The 81st Annual Academy Awards, the Oscars, have been announced at Los Angeles today.
The list of the winners are as follows:
Best Picture — SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
Actor in a Leading role — Sean Penn for MILK
Actress in a Leading role — Kates Winslet for THE READER
Director — Danny Boyle for SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
Foreign Language Film — DEPARTURES from Japan
Music (Song) — AR Rahman for SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
Music (Score) — AR Rahman for SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
Film Editing — Chris Dickens for SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
Sound Mixing — Ian Tapp, Richard Pryke and Resul Pookutty for SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
Sound Editing — Richard King for THE DARK KNIGHT
Visual Effects — Eric Barba, Steve Preeg, Burt Dalton and Craig Barron for THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
Documentary Short — SMILE PINKI from India
Documentary Feature — James Marsh and Simon Chinn for MAN ON WIRE
Actor in a supporting role — Heath Ledger for THE DARK KNIGHT
Short film (live action) — SPIELZEUGLAND (TOYLAND)
Cinematography — Anthony Dod Mantle for SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
Makeup — Greg Cannom for THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
Costume Design — Michael O’Connor for THE DUCHESS
Art Direction — Donald Graham Burt (Art Direction); Victor J. Zolfo (Set Decoration) for THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
Short Film (Animated) — LA MAISON EN PETITS CUBES
Animated Feature Film — WALL-E
Writing (Adapted Screenplay) — Simon Beaufoy for SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
Writing (Original Screenplay) — Dustin Lance Black for MILK
Actress in a supporting role — Penelope Cruz for VICKY CRISTINA BARCELONA
It was a good year for SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE and THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON.