Among the table groupings : " The Curious Case of Benjamin Button " producers Kathleen Kennedy and Frank Marshall , director David Fincher , and supporting actress Taraji P. Henson ( all nominees this evening ) ; " Milk " screenwriter Dustin Lance Black ( a winner tonight ) , supporting actor Josh Brolin ( a nominee tonight ) , Brolin 's wife Diane Lane , and Brolin 's co-star Emile Hirsch ; " Frozen River " lead actress Melissa Leo ( a nominee tonight ) and supporting actress Misty Upham ; " Frost / Nixon " producer Brian Grazer , director Ron Howard , and lead actor Frank Langella ( all nominees this evening ) ; " The Reader " director Stephen Daldry ( a nominee this evening ) and lead actor David Kross ; and , of course , the happiest table , " Slumdog Millionaire " stars Dev Patel , Freida Pinto , Anil Kapoor , Irfan Khan , and all the child actors , who were each playing with someone 's Oscars -- the film certainly won enough to keep them all amused !