Major nominations below. The rest of the categories, along with each film’s tally, are below the cut.
Best Motion Picture of the Year
- The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
- Frost/Nixon
- Milk
- The Reader
- Slumdog Millionaire
Achievement in Directing
- David Fincher, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
- Ron Howard, Frost/Nixon
- Gus Van Sant, Milk
- Stephen Daldry, The Reader
- Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire
Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
- Richard Jenkins, The Visitor
- Frank Langella, Frost/Nixon
- Sean Penn, Milk
- Brad Pitt, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
- Mickey Rourke, The Wrestler
Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
- Josh Brolin, Milk
- Robert Downey Jr., Tropic Thunder
- Philip Seymour Hoffman, Doubt
- Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight
- Michael Shannon, Revolutionary Road
Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
- Anne Hathaway, Rachel Getting Married
- Angelina Jolie, Changeling
- Melissa Leo, Frozen River
- Kate Winslet. The Reader
- Meryl Streep, Doubt
Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
- Amy Adams, Doubt
- Penélope Cruz, Vicky Cristina Barcelona
- Viola Davis, Doubt
- Taraji P. Henson, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
- Marisa Tomei, The Wrestler
Best Animated Feature Film of the Year
- Bolt
- Kung Fu Panda
- Wall-E
Original Screenplay
- Dustin Lance Black, Milk
- Courtney Hunt, Frozen River
- Mike Leigh, Happy-Go-Lucky
- Martin McDonagh, In Bruges
- Andrew Stanton and Jim Reardon, WALL-E
Adapted Screenplay
- Eric Roth and Robin Swicord, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
- John Patrick Shanley, Doubt
- Peter Morgan, Frost/Nixon
- David Hare, The Reader
- Simon Beaufoy, Slumdog Millionaire
Best Foreign Language Film of the Year
- The Baader Meinhof Complex (Germany)
- The Class (France)
- Departures (Japan)
- Revanche (Austria)
- Waltz With Bashir (Israel)
Original Score
- Alexandre Desplat, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
- James Newton Howard, Defiance
- Danny Elfman, Milk
- A.R. Rahman, Slumdog Millionaire
- Thomas Newman, WALL-E
Original Song
- “Down to Earth,” Peter Gabriel and Thomas Newman; WALL-E
- “Jai Ho,” A.R. Rahman and Gulzar; Slumdog Millionaire
- “O Saya,” A.R. Rahman and Maya Arulpragasam; Slumdog Millionaire
Achievement in Art Direction
- Changeling
- The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
- The Dark Knight
- The Duchess
- Revolutionary Road
Achievement in Cinematography
- Changeling
- The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
- The Dark Knight
- The Reader
- Slumdog Millionaire
Achievement in Costume Design
- Australia
- The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
- The Duchess
- Milk
- Revolutionary Road
Best Documentary Feature
- The Betrayal (Nerakhoon)
- Encounters at the End of the World
- The Garden
- Man on Wire
- Trouble the Water
Best Documentary Short Subject
- The Conscience of Nhem En
- The Final Inch
- Smile Pinki
- The Witness—From the Balcony of Room 306
Achievement in Film Editing
- The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
- The Dark Knight
- Frost/Nixon
- Milk
- Slumdog Millionaire
Achievement in Makeup
- The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
- The Dark Knight
- Frost/Nixon
- Milk
- Slumdog Millionaire
Best Animated Short Film
- La Maison en Petits Cubes
- Lavatory—Lovestory
- Oktapodi
- Presto
- This Way Up
Best Live Action Short Film
- Auf der Strecke (On the Line)
- Manon on the Asphalt
- New Boy
- The Pig
- Spielzeugland (Toyland)
Achievement in Sound Editing
- The Dark Knight
- Iron Man
- Slumdog Millionaire
- WALL-E
- Wanted
Achievement in Sound Mixing
- The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
- The Dark Knight
- Slumdog Millionaire
- WALL-E
- Wanted
Achievement in Visual Effects
- The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
- The Dark Knight
- Iron Man
Tallies:
13 nominations: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
10 nominations: Slumdog Millionaire
8 nominations: The Dark Knight, Milk
6 nominations: Wall-E
5 nominations: Doubt, Frost/Nixon, The Reader
3 nominations: Changeling
2 nominations: The Duchess, Frozen River, Iron Man, Wanted, The Wrestler
1 nomination (excluding short films):Waltz with Bashir, Trouble the Water, Tropic Thunder, The Visitor, Revanche, Rachel Getting Married, Man on Wire, Kung Fu Panda, In Bruges, Hellboy II: The Golden Army, Happy-Go-Lucky, The Garden, Encounters at the End of the World, Departures, Defiance, The Class, Bolt, The Betrayal, The Baader Meinhof Complex, and Australia.
