Oscar Winners 2009
We have the complete list of Oscar winners for you right here! The 81st annual Academy Awards took place in Hollywood at the Kodak Theatre. Slumdog Millionaire swept the show!
Penelope Cruz was honored for her role in a Woody Allen movie. She received the Oscar for best supporting actress in Vicky Cristina Barcelona. Sean Penn, who played the 1970s gay activist Harvey Milk, in Milk won the Oscar for Best Actor. Penn says he did not expect to receive the awards and also acknowledged his fellow nominee whose career sorta faded back in the 90s. Best Actress winner Kate Winslet confessed to the audience that she used to pretend she was winning an Oscar at the age of 8 in the bathroom mirror. Winslet played a troubled woman with a Nazi past in The Reader. She no long has to pretend! The actress took a real Oscar home that night.
Sean Penn won Best Actor for his role played as Harvey MILK
The year’s top-grossing movie, The Dark Knight, passed the $1-billion mark on Friday, making it No. 4 in top all-time earners. Dark Knight got eight nominations but mostly in technical categories. The late Heath Ledger was nominated for best supporting actor. Once Ledger’s name was announced for the award and his family went up to accept it on his behalf. Ledger’s father gave an emotional acceptance speech leaving not a dry eye filled the room.. well probably a few actually, but many were touched.
As Slumdog Millionaire approaches $100 million in box office revenue, the melodrama won eight awards out of the ten nominations. This is the most coveted Oscar of the evening and not to mention the last award given.
Best Movie Slumdog Millionaire, nominated for 10 awards
“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” was the year’s most nominated film, appearing in 13 separate categories.
Besides the buzz around the actual awards, fans pay close attention to the red carpet as the celebrities make their appearance in some of the top world renowned designers out.
Taraji P. Henson, Amy Adams and Marisa Tomei are three nominees who stood out this year on the red carpet.
Read below for the complete list of Oscar winners!
Best Picture: Slumdog Millionaire
Actor in a Leading Role: Sean Penn, Milk
Actress in a Leading Role: Kate Winslet, The Reader
Actor in a Supporting Role: Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight
Heath Ledger's family accepted his Oscar for Best Supporting Actor
Actress in a Supporting Role: Penélope Cruz, Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Director: Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire
Original Screenplay: Dustin Lance Black, Milk
Adapted Screenplay: Simon Beaufoy, Slumdog Millionaire
Animated Feature Film: WALL-E
Foreign Language Film: Departures (Japan)
Original Score: A.R. Rahman, Slumdog Millionaire
Original Song: “Jai Ho,” A.R. Rahman and Gulzar; Slumdog Millionaire
Art Direction: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Cinematography: Slumdog Millionaire
Spanish actress Penelope Crus won Best Actress in Supporting Role
Costume Design: The Duchess
Makeup: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Film Editing: Slumdog Millionaire
Documentary Feature: Man on Wire
Documentary Short Subject: Smile Pinki
Animated Short Film: La Maison en Petits Cubes
Live Action Short Film: Spielzeugland (Toyland)
Sound Editing: The Dark Knight
Sound Mixing: Slumdog Millionaire
Visual Effects: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award: Jerry Lewis
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