81st Academy Awards Nominations (Oscars 2009)

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Hollywood's power couple Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie received their second Academy Award nominations in history during the announcement of the nominations for the 81st Annual Academy Awards on January 22, 2009.

After 13 years, Brad Pitt is nominated once more for an Oscar award via his film The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. He was previously nominated as Best Supporting Actor for the movie 12 Monkeys in 1995.

Angelina Jolie is also enjoying her 2nd Oscar nod. But unlike Brad, Angelina has already won an Oscar Best Supporting Actress trophy for the 1999 film Girl, Interrupted.

Other second-time nominees include Robert Downey Jr, Amy Adams, Penelope Cruz and the late Heath Ledger, who is highly expected to win this year for his signature role in The Dark Knight.

First time nominees for an Oscar award are Richard Jenkins, Frank Langella, Mickey Rourke, Josh Brolin, Michael Shannon, Anne Hathaway, Melissa Leo, Viola Davis, Taraji P. Henson.

Meryl Streep has maintained her record for being the most nominated Hollywood actress. Her 2009 nomination is already her 15th.

Sean Penn meanwhile has his 5th nomination and Kate Winslet gets her 6th nod in just a span of 13 years.

Films with the highest number of nominations this year include The Curious Case of Benjamin Button with 13, Slumdog Millionaire with 10, The Dark Knight has 8 and Milk also has eight.

Here's the full list of nominees for the 2009 Oscar Awards:

NOMINATIONS LIST BY CATEGORIES

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

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 ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
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 IN A LEADING ROLE
Anne Hathaway, Rachel Getting Married
Angelina Jolie, Changeling
Melissa Leo, Frozen River
Meryl Streep, Doubt
Kate Winslet, The Reader

BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Josh Brolin, Milk
Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight
Robert Downey Jr., Tropic Thunder
Philip Seymour Hoffman, Doubt
Michael Shannon, Revolutionary Road

BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
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 WRITING (ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY)
Frozen River, Courtney Hunt
Happy-Go-Lucky, Mike Leigh
In Bruges, Martin McDonagh
Milk, Dustin Lance Black
WALL-E, Andrew Stanton, Jim Reardon, Pete Docter

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

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
Bolt
Kung Fu Panda
WALL-E

BEST SHORT FILM (ANIMATED)
La Maison en Petits Cubes
Lavatory — Lovestory
Oktapodi
Presto
This Way Up

BEST ART DIRECTION
Changeling
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
The Duchess
Revolutionary Road

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Changeling
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
The Reader
Slumdog Millionaire

BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Australia
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Duchess
Milk
Revolutionary Road

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

BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT
The Conscience of Nhem En
The Final Inch
Smile Pinki
The Witness — From the Balcony of Room 306

BEST EDITING
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Frost/Nixon
Milk
Slumdog Millionaire

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

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

BEST MAKEUP
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Hellboy II: The Golden Army

BEST MUSIC (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 MUSIC (ORIGINAL SONG)
''Down to Earth,'' WALL-E
''Jai Ho,'' Slumdog Millionaire
''O Saya,'' Slumdog Millionaire

BEST SOUND EDITING
The Dark Knight
Iron Man
Slumdog Millionaire
WALL-E
Wanted

BEST SOUND MIXING
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Slumdog Millionaire
WALL-E
Wanted

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Iron Man

NOMINATIONS LIST BY FILM

THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON - 13
Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
Achievement in Art Direction
Achievement in Cinematography
Achievement in Costume Design
Achievement in Directing
Achievement in Film Editing
Achievement in Makeup
Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Score)
Best Motion Picture of the Year
Achievement in Sound Mixing
Achievement in Visual Effects
Adapted Screenplay

SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE - 10
Achievement in Cinematography
Achievement in Directing
Achievement in Film Editing
Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Score)
Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Song)
Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Song)
Best Motion Picture of the Year
Achievement in Sound Editing
Achievement in Sound Mixing
Adapted Screenplay

THE DARK KNIGHT - 8
Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
Achievement in Art Direction
Achievement in Cinematography
Achievement in Film Editing
Achievement in Makeup
Achievement in Sound Editing
Achievement in Sound Mixing
Achievement in Visual Effects

MILK - 8
Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
Achievement in Costume Design
Achievement in Directing
Achievement in Film Editing
Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Score)
Best Motion Picture of the Year
Original Screenplay

WALL-E - 6
Best Animated Feature Film of the Year
Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Score)
Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Song)
Achievement in Sound Editing
Achievement in Sound Mixing
Original Screenplay

DOUBT - 5
Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
Adapted Screenplay

FROST/NIXON - 5
Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
Achievement in Directing
Achievement in Film Editing
Best Motion Picture of the Year
Adapted Screenplay

THE READER - 5
Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
Achievement in Cinematography
Achievement in Directing
Best Motion Picture of the Year
Adapted Screenplay

CHANGELING - 3
Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
Achievement in Art Direction
Achievement in Cinematography

REVOLUTIONARY ROAD - 3
Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
Achievement in Art Direction
Achievement in Costume Design

THE DUCHESS - 2
Achievement in Art Direction
Achievement in Costume Design

FROZEN RIVER - 2
Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
Original Screenplay

IRON MAN - 2
Achievement in Sound Editing
Achievement in Visual Effects

WANTED - 2
Achievement in Sound Editing
Achievement in Sound Mixing

THE WRESTLER - 2
Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role

AUF DER STRECKE (ON THE LINE) - 1
Best Live Action Short Film

AUSTRALIA - 1
Achievement in Costume Design

The Baader Meinhof Complex - 1
Best Foreign Language Film of the Year

THE BETRAYAL (NERAKHOON) - 1
Best Documentary Feature

BOLT - 1
Best Animated Feature Film of the Year

The Class - 1
Best Foreign Language Film of the Year

THE CONSCIENCE OF NHEM EN - 1
Best Documentary Short Subject

DEFIANCE - 1
Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Score)

Departures - 1
Best Foreign Language Film of the Year

ENCOUNTERS AT THE END OF THE WORLD - 1
Best Documentary Feature

THE FINAL INCH - 1
Best Documentary Short Subject

THE GARDEN - 1
Best Documentary Feature

HAPPY-GO-LUCKY - 1
Original Screenplay

HELLBOY II: THE GOLDEN ARMY - 1
Achievement in Makeup

IN BRUGES - 1
Original Screenplay

KUNG FU PANDA - 1
Best Animated Feature Film of the Year

La Maison en Petits Cubes - 1
Best Animated Short Film

LAVATORY - LOVESTORY - 1
Best Animated Short Film

MAN ON WIRE - 1
Best Documentary Feature

MANON ON THE ASPHALT - 1
Best Live Action Short Film

NEW BOY - 1
Best Live Action Short Film

OKTAPODI - 1
Best Animated Short Film

THE PIG - 1
Best Live Action Short Film

PRESTO - 1
Best Animated Short Film

RACHEL GETTING MARRIED - 1
Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role

Revanche - 1
Best Foreign Language Film of the Year

SMILE PINKI - 1
Best Documentary Short Subject

SPIELZEUGLAND (TOYLAND) - 1
Best Live Action Short Film

THIS WAY UP - 1
Best Animated Short Film

TROPIC THUNDER - 1
Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role

TROUBLE THE WATER - 1
Best Documentary Feature

VICKY CRISTINA BARCELONA - 1
Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role

THE VISITOR - 1
Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role

Waltz With Bashir - 1
Best Foreign Language Film of the Year

THE WITNESS - FROM THE BALCONY OF ROOM 306 - 1
Best Documentary Short Subject

The 81st Academy Awards (Oscars 2009) ceremonies will be held on February 22, 2009 at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood. Actor Hugh Jackman will be hosting the event.

About M.I.

Mykiru is an entertainment blogger, having been named as one of the Top 10 Pinoy Showbiz Resources in the Philippines. For a decade now, Mykiru.ph has been delivering the latest, the hottest and most trending issues in the country.
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