Nearly 120 Oscar nominees (above, res. 5100×2400) gathered at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, on Monday, February 2, 2009, for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' 2009 Nominees Luncheon.
Among those in the photo above are:
Kate Winslet, Ellen Kuras, Gus Van Sant, Thavisouk Phrasavath, Danny Boyle, Viola Davis, Amy Adams, Andrew Stanton, Penélope Cruz (probably suffering from jet lag, as she was in Madrid accepting her third Goya Award yesterday), Anne Hathaway, Taraji P. Henson, Alexandre Desplat, Marisa Tomei, Frank Langella, Sean Penn, Robert Downey Jr., Jochen Alexander Freydank, Mickey Rourke, Doug Sweetland, Josh Brolin, David Fincher, Ron Howard.
Photos: Greg Harbaugh (nominees' group shot), Richard Harbaugh (Adams, Downey Jr. signing autographs), Todd Wawrychuk (supporting actresses, Rourke/Downey Jr.). All photos ©A.M.P.A.S.
Nominees Luncheon 2009: Kate Winslet, Anne Hathaway, Gus Van Sant
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Mickey Rourke, Robert Downey Jr.

Oscar 2009 best supporting actress nominees: Marisa Tomei, Amy Adams, Penélope Cruz, Taraji P. Henson, Viola Davis
SAG Awards 2009: Meryl Streep, Kate Winslet, SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE Cast
SAG Awards 2009: Susan Sarandon, Sally Field, Shirley MacLaine
SAG Awards 2009: Kate Winslet, Angelina Jolie, Diane Lane



I'm glad Mickey Rourke went home empty-handed. Even that nomination was more than the new Rocky deserved.
We don't need any more Rockys!
We've never needed any Rockys.
Richard Jenkins is the one to the right.
more importantly: where's michael shannon? i couldn't fine him.
Where's Richard Jenkins?