List of 81st Annual Academy Award Nominations
Nominations for the 81st annual Academy Awards announced. Here is the full list. The Oscars will be handed out in Hollywood on February 22.

81st Annual Academy Awards – Films with 2 or more nominations
| Picture | Distribution Company | # of Nominations |
| The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | Paramount and Warner Bros. | 13 |
| Slumdog Millionaire | Fox Searchlight | 10 |
| The Dark Knight | Warner Bros. | 8 |
| Milk | Focus Features | 8 |
| WALL-E | Walt Disney | 6 |
| Doubt | Miramax | 5 |
| Frost/Nixon | Universal | 5 |
| The Reader | The Weinstein Company | 5 |
| Changeling | Universal | 3 |
| Revolutionary Road | DreamWorks, Distributed by Paramount Vantage | 3 |
| The Duchess | Paramount Vantage, Path and BBC Films | 2 |
| Frozen River | Sony Pictures Classics | 2 |
| Iron Man | Paramount and Marvel Entertainment | 2 |
| Wanted | Universal | 2 |
| The Wrestler | Fox Searchlight | 2 |
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Oscar Nominations Full List – 81st Academy Awards
Nominations for the 81st annual Academy Awards announced on Thursday morning. Full list.

Nominations By Category
Performance by an actor in a leading role
- Richard Jenkins in “The Visitor” (Overture Films)
- Frank Langella in “Frost/Nixon” (Universal)
- Sean Penn in “Milk” (Focus Features)
- Brad Pitt in “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (Paramount and Warner Bros.)
- Mickey Rourke in “The Wrestler” (Fox Searchlight)
Performance by an actor in a supporting role
- Josh Brolin in “Milk” (Focus Features)
- Robert Downey Jr. in “Tropic Thunder” (DreamWorks, Distributed by DreamWorks/Paramount)
- Philip Seymour Hoffman in “Doubt” (Miramax)
- Heath Ledger in “The Dark Knight” (Warner Bros.)
- Michael Shannon in “Revolutionary Road” (DreamWorks, Distributed by Paramount Vantage)
Performance by an actress in a leading role
- Anne Hathaway in “Rachel Getting Married” (Sony Pictures Classics)
- Angelina Jolie in “Changeling” (Universal)
- Melissa Leo in “Frozen River” (Sony Pictures Classics)
- Meryl Streep in “Doubt” (Miramax)
- Kate Winslet in “The Reader” (The Weinstein Company)
Performance by an actress in a supporting role
- Amy Adams in “Doubt” (Miramax)
- Pen’lope Cruz in “Vicky Cristina Barcelona” (The Weinstein Company)
- Viola Davis in “Doubt” (Miramax)
- Taraji P. Henson in “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (Paramount and Warner Bros.)
- Marisa Tomei in “The Wrestler” (Fox Searchlight)
Best animated feature film of the year
- “Bolt” (Walt Disney) – Chris Williams and Byron Howard
- “Kung Fu Panda” (DreamWorks Animation, Distributed by Paramount) – John Stevenson and Mark Osborne
- “WALL-E” (Walt Disney) – Andrew Stanton




