THE OSCARS FEB 22 2009

Ar Rahman dominates the OSCAR MUSIC division with TWO OSCARS:

SLUMDOG Sweeps 81st Academy Awards with EIGHT OSCARS :












SHORTLISTED : :


Winners at the 81st annual Academy Awards:

• Motion Picture: "Slumdog Millionaire."

• Actor: Sean Penn, "Milk."

• Actress: Kate Winslet, "The Reader."

• Supporting Actor: Heath Ledger, "The Dark Knight."

• Supporting Actress: Penelope Cruz, "Vicky Cristina Barcelona."

• Director: Danny Boyle, "Slumdog Millionaire."

• Foreign Film: "Departures," Japan.

• Adapted Screenplay: Simon Beaufoy, "Slumdog Millionaire."

• Original Screenplay: Dustin Lance Black, "Milk."

• Animated Feature Film: "WALL-E."

• Art Direction: "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button."

• Cinematography: "Slumdog Millionaire."

• Sound Mixing: "Slumdog Millionaire."

• Sound Editing: "The Dark Knight."

• Original Score: "Slumdog Millionaire," A.R. Rahman.

• Original Song: "Jai Ho" from "Slumdog" A.R. Rahman and Gulzar.

• Costume: "The Duchess."

• Documentary Feature: "Man on Wire."

• Documentary (short subject): "Smile Pinki."

• Film Editing: "Slumdog Millionaire."

• Makeup: "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button."

• Animated Short Film: "La Maison en Petits Cubes."

• Live Action Short Film: "Spielzeugland (Toyland)."

• Visual Effects: "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button."

This is The list of nominees And corresponding winners of 2009 :


OSCARS 2008 :

WINNERS :

Best actor: Daniel Day-Lewis, There Will Be Blood
Best director: No Country for Old Men, Joel and Ethan Coen
Best film: No Country for Old Men
Original screenplay: Juno
Documentary feature: Taxi to the Dark Side
Documentary short: Freeheld
Original score: Atonement
Cinematography: There Will Be Blood
Song: Falling Slowly, Once
Foreign language film: The Counterfeiters
Honorary Oscar: Robert Boyle
Film editing: The Bourne Ultimatum
Best actress: Marion Cotillard, La Vie en Rose
Sound mixing: The Bourne Ultimatum
Sound editing: The Bourne Ultimatum
Adapted screenplay: No Country for Old Men, Joel and Ethan Coen
Supporting actress: Tilda Swinton, Michael Clayton
Animated short: Peter and the Wolf
Live action short: Le Mozart des Pickpockets
Supporting actor: Javier Bardem, No Country for Old Men
Art direction: Sweeney Todd
Visual effects: The Golden Compass
Makeup: La Vie en Rose
Animated feature: Ratatouille
Costume: Elizabeth: The Golden Age

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