OSCARS 2009: Not Much of Obama's Favorite Thing

The title means there aren't that many changes this week.



Best Picture:



Australia

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Frost/Nixon

Milk

Slumdog Millionaire



Best Director:



Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire

David Fincher, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Ron Howard, Frost/Nixon

Christopher Nolan, The Dark Knight

Gus Van Sant, Milk



Best Actor:



Robert Downey Jr., The Soloist

Clint Eastwood, Gran Torino

Frank Langella, Frost/Nixon

Sean Penn, Milk

Mickey Rourke, The Wrestler



Best Actress:



Angelina Jolie, Changeling

Nicole Kidman, Australia

Kristin Scott-Thomas, I've Loved You So Long

Meryl Streep, Doubt

Kate Winslet, Revolutionary Road



Best Supporting Actor:



Jamie Foxx, The Soloist

James Franco, Milk

Philip Seymour Hoffman, Doubt

Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight

Michael Shannon, Revolutionary Road



Best Supporting Actress:



Penelope Cruz, Vicky Cristina Barcelona

Viola Davis, Doubt

Rosemarie DeWitt, Rachel Getting Married

Taraji P. Henson, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Marisa Tomei, The Wrestler



Best Adapted Screenplay:

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Doubt
Frost/Nixon
Revolutionary Road
Slumdog Millionaire

Best Original Screenplay:

Milk
Rachel Getting Married
The Soloist
Vicky Cristina Barcelona
The Visitor

Best Animated Feature Film:

Kung Fu Panda
WALL-E
Waltz with Bashir

Best Art Direction:

Australia
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Defiance
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Revolutionary Road

Best Cinematography:

Australia
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Defiance
Revolutionary Road

Best Costume Design:

Australia
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Duchess
The Other Boleyn Girl
Revolutionary Road

Best Film Editing:

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Defiance
Frost/Nixon
Milk
Slumdog Millionaire

Best Makeup:

The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Hellboy II: The Golden Army

Best Original Score:

Australia
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Revolutionary Road
WALL-E

Best Original Song:

"All Dressed Up in Love," Sex and the City
"Down to Earth," WALL-E
"Last Chance," High School Musical 3: Senior Year
"Rock Me Sexy Jesus," Hamlet 2
"The Wrestler," The Wrestler

Best Sound Editing:

The Dark Knight
Defiance
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Iron Man
WALL-E

Best Sound Mixing:

Australia
Body of Lies
The Dark Knight
Defiance
WALL-E

Best Visual Effects:

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Day the Earth Stood Still
Iron Man