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* Best Picture - Christian Colson, Producer * Sound Mixing - Ian Tapp, Richard Pryke and Resul Pookutty * Writing (Adapted Screenplay) - Screenplay by Simon Beaufoy
The 81st Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored the best films of 2008 and took place on February 22, 2009, at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles beginning at 5:30 p.m. PST / 8:30 p.m. EST.
The Duchess Wins Costume Design: 2009 Oscars. "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" winning an Oscar® for Makeup. Slumdog Millionaire Wins Cinematography: 2009 Oscars. Heath Ledger winning Best Supporting Actor for "The Dark Knight". "Man on Wire" winning Best Documentary Feature.
Brad Pitt in "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" Mickey Rourke. Mickey Rourke in "The Wrestler"
Bigelow's film went on to earn six wins (Best Original Screenplay (Mark Boal), Best Sound Editing, Best Sound Mixing, Best Film Editing, Best Director and Best Picture) and upended Cameron's (and Fox's) blockbuster film of all-time (at $720 million when the Oscars were presented).
The 81st Academy Awards Memorable Moments. Best Picture: Slumdog Millionaire. Slumdog Millionaire also won Academy Awards for Cinematography (Anthony Dod Mantle), Directing (Danny Boyle), Film Editing (Chris Dickens), Music – Original Score (A.R. Rahman), Music – Original Song (Jai Ho, A.R. Rahman, music, and Gulzar, lyric), Sound Mixing ...
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Feb 22, 2009 · Slumdog Millionaire took home eight Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Director for Danny Boyle. The award for Best Actor went to Sean Penn for his role in Milk , while Kate Winslet won Best Actress for The Reader .