Best Picture
Slumdog Millionare
The Dark Knight
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Revolutionary Road
Milk
Best Director:
Danny Boyle – “Slumdog Millionare”
Christopher Nolan – “The Dark Knight”
David Fincher – “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
Sam Mendes – “Revolutionary Road”
Gus Van Saint – “Milk”
I don’t see this category differing from BP noms, except for maybe the inclusion of Ron Howard for “Frost/Nixon” or Darren Aronfosky for “The Wrestler”
Best Actor
Mickey Rourke – “The Wrestler”
Sean Penn – “Milk”
Brad Pitt – “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
Josh Brolinin – “W.”
Leonardo DiCaprio – “Revolutionary Road”
Rourke the clear leader here.
Best Actress
Kate Winslet – “Revolutionary Road”
Meryl Streep – “Doubt”
Anne Hathaway – “Rachel Getting Married”
Nicole Kidman – “Australia”
Sally Hawkins – “Happy-Go-Lucky”