BEIJING, Feb. 19 -- This is the complete list of the 2009 Academy Award nominations announced on Thursday, January 22, 2009.

    1. Best Picture:
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. Actress:
Anne Hathaway, Rachel Getting Married; Angelina Jolie, Changeling; Melissa Leo, Frozen River; Meryl Streep, Doubt; Kate Winslet, The Reader.

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

    5. Supporting Actress:
Amy Adams, Doubt; Penelope 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. Foreign Film:
The Baader Meinhof Complex, Germany; The Class, France; Departures, Japan; Revanche, Austria; Waltz With Bashir, Israel.

    8. Adapted Screenplay:
Eric Roth and 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. Original Screenplay:
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. Animated Feature Film:
Bolt; Kung Fu Panda; WALL-E.

    11. Art Direction:
Changeling, The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button, The Dark Knight, The Duchess, Revolutionary Road.

    12. Cinematography:
Changeling, The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button, The Dark Knight, The Reader, Slumdog Millionaire.

    13. Sound Mixing: The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button, The Dark Knight, Slumdog Millionaire, WALL-E, Wanted.

    14. Sound Editing:
The Dark Knight, Iron Man, Slumdog Millionaire, WALL-E, Wanted.

    15. Original Score:
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. Original Song:
Down To Earth from WALL-E, Peter Gabriel and Thomas Newman; Jai Ho from Slumdog Millionaire, A.R. Rahman and Gulzar; O Saya from Slumdog Millionaire, A.R. Rahman and Maya Arulpragasam.

    17. Costume:
Australia, The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button, The Duchess, Milk, Revolutionary Road.

    18. Documentary Feature:
The Betrayal (Nerakhoon), Encounters At The End Of The World, The Garden, Man on Wire, Trouble the Water.

    19. Documentary (short subject):
The Conscience of Nhem En, The Final Inch, Smile Pinki, The Witness - From The Balcony Of Room 306.

    20. Film Editing:
The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button, The Dark Knight, Frost/Nixon, Milk, Slumdog Millionaire.

    21. Makeup:
The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button, The Dark Knight, Hellboy II: The Golden Army.

    22. Animated Short Film:
La Maison en Petits Cubes, Lavatory - Lovestory, Oktapodi, Presto, This Way Up.

    23. Live Action Short Film:
Auf Der Strecke (On the Line), Manon On The Asphalt, New Boy, The Pig, Spielzeugland (Toyland).

    24. Visual Effects:
The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button, The Dark Knight, Iron Man.

(Source: CRI.cn)