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Academy Awards (Oscars) 2009

81st Academy Awards: 25 winners in 24 categories.

Best Actor🏆 WinnerSean PennMilk4 nominees
🏆 WinnerSean PennMilk (2008)

Nominees (4)

Richard JenkinsThe VisitorNominee
Mickey RourkeThe WrestlerNominee
Brad PittThe Curious Case of Benjamin ButtonNominee
Frank LangellaFrost/NixonNominee

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Best Actress🏆 WinnerKate WinsletThe Reader4 nominees
🏆 WinnerKate WinsletThe Reader (2008)

Nominees (4)

Anne HathawayRachel Getting MarriedNominee
Angelina JolieChangelingNominee
Melissa LeoFrozen RiverNominee
Meryl StreepDoubtNominee

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Best Animated Short Film🏆 WinnerKunio KatouLa Maison en Petits Cubes4 nominees
🏆 WinnerKunio KatouLa Maison en Petits Cubes (2008)

Nominees (4)

Emud Mokhberi, Thierry MarchandOktapodiNominee
Doug SweetlandPrestoNominee
Konstantin BronzitLavatory LovestoryNominee
Adam Foulkes, Alan SmithThis Way UpNominee

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Best Cinematography🏆 WinnerAnthony Dod MantleSlumdog Millionaire4 nominees
🏆 WinnerAnthony Dod MantleSlumdog Millionaire (2008)

Nominees (4)

Chris Menges, Roger DeakinsThe ReaderNominee
Wally PfisterThe Dark KnightNominee
Claudio MirandaThe Curious Case of Benjamin ButtonNominee
Tom SternChangelingNominee

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Best Costume Design🏆 WinnerMichael O'ConnorThe Duchess4 nominees
🏆 WinnerMichael O'ConnorThe Duchess (2008)

Nominees (4)

Jacqueline WestThe Curious Case of Benjamin ButtonNominee
Danny GlickerMilkNominee
Catherine MartinAustraliaNominee
Albert WolskyRevolutionary RoadNominee

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Best Director🏆 WinnerDanny BoyleSlumdog Millionaire4 nominees
🏆 WinnerDanny BoyleSlumdog Millionaire (2008)

Nominees (4)

Ron HowardFrost/NixonNominee
Stephen DaldryThe ReaderNominee
David FincherThe Curious Case of Benjamin ButtonNominee
Gus Van SantMilkNominee

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Best Documentary Feature Film🏆 WinnerMan on Wire3 nominees
🏆 WinnerMan on Wire
🏆 WinnerFisher StevensThe Cove (2009)

Nominees (3)

The GardenNominee
Tia LessinTrouble the WaterNominee
Encounters at the End of the WorldNominee

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Best Film Editing🏆 WinnerChris DickensSlumdog Millionaire4 nominees
🏆 WinnerChris DickensSlumdog Millionaire (2008)

Nominees (4)

Lee SmithThe Dark KnightNominee
Kirk Baxter, Angus WallThe Curious Case of Benjamin ButtonNominee
Elliot GrahamMilkNominee
Mike Hill, Daniel P. HanleyFrost/NixonNominee

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Best International Feature Film🏆 WinnerDepartures4 nominees
🏆 WinnerDepartures

Nominees (4)

The ClassNominee
Waltz with BashirNominee
The Baader Meinhof ComplexNominee
RevancheNominee

Best International Feature Film: all years →

Best Live Action Short Film🏆 WinnerToyland4 nominees
🏆 WinnerToylandJochen Alexander Freydank

Nominees (4)

Auf der Strecke (On the Line)Reto CaffiNominee
New BoySteph Green, Tamara AnghieNominee
Manon on the AsphaltElizabeth Marre, Olivier PontNominee
The PigTivi Magnusson, Dorthe Warnø HøghNominee

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Best Original Score🏆 WinnerA.R. RahmanSlumdog Millionaire4 nominees
🏆 WinnerA.R. RahmanSlumdog Millionaire (2008)

Nominees (4)

Thomas NewmanWALL·ENominee
Alexandre DesplatThe Curious Case of Benjamin ButtonNominee
Danny ElfmanMilkNominee
James Newton HowardDefianceNominee

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Best Picture🏆 WinnerSlumdog Millionaire4 nominees
🏆 WinnerSlumdog MillionaireChristian Colson

Nominees (4)

Frost/NixonRon Howard, Brian Grazer+1Nominee
The ReaderAnthony Minghella, Sydney Pollack+2Nominee
The Curious Case of Benjamin ButtonKathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall+1Nominee
MilkDan Jinks, Bruce CohenNominee

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Best Production Design🏆 WinnerThe Curious Case of Benjamin Button4 nominees
🏆 WinnerThe Curious Case of Benjamin ButtonDonald Graham Burt, Victor J. Zolfo

Nominees (4)

The Dark KnightNathan Crowley, Peter LandoNominee
The DuchessMichael Carlin, Rebecca AllewayNominee
Revolutionary RoadKristi Zea, Debra SchuttNominee
ChangelingJames J. Murakami, Gary FettisNominee

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Best Sound🏆 WinnerSlumdog Millionaire4 nominees
🏆 WinnerSlumdog MillionaireIan Tapp, Richard Pryke+1

Nominees (4)

WALL·ETom Myers, Michael Semanick+1Nominee
The Curious Case of Benjamin ButtonRen Klyce, Michael Semanick+2Nominee
The Dark KnightLora Hirschberg, Gary Rizzo+1Nominee
WantedChris Jenkins, Frank A. Montaño+1Nominee

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Best Sound Editing🏆 WinnerThe Dark Knight4 nominees
🏆 WinnerThe Dark KnightRichard King

Nominees (4)

WALL·EBen Burtt, Matthew WoodNominee
Slumdog MillionaireTom Sayers, Glenn FreemantleNominee
Iron ManFrank E. Eulner, Christopher BoyesNominee
WantedWylie StatemanNominee

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Best Supporting Actor🏆 WinnerHeath LedgerThe Dark Knight4 nominees
🏆 WinnerHeath LedgerThe Dark Knight (2008)

Nominees (4)

Robert Downey Jr.Tropic ThunderNominee
Philip Seymour HoffmanDoubtNominee
Josh BrolinMilkNominee
Michael ShannonRevolutionary RoadNominee

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Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay🏆 WinnerSimon BeaufoySlumdog Millionaire4 nominees
🏆 WinnerSimon BeaufoySlumdog Millionaire (2008)

Nominees (4)

David HareThe ReaderNominee
John Patrick ShanleyDoubtNominee
Eric Roth, Robin SwicordThe Curious Case of Benjamin ButtonNominee
Peter MorganFrost/NixonNominee

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Best Writing, Original Screenplay🏆 WinnerDustin Lance BlackMilk4 nominees
🏆 WinnerDustin Lance BlackMilk (2008)

Nominees (4)

Andrew Stanton, Jim Reardon+1WALL·ENominee
Courtney HuntFrozen RiverNominee
Martin McDonaghIn BrugesNominee
Mike LeighHappy-Go-LuckyNominee

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Best Documentary (Short Subject)🏆 WinnerMegan MylanSmile Pinki3 nominees
🏆 WinnerMegan MylanSmile Pinki (2008)

Nominees (3)

Adam Pertofsky, Margaret HydeThe Witness from the Balcony of Room 306Nominee
Steven OkazakiThe Conscience of Nhem EnNominee
Irene Taylor, Tom GrantThe Final InchNominee

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Best Supporting Actress🏆 WinnerPenélope CruzVicky Cristina Barcelona3 nominees
🏆 WinnerPenélope CruzVicky Cristina Barcelona (2008)

Nominees (3)

Marisa TomeiThe WrestlerNominee
Taraji P. HensonThe Curious Case of Benjamin ButtonNominee
Viola Davis, Amy AdamsDoubtNominee

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Best Animated Feature🏆 WinnerWALL·E2 nominees
🏆 WinnerWALL·EAndrew Stanton

Nominees (2)

BoltByron Howard, Chris WilliamsNominee
Kung Fu PandaJohn Stevenson, Mark OsborneNominee

Best Animated Feature: all years →

Best Makeup and Hairstyling🏆 WinnerThe Curious Case of Benjamin Button2 nominees
🏆 WinnerThe Curious Case of Benjamin ButtonGreg Cannom

Nominees (2)

The Dark KnightJohn Caglione, Jr., Conor O'SullivanNominee
Hellboy II: The Golden ArmyMike Elizalde, Thomas FloutzNominee

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Best Original Song🏆 WinnerJai Ho2 nominees
🏆 WinnerJai HoGulzar, A.R. Rahman

Nominees (2)

O…SayaA.R. Rahman, M.I.A.Nominee
Down to EarthPeter Gabriel, Thomas NewmanNominee

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Best Visual Effects🏆 WinnerThe Curious Case of Benjamin Button2 nominees
🏆 WinnerThe Curious Case of Benjamin ButtonBurt Dalton, Steve Preeg+2

Nominees (2)

The Dark KnightTim Webber, Nick Davis+2Nominee
Iron ManJohn Nelson, Ben Snow+2Nominee

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