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toplam 20 dalda ödül dağıtan organizasyonun, 81.si 22 şubat 2009'da yapılacak.
bazı kategorilerde aday olmayı başaranlar ise şöyle;

en iyi film:
the curious case of benjamin button
frost/nixon
milk
the reader
slumdog millionaire

en iyi kadın oyuncu:
anne hathaway (rachel getting married)
angelina jolie (changeling)
melissa leo (frozen river)
meryl streep (doubt)
kate winslet(the reader)

en iyi erkek oyuncu:
sean penn (milk)
brad pitt (the curious case of benjamin button)
frank langella (frost/nixon)
richard jenkins (the visitor)
mickey rourke (the wrestler)

en iyi yardımcı kadın oyuncu:
amy adams (doubt)
penelope cruz (vicky cristina barcelona)
viola davis (doubt)
taraji p henson (the curious case of benjamin button)
marisa tomei (the wrestler)

en iyi yardımcı erkek oyuncu:
josh brolin (milk)
robert downey jr. (tropic thunder)
philip seymour hoffman (doubt)
heath ledger (the dark knight)
michael shannon (revolutionary road)

en iyi yönetmen:
david fincher (the curious case of benjamin button)
ron howard (frost/nixon)
gus van sant (milk)
stephen daldry (the reader)
danny boyle (slumdog millionaire)

en iyi uyarlanmış senaryo:
eric roth and robin swicord (the curious case of benjamin button)
john patrick shanley (doubt)
peter morgan (frost/nixon)
david hare (the reader)
simon beaufoy (slumdog millionaire)

en iyi özgün senaryo:
courtney hunt (frozen river)
mike leigh (happy-go-lucky)
martin mcdonagh (in bruges)
dustin lance black (milk)
andrew stanton, jim reardon and pete docter (wall-e)

En iyi sinematografi:
Changeling
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
The Reader
eaderSlumdog Millionaire

en iyi özgün müzik:
Down to Earth from WALL-E
Jai Ho from Slumdog Millionaire
O Saya from Slumdog Millionaire