Cecil B. DeMille Award
Steven Spielberg
 
Best Motion Picture - Drama

The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button
Frost/Nixon
The Reader
Revolutionary Road
Slumdog Millionaire

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama

Anne Hathaway – Rachel Getting Married
Angelina Jolie – Changeling
Meryl Streep – Doubt
Kristin Scott Thomas – I've Loved You So Long
Kate Winslet – Revolutionary Road
 
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama

Leonardo DiCaprio – Revolutionary Road
Frank Langella – Frost/Nixon
Sean Penn – Milk
Brad Pitt – The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button
Mickey Rourke – The Wrestler
 
Best Motion Picture - Musical Or Comedy

Burn After Reading
Happy-Go-Lucky
In Bruges
Mamma Mia!
Vicky Cristina Barcelona
 
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy

Rebecca Hall – Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Sally Hawkins – Happy-Go-Lucky
Frances McDormand – Burn After Reading
Meryl Streep – Mamma Mia!
Emma Thompson – Last Chance Harvey
 
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical Or Comedy

Javier Bardem – Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Colin Farrell – In Bruges
James Franco – Pineapple Express
Brendan Gleeson – In Bruges
Dustin Hoffman – Last Chance Harvey
 
Best Performance by an Actress In A Supporting Role in a Motion Picture

Amy Adams – Doubt
Penιlope Cruz – Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Viola Davis – Doubt
Marisa Tomei – The Wrestler
Kate Winslet – The Reader
 
Best Performance by an Actor In A Supporting Role in a Motion Picture

Tom Cruise – Tropic Thunder
Robert Downey Jr. – Tropic Thunder
Ralph Fiennes – The Duchess
Philip Seymour Hoffman – Doubt
Heath Ledger – The Dark Knight
 
Best Animated Feature Film

Bolt
Kung Fu Panda
Wall-E
 
Best Foreign Language Film

The Baader Meinhof Complex (Germany)
Everlasting Moments (Sweden, Denmark)
Gomorrah (Italy)
I've Loved You So Long (France)
Waltz With Bashir (Israel)

Best Director - Motion Picture

Danny Boyle – Slumdog Millionaire
Stephen Daldry – The Reader
David Fincher – The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button
Ron Howard – Frost/Nixon
Sam Mendes – Revolutionary Road
 
Best Screenplay - Motion Picture

The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button (Eric Roth)
Doubt (John Patrick Shanley)
Frost/Nixon (Peter Morgan)
The Reader (David Hare)
Slumdog Millionaire (Simon Beaufoy)

Best Original Score - Motion Picture

The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button (Alexandre Desplat)
Changeling (Clint Eastwood)
Defiance (James Newton Howard)
Slumdog Millionaire (A. R. Rahman)
Frost/Nixon (Hans Zimmer)

Best Original Song - Motion Picture

"Down To Earth" – Wall-E
"Gran Torino" – Gran Torino
"I Thought I Lost You" – Bolt
"Once In A Lifetime" – Cadillac Records
"The Wrestler" – The Wrestler

Especially worthy of mention are the films Slumdog Millionaire and Vicky Christina Barcelona - both up for an amazing four awards.

Danny Boyle's Slumdog Millionaire will be competition for the top prize of Best Motion Picture – Drama, and is up against The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Frost/Nixon, The Reader, and Revolutionary Road.

Slumdog director Danny Boyle has been nominated for the coveted Best Director – Motion Picture award, with writer Simon Beaufoy up for Best Screenplay – Motion Picture, and the film is also in contention for Best Original Score – Motion Picture.

Vicky Christina Barcelona has been nominated for Best Motion Picture – Comedy Or Musical, up against the feel-good Abba extravaganza Mamma Mia! Similarly, Rebecca Hall is battling it out with Meryl Streep's Mamma Mia! role for Best Performance By An Actress In A Motion Picture – Comedy Or Musical, and co-star Javier Bardem is in contention for Best Performance By An Actor In A Motion Picture – Comedy Or Musical. Penelope Cruz has also been nominated for the Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture award.