Richard Jenkins "The Visitor"
Frank Langella "Frost/Nixon"
Sean Penn "Milk"
Brad Pitt "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
Mickey Rourke "The Wrestler"
Best Actress
Anne Hathaway "Rachel Getting Married"
Angelina Jolie "Changeling"
Melissa Leo "Frozen River"
Meryl Streep "Doubt"
Kate Winslet "Revolutionary Road"
Best Supporting Actor
Josh Brolin "Milk"
Robert Downey, Jr. "Tropic Thunder"
Philip Seymour Hoffman "Doubt"
Heath Ledger "The Dark Knight"
Dev Patel "Slumdog Millionaire"
Best Supporting Actress
Amy Adams "Doubt"
Penelope Cruz "Vicky Christina Barcelona"
Viola Davis "Doubt"
Taraji P. Henson "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
Kate Winslet "The Reader"
Best Ensemble Cast
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Doubt
Frost/Nixon
Milk
Slumdog Millionaire