1st tier = predicted nominees
2nd tier = possible alternate nominees
3rd tier = possible upsets, surprises

***Best Actor in a Leading Role***
Sean Penn, Milk
Michael Fassbender, Hunger
Mickey Rourke, The Wrestler
Frank Langella, Frost/Nixon
Brad Pitt, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Colin Farrell, In Bruges
Michael Sheen, Frost/Nixon
Richard Jenkins, The Visitor
Dev Patel, Slumdog Millionaire
Leonardo DiCaprio, Revolutionary Road

Josh Brolin, W.
Benicio del Toro, Che Part One
Christian Bale, The Dark Knight
George Clooney, Burn After Reading
Javier Bardem, Vicky Cristina Barcelona

***Best Actress in a Leading Role***
Meryl Streep, Doubt
Kate Winslet, The Reader
Sally Hawkins, Happy-Go-Lucky
Anne Hathaway, Rachel Getting Married
Kristin Scott Thomas, I've Loved You So Long

Angelina Jolie, Changeling
Keira Knightley, The Duchess
Kate Winslet, Revolutionary Road
Rebecca Hall, Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Cate Blanchett, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Penelope Cruz, Elegy
Meryl Streep, Mamma Mia!
Nicole Kidman, Australia
Frances McDormand, Burn After Reading
Scarlett Johansson, Vicky Cristina Barcelona

***Best Actor in a Supporting Role***
Josh Brolin, Milk
David Kross, The Reader
Eddie Marsan, Happy-Go-Lucky
Philip Seymour Hoffman, Doubt
Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight

Ralph Fiennes, The Duchess
Brendan Gleeson, In Bruges
Peter O'Toole, Dean Spanley
Robert Downey Jr., Tropic Thunder
John Malkovich, Burn After Reading

Ralph Fiennes, In Bruges
Kevin Bacon, Frost/Nixon
Ralph Fiennes, The Reader
John Malkovich, Changeling
Brad Pitt, Burn After Reading

***Best Actress in a Supporting Role***
Amy Adams, Doubt
Viola Davis, Doubt
Emma Thompson, Brideshead Revisited
Penelope Cruz, Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Elsa Zylberstein, I've Loved You So Long

Marisa Tomei, The Wrestler
Charlotte Rampling, The Duchess
Freida Pinto, Slumdog Millionaire
Vera Farmiga, The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
Tilda Swinton, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Julie Walters, Mamma Mia!
Rebecca Hall, Frost/Nixon
Judi Dench, Quantum of Solace
Kathy Bates, Revolutionary Road
Tilda Swinton, Burn After Reading

***Best Director of a Motion Picture***
Gus Van Sant, Milk
Stephen Daldry, The Reader
Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire
Christopher Nolan, The Dark Knight
David Fincher, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Steve McQueen, Hunger
Ron Howard, Frost/Nixon
Clint Eastwood, Changeling
Sam Mendes, Revolutionary Road
Mark Herman, The Boy in the Striped Pajamas

Martin McDonough, In Bruges
John Patrick Shanley, Doubt
Darren Aronofsky, The Wrestler
Philippe Claudel, I've Loved You So Long
Joel Coen & Ethan Coen, Burn After Reading

***Best Original Script***
Dustin Lance Black, Milk
Mike Leigh, Happy-Go-Lucky
Martin McDonough, In Bruges
Woody Allen, Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Andrew Stanton, Jim Reardon, & Pete Docter, Wall*E

Thomas McCarthy, The Visitor
Ari Folman, Waltz with Bashir
Steve McQueen & Edna Walsh, Hunger
Jenny Lumet, Rachel Getting Married
Joel Coen & Ethan Coen, Burn After Reading

Stanley Weiser, W.
Peter Buchman, Che Part One
Robert D. Siegel, The Wrestler
J. Michael Straczynski, Changeling
Philippe Claudel, I've Loved You So Long

***Best Adapted Script***
David Hare, The Reader
Peter Morgan, Frost/Nixon
John Patrick Shanley, Doubt
Simon Beaufoy, Slumdog Millionaire
Eric Roth & Robin Swicord, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Justin Haythe, Revolutionary Road
Vincent Paronnaud & Marjane Sartrapi, Persepolis
Jeffrey Hatcher & Anders Thomas Jensen, The Duchess
Christopher Nolan, David S. Goyer, & Jonathan Nolan, The Dark Knight
M. Garone, R. Saviano, U. Chiti, M. Gaudioso, G. Di Gregorio, & M. Braucci, Gomorra

Alan Sharp, Dean Spanley
Catherine Johnson, Mamma Mia!
Clayton Frohman & Edward Zwick, Defiance
Mark Herman, The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
Uli Edel & Bernd Eichinger, The Baader Meinhof Complex

***Best Film of 2008***
Milk
Frost/Nixon
The Dark Knight
Slumdog Millionaire
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Doubt
Wall*E
The Reader
The Wrestler
Revolutionary Road

In Bruges
Changeling
Burn After Reading
I've Loved You So Long
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas

***Best British Film of 2008***
In Bruges
The Reader
Happy-Go-Lucky
The Dark Knight
Slumdog Millionaire
Alt: The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
The Duchess

***Best Animated Film***
Wall*E
Kung Fu Panda
Waltz With Bashir

Best Cinematography
Australia
The Reader
Changeling
Slumdog Millionaire
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Best Music
Milk
Wall*E
The Reader
The Dark Knight
Slumdog Millionaire

Best Editing
Milk
Australia
Man on Wire
Frost/Nixon
Slumdog Millionaire

Best Production Design
Australia
The Reader
The Duchess
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

Best Costume Design
Australia
The Duchess
Frost/Nixon
Sex and the City
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Best Makeup & Hair
Australia
The Duchess
Tropic Thunder
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Best Visual F/X
Hancock
Australia
The Dark Knight
Quantum of Solace
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian

Best Sound
Wall*E
Iron Man
The Dark Knight
Quantum of Solace
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

BEST FILM:
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight (possible suprise)
Frost/Nixon
Milk
Slumdog Millionaire (winner)

BEST DIRECTOR
Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire (winner)
David Fincher, TCCOBB (possible suprise)
Ron Howard, Frost/Nixon
Christopher Nolan, The Dark Knight
Gus Van Sant, Milk

BEST ACTOR:
Benicio del Toro, Che
Leonardo DiCaprio, Revolutionary Road
Richard Jenkins, The Visitor
Mickey Rourke, The Wrestler (possible suprise)
Sean Penn, Milk (winner)

BEST ACTRESS:
Anne Hathaway, Rachel Getting Married
Cate Blanchett, TCCOBB
Sally Hawkins, Happy-Go-Lucky (winner)
Meryl Streep, Doubt
Kate Winslet, The Reader (possible suprise)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR:
Josh Brolin, Milk
Ralph Fiennes, The Duchess (possible suprise)
Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight (winner)
Eddie Marsan, Happy-Go-Lucky
Peter O' Toole, Dean Spanley

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS:
Amy Adams, Doubt
Penelope Cruz, Vicky Cristina Barcelona (winner)
Viola Davis, Doubt (possible suprise)
Emma Thompson, Brideshead Revisited
Marisa Tomei, The Wrestler

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY:
TCCOBB (possible suprise)
Doubt
Frost/Nixon
The Reader
Slumdog Millionaire (winner)

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY:
Happy-Go-Lucky
Milk (winner)
Vicky Cristina Barcelona (possible suprise)
The Visitor
WALL-E

BEST MAKE UP AND HAIR:
TCCOBB (winner)
The Dark Knight
The Duchess
The Reader
Tropic Thunder (possible suprise)

BEST COSTUME DESIGN:
Changeling
TCCOBB (possible suprise)
The Duchess (winner)
Mamma Mia!
Sex and the City

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS:
TCCOBB (winner)
The Dark Knight (possible suprise)
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
Iron Man
WALL-E

BEST SOUND:
TCCOBB
The Dark Knight (winner)
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Iron Man
WALL-E (possible suprise)

BEST EDITING:
TCCOBB
The Dark Knight (possible suprise)
Milk
Revolutionary Road
Slumdog Millionaire (winner)

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN:
Australia
TCCOBB (possible suprise)
The Dark Knight
The Duchess
Slumdog Millionaire (winner)

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY:
Australia
TCCOBB
The Dark Knight (possible suprise)
Doubt
Slumdog Millionaire (winner)

BEST MUSIC:
TCCOBB
The Dark Knight (possible suprise)
The Reader
Slumdog Millionaire
WALL-E (winner)

BEST ANIMATED FILM:
Kung Fu Panda
WALL-E (winner)
Waltz with Bashir (possible suprise)