Oscar Nominees

The 81st Academy Awards are being held tonight at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles. The Oscar nominees are as follows

Best picture nominees are The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Frost/Nixon, Milk, The Reader and Slumdog Millionaire.

Best director nominees are Danny Boyle - Slumdog Millionaire, Stephen Daldry - The Reader, David Fincher - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Ron Howard - Frost/Nixon and Gus Van Sant - Milk.

Best actor nominees are Richard Jenkins - The Visitor, Frank Langella - Frost/Nixon, Sean Penn - Milk, Brad Pitt - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and Mickey Rourke - The Wrestler.

Best actress nominees are Anne Hathaway - Rachel Getting Married, Angelina Jolie - Changeling, Melissa Leo - Frozen River, Meryl Streep - Doubt and Kate Winslet - The Reader.

Best supporting actress nominees are Amy Adams - Doubt, Penelope Cruz - Vicky Cristina Barcelona, Viola Davis - Doubt, Taraji P Henson - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and Marisa Tomei - The Wrestler.

Best supporting actor nominees are Josh Brolin - Milk, Robert Downey Jr - Tropic Thunder, Philip Seymour Hoffman - Doubt, Heath Ledger - The Dark Knight and Michael Shannon - Revolutionary Road.

Best animated feature film nominees are Bolt, Kung Fu Panda and Wall-E.

There is a document circulating on the internet that names Kate Winslet as best actress, Slumdog Millionaire winning best picture and best director prizes, Mickey Rourke as best actor, Heath Ledger as best supporting actor, Amy Adams as best supporting actress and In Bruges getting the best original screenplay award. Tonight's ceremony will reveal all and we'll see how accurate the document is.