Winners Of The 81st Academy Awards

The 81st Academy Awards honouring the best in film for 2008 was held on Sunday, February 22, 2009 at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood and here are some of the winners:-


BEST PICTURE
“Slumdog Millionaire”

BEST DIRECTOR
Danny Boyle, “Slumdog Millionaire”

BEST ACTOR
Sean Penn, “Milk”

BEST ACTRESS
Kate Winslet, “The Reader”

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Heath Ledger, “The Dark Knight”

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Penelope Cruz, “Vicky Cristina Barcelona”

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
“Slumdog Millionaire”

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
“Milk”

BEST ART DIRECTION
“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
“Slumdog Millionaire”

BEST COSTUME DESIGN
“The Duchess”

BEST FILM EDITING
“Slumdog Millionaire”

BEST MAKEUP
“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”

BEST MUSIC (ORIGINAL SCORE)
“Slumdog Millionaire”

BEST MUSIC (ORIGINAL SONG)
“Jai Ho” from “Slumdog Millionaire”

BEST SOUND EDITING
“The Dark Knight”

BEST SOUND MIXING
“Slumdog Millionaire”

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
“WALL-E”

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
“Departures” (Japan)

For a complete list of the nominees and winners, kindly visit the official Academy Awards web site.