Oscar-Gewinner 2009 (81. Verleihung) bester Film / Best Picture Slumdog Millionär Regie / Directing Danny Boyle für “Slumdog Millionär“ Hauptdarsteller / Actor in a Leading Role Sean Penn in “Milk” Hauptdarstellerin / Actress in a Leading Role Kate Winslet in “Der Vorleser” Nebendarsteller / Actor in a Supporting Role Heath Ledger in “The Dark Knight“ Nebendarstellerin / Actress in a Supporting Role Penélope Cruz in “Vicky Christina Barcelona” Filmmusik / Original Scorey "Slumdog Millionaire", A.R. Rahman Original Song / Song "Jai Ho" aus "Slumdog Millionaire", Music von A.R. Rahman, Text von Gulzar Sound / Ton "Slumdog Millionaire" (Ian Tapp, Richard Pryke, Resul Pookutty) Tonschnitt / Sound Editing "The Dark Knight" (Richard King) Drehbuch / Screenplay Written "Milk" (Dustin Lance Black) Drehbuch -Adaption / Screenplay Based on "Slumdog Millionaire" (Simon Beaufoy) Ausstattung / Art Direction "Der seltsame Fall des Benjamin Button" (Donald Graham Burt, Victor J. Zolfo) Schnitt / Film Editing "Slumdog Millionaire" (Chris Dickens) Maske / Makeup "Der seltsame Fall des Benjamin Button" (Greg Cannom) Kostüme / Costume Design "The Herzogin" (Michael O'Connor) Spezial Effekte / Visual Effects "Der seltsame Fall des Benjamin Button" (Eric Barba, Steve Preeg, Burt Dalton und Craig Barron) Kamera / Cinematography "Slumdog Millionaire" (Anthony Dod Mantle) bester ausländischer Film / Foreign Language Film "Departure" - Japan Animationsfilm / Best Animated Picture “Wall-E“ Kurzfilm / Short Film "Spielzeugland (Toyland)" (Jochen Alexander Freydank) Kurz-Animationsfilm / Short Film-Animation "La Maison en Petits Cubes" (Kunio Kato) Kurz-Dokumentarfilm / Documentary: Short Subject "Smile Pinki" (Megan Mylan) Dokumentarfilm / Documentary: Feature "Man on Wire" (James Marsh und Simon Chinn) Ehren-Oscar / Honory Academy Award