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| Best Motion Picture - Drama |
- Slumdog Millionaire
- Nominees:
- The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
- Frost/Nixon
- The Reader
- Revolutionary Road
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama |
- Kate Winslet
- Revolutionary Road
- Nominees:
- Anne Hathaway
- Angelina Jolie
- Meryl Streep
- Kristin Scott Thomas
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama |
- Mickey Rourke
- The Wrestler
- Nominees:
- Leonardo DiCaprio
- Frank Langella
- Sean Penn
- Brad Pitt
| Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy |
- Vicky Cristina Barcelona
- Nominees:
- Burn After Reading
- Happy-Go-Lucky
- In Bruges
- Mamma Mia!
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy |
- Sally Hawkins
- Happy-Go-Lucky
- Nominees:
- Rebecca Hall
- Frances McDormand
- Meryl Streep
- Emma Thompson
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy |
- Colin Farrell
- In Bruges
- Nominees:
- Javier Bardem
- James Franco
- Brendan Gleeson
- Dustin Hoffman
| Best Animated Feature Film |
- WALL-E
- Nominees:
- Bolt
- Kung Fu Panda
| Best Foreign Language Film |
- Waltz with Bashir
- (Israel)
- Nominees:
- The Baader Meinhof Complex
- Everlasting Moments
- Gomorrah
- I've Loved You so Long
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture |
- Kate Winslet
- The Reader
- Nominees:
- Amy Adams
- Penelope Cruz
- Viola Davis
- Marisa Tomei
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture |
- Heath Ledger
- The Dark Knight
- Nominees:
- Tom Cruise
- Robert Downey Jr.
- Ralph Fiennes
- Philip Seymour Hoffman
| Best Director – Motion Picture |
- Danny Boyle
- Slumdog Millionaire
- Nominees:
- Stephen Daldry
- David Fincher
- Ron Howard
- Sam Mendes
| Best Screenplay – Motion Picture |
- Simon Beaufoy
- Slumdog Millionaire
- Nominees:
- David Hare
- Peter Morgan
- Eric Roth
- John Patrick Shanley
| Best Original Score – Motion Picture |
- A.R. Rahman
- Slumdog Millionaire
- Nominees:
- Alexandre Desplat
- Clint Eastwood
- James Newton Howard
- Hans Zimmer
| Best Original Song – Motion Picture |
- "The Wrestler"
- The Wrestler
- Nominees:
- "Down To Earth"
- "Gran Torino"
- "I Thought I Lost You"
- "Once In A Lifetime"
| Best Television Series – Drama |
- Mad Men
- AMC
- Nominees:
- Dexter
- House
- In Treatment
- True Blood
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Drama |
- Anna Paquin
- True Blood
- Nominees:
- Sally Field
- Mariska Hargitay
- January Jones
- Kyra Sedgwick
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Drama |
- Gabriel Byrne
- In Treatment
- Nominees:
- Michael C. Hall
- Jon Hamm
- Hugh Laurie
- Jonathan Rhys Myers
| Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy |
- 30 Rock
- NBC
- Nominees:
- Californication
- Entourage
- The Office
- Weeds
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy |
- Tina Fey
- 30 Rock
- Nominees:
- Christina Applegate
- America Ferrera
- Debra Messing
- Mary-Louise Parker
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy |
- Alec Baldwin
- 30 Rock
- Nominees:
- Steve Carell
- Kevin Connolly
- David Duchovny
- Tony Shalhoub
| Best Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television |
- John Adams
- HBO
- Nominees:
- A Raisin In The Sun
- Bernard and Doris
- Cranford
- Recount
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television |
- Laura Linney
- John Adams
- Nominees:
- Judi Dench
- Catherine Keener
- Shirley Maclaine
- Susan Sarandon
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television |
- Paul Giamatti
- John Adams
- Nominees:
- Ralph Fiennes
- Kevin Spacey
- Kiefer Sutherland
- Tom Wilkinson
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television |
- Laura Dern
- Recount
- Nominees:
- Eileen Atkins
- Melissa George
- Rachel Griffiths
- Dianne Wiest
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television |
- Tom Wilkinson
- John Adams
- Nominees:
- Neil Patrick Harris
- Denis Leary
- Jeremy Piven
- Blair Underwood
