The for real most wonderful time of the year!

At least in my opinion… and Susan’s, Justin’s, and *maybe* Ross’s when he’s not playing with his grease beard. Guys! The Oscars! Nominations were announced this morning. The big categories went a little something like this… Best picture: “Frost/Nixon,” “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,” “Milk,” “Slumdog Millionaire” and “The Reader.” Best actor: Sean Penn […]

January 22, 2009; 9:17 AM • by Valerie Catrow

At least in my opinion… and Susan’s, Justin’s, and *maybe* Ross’s when he’s not playing with his grease beard.

Guys! The Oscars!

Nominations were announced this morning. The big categories went a little something like this…

Best picture: “Frost/Nixon,” “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,” “Milk,” “Slumdog Millionaire” and “The Reader.”

Best actor: Sean Penn (“Milk”), Frank Langella (“Frost/Nixon”), Mickey Rourke (“The Wrestler”), Richard Jenkins (“The Visitor”) and Brad Pitt (“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”).

Best actress: Kate Winslet (“The Reader”), Anne Hathaway (“Rachel Getting Married”), Meryl Streep (“Doubt”), Angelina Jolie (“Changeling”) and Melissa Leo (“Frozen River”).

Best supporting actor: Heath Ledger (“The Dark Knight”), Josh Brolin (“Milk”), Michael Shannon (“Revolutionary Road”), Robert Downey Jr. (“Tropic Thunder”) and Philip Seymour Hoffman (“Doubt”).

Best supporting actress: Penelope Cruz (“Vicky Cristina Barcelona”), Amy Adams (“Doubt”), Viola Davis (“Doubt”), Taraji P. Henson (“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”) and Marisa Tomei (“The Wrestler”).

Best director: David Fincher (“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”), Danny Boyle (“Slumdog Millionaire”), Gus Van Sant (“Milk”), Ron Howard (“Frost/Nixon”) and Stephen Daldry (“The Reader”).

Best animated feature: “WALL-E,” “Kung Fu Panda” and “Bolt.”

Best original screenplay: “In Bruges,” “WALL-E,” “Frozen River,” “Milk” and “Happy-Go-Lucky.”

Best adapted screenplay: “Slumdog Millionaire,” “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,” “Frost/Nixon,” “The Reader” and “Doubt.”

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Who do you think will get what? Who got robbed? Who totally shouldn’t be on the list? And who else is most excited about the fact that the Oscars are being hosted by none other than that tall drink of water, triple-threat HUGH JACKMAN?

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