81st Annual Oscar Nominations

The Oscar nominations were just announced. Best picture nods go to The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Frost/Nixon, Milk, The Reader, and Slumdog Millionaire. More after the jump.

Best Picture

• THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
• FROST/NIXON
• MILK
• THE READER
• SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE

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

Actor in a supporting role

• Josh Brolin – MILK
• Jr.Robert Downey Jr. – TROPIC THUNDER
• Philip Seymour Hoffman – DOUBT
• Heath Ledger – THE DARK KNIGHT
• Michael Shannon – REVOLUTIONARY ROAD

Actress in a leading role

• Anne Hathaway – RACHEL GETTING MARRIED
• Angelina Jolie – CHANGELING
• Melissa Leo – FROZEN RIVER
• Meryl Streep – DOUBT
• Kate Winslet – THE READER

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

Animated Feature Film

• BOLT
• KUNG FU PANDA
• WALL-E

Best 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

Best Documentary Feature

• THE BETRAYAL (NERAKHOON)
• ENCOUNTERS AT THE END OF THE WORLD
• THE GARDEN
• MAN ON WIRE
• TROUBLE THE WATER

Short Film (animated)

• La Maison en Petits Cubes
• LAVATORY – LOVESTORY
• OKTAPODI
• PRESTO
• THIS WAY UP

Short Film (live action)

• AUF DER STRECKE (ON THE LINE)
• MANON ON THE ASPHALT
• NEW BOY
• THE PIG
• SPIELZEUGLAND (TOYLAND)

Visual Effects

• THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
• THE DARK KNIGHT
• IRON MAN

Adapted Screenplay

• THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
• DOUBT
• FROST/NIXON
• THE READER
• SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE

Writing (Original Screenplay)

• FROZEN RIVER
• HAPPY-GO-LUCKY
• IN BRUGES
• MILK
• WALL-E

The winners will be announced Feb. 22 at the Kodak Theater in Hollywood.

I would have linked to Oscar.com for the complete list but they refuse to archive any of their materials, so doing so would just be asking for link rot.