2008 (81st Annual Awards)
Nominations by Film

Listed below are the films nominated for Academy Awards in 2008. Beneath each film are the categories for which the film was nominated. The symbol appears next to those categories it ultimately won. Click on the name of a film, person or song in the list to display more information about that film, person or song. Or, click on a year in the column on the right to display the nominations by film for that year.

Auf der Strecke (On the Line), Academy of Media Arts Cologne Production; Hamburg ShortFilmAgency. (Switzerland, Germany)

Short Films (Live Action). Reto Caffi.

Australia, 20th Century Fox/Bazmark Film 2 Pty Ltd Production; 20th Century Fox. (UK, Australia, USA)

Costume Design. Catherine Martin.

The Baader Meinhof Complex, Constantin Film Production. (Germany, France, Czech Republic) Germany.

Foreign Language Film.

The Betrayal (Nerakhoon), Pandinlao Films Production; Cinema Guild.

Documentary (Feature). Ellen Kuras and Thavisouk Phrasavath.

Bolt, Walt Disney Pictures Production; Walt Disney.

Animated Feature Film. Chris Williams and Byron Howard.

Changeling, Universal Pictures and Imagine Entertainment Production; Universal.

Actress in a Leading Role. Angelina Jolie.

Art Direction-Set Decoration. Art direction by James J. Murakami; set decoration by Gary Fettis.

Cinematography. Tom Stern.

The Class, Haut et Court Production; Sony Pictures Classics. (France) France.

Foreign Language Film.

The Conscience of Nhem En, Farallon Films Production.

Documentary (Short Subject). Steven Okazaki.

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Kennedy/Marshall Production; Paramount and Warner Bros.

Best Picture. Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall and Ceán Chaffin, Producers.

Actor in a Leading Role. Brad Pitt.

Actress in a Supporting Role. Taraji P. Henson.

Directing. David Fincher.

Art Direction-Set Decoration. Art direction by Donald Graham Burt; set decoration by Victor J. Zolfo.

Cinematography. Claudio Miranda.

Costume Design. Jacqueline West.

Film Editing. Kirk Baxter and Angus Wall.

Makeup. Greg Cannom.

Music (Original Score). Alexandre Desplat.

Sound Mixing. David Parker, Michael Semanick, Ren Klyce and Mark Weingarten.

Visual Effects. Eric Barba, Steve Preeg, Burt Dalton and Craig Barron.

Writing (Adapted Screenplay). Screenplay by Eric Roth; screen story by Eric Roth and Robin Swicord.

The Dark Knight, Cape Road Limited Production; Warner Bros. (USA, UK)

Actor in a Supporting Role. Heath Ledger.

Art Direction-Set Decoration. Art direction by Nathan Crowley; set decoration by Peter Lando.

Cinematography. Wally Pfister.

Film Editing. Lee Smith.

Makeup. John Caglione, Jr. and Conor O’Sullivan.

Sound Editing. Richard King.

Sound Mixing. Lora Hirschberg, Gary A. Rizzo and Ed Novick.

Visual Effects. Nick Davis, Chris Corbould, Tim Webber and Paul Franklin.

Defiance, Grosvenor Park/Bedford Falls Production; Paramount Vantage.

Music (Original Score). James Newton Howard.

Departures, Departures Film Partners Production; Regent Releasing. (Japan) Japan.

Foreign Language Film.

Doubt, Scott Rudin Production; Miramax Films.

Actress in a Leading Role. Meryl Streep.

Actor in a Supporting Role. Philip Seymour Hoffman.

Actress in a Supporting Role. Amy Adams.

Actress in a Supporting Role. Viola Davis.

Writing (Adapted Screenplay). Written by John Patrick Shanley.

The Duchess, Qwerty Films/Magnolia Mae Films in association with Pathé Renn and BIM Distribuzione Production; Paramount Vantage, Pathé and BBC Films. (UK, Italy, France, USA)

Art Direction-Set Decoration. Art direction by Michael Carlin; set decoration by Rebecca Alleway.

Costume Design. Michael O’Connor.

Encounters at the End of the World, Creative Differences Production; THINKFilm and Image Entertainment.

Documentary (Feature). Werner Herzog and Henry Kaiser.

The Final Inch, Vermilion Films in association with Google.org Production.

Documentary (Short Subject). Irene Taylor Brodsky and Tom Grant.

Frost/Nixon, Universal Pictures, Imagine Entertainment and Working Title Production; Universal. (UK, France, USA)

Best Picture. Brian Grazer, Ron Howard and Eric Fellner, Producers.

Actor in a Leading Role. Frank Langella.

Directing. Ron Howard.

Film Editing. Mike Hill and Dan Hanley.

Writing (Adapted Screenplay). Screenplay by Peter Morgan.

Frozen River, Harwood Hunt Production; Sony Pictures Classics.

Actress in a Leading Role. Melissa Leo.

Writing (Original Screenplay). Written by Courtney Hunt.

The Garden, Black Valley Films Production.

Documentary (Feature). Scott Hamilton Kennedy.

Happy-Go-Lucky, Thin Man Films/Simon Channing Williams Production; Miramax Films. (UK)

Writing (Original Screenplay). Written by Mike Leigh.

Hellboy II: The Golden Army, Universal Pictures Production; Universal. (USA, Germany, Hungary)

Makeup. Mike Elizalde and Thom Floutz.

In Bruges, Blueprint Pictures Production; Focus Features. (UK, USA)

Writing (Original Screenplay). Written by Martin McDonagh.

Iron Man, Marvel Studios Production; Paramount and Marvel Entertainment.

Sound Editing. Frank Eulner and Christopher Boyes.

Visual Effects. John Nelson, Ben Snow, Dan Sudick and Shane Mahan.

Kung Fu Panda, DreamWorks Animation LLC Production; DreamWorks Animation, distributed by Paramount.

Animated Feature Film. John Stevenson and Mark Osborne.

La Maison en Petits Cubes, Robot Communications Production. (Japan)

Short Films (Animated). Kunio Kato.

Lavatory—Lovestory, Melnitsa Animation Studio and CTB Film Company Production. (Russia)

Short Films (Animated). Konstantin Bronzit.

Man on Wire, Wall to Wall in association with Red Box Films Production; Magnolia Pictures. (UK, USA)

Documentary (Feature). James Marsh and Simon Chinn.

Manon on the Asphalt, La Luna Production; La Luna Productions. (France)

Short Films (Live Action). Elizabeth Marre and Olivier Pont.

Milk, Groundswell and Jinks/Cohen Company Production; Focus Features.

Best Picture. Dan Jinks and Bruce Cohen, Producers.

Actor in a Leading Role. Sean Penn.

Actor in a Supporting Role. Josh Brolin.

Directing. Gus Van Sant.

Costume Design. Danny Glicker.

Film Editing. Elliot Graham.

Music (Original Score). Danny Elfman.

Writing (Original Screenplay). Written by Dustin Lance Black.

New Boy, Zanzibar Films Production; Network Ireland Television. (Ireland)

Short Films (Live Action). Steph Green and Tamara Anghie.

Oktapodi, Gobelins, l’école de l’image Production; Talantis Films. (France)

Short Films (Animated). Emud Mokhberi and Thierry Marchand.

The Pig, M & M Production. (Denmark)

Short Films (Live Action). Tivi Magnusson and Dorte Høgh.

Presto, Pixar Animation Studios Production; Walt Disney.

Short Films (Animated). Doug Sweetland.

Rachel Getting Married, Clinica Estetico Production; Sony Pictures Classics.

Actress in a Leading Role. Anne Hathaway.

The Reader, Mirage Enterprises and Neunte Babelsberg Film GmbH Production; The Weinstein Company. (Germany, USA)

Best Picture. Anthony Minghella, Sydney Pollack, Donna Gigliotti and Redmond Morris, Producers.

Actress in a Leading Role. Kate Winslet.

Directing. Stephen Daldry.

Cinematography. Chris Menges and Roger Deakins.

Writing (Adapted Screenplay). Screenplay by David Hare.

Revanche, Prisma Film/Fernseh Production; Janus Films. (Austria) Austria.

Foreign Language Film.

Revolutionary Road, Evamere Entertainment, BBC Films and Neal Street Production; DreamWorks, distributed by Paramount Vantage. (USA, UK)

Actor in a Supporting Role. Michael Shannon.

Art Direction-Set Decoration. Art direction by Kristi Zea; set decoration by Debra Schutt.

Costume Design. Albert Wolsky.

Slumdog Millionaire, Celador Films Production; Fox Searchlight. (UK, India)

Best Picture. Christian Colson, Producer.

Directing. Danny Boyle.

Cinematography. Anthony Dod Mantle.

Film Editing. Chris Dickens.

Music (Original Score). A. R. Rahman.

Music (Original Song). “Jai Ho”. Music by A. R. Rahman; lyric by Gulzar.

Music (Original Song). “O Saya”. Music and lyric by A. R. Rahman and Maya Arulpragasam.

Sound Editing. Glenn Freemantle and Tom Sayers.

Sound Mixing. Ian Tapp, Richard Pryke and Resul Pookutty.

Writing (Adapted Screenplay). Screenplay by Simon Beaufoy.

Smile Pinki, Principe Production.

Documentary (Short Subject). Megan Mylan.

Spielzeugland (Toyland), Mephisto Film Production. (Germany)

Short Films (Live Action). Jochen Alexander Freydank.

This Way Up, Nexus Production. (UK)

Short Films (Animated). Alan Smith and Adam Foulkes.

Tropic Thunder, Red Hour Production; DreamWorks, distributed by DreamWorks/Paramount. (USA, UK, Germany)

Actor in a Supporting Role. Robert Downey, Jr..

Trouble the Water, Elsewhere Films Production; Zeitgeist Films.

Documentary (Feature). Tia Lessin and Carl Deal.

Vicky Cristina Barcelona, Weinstein Company Production; The Weinstein Company. (Spain, USA)

Actress in a Supporting Role. Penélope Cruz.

The Visitor, Groundswell, Participant, Next Wednesday Production; Overture Films.

Actor in a Leading Role. Richard Jenkins.

WALL-E, Pixar Animation Studios Production; Walt Disney.

Animated Feature Film. Andrew Stanton.

Music (Original Score). Thomas Newman.

Music (Original Song). “Down to Earth”. Music by Peter Gabriel and Thomas Newman; lyric by Peter Gabriel.

Sound Editing. Ben Burtt and Matthew Wood.

Sound Mixing. Tom Myers, Michael Semanick and Ben Burtt.

Writing (Original Screenplay). Screenplay by Andrew Stanton, Jim Reardon; original story by Andrew Stanton, Pete Docter.

Waltz with Bashir, Bridgit Folman Film Gang Production; Sony Pictures Classics. (Israel, France, Germany, USA, Finland, Switzerland, Belgium, Australia) Israel.

Foreign Language Film.

Wanted, Universal Pictures and Spyglass Entertainment Production; Universal. (USA, Germany)

Sound Editing. Wylie Stateman.

Sound Mixing. Chris Jenkins, Frank A. Montaño and Petr Forejt.

The Witness—From the Balcony of Room 306, Rock Paper Scissors Production.

Documentary (Short Subject). Adam Pertofsky and Margaret Hyde.

The Wrestler, Protozoa Pictures/Wild Bunch Production; Fox Searchlight. (USA, France)

Actor in a Leading Role. Mickey Rourke.

Actress in a Supporting Role. Marisa Tomei.