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<\/p>\nAnnounced yesterday, this year\u2019s nominations for the 81st annual Academy Awards broke records and caused some unanticipated surprises.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Curious Case of Benjamin Button\u201d took the lead for most nominations with 13 picks including Best Picture, Best Actor and Best Director. Meryl Streep, who already holds the most nominations for any actor or actress, added a thirteenth nomination to her incredible record for her work in \u201cDoubt.\u201d<\/p>\n
Slumdog Millionaire, Golden Globe winner for Best Picture, received 10 nominations. The power couple, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, will grace the red carpet again as they are both nominated for acting honors. Kate Winslet, who took home two awards at the Golden Globes, was only nominated for her work in \u201cThe Reader\u201d and not for her role in \u201cRevolutionary Road.\u201d Rarely favored by Hollywood, It was no surprise Leonardo DiCaprio received no nominations. However, Michael Shannon in \u201cRevolutionary Road\u201d was picked for Best Supporting-Actor.<\/p>\n
It came as no shock that Heath Ledger was nominated for Best-Supporting. It was however, a surprise to see Robert Downey Jr. on the list for his comical role in \u201cTropic Thunder\u201d.<\/p>\n
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Academy Awards will take place on February 22.
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Complete list of Oscar Nominations:<\/strong><\/p>\n Best Picture<\/strong>: \u201cThe Curious Case of Benjamin Button,\u201d \u201cFrost\/Nixon,\u201d \u201cMilk,\u201d \u201cThe Reader,\u201d \u201cSlumdog Millionaire.\u201d
\n Actor: <\/strong>Richard Jenkins, \u201cThe Visitor\u201d; Frank Langella, \u201cFrost\/Nixon\u201d; Sean Penn, \u201cMilk\u201d; Brad Pitt, \u201cThe Curious Case of Benjamin Button\u201d; Mickey Rourke, \u201cThe Wrestler.\u201d
\n Actress:<\/strong> Anne Hathaway, \u201cRachel Getting Married\u201d; Angelina Jolie, \u201cChangeling\u201d; Melissa Leo, \u201cFrozen River\u201d; Meryl Streep, \u201cDoubt\u201d; Kate Winslet, \u201cThe Reader.\u201d
\n Supporting Actor<\/strong>: Josh Brolin, \u201cMilk\u201d; Robert Downey Jr., \u201cTropic Thunder\u201d; Philip Seymour Hoffman, \u201cDoubt\u201d; Heath Ledger, \u201cThe Dark Knight\u201d; Michael Shannon, \u201cRevolutionary Road.\u201d
\n Supporting Actress<\/strong>: Amy Adams, \u201cDoubt\u201d; Penelope Cruz, \u201cVicky Cristina Barcelona\u201d; Viola Davis, \u201cDoubt\u201d; Taraji P. Henson, \u201cThe Curious Case of Benjamin Button\u201d; Marisa Tomei, \u201cThe Wrestler.\u201d
\n Director:<\/strong> David Fincher, \u201cThe Curious Case of Benjamin Button\u201d; Ron Howard, \u201cFrost\/Nixon\u201d; Gus Van Sant, \u201cMilk\u201d; Stephen Daldry, \u201cThe Reader\u201d; Danny Boyle, \u201cSlumdog Millionaire.\u201d
\n Foreign Film<\/strong>: \u201cThe Baader Meinhof Complex,\u201d Germany; \u201cThe Class,\u201d France; \u201cDepartures,\u201d Japan; \u201cRevanche,\u201d Austria; \u201cWaltz With Bashir,\u201d Israel.
\n Adapted Screenplay<\/strong>: Eric Roth and Robin Swicord, \u201cThe Curious Case of Benjamin Button\u201d; John Patrick Shanley, \u201cDoubt\u201d; Peter Morgan, \u201cFrost\/Nixon\u201d; David Hare, \u201cThe Reader\u201d; Simon Beaufoy, \u201cSlumdog Millionaire.\u201d
\n Original Screenplay<\/strong>: Courtney Hunt, \u201cFrozen River\u201d; Mike Leigh, \u201cHappy-Go-Lucky\u201d; Martin McDonagh, \u201cIn Bruges\u201d; Dustin Lance Black, \u201cMilk\u201d; Andrew Stanton, Jim Reardon and Pete Docter, \u201cWALL-E.\u201d
\n Animated Feature Film<\/strong>: \u201cBolt\u201d; \u201cKung Fu Panda\u201d; \u201cWALL-E.\u201d
\n Art Directio<\/strong>n: \u201cChangeling,\u201d \u201cThe Curious Case of Benjamin Button,\u201d \u201cThe Dark Knight,\u201d \u201cThe Duchess,\u201d \u201cRevolutionary Road.\u201d
\n Cinematography<\/strong>: \u201cChangeling,\u201d \u201cThe Curious Case of Benjamin Button,\u201d \u201cThe Dark Knight,\u201d \u201cThe Reader,\u201d \u201cSlumdog Millionaire.\u201d
\n Sound Mixing<\/strong>: \u201cThe Curious Case of Benjamin Button,\u201d \u201cThe Dark Knight,\u201d \u201cSlumdog Millionaire,\u201d \u201cWALL-E,\u201d \u201cWanted.\u201d
\n Sound Editing<\/strong>: \u201cThe Dark Knight,\u201d \u201cIron Man,\u201d \u201cSlumdog Millionaire,\u201d \u201cWALL-E,\u201d \u201cWanted.\u201d
\n Original Score<\/strong>: \u201cThe Curious Case of Benjamin Button,\u201d Alexandre Desplat; \u201cDefiance,\u201d James Newton Howard; \u201cMilk,\u201d Danny Elfman; \u201cSlumdog Millionaire,\u201d A.R. Rahman; \u201cWALL-E,\u201d Thomas Newman.
\n Original Song<\/strong>: \u201cDown to Earth\u201d from \u201cWALL-E,\u201d Peter Gabriel and Thomas Newman; \u201cJai Ho\u201d from \u201cSlumdog Millionaire,\u201d A.R. Rahman and Gulzar; \u201cO Saya\u201d from \u201cSlumdog Millionaire,\u201d A.R. Rahman and Maya Arulpragasam.
\n Costume<\/strong>: \u201cAustralia,\u201d \u201cThe Curious Case of Benjamin Button,\u201d \u201cThe Duchess,\u201d \u201cMilk,\u201d \u201cRevolutionary Road.\u201d
\n Documentary Feature<\/strong>: \u201cThe Betrayal (Nerakhoon),\u201d \u201cEncounters at the End of the World,\u201d \u201cThe Garden,\u201d \u201cMan on Wire,\u201d \u201cTrouble the Water.\u201d
\n Documentary (short subject)<\/strong>: \u201cThe Conscience of Nhem En,\u201d \u201cThe Final Inch,\u201d \u201cSmile Pinki,\u201d \u201cThe Witness \u2013 From the Balcony of Room 306.\u201d
\n Film Editin<\/strong>g: \u201cThe Curious Case of Benjamin Button,\u201d \u201cThe Dark Knight,\u201d \u201cFrost\/Nixon,\u201d \u201cMilk,\u201d \u201cSlumdog Millionaire.\u201d
\n Makeup<\/strong>: \u201cThe Curious Case of Benjamin Button,\u201d \u201cThe Dark Knight,\u201d \u201cHellboy II: The Golden Army.\u201d
\n Animated Short Film<\/strong>: \u201cLa Maison en Petits Cubes,\u201d \u201cLavatory \u2013 Lovestory,\u201d \u201cOktapodi,\u201d \u201cPresto,\u201d \u201cThis Way Up.\u201d
\n Live Action Short Film<\/strong>: \u201cAuf der Strecke (On the Line),\u201d \u201cManon on the Asphalt,\u201d \u201cNew Boy,\u201d \u201cThe Pig,\u201d \u201cSpielzeugland (Toyland).\u201d
\n Visual Effects<\/strong>: \u201cThe Curious Case of Benjamin Button,\u201d \u201cThe Dark Knight,\u201d \u201cIron Man.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Announced yesterday, this year\u2019s nominations for the 81st annual Academy Awards broke records and caused some unanticipated surprises.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":914,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[72],"tags":[189,199,188,193,192,195,191,196,198,194,190,197],"class_list":{"0":"post-911","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-news","8":"tag-81st-annual-academy-awards","9":"tag-academy-award-february-22","10":"tag-academy-award-nominations","11":"tag-angelina-jolie-in-changeling","12":"tag-brad-pitt-in-benjamin-button","13":"tag-kate-winslet-in-the-reader","14":"tag-meryl-streep-in-doubt","15":"tag-revolutionary-road","16":"tag-robert-downey-jr","17":"tag-slumdog-millionaire","18":"tag-the-curious-case-of-benjamin-button","19":"tag-tropic-thunder","20":"cs-entry","21":"cs-video-wrap"},"yoast_head":"\n