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In the news release, "Milk and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Lead With Eight Nominations for the 14th Annual Critics' Choice Awards," issued by VH1 over PR Newswire, we are advised by the company that the sixth paragraph, first sentence, should read "The nominees were announced this morning by Academy Award(R) nominated actress Rosie Perez, 'At the Movies' hosts Ben Lyons (E! Entertainment) and Ben Mankiewicz (Turner Classic Movies) and VH1 President Tom Calderone in a press conference at the MTV Network studios in Times Square that aired live on VH1" rather than "The nominees were announced this morning by Academy Award(R) nominated actress Rosie Perez, 'At the Movies' hosts Ben Lyons and Ben Mankiewicz and VH1 President Tom Calderone in a press conference at the MTV Network studios in Times Square that aired live on VH1." Additionally, under the heading "BEST YOUNG ACTOR/ACTRESS (Under 21)" the spelling of the third nominee should be "Dev Patel - Slumdog Millionaire" rather than "Dev Petal - Slumdog Millionaire" as originally issued inadvertently. Milk and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Lead With Eight Nominations for the 14th Annual Critics' Choice Awards

THE DARK KNIGHT, DOUBT AND SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE GARNER SIX NODS

CLINT EASTWOOD RECEIVES TWO NOMINATIONS - BEST ACTOR (GRAN TORINO) AND BEST COMPOSER (CHANGELING)

VH1 TO BROADCAST THE AWARDS CEREMONY LIVE ON THURSDAY, JANUARY 8, 2009 AT 9:00 PM (ET/PT)

NEW YORK, Dec. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- The Broadcast Film Critics Association (BFCA) has announced the nominees for the 14th annual Critics' Choice Awards. The winners will be announced at the Critics' Choice Awards gala on Thursday, January 8, 2009 at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium. VH1 will again broadcast this year's ceremony Live at 9:00 PM (ET/PT).

Milk and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button lead the pack with eight nominations for the 14th Annual Critics' Choice Awards. Milk received nominations for Best Picture, a Best Actor nod for Sean Penn, two Best Supporting Actor nominations for James Franco and Josh Brolin, Best Director for Gus Van Sant, Best Writer for Dustin Lance Black, and Best Composer for Danny Elfman. The eight nominations for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button are for Best Picture, a Best Actor nomination for Brad Pitt, Best Actress for Cate Blanchett, Best Supporting Actress for Taraji P. Henson, Best Acting Ensemble, Best Director for David Fincher, Best Writer for Eric Roth, and Best Composer for Alexandre Desplat.

The Dark Knight, Doubt and Slumdog Millionaire all tied with six nominations, each including a Best Picture nod. (Listed below)

Clint Eastwood received a Best Actor nomination for Gran Torino and a Best Composer nomination for Changeling, which added two nominations for Best Picture and Best Actress (Angelina Jolie).

The BFCA, the largest film critics' organization with more than 200 members in the United States and Canada, representing television, radio and online critics, selected nominees in each of the 17 categories. The Critics' Choice Awards were created by the BFCA to recognize excellence in cinematic achievement. Eligible films were released in 2008. The accounting firm of Gregory A. Mogab tallied the written ballots. Historically, the Critics' Choice Awards are the most accurate predictor of the Academy Award nominations.

The nominees were announced this morning by Academy Award(R) nominated actress Rosie Perez, "At the Movies" hosts Ben Lyons (E! Entertainment) and Ben Mankiewicz (Turner Classic Movies) and VH1 President Tom Calderone in a press conference at the MTV Network studios in Times Square that aired live on VH1. To view or download broadcast quality file formats of today's nomination press conference please visit www.epk.tv.

A complete list of nominees is available at http://criticschoice.vh1.com/. VH1's "Critics' Choice Awards" site, which launches today, will be home to detailed information about the awards and will provide a forum for both the Broadcast Film Critics Association (BFCA) critics and users to comment on this year's nominees. VH1 will expand elements of the show online at VH1.com. Exclusive video footage from the event will include celebrity interviews, red carpet footage and more. Additional multiplatform plans will be announced in the coming weeks.

Counting down to the LIVE premiere of the Critics' Choice Awards, VH1 will air the "14th Annual Critics' Choice Awards Red Carpet Premiere Featuring Maria Menounos" pre-show LIVE on Thursday, January 8 at 8pm (ET/PT) and will also stream it LIVE on VH1.com. Covering the excitement of the celebrity arrivals on the red carpet will be "KTLA Morning News" entertainment reporter Sam Rubin and No Good TV's Carrie Keagan. Interspersed throughout the red carpet arrivals will be pre-taped interviews with NBC and Access Hollywood's Maria Menounos as she sits down and speaks with some of today's hottest stars.

The 14th Annual Critics' Choice Awards are sponsored by Walmart, AT&T and Crest Whitening Expressions.

The 14th Annual Critics' Choice Awards is executive produced by Bob Bain for Bob Bain Productions, Joey Berlin for Berlin Entertainment and Lee Rolontz for VH1.

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If you have any questions, please contact Jamie Falkowitz or Kelly Krause of mPRm Public Relations at (323) 933-3399.

   NOMINEES FOR THE 14th ANNUAL CRITICS' CHOICE AWARDS    Top Nods Go to:    Milk (Eight Nominations)  

Best Picture, Best Actor, Two Best Supporting Actor Nominations, Best Acting Ensemble, Best Director, Best Writer, and Best Composer

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (Eight Nominations)

Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress, Best Acting Ensemble, Best Director, Best Writer, and Best Composer

The Dark Knight (Six Nominations)

Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor, Best Acting Ensemble, Best Director, Best Action Movie, and Best Composer

Doubt (Six Nominations)

Best Picture, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Acting Ensemble and Best Writer

Slumdog Millionaire (Six Nominations)

Best Picture, Best Director, Best Writer, Best Young Actor/Actress, Best Song, and Best Composer

   BEST PICTURE   Changeling   The Curious Case of Benjamin Button   The Dark Knight   Doubt   Frost/Nixon   Milk   The Reader   Slumdog Millionaire   Wall-E   The Wrestler    BEST ACTOR   Clint Eastwood - Gran Torino   Richard Jenkins - The Visitor   Frank Langella - Frost/Nixon   Sean Penn - Milk   Brad Pitt - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button   Mickey Rourke - The Wrestler    BEST ACTRESS   Kate Beckinsale - Nothing But the Truth   Cate Blanchett - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button   Anne Hathaway - Rachel Getting Married   Angelina Jolie - Changeling   Melissa Leo - Frozen River   Meryl Streep - Doubt    BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR   Josh Brolin - Milk   Robert Downey, Jr. - Tropic Thunder   Philip Seymour Hoffman - Doubt   Heath Ledger - The Dark Knight   James Franco - Milk    BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS   Penelope Cruz - Vicky Cristina Barcelona   Viola Davis - Doubt   Vera Farmiga - Nothing But the Truth   Taraji P. Henson - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button   Marisa Tomei - The Wrestler   Kate Winslet - The Reader    BEST ACTING ENSEMBLE   The Curious Case of Benjamin Button   The Dark Knight   Doubt   Milk   Rachel Getting Married    BEST DIRECTOR   Danny Boyle - Slumdog Millionaire   David Fincher - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button   Ron Howard - Frost/Nixon   Christopher Nolan - The Dark Knight   Gus Van Sant - Milk    BEST WRITER (Original or Adapted Screenplay)   Simon Beaufoy - Slumdog Millionaire   Dustin Lance Black - Milk   Peter Morgan - Frost/Nixon   Eric Roth - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button   John Patrick Shanley - Doubt    BEST ANIMATED FEATURE   Bolt   Kung Fu Panda   Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa   Wall-E   Waltz With Bashir    BEST YOUNG ACTOR/ACTRESS (Under 21)   Dakota Fanning - The Secret Life of Bees   David Kross - The Reader   Dev Patel - Slumdog Millionaire   Brandon Walters - Australia    BEST ACTION MOVIE   The Dark Knight   Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull   Iron Man   Quantum of Solace   Wanted    BEST COMEDY   Burn After Reading   Forgetting Sarah Marshall   Role Models   Tropic Thunder   Vicky Cristina Barcelona    BEST PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION   "John Adams"   "Recount"   "Coco Chanel"    BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM   A Christmas Tale   Gomorrah   I've Loved You So Long   Let the Right One In   Mongol   Waltz With Bashir    BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE   I.O.U.S.A.   Man On Wire   Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired   Standard Operating Procedure   Young At Heart    BEST SONG   "Another Way to Die" - Jack White and Alicia Keys/Jack White - Quantum of   Solace   "Down to Earth" - Peter Gabriel/Peter Gabriel and Thomas Newman - Wall-E   "I Thought I Lost You" - Miley Cyrus and John Travolta/Miley Cyrus and   Jeffrey Steele - Bolt   "Jaiho" - Sukhwinder Singh/A.R. Rahman and Gulzar - Slumdog Millionaire   "The Wrestler" - Bruce Springsteen/Bruce Springsteen - The Wrestler    BEST COMPOSER   Alexandre Desplat - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button   Clint Eastwood - Changeling   Danny Elfman - Milk   Hans Zimmer and James Newton Howard - The Dark Knight   A.R. Rahman - Slumdog Millionaire      Contacts:   Lori Bogin/VH1   212-846-7131   lori.bogin@vh1staff.com    Scott Acord/VH1   310-752-8075   scott.acord@vh1staff.com    Jamie Falkowitz/Kelly Krause   323-933-3399   CCA@mprm.com  

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