Jenkins, Brolin nominated for Oscars
Richard Jenkins, Frank Langella, Sean Penn, Brad Pitt and Mickey Rourke were nominated for the best actor Oscar Thursday morning in Beverly Hills, Calif.
The men are — respectively — the stars of The Visitor,
Frost/Nixon,
Milk,
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
and The Wrestler.
Shortlisted for the best actress Oscar are Anne Hathaway for Rachel Getting Married,
Angelina Jolie for Changeling,
Melissa Leo for Frozen River,
Meryl Streep for Doubt
and Kate Winslet for The Reader.
Vying for the best supporting actor honor are Josh Brolin for Milk,
Robert Downey Jr. for Tropic Thunder,
Philip Seymour Hoffman for
Doubt, the late Heath Ledger for
The Dark Knight and Michael Shannon for
Revolutionary Road.”
The nominees for the best supporting actress Oscar are Amy Adams for Doubt,
Penelope Cruz for Vicky Cristina Barcelona,
Viola Davis for Doubt,
Taraji Henson for Benjamin Button
and Marisa Tomei for The Wrestler.
The Oscars will be handed out during a ceremony on Feb. 22.