The Oscar nominations are in, but who did the Academy miss?
The largest blockbuster in years,
The Dark Knight, received eight nominations in technical categories but was shut out for top categories such as Best Picture and Director.
Even so,
Heath Ledger did receive a nomination for Best Supporting Actor, as expected.
Other acting snubs included
Clint Eastwood for Gran Torino, Sally Hawkins for Happy-Go-Lucky and
Kristin Scott Thomas for I've Loved You So Long.
Kate Winslet was nominated for Best Actress for The Reader but was shut out for Revolutionary Road, as was her co-star
Leonardo DiCaprio. That film only saw major nods go to Michael Shannon for Best Supporting Actor.
Bruce Springsteen's Golden Globe-winning title song from The Wrestler also failed to get a nod. What gives?
Tell us who else you thought was snubbed?
Here is the complete list of nominations:
BEST PICTURE
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Frost/Nixon
Milk
The Reader
Slumdog Millionaire
BEST ACTOR
Richard Jenkins, The Visitor
Frank Langella, Frost/Nixon
Sean Penn, Milk
Brad Pitt, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Mickey Rourke, The Wrestler
BEST ACTRESS
Anne Hathaway, Rachel Getting Married
Angelina Jolie, Changeling
Melissa Leo, Frozen River
Meryl Streep, Doubt
Kate Winslet, The Reader
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Josh Brolin, Milk
Robert Downey Jr., Tropic Thunder
Philip Seymour Hoffman, Doubt
Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight
Michael Shannon, Revolutionary Road
BEST 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
BEST DIRECTOR
Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire
Stephen Daldry, The Reader
David Fincher, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Ron Howard, Frost/Nixon
Gus Van Sant, Milk
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Dustin Lance Black, Milk
Courtney Hunt, Frozen River
Mike Leigh, Happy-Go-Lucky
Martin McDonagh, In Bruges
Andrew Stanton and Jim Reardon, WALL-E
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Simon Beaufoy, Slumdog Millionaire
David Hare, The Reader
Peter Morgan, Frost/Nixon
Eric Roth, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
John Patrick Shanley, Doubt
BEST ANIMATED FILM
Bolt
Kung Fu Panda
WALL-E
BEST FOREIGN FILM
The Baader Meinhof Complex (Germany)
The Class (France)
Departures (Japan)
Revanche (Austria)
Waltz with Bashir (Israel)
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