Oscar nominees 2009 listed

The nominations for the 2009 Academy Awards, otherwise known as the Oscars, were revealed on Thursday.

Oscar nominations revealed

Best Film
Slumdog Millionaire
Milk
Frost/Nixon
The Reader
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Best Actor
Sean Penn - Milk
Brad Pitt - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Mickey Rourke - The Wrestler
Richard Jenkins - The Visitor
Frank Langella - Frost/Nixon

Best Actress
Kate Winslet - The Reader
Meryl Streep - Doubt
Anne Hathaway - Rachel Getting Married
Angelina Jolie - Changeling
Melissa Leo - Frozen River

Best Supporting Actor
Heath Ledger - The Dark Knight
Josh Brolin - Milk
Michael Shannon - Revolutionary Road
Philip Seymour Hoffman - Doubt
Robert Downey Jr - Tropic Thunder

Best Supporting Actress
Penelope Cruz - Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Amy Adams - Doubt
Marisa Tomei - The Wrestler
Taraji P Henson - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Viola David - Doubt

Best Director
Ron Howard - Frost/Nixon
Danny Boyle - Slumdog Millionaire
David Fincher - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Gus Van Sant - Milk
Stephen Daldry - The Reader