Winners of the 81st Academy Awards

Best Motion Picture of the Year
“Slumdog Millionaire” (Fox Searchlight)

Achievement in Directing
“Slumdog Millionaire” - Danny Boyle

Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
Kate Winslet in “The Reader”

Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
Sean Penn in “Milk” (Focus Features)

Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
Penélope Cruz in “Vicky Cristina Barcelona”

Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
Heath Ledger in “The Dark Knight”

Best Foreign Language Film of the Year
“Departures” (Japan)

Best Documentary Feature
“Man on Wire” - James Marsh and Simon Chinn

Best Animated Feature Film of the Year
“WALL-E”

Original Screenplay
“Milk” - Written by Dustin Lance Black

Adapted Screenplay
“Slumdog Millionaire” - Screenplay by Simon Beaufoy

Achievement in Cinematography
“Slumdog Millionaire” - Anthony Dod Mantle

Achievement in Film Editing
“Slumdog Millionaire” - Chris Dickens

Achievement in Sound Editing
“The Dark Knight” - Richard King

Achievement in Sound Mixing
“Slumdog Millionaire” - Ian Tapp, Richard Pryke and Resul Pookutty

Achievement in Visual Effects
“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” - Eric Barba, Steve Preeg, Burt Dalton and Craig Barron

Achievement in Art Direction
“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” - Art Direction: Donald Graham Burt, Set Decoration: Victor J. Zolfo

Achievement in Costume Design
“The Duchess” - Michael O’Connor

Achievement in Makeup
“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” - Greg Cannom

Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original score)
“Slumdog Millionaire” - A.R. Rahman

Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original song)
“Jai Ho” from “Slumdog Millionaire,” Music by A.R. Rahman, Lyric by Gulzar

Best Live Action Short Film
“Spielzeugland (Toyland)” - Jochen Alexander Freydank

Best Documentary Short Subject
“Smile Pinki” - Megan Mylan

Best Animated Short Film
“La Maison en Petits Cubes” - Kunio Kato