The Winners: 81st Annual Academy Awards

Posted by Mike Monty in Featured, Interesting News | 2 comments

Here are the complete list of winners for the 81st Annual Academy Awards

Best Motion Picture of the Year nominees:

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button – Trailer

Frost/Nixon – Trailer

Milk – Trailer

The Reader

Slumdog Millionaire

Winner: Slumdog Millionaire

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role nominees:

Richard Jenkins, “The Visitor” – Trailer

Frank Langella, “Frost/Nixon” – Trailer

Sean Penn, “Milk” – Trailer

Brad Pitt, “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” – Trailer

Mickey Rourke, “The Wrestler” – Trailer

Winner: Sean Penn, “Milk”

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role nominees:

Anne Hathaway, “Rachel Getting Married” – Trailer

Angelina Jolie, “Changeling” – Trailer

Melissa Leo, “Frozen River” – Trailer

Meryl Streep, “Doubt” – Trailer

Kate Winslet, “The Reader” – Trailer

Winner: Kate Winslet, “The Reader”

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role nominees:

Josh Brolin, “Milk” – Trailer

Robert Downey Jr., “Tropic Thunder” – Trailer

Philip Seymour Hoffman, “Doubt” – Trailer

Heath Ledger, “The Dark Knight” – Trailer

Michael Shannon, “Revolutionary Road” – Trailer

Winner: Heath Ledger, “The Dark Knight”

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role nominees:

Amy Adams, “Doubt” – Trailer

Penelope Cruz, “Vicky Cristina Barcelona” – Trailer

Viola Davis, “Doubt” – Trailer

Taraji P. Henson, “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” – Trailer

Marisa Tomei, “The Wrestler” – Trailer

Winner: Penelope Cruz, “Vicky Cristina Barcelona”

Best Achievement in Directing nominees:

Danny Boyle, “Slumdog Millionaire” – Trailer

Stephen Daldry, “The Reader” – Trailer

David Fincher, “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” – Trailer

Ron Howard, “Frost/Nixon” – Trailer

Gus Van Sant, “Milk” – Trailer

Winner: Danny Boyle, “Slumdog Millionaire”

Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen nominees:

Courtney Hunt, “Frozen River” – Trailer

Mike Leigh, “Happy-Go-Lucky” – Trailer

Martin McDonagh, “In Bruges” – Trailer

Dustin Lance Black, “Milk” – Trailer

Andrew Stanton, Pete Docter, Jim Reardon, “WALL·E” – Trailer

Winner: Dustin Lance Black, “Milk”

Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published nominees:

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, “Eric Roth” “Robin Swicord” – Trailer

Doubt, “John Patrick Shanley” – Trailer

Frost/Nixon, “Peter Morgan” – Trailer

The Reader, “David Hare” – Trailer

Slumdog Millionaire, “Simon Beaufoy”” – Trailer

Winner: Slumdog Millionaire, “Simon Beaufoy”

Best Achievement in Cinematography nominees:

“Changeling,” Tom Stern – Trailer

“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,” Claudio Miranda – Trailer

“The Dark Knight,” Wally Pfister – Trailer

“The Reader,” Chris Menges and Roger Deakins – Trailer

“Slumdog Millionaire,” Anthony Dod Mantle – Trailer

winner: “Slumdog Millionaire,” Anthony Dod Mantle

Best Achievement in Editing nominees:

“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,” Kirk Baxter and Angus Wall – Trailer

“The Dark Knight,” Lee Smith – Trailer

“Frost/Nixon,” Mike Hill and Dan Hanley – Trailer

“Milk,” Elliot Graham – Trailer

“Slumdog Millionaire,” Chris Dickens – Trailer

winner: “Slumdog Millionaire,” Chris Dickens

Best Achievement in Art Direction nominees:

“Changeling,” James J. Murakami; set decoration: Gary Fettis – Trailer

“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,” Donald Graham Burt; set decoration: Victor J. Zolfo – Trailer

“The Dark Knight,” Nathan Crowley; set decoration: Peter Lando – Trailer

“The Duchess,” Michael Carlin; set decoration: Rebecca Alleway – Trailer

“Revolutionary Road,” Kristi Zea; set decoration: Debra Schutt – Trailer

winner: “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,” Donald Graham Burt

Best Achievement in Costume Design nominees:

“Australia,” Catherine Martin – Trailer

“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,” Jacqueline West – Trailer

“The Duchess,” Michael O’Connor – Trailer

“Milk,” Danny Glicker – Trailer

“Revolutionary Road,” Albert Wolsky – Trailer

Winner: “The Duchess,” Michael O’Connor

Best Achievement in Makeup nominees:

“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,” Greg Cannom – Trailer

“The Dark Knight,” John Caglione Jr. and Conor O’Sullivan – Trailer

“Hellboy II: The Golden Army,” Mike Elizalde

and Thom Floutz – Trailer

Winner: “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,” Greg Cannom

Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Score nominees:

“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,” Alexandre Desplat – Trailer

“Defiance,” James Newton Howard – Trailer

“Milk,” Danny Elfman – Trailer

“Slumdog Millionaire,” A.R. Rahman – Trailer

“WALL-E,” Thomas Newman – Trailer

Winner: A.R. Rahman

Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Song nominees:

“Down to Earth” from “WALL-E,” music by Peter Gabriel – and Thomas Newman

“Jai Ho” from “Slumdog Millionaire,” music by A.R. Rahman, – lyrics by Gulzar

“O Saya” from “Slumdog Millionaire,” music and lyrics by A.R. Rahman – and Maya Arulpragasam

Winner: “Jai Ho” from “Slumdog Millionaire,” music by A.R. Rahman

Best Achievement in Sound nominees:

“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,” David Parker, Michael Semanick, Ren Klyce and Mark Weingarten – Trailer

“The Dark Knight,” Lora Hirschberg, Gary Rizzo and Ed Novick -  Trailer

“Slumdog Millionaire,” Ian Tapp, Richard Pryke and Resul Pookutty -  Trailer

“WALL-E,” Tom Myers, Michael Semanick and Ben Burtt – Trailer

“Wanted,” Chris Jenkins, Frank A. Montaño and Petr Forejt – Trailer

Winner: “Slumdog Millionaire,” Ian Tapp, Richard Pryke, Frank A. Montaño, and Petr Forejt

Best Achievement in Sound Editing nominees:

“The Dark Knight,” Richard King – Trailer

“Iron Man,” Frank Eulner and Christopher Boyes – Trailer

“Slumdog Millionaire,” Glenn Freemantle and Tom Sayers – Trailer

“WALL-E,” Ben Burtt and Matthew Wood – Trailer

“Wanted,” Wylie Stateman- Trailer

Winner: “The Dark Knight,” Richard King

Best Achievement in Visual Effects nominees:

“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,” Eric Barba, Steve Preeg, Burt Dalton, Craig Barron – Trailer

“The Dark Knight,” Nick Davis, Chris Corbould, Timothy Webber, Paul J. Franklin – Trailer

“Iron Man,” John Nelson, Ben Snow, Daniel Sudick, Shane Mahan – Trailer

Winner: “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,”

Best Animated Feature Film of the Year nominees:

“Bolt” – Trailer

“Kung Fu Panda” – Trailer

“WALL-E” – Trailer

Winner: “WALL-E”

Best Foreign Language Film of the Year nominees:

“The Baader Meinhof Complex,” Germany

“The Class,” France

“Departures,” Japan

“Revanche,” Austria

“Waltz with Bashir,” Israel

Winner: “Departures,” Japan

Best Documentary, Features nominees:

“The Betrayal (Nerakhoon)”

“Encounters at the End of the World” – Trailer

“The Garden”

“Man on Wire” – Trailer

“Trouble the Water”

Winner: “Man on Wire”

Best Documentary, Short Subjects nominees:

“The Conscience of Nhem En”

“The Final Inch”

“Smile Pinki”

“The Witness — From the Balcony of Room 306″

Winner: “Smile Pinki”

Best Short Film, Animated nominees:

“La Maison en Petits Cubes”

“Lavatory — Lovestory”

“Oktapodi”

“Presto” – Trailer

“This Way Up”

Winner: “La Maison en Petits Cubes”

Best Short Film, Live Action nominees:

“Auf der Strecke (On the Line)”

“Manon on the Asphalt”

“New Boy”

“The Pig”

“Spielzeugland”

Winner: “Spielzeugland”