TWO WEEKS LEFT...
The Oscar ceremony will be telecast live, with the Red Carpet arrivals starting at 19:00 followed by the award ceremony at 20:00 on CNBCe.

It is finally here.. The academy awards nominnees for 2009..

BEST PICTURE

• The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
• Frost/Nixon,
• Milk
• The Reader
• Slumdog Millionaire

BEST ACTOR

• Richard Jenkins -
• The VisitorFrank Langella -
• Frost/NixonSean 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
• RiverMeryl Streep - Doubt
• Kate Winslet - The Reader

SUPPORTING ACTOR

• Josh Brolin - Milk
• Robert Downey Jr. - Tropic Thunder
• Philip Seymour Hoffman - Doubt
• Heath Ledger - The Dark KnightMichael Shannon - Revolutionary Road
  

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
  

DIRECTOR

• David Fincher
• Ron Howard
• Gus Van Sant
• Stephen Daldry
• Danny Boyle

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

• Courtney Hunt - Frozen River
• Mike Leigh - Happy-Go-Lucky
• Martin - In Bruges
• Dustin Lance Black - Milk
• Andrew Stanton - WALL-E
  

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

• Eric Roth and Robin Swicord - Benjamin Button
• John Patrick Shanley - Doubt
• Peter Morgan - Frost/Nixon
• David Hare - The Reader
• Simon Beaufoy - Slumdog Millionaire
  

FOREIGN LANGUAGE

• Der Baader Meinhof Komplex
• The Class
• Departures
• Revanche
• Waltz with Bashir
  

ANIMATED

• Bolt
• Kung Fun Panda
• WALL-E