BOLT ,
KUNG FU PANDA and
WALL-E are the nominees for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature.
Nominations for the 81st Academy Awards were announced today (Thursday, January 22) by Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences President Sid Ganis and Oscar winner Forest Whitaker.
WALL-E also got nods for Original score, Original song ("Down to Earth"), Sound editing, Sound mixing and Original Screenplay.
WALTZ WITH BASHIR got a Best Foreign Language nod. WALTZ WITH BASHIR is the first animated feature nominated for a foreign language Oscar, although 12 prior films have been submitted for consideration.
LA MAISON EN PETITS CUBES ,
LAVATORY LOVESTORY ,
OKTAPODI ,
PRESTO and
THIS WAY UP received Best Animated Short nominations.
THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON , FROST/NIXON, MILK, THE READER and SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE got Best Picture nominations.
THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON ,
THE DARK KNIGHT and
IRON MAN were nominated for the Oscar for Achievement in Visual Effects.
THE DARK KNIGHT was missing from the Best Picture category, but was also nominated in Best Supporting Acting for Heath Ledger, Art Direction, Cinematography, Film Editing, Makeup, Sound Editing and Sound Mixing.
BENJAMIN BUTTON got 13 total nods: Brad Pitt (Best Actor), Taraji P. Henson (Supporting Actress), Art Direction, Cinematography, Costume Design, Best Director (David Fincher), Film Editing, Makeup, Original Score, Sound Mixing and Adapted Screenplay.
Watch clips and trailers for all the animated shorts and features, in addition to more in-depth coverage of all the animated nominees, at
AWN's Oscar Showcase .
Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
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
Josh Brolin in MILK (Focus Features)
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
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
Amy Adams in DOUBT (Miramax)
Penelope 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
BOLT (Walt Disney) Chris Williams and Byron Howard
KUNG FU PANDA (DreamWorks Animation, Distributed by Paramount) John Stevenson and Mark Osborne
WALL-E (Walt Disney) Andrew Stanton
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
"O Saya" from SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE (Fox Searchlight) Music and Lyrics by A.R. Rahman and Maya Arulpragasam
Best Motion Picture of the Year
THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON (Paramount and Warner Bros.) A Kennedy/Marshall Production, Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall and Cean Chaffin, Producers
FROST/NIXON (Universal) A Universal Pictures, Imagine Entertainment and Working Title Production, Brian Grazer, Ron Howard and Eric Fellner, Producers
MILK (Focus Features) A Groundswell and Jinks/Cohen Company Production, Dan Jinks and Bruce Cohen, Producers
THE READER (The Weinstein Company) A Mirage Enterprises and Neunte Babelsberg Film GmbH Production, Nominees to be determined
SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE (Fox Searchlight) A Celador Films Production, Christian Colson, Producer
Best Animated Short Film
LA MAISON EN PETITS CUBES, A Robot Communications Production, Kunio Kato
LAVATORY - LOVESTORY, A Melnitsa Animation Studio and CTB Film Company Production, Konstantin Bronzit
OKTAPODI (Talantis Films), A Gobelins, L'ecole de l'image Production, Emud Mokhberi and Thierry Marchand
PRESTO (Walt Disney), A Pixar Animation Studios Production, Doug Sweetland
THIS WAY UP, A Nexus Production, Alan Smith and Adam Foulkes
Best Live Action Short Film
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
NEW BOY (Network Ireland Television), A Zanzibar Films Production, Steph Green and Tamara Anghie
THE PIG, An M & M Production, Tivi Magnusson and Dorte Hogh
SPIELZEUGLAND (TOYLAND), A Mephisto Film Production, Jochen Alexander Freydank
Achievement in Sound Editing
THE DARK KNIGHT (Warner Bros.) Richard King
IRON MAN (Paramount and Marvel Entertainment) Frank Eulner and Christopher Boyes
SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE (Fox Searchlight) Tom Sayers
WALL-E (Walt Disney) Ben Burtt and Matthew Wood
WANTED (Universal) Wylie Stateman
Achievement in Sound Mixing
THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON (Paramount and Warner Bros.), David Parker, Michael Semanick, Ren Klyce and Mark Weingarten
THE DARK KNIGHT (Warner Bros.), Lora Hirschberg, Gary Rizzo and Ed Novick
SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE (Fox Searchlight), Ian Tapp, Richard Pryke and Resul Pookutty
WALL-E (Walt Disney), Tom Myers, Michael Semanick and Ben Burtt
WANTED (Universal), Chris Jenkins, Frank A. Montano and Petr Forejt
Achievement in Visual Effects
THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON (Paramount and Warner Bros.), Eric Barba, Steve Preeg, Burt Dalton and Craig Barron
(Digital Domain, Lola/Hydraulx, Asylum, Matte World Digital, Drac Studios, Evil Eye Pictures, Gentle Giant Studios, Ollin Studio and Special Effects Atlantic)
THE DARK KNIGHT (Warner Bros.), Nick Davis, Chris Corbould, Tim Webber and Paul Franklin
(Double Negative, Framestore, Animal Makers, BUF, Escape Studios, Gentle Giant Studios, Mediscene and New Deal Studios)
IRON MAN (Paramount and Marvel Entertainment), John Nelson, Ben Snow, Dan Sudick and Shane Mahan
(Industrial Light & Magic, The Orphanage, Stan Winston Studio, Tata Elixsi Visual Computing Lab, Pixel Liberation Front, The Embassy, New Deal Studios, Prologue Films, CafeFX, Giant Studios, Lola VFX and Lund Background Pictures)
Adapted Screenplay
THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON (Paramount and Warner Bros.), Screenplay by Eric Roth, Screen story by Eric Roth and Robin Swicord
DOUBT (Miramax), Written by John Patrick Shanley
FROST/NIXON (Universal), Screenplay by Peter Morgan
THE READER (The Weinstein Company), Screenplay by David Hare
SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE (Fox Searchlight), Screenplay by Simon Beaufoy
Original Screenplay
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
