Vanity Fair Photo Shoot.

Photographer Anne Leibovitz photographed the Vanity Fair photo shoot for all of this years Oscar nominees. Each photo includes the films director and lead actor. These 10 partnerships generated more than four dozen oscar nominations.

Slumdog Millionaire's Danny Boyle & Dev Patal.

The Wrestler's Darren Aronofsky & Mickey Rourke.

Australia's Baz Luhrmann & Nicole Kidman.

Doubt's John Patrick Shanley & Meryl Streep.

Gran Torino's actor and director Clint Eastwood.

Angels and Demons' Ron Howard & Tom Hanks.

Vicky Cristina Barcelona's Woody Allen & Penelope Cruz.

Revolutionary Road's Sam Mendes & Kate Winslet.

Milk's Gus Van Sant & Sean Penn.

This last photo was most interesting because of Heath Ledger's unfortunate death. Vanity Fair used a photo taken in 2006 and added director Christopher Nolan into the shot.

The Dark Knight's Christopher Nolan & Heath Ledger.