Actor in a Leading Role -
Richard Jenkins - The Visitor
Frank Langella - Frost/Nixon
Sean Penn - Milk
Mickey Rourke - The Wrestler
Brad Pitt - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Actor in a Supporting Role -
Michael Shannon - Revolutionary Road
Philip Seymour Hoffman - Doubt
Josh Brolin - Milk
Robert Downey Jr. - Tropic Thunder
Heath Ledger - The Dark Knight
Actress in a Leading Role -
Kate Winslet - The Reader
Meryl Streep - Doubt
Anne Hathaway - Rachel Getting Married
Angelina Jolie - The Changeling
Melissa Leo - Frozen River
Actress in a Supporting Role -
Amy Adams - Doubt
Penelope Cruz - Vicky Christina Barcelona
Viola Davis - Doubt
Taraji P. Henson - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Marisa Tomei - The Wrestler
Directing -
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Frost/Nixon
Milk
The Reader
Slumdog Millionaire
Animated Feature Film -
Bolt
Kung Fu Panda
Wall-E
Best Picture -
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Frost/Nixon
Milk
The Reader
Slumdog Millionaire