The nominees for the 81st Academy Awards were announced this morning. Leading the were The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, The Dark Knight, Slumdog Millionaire and…
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THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
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MILK
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THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON – David Fincher
FROST/NIXON – Ron Howard
MILK – Gus Van Sant
THE READER – Stephen Daldry
SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE – Danny Boyle
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Brad Pitt for THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
Mickey Rourke for THE WRESTLER
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Melissa Leo for FROZEN RIVER
Meryl Streep for DOUBT
Kate Winslet for THE READER
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Robert Downey Jr. for TROPIC THUNDER
Philip Seymour Hoffman for DOUBT
Heath Ledger for THE DARK KNIGHT
Michael Shannon for REVOLUTIONARY ROAD
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Amy Adams for DOUBT
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Viola Davis for DOUBT
Tarija P. Henson for THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
Marisa Tomei for THE WRESTLER
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THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
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THE READER
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THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
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THE READER
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THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
THE DARK KNIGHT
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THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
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THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
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THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
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THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
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THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
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