2009 Golden Globe Awards [Theatrical Nominees] (Announced 1/11/09)

Best Motion Picture - Drama
1. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)
2. Frost/Nixon (2008)
3. The Reader (2008)
4. Revolutionary Road (2008)
5. Slumdog Millionaire (2008)

Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
1. Burn After Reading (2008)
2. Happy-Go-Lucky (2008)
3. In Bruges (2008)
4. Mamma Mia! (2008)
5. Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
1. Leonardo DiCaprio for Revolutionary Road (2008)
2. Frank Langella for Frost/Nixon (2008)
3. Sean Penn for Milk (2008)
4. Brad Pitt for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)
5. Mickey Rourke for The Wrestler (2008)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama
1. Anne Hathaway for Rachel Getting Married (2008)
2. Angelina Jolie for Changeling (2008)
3. Meryl Streep for Doubt (2008)
4. Kristin Scott Thomas for Il y a longtemps que je t'aime (2008)
5. Kate Winslet for Revolutionary Road (2008)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
1. Javier Bardem for Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008)
2. Colin Farrell for In Bruges (2008)
3. James Franco for Pineapple Express (2008)
4. Brendan Gleeson for In Bruges (2008)
5. Dustin Hoffman for Last Chance Harvey (2008)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
1. Rebecca Hall for Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008)
2. Sally Hawkins for Happy-Go-Lucky (2008)
3. Frances McDormand for Burn After Reading (2008)
4. Meryl Streep for Mamma Mia! (2008)
5. Emma Thompson for Last Chance Harvey (2008)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
1. Tom Cruise for Tropic Thunder (2008)
2. Robert Downey Jr. for Tropic Thunder (2008)
3. Ralph Fiennes for The Duchess (2008)
4. Philip Seymour Hoffman for Doubt (2008)
5. Heath Ledger for The Dark Knight (2008)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
1. Amy Adams for Doubt (2008)
2. Penélope Cruz for Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008)
3. Viola Davis for Doubt (2008)
4. Marisa Tomei for The Wrestler (2008)
5. Kate Winslet for The Reader (2008)

Best Director - Motion Picture
1. Danny Boyle for Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
2. Stephen Daldry for The Reader (2008)
3. David Fincher for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)
4. Ron Howard for Frost/Nixon (2008)
5. Sam Mendes for Revolutionary Road (2008)

Best Screenplay - Motion Picture
1. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008): Eric Roth, Robin Swicord
2. Doubt (2008): John Patrick Shanley
3. Frost/Nixon (2008): Peter Morgan
4. The Reader (2008): David Hare
5. Slumdog Millionaire (2008): Simon Beaufoy

Best Original Song - Motion Picture
1. Bolt (2008)("I Thought I Lost You")
2. Cadillac Records (2008)("Once in a Lifetime")
3. Gran Torino (2008)("Gran Torino")
4. WALL·E (2008)("Down to Earth")
5. The Wrestler (2008)("The Wrestler")

Best Original Score - Motion Picture
1. Changeling (2008): Clint Eastwood
2. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008): Alexandre Desplat
3. Defiance (2008): James Newton Howard
4. Frost/Nixon (2008): Hans Zimmer
5. Slumdog Millionaire (2008): A.R. Rahman

Best Animated Film
1. Bolt (2008)
2. Kung Fu Panda (2008)
3. WALL·E (2008)

Best Foreign Language Film
1. Der Baader Meinhof Komplex (2008)
2. Maria Larssons eviga ögonblick (2008)
3. Gomorra (2008)
4. Il y a longtemps que je t'aime (2008)
5. Waltz with Bashir (2008)