Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
- NOMINATIONS BY CATEGORY - 81ST AWARDS -
- NOMINATIONS BY CATEGORY - 81ST AWARDS -
Performance by an actor in a leading role
(Mejor actor)
Richard Jenkins in "The Visitor" (Overture Films)
Frank Langella in "Frost/Nixon" (Universal)
Sean Penn in "Milk" (Focus Features)
Brad Pitt in "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" (Paramount and Warner Bros.)
Mickey Rourke in "The Wrestler" (Fox Searchlight)
Performance by an actor in a supporting role
(Mejor actor de reparto)
Josh Brolin in "Milk" (Focus Features)
Robert Downey Jr. in "Tropic Thunder" (DreamWorks, Distributed by DreamWorks/Paramount)
Robert Downey Jr. in "Tropic Thunder" (DreamWorks, Distributed by DreamWorks/Paramount)
Philip Seymour Hoffman in "Doubt" (Miramax)
Heath Ledger in "The Dark Knight" (Warner Bros.)
Michael Shannon in "Revolutionary Road" (DreamWorks, Distributed by Paramount Vantage)
Performance by an actress in a leading role
(Mejor actriz)
Anne Hathaway in "Rachel Getting Married" (Sony Pictures Classics)
Angelina Jolie in "Changeling" (Universal)
Melissa Leo in "Frozen River" (Sony Pictures Classics)
Meryl Streep in "Doubt" (Miramax)
Kate Winslet in "The Reader" (The Weinstein Company)
Performance by an actress in a supporting role
(Mejor actriz de reparto)
Amy Adams in "Doubt" (Miramax)
Penélope Cruz in "Vicky Cristina Barcelona" (The Weinstein Company)
Viola Davis in "Doubt" (Miramax)
Taraji P. Henson in "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" (Paramount and Warner Bros.)
Marisa Tomei in "The Wrestler" (Fox Searchlight)
Best animated feature film of the year
(Mejor película animada)
"Bolt" (Walt Disney)
Chris Williams and Byron Howard
"Kung Fu Panda" (DreamWorks Animation, Distributed by Paramount)
John Stevenson and Mark Osborne
John Stevenson and Mark Osborne
"WALL-E" (Walt Disney)
Andrew Stanton
Andrew Stanton
Achievement in art direction
(Mejor dirección de arte)
"Changeling" (Universal)
Art Direction: James J. Murakami Set Decoration: Gary Fettis
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" (Paramount and Warner Bros.)
Art Direction: Donald Graham Burt Set Decoration: Victor J. Zolfo
"The Dark Knight" (Warner Bros.)
Art Direction: Nathan Crowley Set Decoration: Peter Lando
Art Direction: Nathan Crowley Set Decoration: Peter Lando
"The Duchess" (Paramount Vantage, Pathé and BBC Films)
Art Direction: Michael Carlin Set Decoration: Rebecca Alleway
Art Direction: Michael Carlin Set Decoration: Rebecca Alleway
"Revolutionary Road" (DreamWorks, Distributed by Paramount Vantage)
Art Direction: Kristi Zea Set Decoration: Debra Schutt
Art Direction: Kristi Zea Set Decoration: Debra Schutt
Achievement in cinematography
(Mejor técnica cinematográfica)
"Changeling" (Universal)
Tom Stern
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" (Paramount and Warner Bros.)
Claudio Miranda
Tom Stern
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" (Paramount and Warner Bros.)
Claudio Miranda
"The Dark Knight" (Warner Bros.)
Wally Pfister
Wally Pfister
"The Reader" (The Weinstein Company)
Chris Menges and Roger Deakins
Chris Menges and Roger Deakins
"Slumdog Millionaire" (Fox Searchlight)
Anthony Dod Mantle
Anthony Dod Mantle
Achievement in costume design
(Mejor vestuario)
"Australia" (20th Century Fox)
Catherine Martin
Catherine Martin
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" (Paramount and Warner Bros.)
Jacqueline West
Jacqueline West
"The Duchess" (Paramount Vantage, Pathé and BBC Films)
Michael O'Connor
Michael O'Connor
"Milk" (Focus Features)
Danny Glicker
Danny Glicker
"Revolutionary Road" (DreamWorks, Distributed by Paramount Vantage)
Albert Wolsky
Albert Wolsky
Achievement in directing
(Mejor director)
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" (Paramount and Warner Bros.)
David Fincher
"Frost/Nixon" (Universal)
Ron Howard
David Fincher
"Frost/Nixon" (Universal)
Ron Howard
"Milk" (Focus Features)
Gus Van Sant
Gus Van Sant
"The Reader" (The Weinstein Company)
Stephen Daldry
Stephen Daldry
"Slumdog Millionaire" (Fox Searchlight)
Danny Boyle
Danny Boyle
Best documentary feature
(Mejor documental)
"The Betrayal (Nerakhoon)" (Cinema Guild) A Pandinlao Films Production
Ellen Kuras and Thavisouk Phrasavath
"Encounters at the End of the World" (THINKFilm and Image Entertainment) A Creative Differences Production
Werner Herzog and Henry Kaiser
Ellen Kuras and Thavisouk Phrasavath
"Encounters at the End of the World" (THINKFilm and Image Entertainment) A Creative Differences Production
Werner Herzog and Henry Kaiser
"The Garden"A Black Valley Films Production
Scott Hamilton Kennedy
"Man on Wire" (Magnolia Pictures) A Wall to Wall Production
James Marsh and Simon Chinn
"Trouble the Water" (Zeitgeist Films) An Elsewhere Films Production
Tia Lessin and Carl Deal
Scott Hamilton Kennedy
"Man on Wire" (Magnolia Pictures) A Wall to Wall Production
James Marsh and Simon Chinn
"Trouble the Water" (Zeitgeist Films) An Elsewhere Films Production
Tia Lessin and Carl Deal
Best documentary short subject
(Mejor corto documental)
"The Conscience of Nhem En"A Farallon Films Production
Steven Okazaki
"The Final Inch"A Vermilion Films Production
Irene Taylor Brodsky and Tom Grant
Steven Okazaki
"The Final Inch"A Vermilion Films Production
Irene Taylor Brodsky and Tom Grant
"Smile Pinki"A Principe Production
Megan Mylan
Megan Mylan
"The Witness - From the Balcony of Room 306"A Rock Paper Scissors Production
Adam Pertofsky and Margaret Hyde
Adam Pertofsky and Margaret Hyde
Achievement in film editing
(Mejor edición)
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" (Paramount and Warner Bros.)
Kirk Baxter and Angus Wall
"The Dark Knight" (Warner Bros.)
Lee Smith
Kirk Baxter and Angus Wall
"The Dark Knight" (Warner Bros.)
Lee Smith
"Frost/Nixon" (Universal)
Mike Hill and Dan Hanley
Mike Hill and Dan Hanley
"Milk" (Focus Features)
Elliot Graham
Elliot Graham
"Slumdog Millionaire" (Fox Searchlight)
Chris Dickens
Chris Dickens
Best foreign language film of the year
(Mejor Película)
"The Baader Meinhof Complex" A Constantin Film Production - Germany
"The Class" (Sony Pictures Classics) A Haut et Court Production - France
"The Class" (Sony Pictures Classics) A Haut et Court Production - France
"Departures" (Regent Releasing) A Departures Film Partners Production - Japan
"Revanche" (Janus Films) A Prisma Film/Fernseh Production - Austria
"Waltz with Bashir" (Sony Pictures Classics) A Bridgit Folman Film Gang Production - Israel
Achievement in makeup
(Mejor maquillaje)
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" (Paramount and Warner Bros.)
Greg Cannom
"The Dark Knight" (Warner Bros.)
John Caglione, Jr. and Conor O'Sullivan
Greg Cannom
"The Dark Knight" (Warner Bros.)
John Caglione, Jr. and Conor O'Sullivan
"Hellboy II: The Golden Army" (Universal)
Mike Elizalde and Thom Floutz
Mike Elizalde and Thom Floutz
Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score)
(Mejor música original)
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" (Paramount and Warner Bros.)
Alexandre Desplat
"Defiance" (Paramount Vantage)
James Newton Howard
Alexandre Desplat
"Defiance" (Paramount Vantage)
James Newton Howard
"Milk" (Focus Features)
Danny Elfman
Danny Elfman
"Slumdog Millionaire" (Fox Searchlight)
A.R. Rahman
A.R. Rahman
"WALL-E" (Walt Disney)
Thomas Newman
Thomas Newman
Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original song)
(Mejor canción original)
"Down to Earth" from "WALL-E" (Walt Disney)
Music by Peter Gabriel and Thomas Newman Lyric by Peter Gabriel
Music by Peter Gabriel and Thomas Newman Lyric by Peter Gabriel
"Jai Ho" from "Slumdog Millionaire" (Fox Searchlight)
Music by A.R. Rahman Lyric by Gulzar
Music by A.R. Rahman Lyric by Gulzar
"O Saya" from "Slumdog Millionaire" (Fox Searchlight)
Music and Lyric by A.R. Rahman and Maya Arulpragasam
Music and Lyric by A.R. Rahman and Maya Arulpragasam
Best motion picture of the year
(Mejor película)
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" (Paramount and Warner Bros.) A Kennedy/Marshall Production
Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall and Ceán Chaffin, Producers
Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall and Ceán Chaffin, Producers
"Frost/Nixon" (Universal) A Universal Pictures, Imagine Entertainment and Working Title Production
Brian Grazer, Ron Howard and Eric Fellner, Producers
Brian Grazer, Ron Howard and Eric Fellner, Producers
"Milk" (Focus Features) A Groundswell and Jinks/Cohen Company Production
Dan Jinks and Bruce Cohen, Producers
Dan Jinks and Bruce Cohen, Producers
"The Reader" (The Weinstein Company) A Mirage Enterprises and Neunte Babelsberg Film GmbH Production
Nominees to be determined
Nominees to be determined
"Slumdog Millionaire" (Fox Searchlight)A Celador Films Production
Christian Colson, Producer
Christian Colson, Producer
Best animated short film
(Mejor corto animado)
"La Maison en Petits Cubes"A Robot Communications Production
Kunio Kato
Kunio Kato
"Lavatory - Lovestory"A Melnitsa Animation Studio and CTB Film Company Production
Konstantin Bronzit
Konstantin Bronzit
"Oktapodi" (Talantis Films)A Gobelins, L'école de l'image Production
Emud Mokhberi and Thierry Marchand
Emud Mokhberi and Thierry Marchand
"Presto" (Walt Disney)A Pixar Animation Studios Production
Doug Sweetland
Doug Sweetland
"This Way Up"A Nexus Production
Alan Smith and Adam Foulkes
Alan Smith and Adam Foulkes
Best live action short film
(Mejor corto)
"Auf der Strecke (On the Line)" (Hamburg Shortfilmagency)An Academy of Media Arts Cologne Production
Reto Caffi
"Manon on the Asphalt" (La Luna Productions)A La Luna Production
Elizabeth Marre and Olivier Pont
Reto Caffi
"Manon on the Asphalt" (La Luna Productions)A La Luna Production
Elizabeth Marre and Olivier Pont
"New Boy" (Network Ireland Television)A Zanzibar Films Production
Steph Green and Tamara Anghie
Steph Green and Tamara Anghie
"The Pig"An M & M Production
Tivi Magnusson and Dorte Høgh
Tivi Magnusson and Dorte Høgh
"Spielzeugland (Toyland)"A Mephisto Film Production
Jochen Alexander Freydank
Jochen Alexander Freydank
Achievement in sound editing
(Mejor edición de sonido)
"The Dark Knight" (Warner Bros.)
Richard King
Richard King
"Iron Man" (Paramount and Marvel Entertainment)
Frank Eulner and Christopher Boyes
Frank Eulner and Christopher Boyes
"Slumdog Millionaire" (Fox Searchlight)
Tom Sayers
Tom Sayers
"WALL-E" (Walt Disney)
Ben Burtt and Matthew Wood
Ben Burtt and Matthew Wood
"Wanted" (Universal)
Wylie Stateman
Wylie Stateman
Achievement in sound mixing
(Mejor mezcla de sonido)
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" (Paramount and Warner Bros.)
David Parker, Michael Semanick, Ren Klyce and Mark Weingarten
David Parker, Michael Semanick, Ren Klyce and Mark Weingarten
"The Dark Knight" (Warner Bros.)
Lora Hirschberg, Gary Rizzo and Ed Novick
Lora Hirschberg, Gary Rizzo and Ed Novick
"Slumdog Millionaire" (Fox Searchlight)
Ian Tapp, Richard Pryke and Resul Pookutty
Ian Tapp, Richard Pryke and Resul Pookutty
"WALL-E" (Walt Disney)
Tom Myers, Michael Semanick and Ben Burtt
Tom Myers, Michael Semanick and Ben Burtt
"Wanted" (Universal)
Chris Jenkins, Frank A. Montaño and Petr Forejt
Chris Jenkins, Frank A. Montaño and Petr Forejt
Achievement in visual effects
(Mejores efectos especiales)
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" (Paramount and Warner Bros.)
Eric Barba, Steve Preeg, Burt Dalton and Craig Barron
Eric Barba, Steve Preeg, Burt Dalton and Craig Barron
"The Dark Knight" (Warner Bros.)
Nick Davis, Chris Corbould, Tim Webber and Paul Franklin
Nick Davis, Chris Corbould, Tim Webber and Paul Franklin
"Iron Man" (Paramount and Marvel Entertainment)
John Nelson, Ben Snow, Dan Sudick and Shane Mahan
John Nelson, Ben Snow, Dan Sudick and Shane Mahan
Adapted screenplay
(Mejor guión adaptado)
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" (Paramount and Warner Bros.)
Screenplay by Eric Roth Screen story by Eric Roth and Robin Swicord
Screenplay by Eric Roth Screen story by Eric Roth and Robin Swicord
"Doubt" (Miramax)
Written by John Patrick Shanley
Written by John Patrick Shanley
"Frost/Nixon" (Universal)
Screenplay by Peter Morgan
Screenplay by Peter Morgan
"The Reader" (The Weinstein Company)
Screenplay by David Hare
"Slumdog Millionaire" (Fox Searchlight)
Screenplay by Simon Beaufoy
Screenplay by David Hare
"Slumdog Millionaire" (Fox Searchlight)
Screenplay by Simon Beaufoy
Original screenplay
(Mejor guión original)
"Frozen River" (Sony Pictures Classics)
Written by Courtney Hunt
"Happy-Go-Lucky" (Miramax)
Written by Mike Leigh
"In Bruges" (Focus Features)
Written by Martin McDonagh
"Milk" (Focus Features)
Written by Dustin Lance Black
"WALL-E" (Walt Disney)
Screenplay by Andrew Stanton, Jim Reardon Original story by Andrew Stanton, Pete Docter
Written by Courtney Hunt
"Happy-Go-Lucky" (Miramax)
Written by Mike Leigh
"In Bruges" (Focus Features)
Written by Martin McDonagh
"Milk" (Focus Features)
Written by Dustin Lance Black
"WALL-E" (Walt Disney)
Screenplay by Andrew Stanton, Jim Reardon Original story by Andrew Stanton, Pete Docter
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
- MOTION PICTURE NOMINATIONS - 81ST AWARDS
- MOTION PICTURE NOMINATIONS - 81ST AWARDS
- NOMINATIONS BY PICTURE -
(nominaciones por película en orden alfabético)
(This list does not include Short Films or Documentary Short Subjects)
(This list does not include Short Films or Documentary Short Subjects)
"Australia," a 20th Century Fox/Bazmark Film 2 Pty Ltd Production (20th Century Fox)
(1 nomination)
Costume design
Costume design
"The Baader Meinhof Complex," a Constantin Film Production
(1 nomination)
Best foreign language film (Germany)
Best foreign language film (Germany)
"The Betrayal (Nerakhoon)," a Pandinlao Films Production (Cinema Guild)
(1 nomination)
Documentary feature
Documentary feature
"Bolt," a Walt Disney Pictures Production (Walt Disney)
(1 nomination)
Best animated feature film
Best animated feature film
"Changeling," a Universal Pictures and Imagine Entertainment Production (Universal)
(3 nominations)
Angelina Jolie - Performance by an actress in a leading role
Art direction
Cinematography
Angelina Jolie - Performance by an actress in a leading role
Art direction
Cinematography
"The Class," a Haut et Court Production (Sony Pictures Classics)
(1 nomination)
Best foreign language film (France)
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," a Kennedy/Marshall Production (Paramount and Warner Bros.)
Best foreign language film (France)
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," a Kennedy/Marshall Production (Paramount and Warner Bros.)
(13 nominations)
Brad Pitt - Performance by an actor in a leading role
Taraji P. Henson - Performance by an actress in a supporting role
Art direction
Cinematography
Costume design
Directing
Film editing
Makeup
Original score
Best picture
Sound mixing
Visual effects
Adapted screenplay
Brad Pitt - Performance by an actor in a leading role
Taraji P. Henson - Performance by an actress in a supporting role
Art direction
Cinematography
Costume design
Directing
Film editing
Makeup
Original score
Best picture
Sound mixing
Visual effects
Adapted screenplay
"The Dark Knight," a Cape Road Limited Production (Warner Bros.)
(8 nominations)
Heath Ledger - Performance by an actor in a supporting role
Art direction
Cinematography
Film editing
Makeup
Sound editing
Sound mixing
Visual effects
Heath Ledger - Performance by an actor in a supporting role
Art direction
Cinematography
Film editing
Makeup
Sound editing
Sound mixing
Visual effects
"Defiance," a Grosvenor Park/Bedford Falls Production (Paramount Vantage)
(1 nomination)
Original score
Original score
"Departures," a Departures Film Partners Production (Regent Releasing)
(1 nomination)
Best foreign language film (Japan)
Best foreign language film (Japan)
"Doubt," a Scott Rudin Production (Miramax)
(5 nominations)
Philip Seymour Hoffman - Performance by an actor in a supporting role
Meryl Streep - Performance by an actress in a leading role
Amy Adams - Performance by an actress in a supporting role
Viola Davis - Performance by an actress in a supporting role
Adapted screenplay
Philip Seymour Hoffman - Performance by an actor in a supporting role
Meryl Streep - Performance by an actress in a leading role
Amy Adams - Performance by an actress in a supporting role
Viola Davis - Performance by an actress in a supporting role
Adapted screenplay
"The Duchess," a Qwerty Films/Magnolia Mae Films in association with Pathé Renn and BIM Distribuzione Production (Paramount Vantage, Pathé and BBC Films)
(2 nominations)
Art direction
Costume design
Art direction
Costume design
"Encounters at the End of the World," a Creative Differences Production (THINKFilm and Image Entertainment)
(1 nomination)
Documentary feature
Documentary feature
"Frost/Nixon," a Universal Pictures, Imagine Entertainment and Working Title Production (Universal)
(5 nominations)
Frank Langella - Performance by an actor in a leading role
Directing
Film editing
Best picture
Adapted screenplay
Frank Langella - Performance by an actor in a leading role
Directing
Film editing
Best picture
Adapted screenplay
"Frozen River," a Harwood Hunt Production (Sony Pictures Classics)
(2 nominations)
Melissa Leo - Performance by an actress in a leading role
Original screenplay
Melissa Leo - Performance by an actress in a leading role
Original screenplay
"The Garden," a Black Valley Films Production
(1 nomination)
Documentary feature
Documentary feature
"Happy-Go-Lucky," a Thin Man Films/Simon Channing Williams Production (Miramax)
(1 nomination)
Original screenplay
Original screenplay
"Hellboy II: The Golden Army," a Universal Pictures Production (Universal)
(1 nomination)
Makeup
Makeup
"In Bruges," a Blueprint Pictures Production (Focus Features)
(1 nomination)
Original screenplay
Original screenplay
"Iron Man," a Marvel Studios Production (Paramount and Marvel Entertainment)
(2 nominations)
Sound editing
Visual effects
Sound editing
Visual effects
"Kung Fu Panda," a DreamWorks Animation LLC Production (DreamWorks Animation, Distributed by Paramount)
(1 nomination)
Best animated feature film
Best animated feature film
"Man on Wire," a Wall to Wall Production (Magnolia Pictures)
(1 nomination)
Documentary feature
"Milk," a Groundswell and Jinks/Cohen Company Production (Focus Features)
Documentary feature
"Milk," a Groundswell and Jinks/Cohen Company Production (Focus Features)
(8 nominations)
Sean Penn - Performance by an actor in a leading role
Josh Brolin - Performance by an actor in a supporting role
Costume design
Directing
Film editing
Original score
Best picture
Original screenplay
Sean Penn - Performance by an actor in a leading role
Josh Brolin - Performance by an actor in a supporting role
Costume design
Directing
Film editing
Original score
Best picture
Original screenplay
"Rachel Getting Married," a Clinica Estetico Production (Sony Pictures Classics)
(1 nomination)
Anne Hathaway - Performance by an actress in a leading role
Anne Hathaway - Performance by an actress in a leading role
"The Reader," a Mirage Enterprises and Neunte Babelsberg Film GmbH Production (The Weinstein Company)
(5 nominations)
Kate Winslet - Performance by an actress in a leading role
Cinematography
Directing
Best picture
Adapted screenplay
Kate Winslet - Performance by an actress in a leading role
Cinematography
Directing
Best picture
Adapted screenplay
"Revanche," a Prisma Film/Fernseh Production (Janus Films)
(1 nomination)
Best foreign language film (Austria)
Best foreign language film (Austria)
"Revolutionary Road," an Evamere Entertainment, BBC Films and Neal Street Production (DreamWorks, Distributed by Paramount Vantage)
(3 nominations)
Michael Shannon - Performance by an actor in a supporting role
Art direction
Costume design
Michael Shannon - Performance by an actor in a supporting role
Art direction
Costume design
"Slumdog Millionaire," a Celador Films Production (Fox Searchlight)
(10 nominations)
Cinematography
Directing
Film editing
Original score
Original song - "Jai Ho"
Original song - "O Saya"
Best picture
Sound editing
Sound mixing
Adapted screenplay
Cinematography
Directing
Film editing
Original score
Original song - "Jai Ho"
Original song - "O Saya"
Best picture
Sound editing
Sound mixing
Adapted screenplay
"Tropic Thunder," a Red Hour Production (DreamWorks, Distributed by DreamWorks/ Paramount)
(1 nomination)
Robert Downey Jr. - Performance by an actor in a supporting role
Robert Downey Jr. - Performance by an actor in a supporting role
"Trouble the Water," an Elsewhere Films Production (Zeitgeist Films)
(1 nomination)
Documentary feature
Documentary feature
"Vicky Cristina Barcelona," a Weinstein Company Production (The Weinstein Company)
(1 nomination)
Penélope Cruz - Performance by an actress in a supporting role
Penélope Cruz - Performance by an actress in a supporting role
"The Visitor," a Groundswell, Participant, Next Wednesday Production (Overture Films)
(1 nomination)
Richard Jenkins - Performance by an actor in a leading role
Richard Jenkins - Performance by an actor in a leading role
"WALL-E," a Pixar Animation Studios Production (Walt Disney)
(6 nominations)
Best animated feature film
Original score
Original song - "Down to Earth"
Sound editing
Sound mixing
Original screenplay
Best animated feature film
Original score
Original song - "Down to Earth"
Sound editing
Sound mixing
Original screenplay
"Waltz with Bashir," a Bridgit Folman Film Gang Production (Sony Pictures Classics)
(1 nomination)
Best foreign language film (Israel)
Best foreign language film (Israel)
"Wanted," a Universal Pictures and Spyglass Entertainment Production (Universal)
(2 nominations)
Sound editing
Sound mixing
Sound editing
Sound mixing
"The Wrestler," a Protozoa Pictures/Wild Bunch Production (Fox Searchlight)
(2 nominations)
Mickey Rourke - Performance by an actor in a leading role
Marisa Tomei - Performance by an actress in a supporting role
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Mickey Rourke - Performance by an actor in a leading role
Marisa Tomei - Performance by an actress in a supporting role
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences