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Academy awards [2008 year (81 th)]


2008 year (81 th)


Best motion picture of the year

Slumdog Millionaire

Nomination :

Frost/Nixon
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Reader
Milk


Performance by an actor in a leading role

Sean PennMilk

Nomination :

Richard JenkinsThe Visitor
Brad PittThe Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Mickey RourkeThe Wrestler
Frank LangellaFrost/Nixon


Performance by an actress in a leading role

Kate WinsletThe Reader

Nomination :

Anne HathawayRachel Getting Married
Melissa LeoFrozen River
Meryl StreepDoubt
Angelina JolieChangeling


Best Supporting Actor

Heath LedgerThe Dark Knight

Nomination :

Robert Downey Jr.Tropic Thunder
Philip Seymour HoffmanDoubt
Michael ShannonRevolutionary Road
Josh BrolinMilk


Best Supporting Actress

Penélope Cruz/Penelope CruzVicky Cristina Barcelona

Nomination :

Amy AdamsDoubt
Marisa TomeiThe Wrestler
Viola DavisDoubt
Taraji P. Henson / Taraji HensonThe Curious Case of Benjamin Button


Achievement in cinematic direction

Danny BoyleSlumdog Millionaire

Nomination :

Ron HowardFrost/Nixon
Stephen DaldryThe Reader
Gus Van SantMilk
David FincherThe Curious Case of Benjamin Button


Writing Original Screenplay

Dustin Lance BlackMilk

Nomination :

Andrew StantonWALL·E/Wall-E
Courtney HuntFrozen River
Pete Docter/Peter DocterWALL·E/Wall-E
Martin McDonaghIn Bruges


Best Cinematography

Anthony Dod MantleSlumdog Millionaire

Nomination :

Tom SternChangeling
Chris MengesThe Reader
Wally PfisterThe Dark Knight
Roger DeakinsThe Reader
Claudio MirandaThe Curious Case of Benjamin Button


Best Original Song

A. R. RahmanSlumdog Millionaire

Nomination :

Thomas NewmanWALL·E/Wall-E
Peter GabrielWALL·E/Wall-E
A. R. RahmanSlumdog Millionaire


Original Dramatic Score

A. R. RahmanSlumdog Millionaire

Nomination :

Alexandre DesplatThe Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Marco Beltrami3:10 to Yuma
Thomas NewmanWALL·E/Wall-E
Danny ElfmanMilk
James Newton HowardDefiance


Visual Effects

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Nomination :

Iron Man
Nick DavisThe Dark Knight


Sound Effects Editing

Richard KingThe Dark Knight

Nomination :

Wylie StatemanWanted
Christopher BoyesIron Man
Ben BurttWALL·E/Wall-E
Slumdog Millionaire


Best Sound

Slumdog Millionaire

Nomination :

The Dark Knight
Paul Massey3:10 to Yuma
Ben BurttWALL·E/Wall-E
David ParkerThe Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Tom MyersWALL·E/Wall-E
Chris JenkinsWanted


Best Production Design

Donald Graham BurtThe Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Nomination :

James J. Murakami/James Murakami/Jim MurakamiChangeling
Kristi ZeaRevolutionary Road
Michael CarlinThe Duchess
Nathan CrowleyThe Dark Knight


Costume Design

Michael O'ConnorThe Duchess

Nomination :

Albert WolskyRevolutionary Road
Catherine MartinAustralia
Jacqueline WestThe Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Danny GlickerMilk


Writing Adapted Screenplay

Simon BeaufoySlumdog Millionaire

Nomination :

Eric RothThe Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Peter MorganFrost/Nixon
Robin SwicordThe Curious Case of Benjamin Button
John Patrick ShanleyDoubt
David HareThe Reader


Film Editing

Chris DickensSlumdog Millionaire

Nomination :

Lee SmithThe Dark Knight
Angus WallThe Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Elliot GrahamMilk
Mike HillFrost/Nixon
Daniel P. HanleyFrost/Nixon
Kirk BaxterThe Curious Case of Benjamin Button


Makeup

Greg CannomThe Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Nomination :

Conor O'SullivanThe Dark Knight
Mike ElizaldeHellboy II: The Golden Army
John Caglione Jr.The Dark Knight


Best Animated Feature

Andrew StantonWALL·E/Wall-E

Nomination :

Mark OsborneKung Fu Panda
John StevensonKung Fu Panda


Best Foreign Language Film

Departures

Nomination :

The Baader Meinhof Complex
Waltz with Bashir
The Class


Best Documentary Feature

Man on Wire


Animated Short Film

The House of Small Cubes

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