Achievement in Art Direction
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
THE DUCHESS (Paramount Vantage, Pathe and BBC Films) Art Direction: Michael Carlin, Set Decoration: Rebecca Alleway
REVOLUTIONARY ROAD (DreamWorks, Distributed by Paramount Vantage), Art Direction: Kristi Zea, Set Decoration: Debra Schutt

Achievement in Cinematography
CHANGELING (Universal) Tom Stern
THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON (Paramount and Warner Bros.) Claudio Miranda
THE DARK KNIGHT (Warner Bros.) Wally Pfister
THE READER (The Weinstein Company) Chris Menges and Roger Deakins
SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE (Fox Searchlight) Anthony Dod Mantle

Achievement in Costume Design
AUSTRALIA (20th Century Fox) Catherine Martin
THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON (Paramount and Warner Bros.) Jacqueline West
THE DUCHESS (Paramount Vantage, Pathe and BBC Films) Michael O'Connor
MILK (Focus Features) Danny Glicker
REVOLUTIONARY ROAD (DreamWorks, Distributed by Paramount Vantage) Albert Wolsky

Achievement in Directing
THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON (Paramount and Warner Bros.) David Fincher
FROST/NIXON (Universal) Ron Howard
MILK (Focus Features) Gus Van Sant
THE READER (The Weinstein Company) Stephen Daldry
SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE (Fox Searchlight) Danny Boyle

Best Documentary Feature
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
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

Best Documentary Short Subject
THE CONSCIENCE OF NHEM EN, A Farallon Films Production, Steven Okazaki
THE FINAL INCH, A Vermilion Films Production, Irene Taylor Brodsky and Tom Grant
SMILE PINKI, A Principe Production, Megan Mylan
THE WITNESS - FROM THE BALCONY OF ROOM 306, A Rock Paper Scissors Production, Adam Pertofsky and Margaret Hyde

Achievement in Film Editing
THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON (Paramount and Warner Bros.), Kirk Baxter and Angus Wall
THE DARK KNIGHT (Warner Bros.), Lee Smith
FROST/NIXON (Universal), Mike Hill and Dan Hanley
MILK (Focus Features), Elliot Graham
SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE (Fox Searchlight), Chris Dickens

Best Foreign Language Film of the Year
THE BAADER MEINHOF COMPLEX A Constantin Film Production -- Germany
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
THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON (Paramount and Warner Bros.), 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

Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Score)
THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON (Paramount and Warner Bros.), Alexandre Desplat
DEFIANCE (Paramount Vantage), James Newton Howard
MILK (Focus Features), Danny Elfman
SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE (Fox Searchlight), A.R. Rahman
WALL-E (Walt Disney), Thomas Newman

Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Song)
"Down to Earth" from WALL-E (Walt Disney) Music by Peter Gabriel and Thomas Newman, Lyrics by Peter Gabriel
"Jai Ho" from SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE (Fox Searchlight) Music by A.R. Rahman, Lyrics by Gulzar