Jolie, Pitt Land Oscar Nods
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Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt are going to be worn out attending all these award ceremonies!
They have both scored Academy Award nominations for their dramatic leading roles, it was announced Thursday.
Jolie is nominated in the Best Actress category for her role in Clint Eastwood’s Changeling, and will go up against Anne Hathaway (Rachel Getting Married); Melissa Leo (Frozen River); Meryl Streep (Doubt); and Kate Winslet (The Reader). Many expected Winslet to get a nod for her role in Revolutionary Road.
Pitt – whose film The Curious Case of Benjamin Button is also up for Best Picture – also has competition for Best Actor: Richard Jenkins (The Visitor); Frank Langella (Frost/Nixon); Sean Penn (Milk); and Mickey Rourke (The Wrestler). Leonardo DiCaprio, who won critical acclaim for his role opposite Winslet in Revolutionary Road, got shunned.
The full list of contenders:
BEST PICTURE
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Frost/Nixon
Milk
Slumdog Millionaire
The Reader
DIRECTION
David Fincher, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Christopher Nolan, The Dark Knight
Gus Van Sant, Milk
Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire
Stephen Daldry, The Reader
ACTOR
Frank Langella, Frost/Nixon
Sean Penn, Milk
Mickey Rourke, The Wrestler
Richard Jenkins, Visitor
Brad Pitt, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
ACTRESS
Anne Hathaway, Rachel Getting Married
Angelina Jolie, Changeling
Meryl Streep, Doubt
Kate Winslet, The Reader
Melissa Leo, Frozen River
SUPPORTING ACTOR
Josh Brolin, Milk
Robert Downey, Jr., Tropic Thunder
Philip Seymour Hoffman, Doubt
Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight
Michael Shannon, Revolutionary Road
SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Amy Adams, Doubt
Penelope Cruz, Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Viola Davis, Doubt
Marisa Tomei, The Wrestler
Taraji P. Henson, The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button
The Academy Awards will air on ABC, Sunday, February 22.
Jolie and Pitt have scored nods at every major awards show this year, including the Golden Globes. The two are expected at Sunday’s Screen Actors Guild Awards.
