
It’s that time of the year again – awards show season! And earlier today the nominations for the 14th Annual Critics’ Choice Awards were announced.
Ben Lyons, Rosie Perez, and Ben Mankiewicz were all over at VH1 Studios in New York City to chat about this year’s contenders (the winners will be announced January 8th).In an interesting match-up, Brad Pitt will compete against his partner/babymama Angelina Jolie as their films “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” and “Changeling” do battle for Best Picture along with “The Dark Knight,” “Frost/Nixon,” “Milk,” “Slumdog Millionaire,” “WALL-E,” “Doubt,” “The Reader,” and “The Wrestler.”
The nominations for some of the top categories are as follows:
Picture
# Changeling
# The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
# The Dark Knight
# Doubt
# Frost/Nixon
# Milk
# The Reader
# Slumdog Millionaire
# WALL-E
# The Wrestler
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
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
Animated Feature
# Bolt
# Kung Fu Panda
# Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
# WALL-E
# Waltz With Bashir