Brad Pitt's The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, a film about a man who ages backwards, is this year's Oscars heavyweight after getting 13 nominations, including Best Actor, Best Picture and Best Director.
Poster of the movie The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. While its lead actor Brad Pitt was nominated, its lead actress Cate Blanchett was not recognized by the Academy.
Slumdog Millionaire, winner as best pic at the Golden Globes, got 10 nominations including Best Picture and Best Director.
Other films nominated for Best Picture are Frost/Nixon, Milk, and The Reader.
Pitt would be joined at the awarding ceremonies by his partner Angelina Jolie, who also got nominated for her leading role in Changeling.
While Heath Ledger (who earlier won at the Golden Globes) is again nominated as Best Supporting Actor for the film The Dark Knight, many surprised when it was snubbed in the Best Picture and Best Director categories. This comes as a surprise considering it has been honored by Critics’ Choice Awards and the Golden Globes, with director Chris Nolan also having been nominated at the Director Guild of America awards.
Revolutionary Road is also snubbed when its actors Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio both failed to convince the voting academy. Howewer, their co-actor Michael Shannon was nominated as Best Supporting Actor. Winslet, who grabbed Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress trophies at the Golden Globes for the movies The Reader and Revolutionary Road respectively, got a Best Actress nomination for The Reader.
Winners of the 81st Academy Awards will be announced in a ceremony which will be hosted for the first time by actor Hugh Jackman on February 22 at the Kodak Theater.
To view a complete list of this year's Oscars nominees, click below:
2009 Oscar Nominees
Poster of the movie The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. While its lead actor Brad Pitt was nominated, its lead actress Cate Blanchett was not recognized by the Academy.
Slumdog Millionaire, winner as best pic at the Golden Globes, got 10 nominations including Best Picture and Best Director.
Other films nominated for Best Picture are Frost/Nixon, Milk, and The Reader.
Pitt would be joined at the awarding ceremonies by his partner Angelina Jolie, who also got nominated for her leading role in Changeling.
While Heath Ledger (who earlier won at the Golden Globes) is again nominated as Best Supporting Actor for the film The Dark Knight, many surprised when it was snubbed in the Best Picture and Best Director categories. This comes as a surprise considering it has been honored by Critics’ Choice Awards and the Golden Globes, with director Chris Nolan also having been nominated at the Director Guild of America awards.
Revolutionary Road is also snubbed when its actors Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio both failed to convince the voting academy. Howewer, their co-actor Michael Shannon was nominated as Best Supporting Actor. Winslet, who grabbed Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress trophies at the Golden Globes for the movies The Reader and Revolutionary Road respectively, got a Best Actress nomination for The Reader.
Winners of the 81st Academy Awards will be announced in a ceremony which will be hosted for the first time by actor Hugh Jackman on February 22 at the Kodak Theater.
To view a complete list of this year's Oscars nominees, click below:
2009 Oscar Nominees
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