Performance by an actress in a supporting role:
Amy Adams Doubt
Penelope Cruz Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Viola Davis Doubt
Taraji P. Henson The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Marisa Tomei The Wrestler
Performance by an actor in a supporting role:
Josh Brolin Milk
Robert Downey Jr. Tropic Thunder
Philip Seymour Hoffman Doubt
Heath Ledger The Dark Knight
Michael Shannon The Reader
Performance by an actress in a leading role:
Anne Hathaway Rachel Getting Married
Angelina Jolie Changeling
Melissa Leo Frozen River
Meryl Streep Doubt
Kate Winslet The Reader
Performance by an 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
Achievement in 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
Original screenplay:
Courtney Hunt Frozen River
Mike Leigh Happy-Go-Lucky
Martin McDonagh In Bruges
Dustin Lance Black Milk
Andrew Stanton, Jim Reardon, & Pete Docter WALL-E
Adapted screenplay:
Eric Roth & Robin Swicord The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
John Patrick Shanley Doubt
Peter Morgan Frost/Nixon
David Hare The Reader
Simon Beaufoy Slumdog Millionaire
Best foreign language film of the year:
The Baader Meinhof Complex - Germany
The Class - France
Departures - Japan
Revanche - Austria
Waltz with Bashir - Israel
Best animated feature film of the year:
Best motion picture of the year:
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Achievement in art direction:
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Duchess
Achievement in cinematography:
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Achievement in costume design:
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Duchess
Best documentary feature:
The Betrayal
Encounters at the End of the World
The Garden
Trouble the Water
Best documentary short subject:
Bold|The Conscience of Nhem En
The Final Inch
Smile Pinki
The Witness - From the Balcony of Room 306
Achievement in film editing:
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Achievement in makeup:
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score):
Alexandre Desplat The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
James Newton Howard Defiance
Danny Elfman Milk
A.R. Rahman Slumdog Millionaire
Thomas Newman WALL-E
Achievement in music written for motion pictures (original song):
"Down to Earth" from WALL-E
"Jai Ho" from Slumdog Millionaire
"O Saya" from Slumdog Millionaire
Best animated short film:
La Maison en Petits Cubes
Lavatory Love Story
Oktapodi
Presto
This Way Up
Best live action short film:
On the Line
Manon on the Asphalt
New Boy
Pig
Toyland
Achievement in sound editing:
Achievement in sound mixing:
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Achievement in visual effects: