Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
RICHARD JENKINS - THE VISITOR
FRANK LANGELLA  - FROST/NIXON
SEAN PENN  - MILK *
BRAD PITT  - THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
MICKEY ROURKE - THE WRESTLER

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
ANNE HATHAWAY - RACHEL GETTING MARRIED
ANGELINA JOLIE  - CHANGELING
MELISSA LEO  - FROZEN RIVER
MERYL STREEP - DOUBT *
KATE WINSLET - REVOLUTIONARY ROAD

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
JOSH BROLIN  - MILK
ROBERT DOWNEY, JR. - TROPIC THUNDER
PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN - DOUBT
HEATH LEDGER - THE DARK KNIGHT *
DEV PATEL - SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
AMY ADAMS - DOUBT
PENÉLOPE CRUZ  - VICKY CRISTINA BARCELONA
VIOLA DAVIS - DOUBT
TARAJI P. HENSON  - THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
KATE WINSLET  - THE READER*

Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON (Paramount Pictures)
DOUBT (Miramax)
FROST/NIXON (Universal Pictures)
MILK (Focus Features)
SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE (Fox Searchlight Pictures) *

--Greg MacLennan

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