Short Academy Awards Recap…
“Slumdog Millionaire” took home eight Academy Awards last night, including Best Picture, and the late Heath Ledger got what he deserved – An Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in “The Dark Night”.
Mickey Rourke did not end up with a Best Actor award after all. Instead, it was Sean Penn who took home that honor for his role in “Milk”.
Kate Winslet won the Best Actress in a Leading Role category for her role in “The Reader”, while Penélope Cruz won the Best Supporting Actress category.
Here is the list of last night’s Academy Award Winners:
Best Picture: Slumdog Millionaire
Actor in a Leading Role: Sean Penn, Milk
Actress in a Leading Role: Kate Winslet, The Reader
Actor in a Supporting Role: Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight
Actress in a Supporting Role: Penélope Cruz, Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Director: Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire
Original Screenplay: Dustin Lance Black, Milk
Adapted Screenplay: Simon Beaufoy, Slumdog Millionaire
Animated Feature Film: WALL-E
Foreign Language Film: Departures (Japan)
Art Direction: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Cinematography: Slumdog Millionaire
Costume Design: The Duchess
Makeup: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Film Editing: Slumdog Millionaire
Original Score: A.R. Rahman, Slumdog Millionaire
Original Song: “Jai Ho,” A.R. Rahman and Gulzar; Slumdog Millionaire
Documentary Feature: Man on Wire
Documentary Short Subject: Smile Pinki
Sound Editing: The Dark Knight
Sound Mixing: Slumdog Millionaire
Visual Effects: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Animated Short Film: La Maison en Petits Cubes
Live Action Short Film: Spielzeugland (Toyland)
Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award: Jerry Lewis
About the photo: Ian Tapp, Richard Pryke and Resul Pookutty accepting the Oscar® in the category Best motion picture of the year for “Slumdog Millionaire” (Bryan Crowe / ©A.M.P.A.S.)
