Los Angeles, Cal.- A continuación la lista completa de nominados a la 81a entrega anual de los premios de la Academia, según se anunció el jueves:

1. Mejor película: “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”, “Frost/Nixon”, “Milk”, “The Reader”, “Slumdog Millionaire”.

2. Actor: Richard Jenkins, “The Visitor”; Frank Langella, “Frost/Nixon”; Sean Penn, “Milk”; Brad Pitt, “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”; Mickey Rourke, “The Wrestler”.

3. Actriz: Anne Hathaway, “Rachel Getting Married”; Angelina Jolie, “Changeling”; Melissa Leo, “Frozen River”; Meryl Streep, “Doubt”; Kate Winslet, “The Reader”.

4. Actor de reparto: Josh Brolin, “Milk”; Robert Downey Jr., “Tropic Thunder”; Philip Seymour Hoffman, “Doubt”; Heath Ledger, “The Dark Knight”; Michael Shannon, “Revolutionary Road”.

5. Actriz de reparto: Amy Adams, “Doubt”; Penélope Cruz, “Vicky Cristina Barcelona”; Viola Davis, “Doubt”; Taraji P. Henson, “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”; Marisa Tomei, “The Wrestler”.

6. Director: David Fincher, “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”; Ron Howard, “Frost/Nixon”; Gus Van Sant, “Milk”; Stephen Daldry, “The Reader”; Danny Boyle, “Slumdog Millionaire”.

7. Película extranjera: “The Baader Meinhof Complex”, Alemania; “The Class”, Francia; “Departures”, Japón; “Revanche”, Austria; “Waltz With Bashir”, Israel.

8. Guión adaptado: Eric Roth y Robin Swicord, “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”; John Patrick Shanley, “Doubt”; Peter Morgan, “Frost/Nixon”; David Hare, “The Reader”; Simon Beaufoy, “Slumdog Millionaire”.

9. Guión original: Courtney Hunt, “Frozen River”; Mike Leigh, “Happy-Go-Lucky”; Martin McDonagh, “In Bruges”; Dustin Lance Black, “Milk”; Andrew Stanton, Jim Reardon and Pete Docter, “WALL-E”.

10. Largometraje animado: “Bolt”; “Kung Fu Panda”; “WALL-E”.

11. Dirección de arte: “Changeling”, “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”, “The Dark Knight”, “The Duchess”, “Revolutionary Road”.

12. Cinematografía: “Changeling”, “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”, “The Dark Knight”, “The Reader”, “Slumdog Millionaire”.

13. Mezcla de sonido: “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”, “The Dark Knight”, “Slumdog Millionaire”, “WALL-E”, “Wanted”.

14. Edición de sonido: “The Dark Knight”, “Iron Man”, “Slumdog Millionaire”, “WALL-E”, “Wanted”.

15. Música original: “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”, Alexandre Desplat; “Defiance”, James Newton Howard; “Milk”, Danny Elfman; “Slumdog Millionaire”, A.R. Rahman; “WALL-E”, Thomas Newman.

16. Canción original: “Down to Earth” de “WALL-E”, Peter Gabriel y Thomas Newman; “Jai Ho” de “Slumdog Millionaire”, A.R. Rahman y Gulzar; “O Saya” de “Slumdog Millionaire”, A.R. Rahman y Maya Arulpragasam.

17. Vestuario: “Australia”, “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”, “The Duchess”, “Milk”, “Revolutionary Road”.

18. Largometraje documental: “The Betrayal (Nerakhoon)”, “Encounters at the End of the World”, “The Garden”, “Man on Wire”, “Trouble the Water”.

19. Documental corto: “The Conscience of Nhem En”, “The Final Inch”, “Smile Pinki”, “The Witness — From the Balcony of Room 306”.

20. Edición: “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”, “The Dark Knight”, “Frost/Nixon”, “Milk”, “Slumdog Millionaire”.

21. Maquillaje: “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”, “The Dark Knight”, “Hellboy II: The Golden Army”.

22. Cortometraje animado: “La Maison en Petits Cubes”, “Lavatory — Lovestory”, “Oktapodi”, “Presto”, “This Way Up”.

23. Cortometraje: “Auf der Strecke (On the Line)”, “Manon on the Asphalt”, “New Boy”, “The Pig”, “Spielzeugland (Toyland)”.

24. Efectos visuales: “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”, “The Dark Knight”, “Iron Man”.