Brad and Angelina Earn Critics' Choice Nominations
Posted on Tue Dec 9th, 2008 11:28am PDT By X17 Staff
Photos courtesy Universal, Paramount, Warner Brothers, Focus Features Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are among the nominees for the 14th Annual Critics' Choice Awards.
Pitt's The Curious Case of Benjamin Button tied with Milk for the most nominations with eight.
Angelina Jolie scored a best actress nomination for her work in Changeling, while Brad was nominated for his backwards aging role in Button.
Sean Penn received a best actor nomination for his role as gay rights pioneer Harvey Milk in Milk, while James Franco was nominated in the best supporting actor category for the same film.
Heath Ledger was honored with a posthumous nomination for best supporting actor for his portrayal of the Joker in The Dark Knight.
Check out the complete list of nominations after the jump.
BEST PICTURE
Changeling
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Doubt
Frost/Nixon
Milk
The Reader
Slumdog Millionaire
WALL-E
The Wrestler
BEST ACTOR
Clint Eastwood, Gran Torino
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
Kate Beckinsale, Nothing But the Truth
Cate Blanchett, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Anne Hathaway, Rachel Getting Married
Angelina Jolie, Changeling
Melissa Leo, Frozen River
Meryl Streep, Doubt
SUPPORTING ACTOR
Josh Brolin, Milk
Robert Downey Jr., Tropic Thunder
Philip Seymour Hoffman, Doubt
Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight
James Franco, Milk
SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Penélope Cruz, Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Viola Davis, Doubt
Vera Farmiga, Nothing But the Truth
Taraji P. Henson, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Marisa Tomei, The Wrestler
Kate Winslet, The Reader
ENSEMBLE
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Doubt
Milk
Rachel Getting Married
DIRECTOR
Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire
David Fincher, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Ron Howard, Frost/Nixon
Christopher Nolan, The Dark Knight
Gus Van Sant, Milk
SCREENWRITER
Simon Beaufoy, Slumdog Millionaire
Dustin Lance Black, Milk
Peter Morgan, Frost/Nixon
Eric Roth, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
John Patrick Shanley, Doubt
ANIMATED FEATURE
Bolt
Kung Fu Panda
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
WALL-E
Waltz With Bashir
Young Actor/Actress (Under 21)
Dakota Fanning, The Secret Life of Bees
David Kross, The Reader
Dev Petal, Slumdog Millionaire
Brandon Walters, Australia
ACTION MOVIE
The Dark Knight
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Iron Man
Quantum of Solace
Wanted
COMEDY
Burn After Reading
Forgetting Sarah Marshall
Role Models
Tropic Thunder
Vicky Cristina Barcelona
