NOMINATIONS 2009 - 81ST ACADEMY AWARDS
BEST ACTOR
SEAN PENN
Sean Penn won the Oscar for Best Actor for his performance in 'Milk'. This is the fifth Academy Award nomination for 48-year-old Sean Penn, who previously won the Oscar for 'Mystic River' in 2003.
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This is the first Academy Award nomination for 69-year-old Frank Langella for his role as Richard Nixon in Ron Howard's 'Frost/Nixon'. Langella has previously won Tony awards for his work on stage.
FRANK LANGELLA -
Starring in 'The Visitor', this is the first Academy Award nomination for 61-year-old Richard Jenkins. Usually Richard takes supporting film roles and is best known for his performance in TV series 'Six Feet Under'.
RICHARD JENKINS -
This is the second Academy Award nomination for 45-year-old Brad Pitt, nominated for his starring role in 'The Curious Case of Benjamin Button'. Previously Pitt was nominated for '12 Monkeys'.
BRAD PITT -
This is the first Academy Award nomination for 56-year-old Mickey Rourke, for his role in 'The Wrestler'. This year has been a significant one for the Hollywood actor who has been out of the public eye for some time.
MICKEY ROURKE
NOMINATIONS
OSCAR NEWS AND GOSSIP
Oscar-winning director quits Scientology
9:57 AM Tue 27 Oct - MRIB Crash director Paul Haggis has quit Scientology over their anti-gay stance… moreOscar blow for Scorsese
8:02 AM Tue 25 Aug - MRIB Martin Scorsese's chance of landing another Oscar suffered a blow after his new film's release date was pushed back… moreStreep wants Oscars moved forwards
8:13 AM Tue 11 Aug - MRIB Meryl Streep has called for the Oscars to be moved forward over fears that it's becoming irrelevant… moreOscars To Extend Best Picture Shortlist
1:27 PM Thu 25 Jun - MRIB The Academy Awards are to double the best picture nominees… moreThe Oscars are on the move
2:17 PM Thu 26 Mar - MRIB the Oscars will move back to March in 2010 because of a clash with the Winter Olympics… more