The 2009 Academy Awards nominations are in.
The nominations for best director and best film are identical, with Slumdog Millionaire, The Reader, Milk, Frost/Nixon and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button up for both.
The latter of these leads the way with 13 nominations, with Slumdog Millionaire best of the rest with 10.
As widely expected, the late Heath Ledger gets a posthumous nod for The Dark Knight. His Brokeback Mountain co-star Anne Hathaway is also up for a statue for Rachel Getting Married.
Michael Sheen looks unlucky to miss out on a nod for Frost/Nixon, while his co-star Frank Langella goes up against Brad Pitt, Sean Penn and Mickey Rourke for the Best Actor statue.
Six Feet Under star Richard Jenkins finds himself nominated in the same category for The Visitor in what looks like a very tight race this year.
The main categories...
Actor in a leading role:
The Visitor - Richard Jenkins
Frost/Nixon - Frank Langella
Milk - Sean Penn
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button - Brad Pitt
The Wrestler - Mickey Rourke
Actor in a supporting role:
Milk - Josh Brolin
Tropic Thunder - Robert Downey Jr.
Doubt - Philip Seymour Hoffman
The Dark Knight - Heath Ledger
Revolutionary Road - Michael Shannon
Actress in a leading role:
Rachel Getting Married - Anne Hathaway
Changeling - Angelina Jolie
Frozen River - Melissa Leo
Doubt - Meryl Streep
The Reader - Kate Winslet
Actress in a supporting role:
Doubt - Amy Adams
Vicky Cristina Barcelona - Penélope Cruz
Doubt - Viola Davis
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button - Taraji P. Henson
The Wrestler - Marisa Tomei
Best director:
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button - David Fincher
Frost/Nixon - Ron Howard
Milk - Gus Van Sant
The Reader - Stephen Daldry
Slumdog Millionaire - Danny Boyle
Best film:
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Frost/Nixon
Milk
The Reader
The full list can be found at the Oscars site.
