They’ve just been announced. They are:

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

Vicky Christina Barcelona, written by Woody Allen

Burn After Reading, written by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen

Milk, written by Dustin Lance Blank

The Visitor, written by Tom McCarthy

The Wrestler, written by Robert Siegel

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAYS

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, screenplay by Eric Roth, screen story by Eric Roth and Robin Swicord, based on a short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald.

The Dark Knight, screenplay by Jonathan Nolan & Christopher Nolan, story by Christopher Nolan and David S. Goyer, based on characters created by Bob Kane

Doubt, screenplay by John Patrick Shanley, based on his stage play

Frost/Nixon, screenplay by Peter Morgan, based on his stage play

Slumdog Millionaire, screenplay by Simon Beaufoy, based on the novel “Q and A” by Vikas Swarup

It’s a good group. Happy to see The Dark Knight make it, but disappointed not to see Jenny Lumet get nominated for Rachel Getting Married.

What are your reactions?