Academy Awards - The Oscars

The 81st Annual Academy Awards 2009 presented, "Slumdog Millionaire", Danny Boyle's small-budget film for this year's Best Picture along with 5 other Oscars awards and awarded the second ever posthumous Oscars award to Heath Ledger for his final role as the Joker in "The Dark Knight."

Hugh Jackman’s opening song and dance number was an entertaining and impressive showing of the Australian’s talent. But after the lovely opening, the ceremony, hyped to be new and different was, for the most part, the same old humdrum Oscars.

Complete list of the 81st Annual Academy Awards 2009 -The Oscars winners:


Best Motion Picture: Slumdog Millionaire

Best Actor: Sean Penn - Milk

Best Actress: Kate Winslet - The Reader

Best Directing: Danny Boyle - Slumdog Millionaire

Best Foreign Film: Departures - Japan

Best Original Song: Jai Ho from Slumdog Millionaire - A.R. Rahman and Gulzar

Best Original Score: Slumdog Millionaire - A.R. Rahman

Best Cinematography: Slumdog Millionaire

Best Sound Mixing: Slumdog Millionaire

Best Sound Editing: The Dark Knight

Best Visual Effects: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Best Supporting Actor: Heath Ledger - The Dark Knight

Best Supporting Actress: Penelope Cruz - Vicky Cristina Barcelona

Best Adapted Screenplay: Simon Beaufoy - Slumdog Millionaire

Best Original Screenplay: Dustin Lance Black - Milk

Best Animated Feature Film: WALL-E

Best Art Direction: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Best Costume: The Duchess

Best Documentary Feature: Man on Wire

Best Documentary (short subject): Smile Pinki

Best Film Editing: Slumdog Millionaire

Best Makeup: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Best Animated Short Film: La Maison en Petits Cubes

Best Live Action Short Film: Spielzeugland (Toyland)