Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
DOUBT
FROST/NIXON
MILK
*SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON



Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
RICHARD JENKINS / Walter Vale - "THE VISITOR"
FRANK LANGELLA / Richard Nixon - "FROST/NIXON"
*SEAN PENN / Harvey Milk - "MILK"
BRAD PITT / Benjamin Button - "THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON"
MICKEY ROURKE / Randy - "THE WRESTLER"

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
ANNE HATHAWAY / Kym - "RACHEL GETTING MARRIED"
ANGELINA JOLIE / Christine Collins - "CHANGELING"
MELISSA LEO / Ray Eddy - "FROZEN RIVER"
*MERYL STREEP / Sister Aloysius Beauvier - "DOUBT"
KATE WINSLET / April Wheeler - "REVOLUTIONARY ROAD"

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
JOSH BROLIN / Dan White - "MILK"
ROBERT DOWNEY, JR. / Kirk Lazarus - "TROPIC THUNDER"
PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN / Father Brendan Flynn - "DOUBT"
*HEATH LEDGER / Joker - "THE DARK KNIGHT"
DEV PATEL / Older Jamal - "SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE"

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
AMY ADAMS / Sister James - "DOUBT"
PENÉLOPE CRUZ / Maria Elena - "VICKY CRISTINA BARCELONA"
VIOLA DAVIS / Mrs. Miller - "DOUBT"
TARAJI P. HENSON / Queenie - "THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON"
*KATE WINSLET / Hanna Schmitz - "THE READER"

CHRISTINA APPLEGATE / Samantha Newly - "SAMANTHA WHO?" (ABC)
AMERICA FERRERA / Betty Suarez - "UGLY BETTY" (ABC)
TINA FEY / Liz Lemon - "30 ROCK" (NBC)
MARY-LOUISE PARKER / Nancy Botwin - "WEEDS" (Showtime)
TRACEY ULLMAN / Various Characters - "TRACEY ULLMAN'S STATE OF THE UNION" (Showtime)