81st Annual Academy Award - Slumdog Millionaire won 8 Oscars, 2 for A R Rahman
SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE - A film with Indian base swept eight Oscars at the 81st Annual Academy Award on 22nd February, 2009. Indian Music director grabs 2 Oscars for Jai Ho... Composition in Slumdog Millionaire and become 1st Indian to do so.
Slumdog Millionaire nominated in 9 categories and won in 8 including Best Picture, Director, Adapted Screenplay, Cinematography, Sound Mixing, Film Editing, Original Score, Original Song.
Sean Penn won Best Actor Award in a Leading Role in Milk and Kete Wislet won Best Actress in a Leading Role while late Heath Ledger won Best Supporting Actor for his memorable role in The Dark Knight.
81st Oscar Award Winners
Best Picture: Slumdog Millionaire
Best Direction: Danny Boyle for Slumdog Millionaire
Best Original Song: A R Rahman and Gulzar for ‘Jai Ho...’ (Slumdog Millionarie)
Best Original Score: A R Rahman for Slumdog Millionaire
Best Actor in a Leading Role: Sean Penn for Milk.
Best Actressin a Leading Role: Kate Winslet for The Reader
Best Supporting Actor: Heath Ledger for The Dark Knight
Best Supporting Actress: Penelope Cruz for Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Best Foreign Language Film: Departures (Japan)
Best Film Editing: Chris Dickens for Slumdog Millionaire
Best Sound Mixing: Ian Tapp, Resul Pookutty for Slumdog Millionaire
Best Cinematography: Anthony Dod Mantle for Slumdog Millionaire
Best Adapted Screenplay: Simon Beaufoy for Slumdog Millionaire
Best Documentary Short Subject: Megan Mylan for Smile Pinki
Best Sound Editing: Richard King for The Dark Knight
Best Visual Effects: Eric Barba for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Best Documentary Feature Film: James Marsh for Man on Wire
Best Live action short film: Jochen Alexander for Spielzeugland Toyland
Best Make-up: Greg Cannom for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Best Costume Design: Michael O’Connor for The Duchess
Best Art Direction: Donald Graham Burt for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Best Animated Short Film: Kunio Kato for La Maison En Petits Cubes
Best Animated Feature: Andrew Stanton for Wall-E
Best Original Screenplay: Dustin Lance Black for Milk
Photos of 81st Annual Academy Award
Best Actor in a Leading Role: Sean Penn for Milk
Best Actressin a Leading Role: Kate Winslet for The Reader
Best Direction: Danny Boyle for Slumdog Millionaire
Best Sound Mixing: Ian Tapp, Resul Pookutty for Slumdog Millionaire
Slumdog Millionaire Team
Best Supporting Actor: Heath Ledger for The Dark Knight
Best Supporting Actress: Penelope Cruz for Vicky Cristina Barcelona