Oscars: 81st Annual Academy Awards

• 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 Original Screenplay: Dustin Lance Black (Milk)
• Best Adapted Screenplay: Simon Beaufoy (Slumdog Millionaire)
• Best Documentary: Man on Wire
• Best Short Documentary: Smile Pinki
• Best Animated: Wall-E
• Best Animated Short: La Maison en Petits Cubes
• Best Live Action Short Film: Spielzeugland (Toyland)
• Best Foreign Film: Departures
• Best Cinematography: Anthony Dod Mantle (Slumdog Millionaire)
• Best Visual Effects: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
• Best Editing: Chris Dickens (Slumdog Millionaire)
• Best Make-Up: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
• Best Costume Design: The Duchess
• Best Art Direction: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
• Best Sound Editing: The Dark Knight
• Best Sound Mixing: Slumdog Millionaire
• Best Original Score: A.R. Rahman (Slumdog Millionaire)
• Best Original Song: “Jai Ho” by A.R. Rahman/Gulzar (Slumdog Millionaire)