81st Academy Awards Nominations

BEST PICTURE "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" "Frost/Nixon" "Milk" "The Reader" "Slumdog Millionaire" BEST ACTRESS Anne Hathaway, "Rachel Getting Married" Angelina Jolie, "Changeling" Melissa Leo, "Frozen River" Meryl Streep, "Doubt" Kate Winslet, "The Reader" BEST ACTOR Frank Langella, "Frost/Nixon" Sean Penn, "Milk" Brad Pitt, "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" Mickey Rourke, "The Wrestler" Richard Jenkins, "The Visitor" BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS Amy Adams, "Doubt" Penelope Cruz, "Vicky Cristina Barcelona" Viola Davis, "Doubt" Taraji P. Henson, "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" Marisa Tomei, "The Wrestler" BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR Josh Brolin, "Milk" Robert Downey Jr., "Tropic Thunder" Philip Seymour Hoffman, "Doubt" Heath Ledger, "The Dark Knight" Michael Shannon, "Revolutionary Road" BEST DIRECTOR Danny Boyle, "Slumdog Millionaire" Stephen Daldry, "The Reader" David Fincher, "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" Ron Howard, "Frost/Nixon" Gus Van Sant, "Milk" BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY Dustin Lance Black, "Milk" Courtney Hunt, "Frozen River" Mike Leigh, "Happy-Go-Lucky" Martin McDonagh, "In Bruges" Andrew Stanton, and Jim Reardon; original story by Stanton and Pete Docter"WALL-E" BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY Simon Beaufoy, "Slumdog Millionaire" David Hare, "The Reader" Peter Morgan, "Frost/Nixon" John Patrick Shanley, "Doubt" Eric Roth, Robin Swicord, "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM "The Baader-Meinhof Complex" (Germany) "The Class" (France) "Departures" (Japan) "Revanche" (Austria) "Waltz with Bashir" (Israel) BEST ANIMATED FILM "Bolt" "Kung Fu Panda" "WALL-E" BEST ART DIRECTION "Changeling" "The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button" "The Dark Knight" "The Duchess" "Revolutionary Road" BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY "Changeling" Tom Stern "Slumdog Millionaire," Anthony Dod Mantle "The Reader," Chris Menges "The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button," Claudio Miranda "The Dark Knight," Wally Pfister BEST FILM EDITING "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," Kirk Baxter, Angus Wall "The Dark Knight," Lee Smith "Frost/Nixon," Daniel P. Hanley, Mike Hill "Milk," Elliot Graham "Slumdog Millionaire," Chris Dickens BEST COSTUME DESIGN "Australia," Catherine Martin "The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button," Jacqueline West "The Duchess," Michael O'Conner "Milk", Danny Glicker "Revolutionary Road," Albert Wolsky BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE "The Betrayal (Nerakhoon)" "Encounters at the End of the World" "The Garden" "Man on Wire" "Trouble the Water" BEST ORIGINAL SONG "Slumdog Millionaire," "Jai Ho" "Slumdog Millionaire," "O Saya" "WALL-E," "Down To Earth" BEST ORIGINAL SCORE "The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button," Alexandre Desplat "Defiance," James Newton Howard "Milk," Danny Elfman "Slumdog Millionaire," A.R. Rahman "WALL-E," Thomas Newman BEST MAKEUP "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" "The Dark Knight" "Hellboy II: The Golden Army" 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" "The Dark Knight" "Iron Man" BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM "Auf der Strecke (On the Line)" "Manon on the Asphalt" "New Boy" "The Pig" "Spielzeugland (Toyland)" BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM "La Maison en Petits Cubes" "Lavatory - Lovestory" "Oktapodi" "Presto" "This Way Up" BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILM "The Conscience of Nhem En" "The Final Inch" "Smile Pinki" "The Witness - From the Balcony of Room 306"

66th Annual Golden Globe Awards

Nominees and Winners for the 2009 Golden Globe Awards, presented Sunday, January 11, 2009 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California. MOTION PICTURE CATEGORIES BEST MOTION PICTURE, DRAMA "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" "Frost/Nixon" "The Reader" "Revolutionary Road" "Slumdog Millionaire" (Winner) BEST MOTION PICTURE, MUSICAL OR COMEDY "Burn After Reading" "Happy-Go-Lucky" "In Bruges" "Mamma Mia!" "Vicky Cristina Barcelona" (Winner) FOREIGN LANGUAGE PICTURE "The Baader Meinhof Complex" "Everlasting Moments" "Gomorrah" "I've Loved You So Long" "Waltz With Bashir" (Winner) BEST DIRECTOR Danny Boyle, "Slumdog Millionaire"(Winner) Stephen Daldry, "The Reader" David Fincher, "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" Ron Howard, "Frost/Nixon" Sam Mendes, "Revolutionary Road" BEST DRAMATIC ACTOR Leonardo DiCaprio, "Revolutionary Road" Frank Langella, "Frost/Nixon" Sean Penn, "Milk" Brad Pitt, "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" Mickey Rourke, "The Wrestler" (Winner) BEST DRAMATIC ACTRESS Anne Hathaway, "Rachel Getting Married" Angelina Jolie, "Changeling" Meryl Streep, "Doubt" Kristin Scott Thomas, "I've Loved You So Long" Kate Winslet, "Revolutionary Road" (Winner) BEST ACTOR, COMEDY OR MUSICAL Javier Bardem, "Vicky Cristina Barcelona" Colin Farrell, "In Bruges" (Winner) James Franco, "Pineapple Express" Brendan Gleeson, "In Bruges" Dustin Hoffman, "Last Chance Harvey" BEST ACTRESS, COMEDY OR MUSICAL Rebecca Hall, "Vicky Cristina Barcelona" Sally Hawkins, "Happy-Go-Lucky" (Winner) Frances McDormand, "Burn After Reading" Meryl Streep, "Mamma Mia!" Emma Thompson, "Last Chance Harvey" SUPPORTING ACTOR Tom Cruise, "Tropic Thunder" Robert Downey Jr., "Tropic Thunder" Ralph Fiennes, "The Duchess" Philip Seymour Hoffman, "Doubt" Heath Ledger, "The Dark Knight" (Winner) SUPPORTING ACTRESS Amy Adams, "Doubt" Penelope Cruz, "Vicky Cristina Barcelona" Viola Davis, "Doubt" Marisa Tomei, "The Wrestler" Kate Winslet, "The Reader" (Winner) ANIMATED FILM "Bolt" "Kung Fu Panda" "Wall-E" (Winner) SCREENPLAY Simon Beaufoy, "Slumdog Millionaire" (Winner) David Hare, "The Reader" Peter Morgan, "Frost/Nixon" Eric Roth, "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" John Patrick Shanley, "Doubt" ORIGINAL SCORE Alexandre Desplat, "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" Clint Eastwood, "Changeling" James Newton Howard, "Defiance" Hans Zimmer, "Frost/Nixon" A.R. Rahman, "Slumdog Millionaire" (Winner) SONG "Down to Earth" (performed by Peter Gabriel, written by Peter Gabriel and Thomas Newman), "Wall-E" "Gran Torino" (performed by Clint Eastwood, Jamie Cullum, Kyle Eastwood, Michael Stevens, lyrics by: Kyle Eastwood, Michael Stevens), "Gran Torino" "I Thought I Lost You" (performed by Miley Cyrus and John Travolta, written by Miley Cyrus and Jeffrey Steele), "Bolt" "Once in a Lifetime" (performed by Beyoncé, written by Beyoncé Knowles, Amanda Ghost, Scott McFarnon, Ian Dench, James Dring, Jody Street), "Cadillac Records" "The Wrestler" (performed by Bruce Springsteen, written by Bruce Springsteen), "The Wrestler" (Winner) TELEVISION CATEGORIES DRAMATIC TV SERIES "Dexter" "House M.D." "In Treatment" "Mad Men" (Winner) "True Blood" BEST ACTOR, TV DRAMA Gabriel Byrne, "In Treatment" (Winner) Michael C. Hall, "Dexter" Jon Hamm, "Mad Men" Hugh Laurie, "House M.D." Jonathan Rhys Meyers, "The Tudors" BEST ACTRESS, TV DRAMA Sally Field, "Brothers & Sisters" Mariska Hargitay, "Law & Order: SVU" January Jones, "Mad Men" Anna Paquin, "True Blood" (Winner) Kyra Sedgwick, "The Closer" TV SERIES, MUSICAL OR COMEDY "Californication" "Entourage" "The Office" "30 Rock" (Winner) "Weeds" BEST ACTOR, TV MUSICAL OR COMEDY Alec Baldwin, "30 Rock" (Winner) Steve Carell, "The Office" Kevin Connolly, "Entourage" David Duchovny, "Californication" Tony Shalhoub, "Monk" BEST ACTRESS, TV MUSICAL OR COMEDY Christina Applegate, "Samantha Who?" America Ferrera, "Ugly Betty" Tina Fey, "30 Rock" (Winner) Debra Messing, "The Starter Wife" Mary-Louise Parker, "Weeds" BEST MINISERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION "Cranford" "Bernard & Doris" "John Adams" (Winner) "A Raisin in the Sun" "Recount" BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MINISERIES OR A MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION Judi Dench, "Cranford" Laura Linney, "John Adams" (Winner) Catherine Keener, "An American Crime" Shirley MacLaine, "Coco Chanel" Susan Sarandon, "Bernard & Doris" BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MINISERIES OR A MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION Ralph Fiennes, "Bernard and Doris" Paul Giammatti, "John Adams" (Winner) Kevin Spacey, "Recount" Kiefer Sutherland, "24: Redemption" Tom Wilkinson, "Recount" BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, MINISERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION Eileen Atkins, "Cranford" Laura Dern, "Recount" (Winner) Melissa George, "In Treatment" Rachel Griffiths, "Brothers & Sisters" Dianne Wiest, "In Treatment" BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, MINISERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION Neil Patrick Harris, "How I Met Your Mother" Denis Leary, "Recount" Jeremy Piven, "Entourage" Blair Underwood, "In Treatment" Tom Wilkinson, "John Adams" (Winner) CECIL B. DEMILLE LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD< Steven Spielberg

15th Annual SAG Awards

Nominees for the 15th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards were announced December 18, 2008. The SAG Awards will be presented Sunday, January 29, 2009 at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. The show will be aired live on both TNT and TBS. THEATRICAL MOTION PICTURES Outstanding Performance by a Male 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" Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role Anne Hathaway, "Rachel Getting Married" Angelina Jolie, "Changeling" Melissa Leo, "Frozen River" Meryl Streep, "Doubt" Kate Winslet, "Revolutionary Road" Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role Josh Brolin, "Milk" Robert Downey Jr., "Tropic Thunder" Philip Seymour Hoffman, "Doubt" Heath Ledger, "The Dark Knight" Dev Patel, "Slumdog Millionaire" Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role Amy Adams, "Doubt" Penelope Cruz, "Vicky Cristina Barcelona" Viola Davis, "Doubt" Taraji P. Henson, "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" Kate Winslet, "The Reader" Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture "Doubt" "Milk" "Frost/Nixon" "Slumdog Millionaire" "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture "The Dark Knight" "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" "Iron Man" "Hellboy II: The Golden Army" "Wanted" TELEVISION Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series Michael C. Hall, "Dexter" Jon Hamm, "Mad Men" Hugh Laurie, "House M.D." William Shatner, "Boston Legal" James Spader, "Boston Legal" Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series Sally Field, "Brothers & Sisters" Mariska Hargitay, "Law & Order: SVU" Holly Hunter, "Saving Grace" Kyra Sedgwick, "The Closer" Elisabeth Moss, "Mad Men" Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series Alec Baldwin, "30 Rock" Steve Carell, "The Office" David Duchovny, "Californication" Jeremy Piven, "Entourage" Tony Shalhoub, "Monk" Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series Christina Applegate, "Samantha Who?" America Ferrera, "Ugly Betty" Tina Fey, "30 Rock" Mary-Louise Parker, "Weeds" Tracy Ullman, "Tracy Ullman's State of the Union" Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series "Boston Legal" "The Closer" "Mad Men" "House" "Dexter" Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series "30 Rock" "Desperate Housewives" "Entourage" "The Office" "Weeds" Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries Tom Wilkinson, "John Adams" Ralph Fiennes, "Bernard and Doris" Paul Giamatti, "John Adams" Kiefer Sutherland, "24: Redemption" Kevin Spacey, "Recount" Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries Laura Dern, "Recount" Laura Linney, "John Adams" Shirley MacLaine, "Coco Chanel" Phylicia Rashad, "A Raisin in the Sun" Susan Sarandon, "Bernard and Doris" Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Television Series "Heroes" "Friday Night Lights" "Prison Break" "The Unit" "The Closer"