GK Update: Academy Awards (Oscars) 2009

Last updated: December 13, 2011 by Sarbjit+

Official Name:

81^st Academy Awards

Awarded On:

February 22, 2009

Venue:

Kodak Theatre, Los Angeles

Award Won By SlumDog Millionaire:

Won 8 Oscars (Nominated in 10 categories)

1. Best Picture: Slumdog Millionaire

2. Best director: Danny Boyle

3. Best original song: AR Rahman and Gulzar

4. Best original score: AR Rahman

5. Best adapted screenplay: Simon Beaufoy

6. Best cinematography: Anthony Dod Mantle

7. Best sound mixing: Ian Tapp, Richard Pryke and Resul Pookutty

8. Best editing: Chris Dickens

All Winners of the 81^st Academy Awards

1. Best Motion Picture: Slumdog Millionaire

2. Best Actor: Sean Penn, Milk

3. Best Actress: Kate Winslet, The Reader

4. Best Supporting Actor: Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight

5. Best Supporting Actress: Penelope Cruz, Vicky Cristina Barcelona

6. Best Director: Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire

7. Best Foreign Language Film: Departures, Japan

8. Best Original Screenplay: Dustin Lance Black, Milk

9. Best Adapted Screenplay: Simon Beaufoy, Slumdog Millionaire

10. Best Cinematography: Slumdog Millionaire

11. Best Art Direction: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

12. Best Original Score: Slumdog Millionaire, AR Rahman

13. Best Visual Effects: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

14. Best Film Editing: Slumdog Millionaire

15. Best Sound Mixing: Slumdog Millionaire

16. Best Sound Editing: The Dark Knight

17. Best Original Song: Jai Ho from Slumdog Millionaire, AR Rahman and Gulzar

18. Best Makeup: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

19. Best live Action Short Film: Spielzeugtand (Toyland)

20. Best Animated Feature: WALL-E

21. Best Animated Short: La Maison en Petits Cubes

22. Best Documentary Feature: Man On Wire

23. Best Documentary Short: Smile Pinki

Some Facts:

1. Slumdog Millionaire is Based On the book "Q & A" by Indian diplomat Vikas Swarup

2. AR Rahman became the first Indian to win two Oscars

3. Penelope Cruz became the first Spanish actor to win an Oscar for her supporting role in Vicky Cristina Barcelona.

4. Heath Ledger from Australia was named best supporting actor for his role in "The Dark Knight". He is only the second person after Peter Finch to win an Oscar posthumously.

5. Bhanu Athaiya was the first Indian to win an Oscar in 1982. He was awarded this honour for Best Costume design for "Gandhi".

6. Ben Hur (1959), Titanic (1997) and Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King  (2003) have won maximum number of Oscars (Eleven each).

7. Meryl Streep (US) has been nominated maximum number of times,  an amazing fifteen times.

What do you think about Slum Dog Millionaire winning eight oscars? Did it deserve that?

Check Out Oscar Awards 2010

Category: General Knowledge
Tags: Awards and Honours, Current GK, General Knowledge