The Curious Case of Benjamin Button - Probably the most anticipated of the Best Picture (Drama) nominees, the high-concept flick opens wide on Christmas Day and will give the world an idea of what Brad Pitt will look like when he's old, provided he doesn't get any work done, and you can get around the fact that he's a child. Who's old. Go with it.

Frost/Nixon got a nod, as did star Frank Langella for Best Actor. It's always interesting to see Hollywood's take on historical events, particularly ones like this, which were broadcast on television. Makes for fun side-by-side comparisons, and increased You Tube hits for the original.

The Reader - Everyone loves a good "Love In The Time of Nazis" story!

Revolutionary Road - Though it'll be fun to see King of the World Leonardo DiCaprio team up again with his Titanic co-star Kate Winslet, the film just looks depressing. Depressing enough that both stars got Best Actor nods for emoting.

Slumdog Millionaire looks like a great little movie that not enough people have heard about. It tells the story of a street kid from Mumbai that is set to win the big prize on his country's version of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire when he's arrested after the show breaks for the night on suspicion of cheating. A root-for-the-underdog movie with a love story, too. Find it in your local theaters, folks.

As far as Best Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical, the nominees are both a little more fun, and movies with a bit wider release. They are: Burn After Reading (with the compulsory Cohen Bros nomination), Happy-Go-Lucky, In Bruges, Vicky Cristina Barcelona, and my personal favorite for the win, if only because there's an exclamation point in its title, Mamma Mia!.

The only film that seemingly got the shaft in my opinion is Wall-E, which got nominated along with Kung-Fu Panda and Bolt for Best Animated Film. With an animated category, it feels like films worthy of getting a Best Picture nod get cast off to the lesser annals of movie-dom for no real reason. Come on, Hollywood Foreign Press Association! You're supposed to have the fun awards show!

You can go here to read our reaction to the television side of things, but here's a complete list of the movie nominees:

Best Motion Picture -- Drama
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Frost/Nixon
The Reader
Revolutionary Road
Slumdog Millionaire

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture -- Drama
Anne Hathaway (Rachel Getting Married)
Angelina Jolie (Changeling)
Meryl Streep (Doubt)
Kristin Scott Thomas (I've Loved You So Long)
Kate Winslet (Revolutionary Road)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture -- Drama
Leonardo DiCaprio (Revolutionary Road)
Frank Langella (Frost/Nixon)
Sean Penn (Milk)
Brad Pitt ( The Curious Case of Benjamin Button)
Mickey Rourke (The Wrestler)

Best Motion Picture -- Comedy or Musical
Burn After Reading
Happy-Go-Lucky
In Bruges
Mamma Mia!
Vicky Cristina Barcelona

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture -- Comedy or Musical
Rebecca Hall (Vicky Cristina Barcelona)
Sally Hawkins (Happy-Go-Lucky)
Frances McDormand (Burn After Reading)
Meryl Streep (Mamma Mia!)
Emma Thompson (Last Chance Harvey)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture -- Comedy or Musical
Javier Bardem (Vicky Cristina Barcelona)
Colin Farrell (In Bruges)
James Franco (Pineapple Express)
Brendan Gleeson (In Bruges)
Dustin Hoffman (Last Chance Harvey)

Best Animated Feature Film
Bolt
Kung Fu Panda
Wall-E

Best Foreign Language Film
The Baader Meinhof Complex (Germany)
Everlasting Moments (Sweden/Denmark)
Gomorrah (Italy)
I've Loved You So Long (France)
Waltz With Bashir (Israel)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Amy Adams (Doubt)
Penelope Cruz (Vicky Cristina Barcelona)
Viola Davis ( Doubt)
Marisa Tomei (The Wrestler)
Kate Winslet (The Reader)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Tom Cruise (Tropic Thunder)
Robert Downey Jr. (Tropic Thunder)
Ralph Fiennes (The Duchess)
Philip Seymour Hoffman (Doubt)
Heath Ledger (The Dark Knight)

Best Director - Motion Picture
Danny Boyle (Slumdog Millionaire)
Stephen Daldry (The Reader)
David Fincher (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button)
Ron Howard (Frost/Nixon)
Sam Mendes (Revolutionary Road)

Best Screenplay - Motion Picture
Simon Beaufoy (Slumdog Millionaire)
David Hare (The Reader)
Peter Morgan (Frost/Nixon)
Eric Roth (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button)
John Patrick Shanley (Doubt)

Best Original Score - Motion Picture
Alexandre Desplat (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button)
Clint Eastwood (Changeling)
James Newton Howard (Defiance)
A.R. Rahman (Slumdog Millionaire)
Hans Zimmer (Frost/Nixon)

Best Original Song - Motion Picture
"Down to Earth" (Peter Gabriel, Thomas Newman; Wall-E)
"Gran Torino" (Clint Eastwood, Jamie Cullum, Kyle Eastwood, Michael Stevens; Gran Torino)
"I Thought I Lost You" (Miley Cyrus, Jeffrey Steele; Bolt)
"Once in a Lifetime" (Beyoncé Knowles, Amanda Ghost, Scott McFarnon, Ian Dench, James Dring, Jody Street; Cadillac Records)
"The Wrestler" (Bruce Springsteen, The Wrestler)

What do you think of these nominees? Who do you think got the shaft?