Oscar nominees

The Academy finally announced the Oscar nominees yesterday and to everyone's surprise.. The Dark Knight was NOT nominated for Best of the Year (gasp!).

BUT, Heath Ledger did get a nomination for Best Suporting Actor!!!! And The Dark Knight ended up getting 8 nominations in total! That's great news for fans of the movie.

Here is the complete list of the nominations just for the fuck of it.

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

BEST ACTOR
Sean Penn - MILK
Mickey Rourke - THE WRESTLER
Frank Langella - FROST/NIXON
Brad Pitt - THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
Richard Jenkins - THE VISITOR

BEST ACTRESS
Meryl Streep - DOUBT
Anne Hathaway - RACHEL GETTING MARRIED
Kate Winslet - THE READER
Melissa Leo - FROZEN RIVER
Angelina Jolie - CHANGELING

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Heath Ledger - THE DARK KNIGHT
Robert Downey, Jr. - TROPIC THUNDER
Philip Seymour Hoffman - DOUBT
Josh Brolin - MILK
Michael Shannon - REVOLUTIONARY ROAD

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Marisa Tomei - THE WRESTLER
Amy Adams - DOUBT
Penelope Cruz - VICKY CRISTINA BARCELONA
Taraji P. Henson - THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
Viola Davis - DOUBT

BEST ANIMATED FILM

WALL-E

KUNG FU PANDA

BOLT

BEST DIRECTOR

Danny Boyle - SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE

David Fincher - THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON

Stephen Daldry - THE READER

Ron Howard - FROST/NIXON

Gus Van Sant - MILK

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

Simon Beaufoy - SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE

Eric Roth - THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON

Peter Morgan - FROST/NIXON

John Patrick Shanley - DOUBT

David Hare - THE READER

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

Courtney Hunt - FROZEN RIVER

Dustin Lance Black - MILK

Martin McDonough - IN BRUGES

Mike Leigh - HAPPY-GO-LUCKY

Andrew Stanton and Jim Reardon - WALL-E

BEST ART DIRECTION

CHANGELING

THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON

THE DARK KNIGHT

THE DUCHESS

REVOLUTIONARY ROAD

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

CHANGELING

THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON

THE DARK KNIGHT

THE READER

SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE

BEST COSTUME DESIGN

AUSTRALIA

THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON

THE DUCHESS

MILK

REVOLUTIONARY ROAD

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

THE BETRAYAL

ENCOUNTERS AT THE END OF THE WORLD

MAN ON WIRE

THE GARDEN

TROUBLE THE WATER

BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT

"The Conscience of Nhem En"

"The Final Inch"

"Smile Pinki"

"The Witness - From the Balcony of Room 306"

BEST EDITING

THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON

THE DARK KNIGHT

FROST/NIXON

MILK

SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM

THE BAADER MEINHOF COMPLEX

THE CLASS

DEPARTURES

AUSTRIA

WALTZ WITH BASHIR

BEST MAKEUP

THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON

THE DARK KNIGHT

HELLBOY II: THE GOLDEN ARMY

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE

THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON

DEFIANCE

MILK

SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE

WALL-E

BEST ORIGINAL SONG

"Down to Earth" - WALL-E

"Jai Ho" - SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE

"O Saya" - SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE

BEST ANIMATED SHORT

"La Maison de Petits Cubes"

"Lavatory - Lovestory"

"Oktapodi"

"Presto"

"This Way Up"

BEST LIVE-ACTION SHORT

"Auf der Strecke (On the Line)"

"Manon on the Asphalt"

"New Boy"

"The Pig"

"Spielzeugland (Toyland)"

BEST SOUND EDITING

THE DARK KNIGHT

IRON MAN

SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE

WALL-E

WANTED

BEST SOUND MIXING

THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON

THE DARK KNIGHT

SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE

WALL-E

WANTED

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON

IRON MAN

THE DARK KNIGHT

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