Oscar 2009

Oscars' winners announced on Sunday, February 22nd.

Best Motion Picture of the Year


WINNER
Slumdog Millionaire (2008): Christian Colson

Other Nominees:
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008): Ceán Chaffin, Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall
Frost/Nixon (2008): Brian Grazer, Ron Howard, Eric Fellner
Milk (2008/I): Bruce Cohen, Dan Jinks
The Reader (2008): Anthony Minghella, Sydney Pollack, Donna Gigliotti, Redmond Morris


Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role


WINNER
Sean Penn for Milk (2008/I)

Other Nominees:
Richard Jenkins for The Visitor (2007/I)
Frank Langella for Frost/Nixon (2008)
Brad Pitt for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)
Mickey Rourke for The Wrestler (2008)


Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role


WINNER
Kate Winslet for The Reader (2008)

Other Nominees:
Anne Hathaway for Rachel Getting Married (2008)
Angelina Jolie for Changeling (2008)
Melissa Leo for Frozen River (2008)
Meryl Streep for Doubt (2008/I)


Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role


WINNER
Heath Ledger for The Dark Knight (2008)

Other Nominees:
Josh Brolin for Milk (2008/I)
Robert Downey Jr. for Tropic Thunder (2008)
Philip Seymour Hoffman for Doubt (2008/I)
Michael Shannon for Revolutionary Road (2008)


Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role


WINNER
Penélope Cruz for Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008)

Other Nominees:
Amy Adams for Doubt (2008/I)
Viola Davis for Doubt (2008/I)
Taraji P. Henson for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)
Marisa Tomei for The Wrestler (2008)


Best Achievement in Directing


WINNER
Danny Boyle for Slumdog Millionaire (2008)

Other Nominees:
Stephen Daldry for The Reader (2008)
David Fincher for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)
Ron Howard for Frost/Nixon (2008)
Gus Van Sant for Milk (2008/I)


Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen


WINNER
Milk (2008/I): Dustin Lance Black

Other Nominees:
Frozen River (2008): Courtney Hunt
Happy-Go-Lucky (2008): Mike Leigh
In Bruges (2008): Martin McDonagh
WALL·E (2008): Andrew Stanton, Pete Docter, Jim Reardon


Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published


WINNER
Slumdog Millionaire (2008): Simon Beaufoy

Other Nominees:
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008): Eric Roth, Robin Swicord
Doubt (2008/I): John Patrick Shanley
Frost/Nixon (2008): Peter Morgan
The Reader (2008): David Hare


Best Achievement in Cinematography


WINNER
Slumdog Millionaire (2008): Anthony Dod Mantle

Other Nominees:
Changeling (2008): Tom Stern
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008): Claudio Miranda
The Dark Knight (2008): Wally Pfister
The Reader (2008): Roger Deakins, Chris Menges


Best Achievement in Editing


WINNER
Slumdog Millionaire (2008): Chris Dickens

Other Nominees:
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008): Angus Wall, Kirk Baxter
The Dark Knight (2008): Lee Smith
Frost/Nixon (2008): Daniel P. Hanley, Mike Hill
Milk (2008/I): Elliot Graham


Best Achievement in Art Direction


WINNER
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008): Donald Graham Burt, Victor J. Zolfo

Other Nominees:
Changeling (2008): James J. Murakami, Gary Fettis
The Dark Knight (2008): Nathan Crowley, Peter Lando
The Duchess (2008): Michael Carlin, Rebecca Alleway
Revolutionary Road (2008): Kristi Zea, Debra Schutt


Best Achievement in Costume Design


WINNER
The Duchess (2008): Michael O'Connor

Other Nominees:
Australia (2008): Catherine Martin
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008): Jacqueline West
Milk (2008/I): Danny Glicker
Revolutionary Road (2008): Albert Wolsky


Best Achievement in Makeup


WINNER
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008): Greg Cannom

Other Nominees:
The Dark Knight (2008): John Caglione Jr., Conor O'Sullivan
Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008): Mike Elizalde, Thomas Floutz


Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Score


WINNER
Slumdog Millionaire (2008): A.R. Rahman

Other Nominees:
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008): Alexandre Desplat
Defiance (2008): James Newton Howard
Milk (2008/I): Danny Elfman
WALL·E (2008): Thomas Newman


Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Song


WINNER
Slumdog Millionaire (2008): A.R. Rahman, Sampooran Singh Gulzar("Jai Ho")

Other Nominees:
Slumdog Millionaire (2008): A.R. Rahman, Maya Arulpragasam("O Saya")
WALL·E (2008): Peter Gabriel, Thomas Newman("Down to Earth")


Best Achievement in Sound


WINNER
Slumdog Millionaire (2008): Ian Tapp, Richard Pryke, Resul Pookutty

Other Nominees:
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008): David Parker, Michael Semanick, Ren Klyce, Mark Weingarten
The Dark Knight (2008): Ed Novick, Lora Hirschberg, Gary Rizzo
WALL·E (2008): Tom Myers, Michael Semanick, Ben Burtt
Wanted (2008): Chris Jenkins, Frank A. Montaño, Petr Forejt


Best Achievement in Sound Editing


WINNER
The Dark Knight (2008): Richard King

Other Nominees:
Iron Man (2008): Frank E. Eulner, Christopher Boyes
Slumdog Millionaire (2008): Tom Sayers
WALL·E (2008): Ben Burtt, Matthew Wood
Wanted (2008): Wylie Stateman


Best Achievement in Visual Effects


WINNER
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008): Eric Barba, Steve Preeg, Burt Dalton, Craig Barron

Other Nominees:
The Dark Knight (2008): Nick Davis, Chris Corbould, Timothy Webber, Paul J. Franklin
Iron Man (2008): John Nelson, Ben Snow, Daniel Sudick, Shane Mahan


Best Animated Feature Film of the Year


WINNER
WALL·E (2008): Andrew Stanton

Other Nominees:
Bolt (2008): Chris Williams, Byron Howard
Kung Fu Panda (2008): John Stevenson, Mark Osborne


Best Foreign Language Film of the Year


WINNER
Okuribito (2008)(Japan)



Other Nominees:
Der Baader Meinhof Komplex (2008)(Germany)
Entre les murs (2008)(France)
Revanche (2008)(Austria)
Vals Im Bashir (2008)(Israel)


Best Documentary, Features


WINNER
Man on Wire (2008): James Marsh, Simon Chinn

Other Nominees:
The Betrayal - Nerakhoon (2008): Ellen Kuras, Thavisouk Phrasavath
Encounters at the End of the World (2007): Werner Herzog, Henry Kaiser
The Garden (2008/I): Scott Hamilton Kennedy
Trouble the Water (2008): Tia Lessin, Carl Deal


Best Documentary, Short Subjects


WINNER
Smile Pinki (2008): Megan Mylan

Other Nominees:
The Conscience of Nhem En (2008): Steven Okazaki
The Final Inch (2009): Irene Taylor Brodsky, Tom Grant
The Witness from the Balcony of Room 306 (2008): Adam Pertofsky, Margaret Hyde


Best Short Film, Animated


WINNER
Maison en petits cubes, La (2008): Kunio Katô

Other Nominees:
Ubornaya istoriya - lyubovnaya istoriya (2007): Konstantin Bronzit
Oktapodi (2007): Emud Mokhberi, Thierry Marchand
Presto (2008): Doug Sweetland
This Way Up (2008): Alan Smith, Adam Foulkes


Best Short Film, Live Action


WINNER
Spielzeugland (2007): Jochen Alexander Freydank

Other Nominees:
Auf der Strecke (2007): Reto Caffi
Manon sur le bitume (2007): Elizabeth Marre, Olivier Pont
New Boy (2007): Steph Green, Tamara Anghie
Grisen (2008): Tivi Magnusson, Dorthe Warnø Høgh