FACTBOX-List Of Main Oscar Nominations

The awards will be handed out in Hollywood on Feb 22.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the nominations on Thursday for the 81st annual Academy Awards.

Following is a list of the main Oscar contenders. The awards will be handed out in Hollywood on Feb 22.

BEST PICTURE

"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"

"Frost/Nixon"

"Milk"

"The Reader"

"Slumdog Millionaire,"

BEST ACTOR

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 - "The Reader"

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

Josh Brolin - "Milk"

Robert Downey Jr. - "Tropic Thunder"

Philip Seymour Hoffman - "Doubt"

Heath Ledger - "The Dark Knight"

Michael Shannon - "Revolutionary Road"

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Amy Adams - "Doubt"

Penelope Cruz - "Vicky Cristina Barcelona"

Viola Davis - "Doubt"

Taraji P. Henson - "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"

Marisa Tomei - "The Wrestler"

BEST DIRECTOR

David Fincher - "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"

Ron Howard - "Frost/Nixon."

Gus Van Sant - "Milk"

Stephen Daldry - "The Reader"

Danny Boyle - "Slumdog Millionaire,"

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE

"Bolt"

"Kung-Fu Panda"

"WALL-E"

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM

"The Baader Meinhof Complex" - Germany

"The Class" - France

"Departures" - Japan

"Revanche" - Austria

"Waltz with Bashir" - Israel