Photos     Poll     Awards     Winners     Message Boards     STARmeter    

81st Annual Academy Awards®

Academy Awards | Critics Awards Grid | Golden Globes | Independent Spirit | Screen Actors Guild | Producers Guild | Writers Guild | Directors Guild | BAFTAs

Winners announced on Sunday, February 22nd.

Best Motion Picture of the Year

WINNER

Slumdog Millionaire (2008): Christian Colson

Other Nominees:

El curioso caso de Benjamin Button (2008): Ceán Chaffin, Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall

El desafío - Frost contra Nixon (2008): Brian Grazer, Ron Howard, Eric Fellner

Mi nombre es Harvey Milk (2008/I): Bruce Cohen, Dan Jinks

The Reader (El lector) (2008): Anthony Minghella, Sydney Pollack, Donna Gigliotti, Redmond Morris

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role

WINNER

Sean Penn for Mi nombre es Harvey Milk (2008/I)

Other Nominees:

Richard Jenkins for The Visitor (2007/I)

Frank Langella for El desafío - Frost contra Nixon (2008)

Brad Pitt for El curioso caso de Benjamin Button (2008)

Mickey Rourke for El luchador (The Wrestler) (2008)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role

WINNER

Kate Winslet for The Reader (El lector) (2008)

Other Nominees:

Anne Hathaway for La boda de Rachel (2008)

Angelina Jolie for El intercambio (2008)

Melissa Leo for Frozen River (Río helado) (2008)

Meryl Streep for La duda (Doubt) (2008/I)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role

WINNER

Heath Ledger for El caballero oscuro (2008)

Other Nominees:

Josh Brolin for Mi nombre es Harvey Milk (2008/I)

Robert Downey Jr. for Tropic Thunder: ¡Una guerra muy perra! (2008)

Philip Seymour Hoffman for La duda (Doubt) (2008/I)

Michael Shannon for Revolutionary Road (2008)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role

WINNER

Penélope Cruz for Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008)

Other Nominees:

Amy Adams for La duda (Doubt) (2008/I)

Viola Davis for La duda (Doubt) (2008/I)

Taraji P. Henson for El curioso caso de Benjamin Button (2008)

Marisa Tomei for El luchador (The Wrestler) (2008)

Best Achievement in Directing

WINNER

Danny Boyle for Slumdog Millionaire (2008)

Other Nominees:

Stephen Daldry for The Reader (El lector) (2008)

David Fincher for El curioso caso de Benjamin Button (2008)

Ron Howard for El desafío - Frost contra Nixon (2008)

Gus Van Sant for Mi nombre es Harvey Milk (2008/I)

Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen

WINNER

Mi nombre es Harvey Milk (2008/I): Dustin Lance Black

Other Nominees:

Frozen River (Río helado) (2008): Courtney Hunt

Happy, un cuento sobre la felicidad (2008): Mike Leigh

Escondidos en Brujas (2008): Martin McDonagh

WALL·E. Batallón de limpieza (2008): Andrew Stanton, Pete Docter, Jim Reardon

Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published

WINNER

Slumdog Millionaire (2008): Simon Beaufoy

Other Nominees:

El curioso caso de Benjamin Button (2008): Eric Roth, Robin Swicord

La duda (Doubt) (2008/I): John Patrick Shanley

El desafío - Frost contra Nixon (2008): Peter Morgan

The Reader (El lector) (2008): David Hare

Best Achievement in Cinematography

WINNER

Slumdog Millionaire (2008): Anthony Dod Mantle

Other Nominees:

El intercambio (2008): Tom Stern

El curioso caso de Benjamin Button (2008): Claudio Miranda

El caballero oscuro (2008): Wally Pfister

The Reader (El lector) (2008): Roger Deakins, Chris Menges

Best Achievement in Editing

WINNER

Slumdog Millionaire (2008): Chris Dickens

Other Nominees:

El curioso caso de Benjamin Button (2008): Angus Wall, Kirk Baxter

El caballero oscuro (2008): Lee Smith

El desafío - Frost contra Nixon (2008): Daniel P. Hanley, Mike Hill

Mi nombre es Harvey Milk (2008/I): Elliot Graham

Best Achievement in Art Direction

WINNER

El curioso caso de Benjamin Button (2008): Donald Graham Burt, Victor J. Zolfo

Other Nominees:

El intercambio (2008): James J. Murakami, Gary Fettis

El caballero oscuro (2008): Nathan Crowley, Peter Lando

La duquesa (2008): Michael Carlin, Rebecca Alleway

Revolutionary Road (2008): Kristi Zea, Debra Schutt

Best Achievement in Costume Design

WINNER

La duquesa (2008): Michael O'Connor

Other Nominees:

Australia (2008): Catherine Martin

El curioso caso de Benjamin Button (2008): Jacqueline West

Mi nombre es Harvey Milk (2008/I): Danny Glicker

Revolutionary Road (2008): Albert Wolsky

Best Achievement in Makeup

WINNER

El curioso caso de Benjamin Button (2008): Greg Cannom

Other Nominees:

El caballero oscuro (2008): John Caglione Jr., Conor O'Sullivan

Hellboy II. El ejército dorado (2008): Mike Elizalde, Thomas Floutz

Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Score

WINNER

Slumdog Millionaire (2008): A.R. Rahman

Other Nominees:

El curioso caso de Benjamin Button (2008): Alexandre Desplat

Resistencia (2008/I): James Newton Howard

Mi nombre es Harvey Milk (2008/I): Danny Elfman

WALL·E. Batallón de limpieza (2008): Thomas Newman

Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Song

WINNER

Slumdog Millionaire (2008): A.R. Rahman, Gulzar("Jai Ho")

Other Nominees:

Slumdog Millionaire (2008): A.R. Rahman, Maya Arulpragasam("O Saya")

WALL·E. Batallón de limpieza (2008): Peter Gabriel, Thomas Newman("Down to Earth")

Best Achievement in Sound

WINNER

Slumdog Millionaire (2008): Ian Tapp, Richard Pryke, Resul Pookutty

Other Nominees:

El curioso caso de Benjamin Button (2008): David Parker, Michael Semanick, Ren Klyce, Mark Weingarten

El caballero oscuro (2008): Ed Novick, Lora Hirschberg, Gary Rizzo

WALL·E. Batallón de limpieza (2008): Tom Myers, Michael Semanick, Ben Burtt

Wanted - Se busca (2008): Chris Jenkins, Frank A. Montaño, Petr Forejt

Best Achievement in Sound Editing

WINNER

El caballero oscuro (2008): Richard King

Other Nominees:

Iron Man (2008): Frank E. Eulner, Christopher Boyes

Slumdog Millionaire (2008): Tom Sayers

WALL·E. Batallón de limpieza (2008): Ben Burtt, Matthew Wood

Wanted - Se busca (2008): Wylie Stateman

Best Achievement in Visual Effects

WINNER

El curioso caso de Benjamin Button (2008): Eric Barba, Steve Preeg, Burt Dalton, Craig Barron

Other Nominees:

El caballero oscuro (2008): Nick Davis, Chris Corbould, Timothy Webber, Paul J. Franklin

Iron Man (2008): John Nelson, Ben Snow, Daniel Sudick, Shane Mahan

Best Animated Feature Film of the Year

WINNER

WALL·E. Batallón de limpieza (2008): Andrew Stanton

Other Nominees:

Bolt (2008): Chris Williams, Byron Howard

Kung Fu Panda (2008): John Stevenson, Mark Osborne

Best Foreign Language Film of the Year

WINNER

Despedidas (2008)(Japan)

Other Nominees:

RAF Facción del ejército rojo (2008)(Germany)

La clase (2008)(France)

Revanche (2008)(Austria)

Vals con Bashir (2008)(Israel)

Best Documentary, Features

WINNER

Man on Wire (2008): James Marsh, Simon Chinn

Other Nominees:

The Betrayal - Nerakhoon (2008): Ellen Kuras, Thavisouk Phrasavath

Encuentros en el Fin del Mundo (2007): Werner Herzog, Henry Kaiser

The Garden (2008/I): Scott Hamilton Kennedy

Trouble the Water (2008): Tia Lessin, Carl Deal

Best Documentary, Short Subjects

WINNER

Smile Pinki (2008): Megan Mylan

Other Nominees:

The Conscience of Nhem En (2008): Steven Okazaki

The Final Inch (2009): Irene Taylor Brodsky,

The Witness from the Balcony of Room 306 (2008): Adam Pertofsky, Margaret Hyde

Best Short Film, Animated

WINNER

Tsumiki no ie (2008): Kunio Katô

Other Nominees:

Ubornaya istoriya - lyubovnaya istoriya (2007): Konstantin Bronzit

Oktapodi (2007): Emud Mokhberi, Thierry Marchand

Presto (2008): Doug Sweetland

This Way Up (2008): Alan Smith, Adam Foulkes

Best Short Film, Live Action

WINNER

Spielzeugland (2007): Jochen Alexander Freydank

Other Nominees:

Auf der Strecke (2007): Reto Caffi

Manon sur le bitume (2007): Elizabeth Marre, Olivier Pont

New Boy (2007): Steph Green, Tamara Anghie

Grisen (2009): Tivi Magnusson, Dorthe Warnø Høgh