81st Academy Awards 2009

And the Oscar Goes To...
Winners in red

Performance by an actor in a leading role

Richard Jenkins in “The Visitor”
Frank Langella in “Frost/Nixon”
Sean Penn in “Milk”
Brad Pitt in “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
Mickey Rourke in “The Wrestler”

Performance by an actor in a supporting role

Josh Brolin in “Milk”
Robert Downey Jr. in “Tropic Thunder”
Philip Seymour Hoffman in “Doubt”
Heath Ledger in “The Dark Knight”
Michael Shannon in “Revolutionary Road”

Performance by an actress in a leading role

Anne Hathaway in “Rachel Getting Married”
Angelina Jolie in “Changeling”
Melissa Leo in “Frozen River”
Meryl Streep in “Doubt”
Kate Winslet in “The Reader”

Performance by an actress in a supporting role

Amy Adams in “Doubt”
Penélope Cruz in “Vicky Cristina Barcelona”
Viola Davis in “Doubt”
Taraji P. Henson in “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
Marisa Tomei in “The Wrestler”


Best animated feature film of the year

 “Bolt”  Chris Williams and Byron Howard
 “Kung Fu Panda” John Stevenson and Mark Osborne
“WALL-E” Andrew Stanton

Achievement in directing

 “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”  David Fincher
 “Frost/Nixon”  Ron Howard
 “Milk”  Gus Van Sant
“The Reader”  Stephen Daldry
 “Slumdog Millionaire”  Danny Boyle

Best motion picture of the year

 “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” 
 “Frost/Nixon” 
 “Milk”
 “The Reader”
 “Slumdog Millionaire” 

Original screenplay

 “Frozen River”  Written by Courtney Hunt
 “Happy-Go-Lucky” Written by Mike Leigh
 “In Bruges”  Written by Martin McDonagh
 “Milk”  Written by Dustin Lance Black
 “WALL-E” Written by Andrew Stanton