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Academy Awards, USA: 2009

Oscar

Date:22 February
Host:Hugh Jackman
Location:Kodak Theatre, Hollywood & Highland, Los Angeles, California, USA

Best Motion Picture of the Year
  Winner:
 
  Other Nominees:
 
  • Frost/Nixon (2008) - Brian Grazer; Ron Howard (I); Eric Fellner
  • Milk (2008/I) - Dan Jinks; Bruce Cohen
  • The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) - Kathleen Kennedy (I); Frank Marshall (I); Ceán Chaffin
  • The Reader (2008) - Anthony Minghella; Sydney Pollack; Donna Gigliotti; Redmond Morris
    - The nominations for Anthony Minghella and Sydney Pollack were posthumously.

  • Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Frost/Nixon (2008) - Frank Langella
  • The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) - Brad Pitt
  • The Visitor (2007/I) - Richard Jenkins (I)
  • The Wrestler (2008) - Mickey Rourke

  • Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Changeling (2008) - Angelina Jolie
  • Doubt (2008/I) - Meryl Streep
  • Frozen River (2008) - Melissa Leo
  • Rachel Getting Married (2008) - Anne Hathaway (I)

  • Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Doubt (2008/I) - Philip Seymour Hoffman
  • Milk (2008/I) - Josh Brolin
  • Revolutionary Road (2008) - Michael Shannon (V)
  • Tropic Thunder (2008) - Robert Downey Jr.

  • Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Doubt (2008/I) - Amy Adams (III)
  • Doubt (2008/I) - Viola Davis (I)
  • The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) - Taraji P. Henson
  • The Wrestler (2008) - Marisa Tomei

  • Best Achievement in Directing
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Frost/Nixon (2008) - Ron Howard (I)
  • Milk (2008/I) - Gus Van Sant
  • The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) - David Fincher
  • The Reader (2008) - Stephen Daldry

  • Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Frozen River (2008) - Courtney Hunt
  • Happy-Go-Lucky (2008) - Mike Leigh
  • In Bruges (2008) - Martin McDonagh
  • WALL·E (2008) - Andrew Stanton (I) (screenplay/story); Jim Reardon (screenplay); Pete Docter (story)

  • Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Doubt (2008/I) - John Patrick Shanley
  • Frost/Nixon (2008) - Peter Morgan (I)
  • The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) - Eric Roth (I) (screenplay/story); Robin Swicord (story)
  • The Reader (2008) - David Hare (I)

  • Best Achievement in Cinematography
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Changeling (2008) - Tom Stern (II)
  • The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) - Claudio Miranda (II)
  • The Dark Knight (2008) - Wally Pfister
  • The Reader (2008) - Chris Menges; Roger Deakins

  • Best Achievement in Art Direction
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Changeling (2008) - James J. Murakami (art director); Gary Fettis (set decorator)
  • Revolutionary Road (2008) - Kristi Zea (art director); Debra Schutt (set decorator)
  • The Dark Knight (2008) - Nathan Crowley (art director); Peter Lando (set decorator)
  • The Duchess (2008) - Michael Carlin (I) (art director); Rebecca Alleway (set decorator)

  • Best Achievement in Costume Design
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Australia (2008) - Catherine Martin (I)
  • Milk (2008/I) - Danny Glicker
  • Revolutionary Road (2008) - Albert Wolsky
  • The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) - Jacqueline West

  • Best Achievement in Sound
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) - David Parker (III); Michael Semanick; Ren Klyce; Mark Weingarten (I)
  • The Dark Knight (2008) - Lora Hirschberg (I); Gary Rizzo (I); Ed Novick
  • WALL·E (2008) - Tom Myers (II); Michael Semanick; Ben Burtt
  • Wanted (2008) - Chris Jenkins (I); Frank A. Montaño; Petr Forejt

  • Best Achievement in Editing
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Frost/Nixon (2008) - Mike Hill (I); Daniel P. Hanley
  • Milk (2008/I) - Elliot Graham (I)
  • The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) - Kirk Baxter; Angus Wall
  • The Dark Knight (2008) - Lee Smith (II)

  • Best Achievement in Sound Editing
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Iron Man (2008) - Frank E. Eulner; Christopher Boyes
  • Slumdog Millionaire (2008) - Tom Sayers; Glenn Freemantle
  • WALL·E (2008) - Ben Burtt; Matthew Wood (I)
  • Wanted (2008) - Wylie Stateman

  • Best Achievement in Visual Effects
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Iron Man (2008) - John Nelson (I); Ben Snow; Daniel Sudick; Shane Mahan
  • The Dark Knight (2008) - Nick Davis (II); Chris Corbould (I); Timothy Webber (II); Paul J. Franklin

  • Best Achievement in Makeup
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008) - Mike Elizalde; Thomas Floutz
  • The Dark Knight (2008) - John Caglione Jr.; Conor O'Sullivan

  • Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Song
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Slumdog Millionaire (2008) - A.R. Rahman; Maya Arulpragasam
    - For the song "O Saya".
  • WALL·E (2008) - Peter Gabriel (music/lyrics); Thomas Newman (I) (music)
    - For the song "Down to Earth".

  • Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Score
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Defiance (2008) - James Newton Howard
  • Milk (2008/I) - Danny Elfman
  • The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) - Alexandre Desplat
  • WALL·E (2008) - Thomas Newman (I)

  • Best Short Film, Animated
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Oktapodi (2007) - Emud Mokhberi; Thierry Marchand
  • Presto (2008) - Doug Sweetland
  • This Way Up (2008) - Alan Smith (XVII); Adam Foulkes (II)
  • Ubornaya istoriya - lyubovnaya istoriya (2007) - Konstantin Bronzit

  • Best Short Film, Live Action
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Auf der Strecke (2007) - Reto Caffi
  • Grisen (2009) - Tivi Magnusson; Dorthe Warnø Høgh
  • Manon sur le bitume (2007) - Elizabeth Marre; Olivier Pont
  • New Boy (2007) - Steph Green; Tamara Anghie

  • Best Documentary, Short Subject
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • The Conscience of Nhem En (2008) - Steven Okazaki
  • The Final Inch (2009) - Irene Taylor Brodsky; Tom Grant
  • The Witness from the Balcony of Room 306 (2008) - Adam Pertofsky; Margaret Hyde (I)

  • Best Documentary, Features
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Encounters at the End of the World (2007) - Werner Herzog; Henry Kaiser (II)
  • The Betrayal - Nerakhoon (2008) - Ellen Kuras; Thavisouk Phrasavath
  • The Garden (2008/I) - Scott Hamilton Kennedy
  • Trouble the Water (2008) - Tia Lessin; Carl Deal

  • Best Foreign Language Film of the Year
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Der Baader Meinhof Komplex (2008)
    - Germany.
  • Entre les murs (2008)
    - France.
  • Revanche (2008)
    - Austria.
  • Vals Im Bashir (2008)
    - Israel.

  • Best Animated Feature Film of the Year
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Bolt (2008) - Chris Williams (IX); Byron Howard
  • Kung Fu Panda (2008) - John Stevenson (XI); Mark Osborne (I)

  • Honorary Award

    Date:14 November
    Location:Grand Ballroom, Hollywood & Highland, Los Angeles, California, USA
    Notes:
    • The honorary awards, traditionally a part of the spring Oscar ceremony, are moved to an extra ceremony called Governor Awards.

    Medal of Commendation

      Awarded to:
     

    Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award

      Awarded to:
     

    Academy Award of Merit

    Date:7 February
    Host:Jessica Biel
    Location:Regent Beverly Wilshire Hotel, Los Angeles, California, USA

    Scientific and Engineering Award

      Winners:
     
    • Bruno Coumert; Jacques Debize; Dominique Chervin; Christophe Reboulet
      - For the optical design (Coumert/Debize) and for the mechanical design (Chervin/Reboulet) of the compact and lightweight Angenieux 15-40 and 28-76 zoom lenses for handheld motion picture photography.
    • Jacques Delacoux; Alexandre Leuchter
      - For the concept and electronic design (Delacoux) and for the software and electronic design (Leuchter) of the Transvideo-video assist monitors for the motion picture industry.
    • Erwin Melzner; Volker Schumacher; Timo Müller (II)
      - For the overall concept including the optical and cooling systems (Melzner), for the optical design (Schumacher) and for the mechanical design (Müller), of the Arrimax 18/12 lighting fixture for use in motion picture production.

    Technical Achievement Award

      Winner:
     
    • Steve Hylén
      - For the concept and his continued leadership in the further development of the Hylén Lens System for motion picture effects photography.

    Gordon E. Sawyer Award

      Awarded to: