2009 Academy Award Nominations: Oscars 2009 Nominees

Nominations for The 81st Academy Awards were announced at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Hollywood this morning.
And the nominees for the year’s best in film are….
Best Film: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Frost/Nixon, Milk, Slumdog Millionaire, The Reader
Best Actor: Richard Jenkins, Frank Langella, Sean Penn, Brad Pitt, Mickey Rourke
Best Actress: Anne Hathaway, Melissa Leo, Kate Winslet (The Reader), Meryl Streep, Angelina Jolie
Best Supporting Actor: Robert Downey Jr., Philip Seymour Hoffman, Heath Ledger, Michael Shannon, Josh Brolin
Best Supporting Actress: Amy Adams, Penelope Cruz, Viola Davis, Taraji P. Henson, Marisa Tomei
Best Director: Danny Boyle, Ron Howard, Gus Van Sant, David Fincher, Stephen Daldry
Best Animated Feature: Bolt, Kung Fu Panda, Wall-E
For the full list, visit the Oscars website
The 81st Annual Oscars will air on ABC February 22.
