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