2009 Academy Awards Winners

BEST PICTURE
Slumdog Millionaire

BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Sean Penn, Milk

BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Kate Winslet, The Reader

BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight

BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Penélope Cruz, Vicky Cristina Barcelona

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
WALL-E

BEST ART DIRECTION
Donald Graham Burt (Art Direction); Victor J. Zolfo (Set Decoration), The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Anthony Dod Mantle, Slumdog Millionaire

BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Michael O'Connor, The Duchess

BEST DIRECTING
Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire

BEST DOCUMENTARY (FEATURE)
Man on Wire

BEST DOCUMENTARY (SHORT SUBJECT)
Smile Pinki

BEST FILM EDITING
Chris Dickens, Slumdog Millionaire

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Departures (Japan)

BEST MAKEUP
Greg Cannom, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

BEST MUSIC (ORIGINAL SCORE)
A.R. Rahman, Slumdog Millionaire

BEST MUSIC (ORIGINAL SONG)
"Jai Ho", Music by A.R. Rahman; Lyric by Gulzar, Slumdog Millionaire

BEST SHORT FILM (ANIMATED)
La Maison en Petits Cubes

BEST SHORT FILM (LIVE ACTION)
Spielzeugland (Toyland)

BEST SOUND EDITING
Richard King, The Dark Knight

BEST SOUND MIXING
Ian Tapp, Richard Pryke and Resul Pookutty, Slumdog Millionaire

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Eric Barba, Steve Preeg, Burt Dalton and Craig Barron, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

BEST WRITING (ADAPTED SCREENPLAY)
Simon Beaufoy, Slumdog Millionaire

BEST WRITING (ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY)
Dustin Lance Black, Milk