Official: 81st Annual Academy Awards *Warning: Spoilers INSIDE!*

[DriDDeRz]

Best Short Film, Live Action

* On the Line (AKA - Auf der Strecke): Reto Caffi
* Manon on the Asphalt (AKA-Manon sur le bitume): Elizabeth Marre,OlivierPont
* New Boy: Steph Green, Tamara Anghie
* The Pig (AKA - Grisen): Tivi Magnusson, Dorthe Warn Hgh
* Spielzeugland: Jochen Alexander Freydank [WINNER]


Best Short Film, Animated
* Maison en petits cubes, La: Kunio Kat [WINNER]
* Lavatory Lovestory (AKA - Ubornaya istoriya - lyubovnaya istoriya):Konstantin Bronzit
* Oktapodi: Emud Mokhberi, Thierry Marchand
* Presto: Doug Sweetland
* This Way Up: Alan Smith, Adam Foulkes



Best Documentary, Short Subjects
* The Conscience of Nhem En: Steven Okazaki
* The Final Inch: Irene Taylor Brodsky, Tom Grant
* Smile Pinki: Megan Mylan [WINNER]
* The Witness from the Balcony of Room 306: Adam Pertofsky, Margaret Hyde



Best Documentary, Features
* The Betrayal - Nerakhoon: Ellen Kuras, Thavisouk Phrasavath
* Encounters at the End of the World: Werner Herzog, Henry Kaiser
* The Garden: Scott Hamilton Kennedy
* Man on Wire: James Marsh, Simon Chinn [WINNER]
* Trouble the Water: Tia Lessin, Carl Deal



Best Foreign Language Film of the Year
* The Baader Meinhof Complex (AKA - Der Baader Meinhof Komplex)(Germany)
* The Class (AKA - Entre les murs)(France)
* Revanche(Austria)
* Departures (AKA - Okuribito)(Japan) [WINNER]
* Waltz with Bashir (AKA - Vals Im Bashir)(Israel)



Best Animated Feature Film of the Year
* Bolt: Chris Williams, Byron Howard
* Kung Fu Panda: John Stevenson, Mark Osborne
* WALL.E: Andrew Stanton [WINNER]



Best Achievement in Visual Effects
* The Curious Case of Benjamin Button: Eric Barba, Steve Preeg, Burt Dalton, Craig Barron [WINNER]
* The Dark Knight: Nick Davis, Chris Corbould, Timothy Webber, Paul J. Franklin
* Iron Man: John Nelson, Ben Snow, Daniel Sudick, Shane Mahan



Best Achievement in Sound Editing
* The Dark Knight: Richard King [WINNER]
* Iron Man: Frank E. Eulner, Christopher Boyes
* Slumdog Millionaire: Tom Sayers
* WALL.E: Ben Burtt, Matthew Wood
* Wanted: Wylie Stateman



Best Achievement in Sound
* The Curious Case of Benjamin Button: David Parker, Michael Semanick, Ren Klyce, Mark Weingarten
* The Dark Knight: Ed Novick, Lora Hirschberg, Gary Rizzo
* Slumdog Millionaire: Ian Tapp, Richard Pryke, Resul Pookutty [WINNER]
* WALL.E: Tom Myers, Michael Semanick, Ben Burtt
* Wanted: Chris Jenkins, Frank A. Montao, Petr Forejt



Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Song
* Slumdog Millionaire: A.R. Rahman, Gulzar("Jai Ho") [WINNER]
* Slumdog Millionaire: A.R. Rahman, ("O Saya")
* WALL.E: Peter Gabriel, Thomas Newman("Down to Earth")



Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Score
* The Curious Case of Benjamin Button: Alexandre Desplat
* Defiance: James Newton Howard
* Milk: Danny Elfman
* Slumdog Millionaire: A.R. Rahman [WINNER]
* WALL.E: Thomas Newman



Best Achievement in Makeup
* The Curious Case of Benjamin Button: Greg Cannom [WINNER]
* The Dark Knight: John Caglione Jr., Conor O'Sullivan
* Hellboy II: The Golden Army: Mike Elizalde, Thomas Floutz



Best Achievement in Costume Design
* Australia: Catherine Martin
* The Curious Case of Benjamin Button: Jacqueline West
* The Duchess: Michael O'Connor [WINNER]
* Milk: Danny Glicker
* Revolutionary Road: Albert Wolsky



Best Achievement in Art Direction
* Changeling: James J. Murakami, Gary Fettis
* The Curious Case of Benjamin Button: Donald Graham Burt, Victor J. Zolfo [WINNER]
* The Dark Knight: Nathan Crowley, Peter Lando
* The Duchess: Michael Carlin, Rebecca Alleway
* Revolutionary Road: Kristi Zea, Debra Schutt


Best Achievement in Editing
* The Curious Case of Benjamin Button: Angus Wall, Kirk Baxter
* The Dark Knight: Lee Smith
* Frost/Nixon: Daniel P. Hanley, Mike Hill
* Milk: Elliot Graham
* Slumdog Millionaire: Chris Dickens [WINNER]


Best Achievement in Cinematography
* Changeling: Tom Stern
* The Curious Case of Benjamin Button: Claudio Miranda
* The Dark Knight: Wally Pfister
* The Reader: Roger Deakins, Chris Menges
* Slumdog Millionaire: Anthony Dod Mantle [WINNER]


Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published
* The Curious Case of Benjamin Button: Eric Roth, Robin Swicord
* Doubt: John Patrick Shanley
* Frost/Nixon: Peter Morgan
* The Reader: David Hare
* Slumdog Millionaire: Simon Beaufoy [WINNER]


Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen
* Frozen River: Courtney Hunt
* Happy-Go-Lucky: Mike Leigh
* In Bruges: Martin McDonagh
* Milk: Dustin Lance Black [WINNER]
* WALL.E: Andrew Stanton, Pete Docter, Jim Reardon




Best Achievement in Directing
* Danny Boyle for Slumdog Millionaire[WINNER]
* Stephen Daldry for The Reader
* David Fincher for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
* Ron Howard for Frost/Nixon
* Gus Van Sant for Milk


Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
* Amy Adams for Doubt
* Penlope Cruz for Vicky Cristina Barcelona [WINNER]
* Viola Davis for Doubt
* Taraji P. Henson for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
* Marisa Tomei for The Wrestler


Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
* Josh Brolin for Milk
* Robert Downey Jr. for Tropic Thunder
* Philip Seymour Hoffman for Doubt
* Heath Ledger for The Dark Knight [WINNER]
* Michael Shannon for Revolutionary Road



Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
* Anne Hathaway for Rachel Getting Married
* Angelina Jolie for Changeling
* Melissa Leo for Frozen River
* Meryl Streep for Doubt
* Kate Winslet for The Reader[WINNER]



Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
* Richard Jenkins for The Visitor
* Frank Langella for Frost/Nixon
* Sean Penn for Milk[WINNER]
* Brad Pitt for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
* Mickey Rourke for The Wrestler


Best Motion Picture of the Year
* The Curious Case of Benjamin Button: Cen Chaffin, Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall
* Frost/Nixon: Brian Grazer, Ron Howard, Eric Fellner
* Milk: Bruce Cohen, Dan Jinks
* The Reader: Anthony Minghella, Sydney Pollack, Donna Gigliotti, Redmond Morris
* Slumdog Millionaire: Christian Colson[WINNER]

 

[Tech]

live? lol.

shit's over son.

 

[DriDDeRz]

live? lol.

shit's over son.

HA!

Son
Im from Australia

Edited for Tech lulz

 

[Duality]

thank God ledger won. TDK should have been up for best picture as well.

 

[Paulie]

Pretty good show this year. There were a few picks I was shocked by, but most of the winners well deserved it.

 

[Line]

Pretty good show this year.

What the hell are you talking about?

 

[SiCK]

I was really hoping for Micky Rourke to win.