81st Academy Awards 2009 Oscar Nominations
- Costume design
"The Baader Meinhof Complex"
- Best foreign language film (Germany)
"The Betrayal (Nerakhoon)"
- Documentary Feature
- Best Actress Leading Role- Angelina Jolie as Christine Collins in "Changeling"
- Art Direction
- Cinematography
- Changeling (Movie Review)
- Best foreign language film (France)
- The Class (Movie Review)
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
- Best Picture Nominee - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (13 Oscar Nominations)
- Brad Pitt as Benjamin Button in "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
- Taraji P. Henson as Queenie in the movie "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
- Art direction
- Cinematography
- Costume design
- Directing
- Film editing
- Makeup
- Original score
- Sound mixing
- Visual effects
- Adapted screenplay
- The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (Movie Review & Trailer)
- Heath Ledger - Performance by an actor in a supporting role
- Art direction
- Cinematography
- Film editing
- Makeup
- Sound editing
- Sound mixing
- Visual effects
- The Dark Knight (Movie Review & Trailer)
- Original score
- Defiance (Movie Review & Trailer)
Departures
- Best foreign language film (Japan)
- Art direction
- Costume design
- The Duchess (Movie Review & Trailer)
Encounters at the End of the World
- Documentary feature
- Best Picture Nominee Frost / Nixon (5 Oscar Nominations)
- Best Lead Actor Nomination Frank Langella
- Directing
- Film editing
- Adapted screenplay
- Frost/Nixon (Movie Review)
Frozen River
- Melissa Leo - Performance by an actress in a leading role
- Original screenplay
The Garden
- Documentary feature
- Original screenplay
- Happy-Go-Lucky (Movie Review)
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
- Makeup
In Bruges
- Original screenplay
- Sound editing
- Visual effects
- Iron Man (Movie Review)
Man on Wire
- Documentary feature
- Milk - Best picture
- Sean Penn - Performance by an actor in a leading role
- Josh Brolin - Performance by an actor in a supporting role
- Costume design
- Directing
- Film editing
- Original score
- Original screenplay
- Milk (Movie Review & Trailer)
- The Reader Best picture
- Kate Winslet - Performance by an actress in a leading role
- Cinematography
- Directing
- Adapted screenplay
- The Reader (Movie Review)
Revanche
- Best foreign language film (Austria)
Revolutionary Road (3 nominations)
- Michael Shannon - Performance by an actor in a supporting role
- Art direction
- Costume design
- Revolutionary Road (Movie Review & Trailer)
Slumdog Millionaire (10 nominations)
- Best picture Slumdog Millionaire (10 Oscar Nominations)
- Cinematography
- Directing
- Film editing
- Original score
- Original song - "Jai Ho"
- Original song - "O Saya"
- Sound editing
- Sound mixing
- Adapted screenplay
- Slumdog Millionaire (Movie Review & Trailer)
Trouble the Water
- Documentary feature
Vicky Cristina Barcelona
The Visitor
- WALL-E Best Animated Feature Film
- Original score
- Original song - "Down to Earth"
- Sound editing
- Sound mixing
- Original screenplay
- WALL-E (Movie Review)
Waltz With Bashir (1 Oscar Nomination)
- Best foreign language film (Israel)
- Waltz With Bashir (Movie Review & Trailer)
- Sound editing
- Sound mixing
- Wanted
The Wrestler (2 Oscar Nominations)
Academy Award Oscar Nominations by Category
"Slumdog Millionaire" Leads the Way
8 Oscars for Slumdog Millionaire 81st Academy Award Oscar Winners 2009
In much the same manner that the film captured the hearts of movie-goers, "Slumdog Millionaire" captured the hearts and votes of the Academy garnering 8 Oscars in total, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Cinematography and Best Adapted Screenplay.
2009 OSCAR NOMINEES 81st Academy Awards
2009 Academy Award Oscar Winners
2009 Best Picture Oscar Nominations
2009 Best Animated Feature Oscar Nominations
2009 Best Lead Actress Oscar Nominations
- Anne Hathaway in "Rachel Getting Married"
- Angelina Jolie in "Changeling"
- Melissa Leo in "Frozen River"
- Meryl Streep in "Doubt"
- Kate Winslet in "The Reader"
2009 Best Lead Actor Oscar Nominations
- Richard Jenkins in "The Visitor"
- Frank Langella in "Frost/Nixon"
- Sean Penn in "Milk"
- Brad Pitt in "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
- Mickey Rourke in "The Wrestler"
2009 Best Supporting Actress Oscar Nominations
- Amy Adams in "Doubt"
- Penélope Cruz in "Vicky Cristina Barcelona"
- Viola Davis in "Doubt"
- Taraji P. Henson in "Benjamin Button"
- Marisa Tomei in "The Wrestler"
2009 Best Supporting Actor Oscar Nominations
2009 OSCAR NOMINATED MOVIE REVIEWS
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Australia
(1 Oscar Nomination) -
Bolt
(1 Oscar Nomination) -
Changeling
(3 Oscar Nominations) -
The Class
(1 Oscar Nomination) -
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
(13 Oscar Nominations) -
The Dark Knight
(8 Oscar Nominations) -
Defiance
(1 Oscar Nomination) -
Doubt
(5 Oscar Nominations) -
The Duchess
(2 Oscar Nominations) -
Frost / Nixon
(5 Oscar Nominations) -
Happy Go Lucky
(1 Oscar Nomination) -
Iron Man
(2 Oscar Nominations) -
Kung Fu Panda
(1 Oscar Nomination) -
Milk
(8 Oscar Nominations) -
Rachel Getting Married
(1 Oscar Nomination) -
The Reader
(5 Oscar Nominations) -
Revolutionary Road
(3 Oscar Nominations) -
Slumdog Millionaire
(10 Oscar Nominations) -
Tropic Thunder
(1 Oscar Nomination) -
WALL-E
(6 Oscar Nominations) -
Waltz With Bashir
(1 Oscar Nomination) -
Wanted
(2 Oscar Nominations) -
The Wrestler
(2 Oscar Nominations)
80th Academy Awards 2008 Oscar Winners
Best Picture
Best Actress
- Marion Cotillard as Edith Piaf in La Vie en Rose
- Cate Blanchett as Queen Elizabeth I in Elizabeth
- Julie Christie as Fiona Anderson in Away from Her
- Laura Linney as Wendy Savage in The Savages
- Ellen Page as Juno MacGuff in Juno
Best Actor
- Daniel Day-Lewis in There Will Be Blood
- George Clooney as Michael Clayton in Michael Clayton
- Johnny Depp as Sweeney Todd
- Tommy Lee Jones in In the Valley of Elah
- Viggo Mortensen as Nikolai in Eastern Promises
- No Country wins Best Picture, Best Director. Daniel Day-Lewis wins best actor for his role in "There Will Be Blood". Javier Bardem, Tilda Swinton Win Supporting Role Academy Awards, Ratatouille awarded Oscar for Best Animation Feature
