Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
DOUBT
FROST/NIXON
MILK
*SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
RICHARD JENKINS / Walter Vale - "THE VISITOR"
FRANK LANGELLA / Richard Nixon - "FROST/NIXON"
*SEAN PENN / Harvey Milk - "MILK"
BRAD PITT / Benjamin Button - "THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON"
MICKEY ROURKE / Randy - "THE WRESTLER"
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
ANNE HATHAWAY / Kym - "RACHEL GETTING MARRIED"
ANGELINA JOLIE / Christine Collins - "CHANGELING"
MELISSA LEO / Ray Eddy - "FROZEN RIVER"
*MERYL STREEP / Sister Aloysius Beauvier - "DOUBT"
KATE WINSLET / April Wheeler - "REVOLUTIONARY ROAD"
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
JOSH BROLIN / Dan White - "MILK"
ROBERT DOWNEY, JR. / Kirk Lazarus - "TROPIC THUNDER"
PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN / Father Brendan Flynn - "DOUBT"
*HEATH LEDGER / Joker - "THE DARK KNIGHT"
DEV PATEL / Older Jamal - "SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE"
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
AMY ADAMS / Sister James - "DOUBT"
PENÉLOPE CRUZ / Maria Elena - "VICKY CRISTINA BARCELONA"
VIOLA DAVIS / Mrs. Miller - "DOUBT"
TARAJI P. HENSON / Queenie - "THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON"
*KATE WINSLET / Hanna Schmitz - "THE READER"
PRIMETIME TELEVISION
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
RALPH FIENNES / Bernard Lafferty - "BERNARD AND DORIS" (HBO)
*PAUL GIAMATTI / John Adams - "JOHN ADAMS" (HBO)
KEVIN SPACEY / Ron Klain - "RECOUNT" (HBO)
KIEFER SUTHERLAND / Jack Bauer - "24: REDEMPTION" (FOX)
TOM WILKINSON / Benjamin Franklin - "JOHN ADAMS" (HBO)
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
LAURA DERN / Katherine Harris - "RECOUNT" (HBO)
*LAURA LINNEY / Abigail Adams - "JOHN ADAMS" (HBO)
SHIRLEY MacLAINE / Coco Chanel - "COCO CHANEL" (Lifetime)
PHYLICIA RASHAD / Lena Younger - "A RAISIN IN THE SUN" (Lifetime)
SUSAN SARANDON / Doris Duke - "BERNARD AND DORIS" (HBO)
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series
MICHAEL C. HALL / Dexter Morgan - "DEXTER" (Showtime)
JON HAMM / Don Draper - "MAD MEN" (AMC)
*HUGH LAURIE / Gregory House - "HOUSE" (FOX)
WILLIAM SHATNER / Denny Crane - "BOSTON LEGAL" (ABC)
JAMES SPADER / Alan Shore - "BOSTON LEGAL" (ABC)
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series
*SALLY FIELD / Nora Walker - "BROTHERS & SISTERS" (ABC)
MARISKA HARGITAY / Det. Olivia Benson - "LAW & ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT" (NBC)
HOLLY HUNTER / Grace Hanadarko - "SAVING GRACE" (TNT)
ELISABETH MOSS / Peggy Olson - "MAD MEN" (AMC)
KYRA SEDGWICK / Dep. Chief Brenda Johnson - "THE CLOSER" (TNT)
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series
*ALEC BALDWIN / Jack Donaghy - "30 ROCK" (NBC)
STEVE CARELL / Michael Scott - "THE OFFICE" (NBC)
DAVID DUCHOVNY / Hank Moody - "CALIFORNICATION" (Showtime)
JEREMY PIVEN / Ari Gold - "ENTOURAGE" (HBO)
TONY SHALHOUB / Adrian Monk - "MONK" (USA)
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series
CHRISTINA APPLEGATE / Samantha Newly - "SAMANTHA WHO?" (ABC)
AMERICA FERRERA / Betty Suarez - "UGLY BETTY" (ABC)
TINA FEY / Liz Lemon - "30 ROCK" (NBC)
MARY-LOUISE PARKER / Nancy Botwin - "WEEDS" (Showtime)
TRACEY ULLMAN / Various Characters - "TRACEY ULLMAN'S STATE OF THE UNION" (Showtime)
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
BOSTON LEGAL (ABC)
DEXTER (Showtime)
HOUSE (Fox)
*MAD MEN (AMC)
THE CLOSER (TNT)
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
*30 ROCK (NBC)
DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES (ABC)
ENTOURAGE (HBO)
THE OFFICE (NBC)
WEEDS (Showtime)
