Performance by an actor in a leading role |
Richard Jenkins in The Visitor |
| Frank Langella in Frost/Nixon |
| Sean Penn in Milk |
| Brad Pitt in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button |
| Mickey Rourke in The Wrestler |
Performance by an actor in a supporting role |
Josh Brolin in Milk |
| Robert Downey Jr. in Tropic Thunder |
| Philip Seymour Hoffman in Doubt |
| Heath Ledger in The Dark Knight |
| Michael Shannon in Revolutionary Road |
Performance by an actress in a leading role |
Anne Hathaway in Rachel Getting Married |
| Angelina Jolie in Changeling |
| Melissa Leo in Frozen River |
| Meryl Streep in Doubt |
| Kate Winslet in The Reader |
Performance by an actress in a supporting role |
Amy Adams in Doubt |
| Penélope Cruz in Vicky Cristina Barcelona |
| Viola Davis in Doubt |
| Taraji P. Henson in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button |
| Marisa Tomei in The Wrestler |
Best animated feature film of the year |
Bolt |
| Kung Fu Panda |
| WALL-E |
Achievement in art direction |
Changeling |
| The Curious Case of Benjamin Button |
| The Dark Knight |
| The Duchess |
| Revolutionary Road |
Achievement in cinematography |
Changeling |
| The Curious Case of Benjamin Button |
| The Dark Knight |
| The Reader |
| Slumdog Millionaire |
Achievement in costume design |
Australia |
| The Curious Case of Benjamin Button |
| The Duchess |
| Milk |
| Revolutionary Road |
Achievement in directing |
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button |
| Frost/Nixon |
| Milk |
| The Reader |
| Slumdog Millionaire |
Best documentary feature |
The Betrayal (Nerakhoon) |
| Encounters at the End of the World |
| The Garden |
| Man on Wire |
| Trouble the Water |
Best documentary short subject |
The Conscience of Nhem En |
| The Final Inch |
| Smile Pinki |
| The Witness - From the Balcony of Room 306 |
Achievement in film editing |
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button |
| The Dark Knight |
| Frost/Nixon |
| Milk |
| Slumdog Millionaire |
Best foreign language film of the year |
The Baader Meinhof Complex |
| The Class |
| Departures |
| Revanche |
| Waltz with Bashir |
Achievement in makeup |
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button |
| The Dark Knight |
| Hellboy II: The Golden Army |
Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score) |
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button |
| Defiance |
| Milk |
| Slumdog Millionaire |
| WALL-E |
Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original song) |
"Down to Earth" from WALL-E |
| "Jai Ho" from Slumdog Millionaire |
| "O Saya" from Slumdog Millionaire |
Best motion picture of the year |
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button |
| Frost/Nixon |
| Milk |
| The Reader |
| Slumdog Millionaire |
Best animated short film |
La Maison en Petits Cubes |
| Lavatory - Lovestory |
| Oktapodi |
| Presto |
| This Way Up |
Best live action short film |
Auf der Strecke (On the Line) |
| Manon on the Asphalt |
| New Boy |
| The Pig |
| Spielzeugland (Toyland) |
Achievement in sound editing |
The Dark Knight |
| Iron Man |
| Slumdog Millionaire |
| WALL-E |
| Wanted |
Achievement in sound mixing |
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button |
| The Dark Knight |
| Slumdog Millionaire |
| WALL-E |
| Wanted |
Achievement in visual effects |
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button |
| The Dark Knight |
| Iron Man |
Adapted screenplay |
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button |
| Doubt |
| Frost/Nixon |
| The Reader |
| Slumdog Millionaire |
Original screenplay |
Frozen River |
| Happy-Go-Lucky |
| In Bruges |
| Milk |
| WALL-E |