Sunday, February 22, 2009

The 81st Annual Academy Awards

Nice dig at the snub of The Dark Knight and the poor box office of The Reader.

Performance by an actress in a supporting role: Penélope Cruz, Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Original screenplay: Dustin Lance Black, Milk
Adapted screenplay: Simon Beaufoy, Slumdog Millionaire
Best animated feature film of the year: WALL-E (Walt Disney) Andrew Stanton
Best animated short film: La Maison en Petits Cubes, A Robot Communications Production, Kunio Kato
Achievement in art direction: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Art Direction: Donald Graham Burt, Set Decoration: Victor J. Zolfo
Achievement in costume design: Michael O’Connor, The Duchess
Achievement in makeup: Greg Cannom, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Achievement in cinematography: Anthony Dod Mantle, Slumdog Millionaire
Best live action short film: Spielzeugland (Toyland), A Mephisto Film Production, Jochen Alexander Freydank
Performance by an actor in a supporting role: Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight
Best documentary feature: Man on Wire (Magnolia Pictures), A Wall to Wall Production, James Marsh and Simon Chinn
Best documentary short subject: Smile Pinki, A Principe Production, Megan Mylan
Achievement in visual effects: Eric Barba, Steve Preeg, Burt Dalton and Craig Barron, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Achievement in sound editing: Richard King, The Dark Knight
Achievement in sound mixing: Ian Tapp, Richard Pryke and Resul Pookutty, Slumdog Millionaire
Achievement in film editing: Chris Dickens, Slumdog Millionaire
Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award: Jerry Lewis
Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score): A.R. Rahman, Slumdog Millionaire
Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original song): “Jai Ho” from Slumdog Millionaire, Music by A.R. Rahman, Lyric by Gulzar
Best foreign language film of the year: Departures (Regent Releasing), A Departures Film Partners Production, Japan
Achievement in directing: Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire
Performance by an actress in a leading role: Kate Winslet, The Reader
Performance by an actor in a leading role: Sean Penn, Milk
Best Motion Picture of the year: Slumdog Millionaire (Fox Searchlight), A Celador Films Production, Christian Colson, Producer

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