - Broadcast Film Critics, Writer’s Guild (WGA)
(2) Woody Allen, Vicky Cristina Barcelona - Spirit Award, WGA
Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, Burn After Reading - WGA
Martin McDonagh, In Bruges - London Film Critics Award
Christopher Zalla, Sangre De Mi Sangre - Spirit Award
Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck, Sugar - Spirit Award
Charlie Kaufman, Synecdoche, New York - Spirit Award
Tom McCarthy, The Visitor - WGA
Robert Siegel, The Wrestler - WGA

Best Adapted Screenplay:
(4) Eric Roth, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button - Golden Globe, Broadcast Film Critics, London Film Critics Award, WGA
(4) Peter Morgan, Frost/Nixon - Golden Globe, Broadcast Film Critics, London Film Critics Award, WGA
(4) Simon Beaufoy, Slumdog Millionaire - Golden Globe, Broadcast Film Critics, London Film Critics Award, WGA
(3) John Patrick Shanley, Doubt - Golden Globe, Broadcast Film Critics, WGA
(2) David Hare, The Reader - Golden Globe, London Film Critics Award
Jonathan Nolan and Christopher Nolan, The Dark Knight - WGA
Howard A. Rodman, Savage Grace - Spirit Award

Best Animated Feature:
(3) Bolt - Producer’s Guild, Golden Globe, Broadcast Film Critics
(3) Kung Fu Panda - Producer’s Guild, Golden Globe, Broadcast Film Critics
(3)Wall-E - Producer’s Guild, Golden Globe, Broadcast Film Critics
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa - Broadcast Film Critics
Waltz With Bashir - Broadcast Film Critics

Best Foreign Language Film:
(3) Let the Right One In - Broadcast Film Critics, National Board of Review, Vancouver Critics
(3) Waltz With Bashir - Golden Globe, Broadcast Film Critics, National Board of Review
(2) Gomorrah - Golden Globe, Broadcast Film Critics
(2) I’ve Loved You So Long - Golden Globe, Broadcast Film Critics
Baader Meinhof Complex - Golden Globe
A Christmas Tale - Broadcast Film Critics
The Edge of Heaven - Vancouver Critics
Everlasting Moments - Golden Globe
Roman de Gare - National Board of Review
A Secret - National Board of Review
Tell No One - Vancouver Critics

Best Documentary:
(2) Man On Wire - Producer’s Guild, Broadcast Film Critics
(2) Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired - Broadcast Film Critics, National Board of Review
(2) Standard Operating Procedure - Producer’s Guild, Broadcast Film Critics
American Teen - National Board of Review
The Betrayal (Nerakhoon) - National Board of Review
Dear Zachary - National Board of Review
Encounters at the End of the World - National Board of Review
I.O.U.S.A. - Broadcast Film Critics
Trouble the Water - Producer’s Guild
Young At Heart - Broadcast Film Critics

Best Cinematography:

Lol Crawley, Ballast - Spirit Award
Michael Simmonds, Chop Shop - Spirit Award
Claudio Miranda, The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button - American Society of Cinematographers (ASC)
Wally Pfister, The Dark Knight - ASC
James Laxton, Medicine for Melancholy - Spirit Award
Harris Savides, Milk - Spirit Award
Roger Deakins and Chris Menges, The Reader - ASC
Roger Deakins, Revolutionary Road - ASC
Anthony Dod Mantle, Slumdog Millionaire - ASC
Maryse Alberti, The Wrestler - Spirit Award

Best Score:
(2) Alexandre Desplat, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button - Golden Globe, Broadcast Film Critics
(2) Clint Eastwood, Changeling - Golden Globe, Broadcast Film Critics
(2) A.R. Rahman, Slumdog Millionaire - Golden Globe, Broadcast Film Critics
James Newton Howard, Defiance - Golden Globe
Hans Zimmer, Frost/Nixon - Golden Globe
Danny Elfman, Milk - Broadcast Film Critics
Hans Zimmer/James Newton Howard, The Dark Knight - Broadcast Film Critics

Best Song:
(2) “Down to Earth” (Peter Gabriel), Wall-E - Golden Globe, Broadcast Film Critics
(2) “I Thought I Lost You” (Miley Cyrus and John Travolta), Bolt - Golden Globe, Broadcast Film Critics
(2) “The Wrestler” (Bruce Springsteen), The Wrestler - Golden Globe, Broadcast Film Critics
“Once in a Lifetime” (Beyonce), Cadillac Records - Golden Globe
“Gran Torino” (Clint Eastwood), Gran Torino - Golden Globe
“Another Way to Die” (Jack White and Alicia Keys), Quantum of Solace - Broadcast Film Critics
“Jaiho” (A.R. Rahman), Slumdog Millionaire - Broadcast Film Critics

Best Sound Mixing:
The Dark Knight - Cinema Audio Society (CAS)
Iron Man - CAS
Quantum of Solace - CAS
Slumdog Millionaire - CAS
Wall-E - CAS

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Complete list of 2009 Oscar nominees. Complete list of 2009 Academy Awards nominees. The bias against superheroes and animated films continues, despite “The Dark Knight” and “Wall-E” reaping major awards this season. Read a full list of Oscar snubs and surprises here. Win your Oscar pool. Play the odds! We tallied them all this year, so you wouldn’t have to! For a full list of every awards winner and nominee this season, click here.

The 81st Academy Awards nominations were announced on Thursday, January 22, 2009, at 5:30 a.m. PT in the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater.

BEST PICTURE
“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
“Frost/Nixon”
“Milk
“The Reader”
“Slumdog Millionaire”

BEST ACTRESS
Anne Hathaway, “Rachel Getting Married”
Angelina Jolie, “Changeling”
Melissa Leo, “Frozen River”
Meryl Streep, “Doubt”
Kate Winslet, “The Reader”

BEST ACTOR
Frank Langella, “Frost/Nixon”
Sean Penn, “Milk”
Brad Pitt, “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
Mickey Rourke, “The Wrestler”
Richard Jenkins, “The Visitor”

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Amy Adams, “Doubt”
Penelope Cruz, “Vicky Cristina Barcelona”
Viola Davis, “Doubt”
Taraji P. Henson, “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
Marisa 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 DIRECTOR
Danny Boyle, “Slumdog Millionaire”
Stephen Daldry, “The Reader”
David Fincher, “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
Ron Howard, “Frost/Nixon”
Gus Van Sant, “Milk”

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Dustin Lance Black, “Milk”
Courtney Hunt, “Frozen River”
Mike Leigh, “Happy-Go-Lucky”
Marttin McDonagh, “In Bruges”
Andrew Stanton, Jim Reardon, “WALL-E”

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Simon Beaufoy, “Slumdog Millionaire”
David Hare, “The Reader”
Peter Morgan, “Frost/Nixon”
John Patrick Shanley, “Doubt”
Eric Roth, Robin Swicord, “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
“The Baader-Meinhof Complex” (Germany)
“The Class” (France)
“Departures” (Japan)
“Revanche” (Austria)
“Waltz with Bashir” (Israel)

BEST ANIMATED FILM
“Bolt”
“Kung Fu Panda”
“Wall-E”

BEST ART DIRECTION
“Changeling”
“The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button”
“Dark Knight”
“The Duchess”
“Revolutionary Road”

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
“Changeling” Tom Stern
“Slumdog Millionaire,” Anthony Dod Mantle
“The Reader,” Chris Menges
“The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button,” Claudio Miranda
“The Dark Knight,” Wally Pfister,

BEST FILM EDITING
“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,” Kirk Baxter, Angus Wall
“The Dark Knight,” Lee Smith
“Frost/Nixon,” Daniel P. Hanley, Mike Hill
“Milk,” Elliot Graham
“Slumdog Millionaire,” Chris Dickens

BEST COSTUME DESIGN
“Australia,” Catherine Martin
“The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button,” Jacqueline West
“The Duchess,” Michael O’Conner
“Milk”, Danny Glicker
“Revolutionary Road,” Albert Wolsky

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
“The Betrayal (Nerakhoon)”
“Encounters at the End of the World”
“The Garden”
“Man on Wire”
“Trouble the Water”

BEST ORIGINAL SONG

“Slumdog Millionaire,” “Jai Ho,” A.R. Rahman
“Slumdog Millionaire,” “O Saya,” A.R. Rahman & M.I.A.
“Wall-E,” “Down To Earth,” Peter Gabriel & Thomas Newman

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
“The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button,” Alexandre Desplat
“Defiance,” James Newton Howard
“Milk,” Danny Elfman
“Slumdog Millionaire,” A.R. Rahman
“WALL-E,” Thomas Newman

BEST MAKEUP
“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,” Colleen Callaghan, Fionagh Cush
“The Dark Knight,” Peter Robb-King, John Caglione Jr.
“Hellboy II: The Golden Army,” Mike Elizalde, Thom Floutz

BEST SOUND EDITING
“The Dark Knight,” Richard King
“Iron Man,” Frank Eulner, Christopher Boyes
“Slumdog Millionaire,” Tom Sayers
“Wall-E,” Ben Burtt, Matthew Wood
“Wanted,” Wylie Stateman

BEST SOUND MIXING
“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,” Mark Weingarten, David Parker, Michael Semanick, Ren Klyce
“The Dark Knight,” Ed Novick, Lora Hirschberg, Gary Rizzo
“Slumdog Millionaire,” Ian Tapp, Richard Pryke and Resul Pookutty
“Wall-E,” Ben Burtt, Tom Myers, Michael Semanick
“Wanted,” Chris Jenkins, Frank A. Montaño and Petr Forejt 

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,” Eric Barba
“The Dark Knight,” Chris Corbould, Nick Davis, Paul Franklin, Tim Webber
“Iron Man,” John Nelson

BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM
“Auf der Strecke (On the Line)”
“Manon on the Asphalt”
“New Boy”
“The Pig”
“Spielzeugland (Toyland)” 

BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM
“La Maison en Petits Cubes”
“Lavatory - Lovestory”
“Oktapodi”
“Presto”
“This Way Up”

BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILM
“The Conscience of Nhem En”
“The Final Inch”
“Smile Pinki”
“The Witness - From the Balcony of Room 306″

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Since 1981, every day before the Oscar ceremony is held, the Golden Raspberry Awards are handed out. Not surprisingly, the winners themselves are usually not present to pick up their shameful plastic trophies. Notable exceptions: “Showgirls” director Paul Verhoeven, “Freddy Got Fingered” writer/star/director Tom Green (who accepted five awards for the movie, which I think is a brilliant, misunderstood piece of modern art), and Halle Berry, who won Worst Actress for “Catwoman.”

Julian Sancton’s Vanity Fair Little Gold Man blog says “Leave Sly alone,” but I think his defense of 29-time nominee Sylvester Stallone (a Raspberry record) is misplaced. My cry? “Leave ‘Speed Racer’ alone!” Oh well, you’ve all heard that ad nauseum from me, so I’ll stop now.

I think the Raspberry Awards are at their funniest when they reward stuff that was supposed to be good and really revolted people, like M. Night Shyamalan’s “The Happening” and “The Day the Earth Stood Still.” Some of these possible nominees are too easy a target: “High School Musical 3,” “Postal,” “The Hottie & the Nottie.” Hell, I’ve never even heard of that last one. Although I will admit that those soul-killing, witless spoof movies from Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer (”Meet the Spatans,” “Disaster Movie”) need to stop immediately. Satire without context or content is not satire at all, just a lot of really unfunny and outdated jokes.

I’ll make this prediction for the winner before the final nominees are even announced: Mike Myers’ “The Love Guru.” Bank on it. Anyway, here’s the shortlist of possible nominees:

Worst Picture: Speed Racer, Disaster Movie and Meet the Spartans, The Day the Earth Stood Still, High School Musical 3, The Hottie & The Nottie, In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale, The Love Guru, Postal, Rambo, The Happening, Meet Dave, Witless Protection

Worst Actor: Zac Efron, Dane Cook, Larry the Cable Guy, Eddie Murphy, Al Pacino, Keanu Reeves, Sylvester Stallone, Tom Cruise (Valkyrie), Will Ferrell, Ashton Kutcher, Mike Myers, Adam Sandler, Mark Wahlberg

Worst Actress: Paris Hilton, Jessica Alba, The cast of The Women, Camilla Belle, Cameron Diaz, Kate Hudson, Diane Keaton, Jennifer Connelly, Zooey Deschanel, Vanessa Hudgens, Eva Longoria-Parker, Reese Witherspoon

Worst Screen Couple: Any couple from HSM 3, Cameron Diaz & Ashton Kutcher, Paris Hilton & Joel David Moore, Kate Hudson & Dane Cook, Kate Hudson & Matthew McConaughey, Larry the Cable Guy & Jenny McCarthy, Any couple from Mamma Mia, Eddie Murphy & Eddie Murphy (Meet Dave), Al Pacino & His Hair, Mark Wahlberg & Zooey Deschanel, Mark Wahlberg & Mila Kunis, Sylvester Stallone & His Ego

Worst Director: Uwe Boll, Scott Derrickson, Jason Friedberg & Aaron Seltzer, Tom Putnam, Marco Schnabel, Sylvester Stallone, Jon Avnet, Diane English, Roland Emmerich, Brian Robbins, Kenny Ortega, M. Night Shyamalan

Worst Prequel, Sequel, Remake or Rip-Off: Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, High School Musical 3: Senior Year, Rambo, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Disaster Movie, Meet the Spartans, An American Carol, The Women, The Day the Earth Stood Still, Prom Night, Speed Racer, The X-Files: I Want To Believe

Worst Career Achievement: Uwe Boll, Jason Friedberg & Aaron Seltzer, Madonna, Keanu Reeves, Sylvester Stallone

What is the name of the perfume that is advertised throughout the graphic novel “Watchmen” (not the one shown only at the end)? HINT: It’s not Millenium.

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The 66th Annual Golden Globes Awards nominees were just announced this morning.

Thanks to the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, it looks like Sam Mendes’ “Revolutionary Road” is back in business, as is “Benjamin Button.” As much love as they gave to “Button,” though, they left out perennial Golden Globe favorite Cate Blanchett. “Milk,” which swept the NY Film Critics poll, only gets one nod, for Sean Penn? “The Dark Knight” gets only one nomination, and it’s for Heath Ledger? Tom Cruise gets one for his over-the-top studio boss in “Tropic Thunder”! Kate Winslet and Meryl Streep have two each, and James Franco gets one for “Pineapple Express” but not “Milk”? Brad Pitt’s nomination for Best Actor for “Button” has to be a surprise. He’s gotten no attention in that category before now, and that spot will surely go to someone else at the Oscars. (Perhaps Richard Jenkins in “The Visitor”?) I think they should have nominated Pitt instead for his comedic role in “Burn After Reading.” Ralph Fiennes snuck in the Best Supporting category for “The Duchess.” And it looks like the Lifetime Achievement Award will go to someone named Steven Spielberg. Here is a running tally of all the awards and nominations so far leading up to the Oscars in February.

Here’s the Golden Globes list:

MOTION PICTURE CATEGORIES

BEST MOTION PICTURE, DRAMA
“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
“Frost/Nixon”
“The Reader”
“Revolutionary Road”
“Slumdog Millionaire”

BEST MOTION PICTURE, MUSICAL OR COMEDY
“Burn After Reading”
“Happy-Go-Lucky”
“In Bruges”
“Mamma Mia!”
“Vicky Christina Barcelona”

BEST DIRECTOR
Danny Boyle, “Slumdog Millionaire”
Stephen Daldry, “The Reader”
David Fincher, “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
Ron Howard, “Frost/Nixon”
Sam Mendes, “Revolutionary Road”

BEST DRAMATIC ACTOR
Leonardo DiCaprio, “Revolutionary Road”
Frank Langella, “Frost/Nixon”
Sean Penn, “Milk”
Brad Pitt, “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
Mickey Rourke, “The Wrestler”

BEST DRAMATIC ACTRESS
Anne Hathaway, “Rachel Getting Married”
Angelina Jolie, “Changeling”
Meryl Streep, “Doubt”
Kristin Scott Thomas, “I’ve Loved You So Long”
Kate Winslet, “Revolutionary Road”

BEST ACTOR, COMEDY OR MUSICAL
Javier Bardem, “Vicky Cristina Barcelona”
Colin Farrell, “In Bruges”
James Franco, “Pineapple Express”
Brendan Gleeson, “In Bruges”
Dustin Hoffman, “Last Chance Harvey”

BEST ACTRESS, COMEDY OR MUSICAL
Rebecca Hall, “Vicky Cristina Barcelona”
Sally Hawkins, “Happy-Go-Lucky”
Frances McDormand, “Burn After Reading”
Meryl Streep, “Mamma Mia!”
Emma Thompson, “Last Chance Harvey”

SUPPORTING ACTOR
Tom Cruise, “Tropic Thunder”
Robert Downey, Jr., “Tropic Thunder”
Ralph Fiennes, “The Duchess”
Philip Seymour Hoffman, “Doubt”
Heath Ledger, “The Dark Knight”

SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Amy Adams, “Doubt”
Penelope Cruz, “Vicky Cristina Barcelona”
Viola Davis, “Doubt”
Marisa Tomei, “The Wrestler”
Kate Winslet, “The Reader”

ANIMATED FILM
“Bolt”
“Kung Fu Panda”
“Wall-E”

FOREIGN LANGUAGE PICTURE
“Baader Meinhof Complex”
“Everlasting Moments”
“Gomorrah”
“I’ve Loved You So Long”
“Waltz With Bashir”

SCREENPLAY
Simon Beaufoy, “Slumdog Millionaire”
David Hare, “The Reader”
Peter Morgan, “Frost/Nixon”
Eric Roth, “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
John Patrick Shanley, “Doubt”

ORIGINAL SCORE
Alexandre Desplat, “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
Clint Eastwood, “Changeling”
James Newton Howard, “Defiance”
Hans Zimmer, “Frost/Nixon”
A.R. Rahman, “Slumdog Millionaire”

SONG
“Down to Earth” (performed by Peter Gabriel, written by Peter Gabriel and Thomas Newman), “Wall-E”
“Gran Torino” (performed by Clint Eastwood), “Gran Torino”
“I Thought I Lost You” (performed Miley Cyrus and John Travolta, written by Miley Cyrus and Jeffrey Steele), “Bolt”
“Once in a Lifetime,” (performed by Beyonce), “Cadillac Records”
“The Wrestler” (performed by Bruce Springsteen, written by Bruce Springsteen), “The Wrestler”

CECIL B. DEMILLE LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Steven Spielberg

TELEVISION CATEGORIES

DRAMATIC TV SERIES
“Dexter”
“House M.D.”
“In Treatment”
“Mad Men”
“True Blood”

BEST ACTOR, TV DRAMA
Gabriel Byrne, “In Treatment”
Michael C. Hall, “Dexter”
Jon Hamm, “Mad Men”
Hugh Laurie, “House M.D.”
Jonathan Rhys Meyers, “The Tudors”

BEST ACTRESS, TV DRAMA
Sally Field, “Brothers & Sisters”
Mariska Hargitay, “Law & Order: SVU”
January Jones, “Mad Men”
Anna Paquin, “True Blood”
Kyra Sedgwick, “The Closer”

TV SERIES, MUSICAL OR COMEDY
“Californication”
“Entourage”
“The Office”
“30 Rock”
“Weeds”

BEST ACTOR, TV MUSICAL OR COMEDY
Alec Baldwin, “30 Rock”
Steve Carell, “The Office”
Kevin Connolly, “Entourage”
David Duchovny, “Californication”
Tony Shalhoub, “Monk”

BEST ACTRESS, TV MUSICAL OR COMEDY
Christina Applegate, “Samantha Who?”
America Ferrera, “Ugly Betty”
Tina Fey, “30 Rock”
Debra Messing, “The Starter Wife”
Mary-Louise Parker, “Weeds”

BEST MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
“Cranford”
“Bernard & Doris”
“John Adams”
“A Raisin in the Sun”
“Recount”

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MINISERIES OR A MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Judi Dench, “Cranford”
Laura Linney, “John Adams”
Catherine Keener, “An American Crime”
Shirley MacLaine, “Coco Chanel”
Susan Sarandon, “Bernard & Doris”

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MINISERIES OR A MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Ralph Fiennes, “Bernard and Doris”
Paul Giammatti, “John Adams”
Kevin Spacey, “Recount”
Keifer Sutherland, “24: Redemption”
Tom Wilkinson, “Recount”

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, MINISERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Eileen Atkins, “Cranford” Laura Dern, “Recount”
Melissa George, “In Treatment”
Rachel Griffiths, “Brothers & Sisters”
Dianne Wiest, “In Treatment”

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, MINISERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Neil Patrick Harris, “How I Met Your Mother”
Denis Leary, “Recount”
Jeremy Piven, “Entourage”
Blair Underwood, “In Treatment”
Tom Wilkinson, “John Adams”

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