Oscar Awards 2009 Nominees and Winners

81st Annual Academy Awards 2009 (Oscar Awards 2009) Nominees, Winners and Results:

Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
Richard Jenkins - THE VISITOR
Frank Langella - FROST/NIXON
Brad Pitt - THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
Mickey Rourke - THE WRESTLER
Winner: Sean Penn - MILK

Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
Josh Brolin - MILK
Robert Downey Jr. - TROPIC THUNDER
Philip Seymour Hoffman - DOUBT
Michael Shannon - REVOLUTIONARY ROAD
Winner: Heath Ledger - THE DARK KNIGHT

Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
Anne Hathaway - RACHEL GETTING MARRIED
Angelina Jolie - CHANGELING
Melissa Leo - FROZEN RIVER
Meryl Streep - DOUBT
Winner: Kate Winslet - THE READER

Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
Amy Adams - DOUBT
Viola Davis - DOUBT
Taraji P. Henson - THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
Marisa Tomei - THE WRESTLER
Winner: Penélope Cruz - VICKY CRISTINA BARCELONA

Best Animated Feature Film of the Year
BOLT
KUNG FU PANDA
Winner: WALL-E

Achievement in Art Direction
CHANGELING
THE DARK KNIGHT
THE DUCHESS
REVOLUTIONARY ROAD
Winner - THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON

Achievement in Cinematography
CHANGELING
THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
THE DARK KNIGHT
THE READER
Winner: SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE

Achievement in Costume Design
AUSTRALIA
THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
MILK
REVOLUTIONARY ROAD
Winner: THE DUCHESS

Achievement in Directing
THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
FROST/NIXON
MILK
THE READER
Winner: SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE

Best Documentary Feature
THE BETRAYAL (NERAKHOON)
ENCOUNTERS AT THE END OF THE WORLD
THE GARDEN
TROUBLE THE WATER
Winner: MAN ON WIRE

Best Documentary Short Subject
THE CONSCIENCE OF NHEM EN
THE FINAL INCH
THE WITNESS - FROM THE BALCONY OF ROOM 306
Winner: SMILE PINKI

Achievement in Film Editing
THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
THE DARK KNIGHT
FROST/NIXON
MILK
Winner: SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE

Best Foreign Language Film of the Year
The Baader Meinhof Complex
The Class
Revanche
Waltz With Bashir
Winner: Departures

Achievement in Makeup
THE DARK KNIGHT
HELLBOY II: THE GOLDEN ARMY
Winner: THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON

Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Score)
THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
DEFIANCE
MILK
WALL-E
Winner: SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE

Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Song)
Down to Earth - WALL-E
Jai Ho - SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
Winner: O Saya - SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE

Best Motion Picture of the Year
THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
FROST/NIXON
MILK
THE READER
Winner: SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE

Best Animated Short Film
LAVATORY LOVESTORY
OKTAPODI
PRESTO
THIS WAY UP
Winner: La Maison en Petits Cubes

Best Live Action Short Film
AUF DER STRECKE - ON THE LINE
MANON ON THE ASPHALT
NEW BOY
THE PIG
Winner: SPIELZEUGLAND - TOYLAND

Achievement in Sound Editing
IRON MAN
SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
WALL-E
WANTED
Winner: THE DARK KNIGHT

Achievement in Sound Mixing
THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
THE DARK KNIGHT
WALL-E
WANTED
Winner: SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE

Achievement in Visual Effects
THE DARK KNIGHT
IRON MAN
Winner: THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON

Adapted Screenplay
THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
DOUBT
FROST/NIXON
THE READER
Winner: SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE

Original Screenplay
FROZEN RIVER
HAPPY-GO-LUCKY
IN BRUGES
WALL-E
Winner: MILK

Film with the Most Oscar Awards is SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE. They won 8 Oscar Awards: Adapted Screenplay. Achievement in Sound Mixing, Best Motion Picture of the Year, Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Song), Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Score), Achievement in Film Editing, Achievement in Directing, Achievement in Cinematography.