81st Annual Academy Awards... and The Oscar goes to...

Best Motion Picture of the Year:

Slumdog Millionaire (2008): Christian Colson

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role:

Sean Penn for Milk (2008/I)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role

Kate Winslet for The Reader (2008)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role:

Heath Ledger for The Dark Knight (2008)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role

Penélope Cruz for Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008)

Best Achievement in Directing

Danny Boyle for Slumdog Millionaire (2008)

Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen

Milk (2008/I): Dustin Lance Black

Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published

Slumdog Millionaire (2008): Simon Beaufoy

Best Achievement in Cinematography:

Slumdog Millionaire (2008): Anthony Dod Mantle

Best Achievement in Editing:

Slumdog Millionaire (2008): Chris Dickens

Best Achievement in Art Direction:

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008): Donald Graham Burt, Victor J. Zolfo

Best Achievement in Costume Design:

The Duchess (2008): Michael O'Connor

Best Achievement in Makeup:

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008): Greg Cannom

Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Song:

Slumdog Millionaire (2008): A.R. Rahman, Sampooran Singh Gulzar("Jai Ho")

Best Achievement in Sound Editing:

The Dark Knight (2008): Richard King

Best Achievement in Visual Effects:

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008): Eric Barba, Steve Preeg, Burt Dalton, Craig Barron

Best Animated Feature Film of the Year:

WALL·E (2008): Andrew Stanton

Best Foreign Language Film of the Year:

Okuribito (2008)(Japan)

Best Documentary, Features:

Man on Wire (2008): James Marsh, Simon Chinn

Best Documentary, Short Subjects:

Smile Pinki (2008): Megan Mylan

Best Short Film, Animated:

Maison en petits cubes, La (2008): Kunio Katô

Best Short Film, Live Action:

Spielzeugland (2007): Jochen Alexander Freydank