81st Oscar Winners

Below are the winners of the Oscar night.




Performance by an Actor in a Leading Rol - Sean Penn, MILK


Best Motion Picture of the Year - SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE


Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role - Kate Winslet, THE READER


Achievement in Directing - SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE, Danny Boyle


Best Foreign Language Film of the Year - Departures; Japan; directed by Yojiro Takita


Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Song) - SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE "Jai Ho" Music by A.R. Rahman; Lyric by Gulzar


Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Score) - SLUMDOG
MILLIONAIRE, A.R. Rahman


Achievement in Film Editing - SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE, Chris Dickens


Achievement in Sound Mixing - SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE, Ian Tapp, Richard Pryke and Resul Pookutty


Achievement in Sound Editing - THE DARK KNIGHT, Richard King


Achievement in Visual Effects - THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON,Eric Barba, Steve Preeg, Burt Dalton and Craig Barron


Best Documentary Short Subject - SMILE PINKI, Megan Mylan


Best Documentary Feature - MAN ON WIRE, James Marsh and Simon Chinn


Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role - Heath Ledger, THE DARK KNIGHT


Best Live Action Short Film - SPIELZEUGLAND (TOYLAND), Jochen Alexander Freydank


Achievement in Cinematography - SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE, Anthony Dod Mantle


Achievement in Makeup - THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON, Greg Cannom


Achievement in Costume Design - THE DUCHESS, Michael O'Connor


Achievement in Art Direction - THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON, Donald Graham Burt (Art Direction); Victor J. Zolfo (Set Decoration)


Best Animated Short Film - La Maison en Petits Cubes, Kunio Kato


Best Animated Feature Film of the Year - WALL-E WALL-E, Andrew Stanton


Adapted Screenplay - SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE, Screenplay by Simon Beaufoy


Original Screenplay - MILK,Written by Dustin Lance Black


Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role - Penelope Cruz, VICKY CRISTINA BARCELONA



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