81st Academy Awards

THE FILMS OF 2008

Best Motion Picture of the Year

Slumdog Millionaire

WINNER

The Curious Case of
Benjamin Button

Best Directing

Danny Boyle
Slumdog Millionaire

WINNER

Stephen Daldry
The Reader

David Fincher
The Curious Case of
Benjamin Button

Ron Howard
Frost/Nixon

Gus Van Sant
Milk

Best Actor in a Leading Role

Sean Penn
Milk

WINNER

Richard Jenkins
The Visitor

Frank Langella
Frost/Nixon

Brad Pitt
The Curious Case of
Benjamin Button

Mickey Rourke
The Wrestler

Best Actress in a Leading Role

Kate Winslet
The Reader

WINNER

Anne Hathaway
Rachel Getting Married

Angelina Jolie
Changeling

Melissa Leo
Frozen River

Meryl Streep
Doubt

Best Actor in a Supporting Role

Heath Ledger
The Dark Knight

WINNER

Josh Brolin
Milk

Robert Downey Jr.
Tropic Thunder

Philip Seymour Hoffman
Doubt

Michael Shannon
Revolutionary Road

Best Actress in a Supporting Role

Penélope Cruz
Vicky Cristina Barcelona

WINNER

Amy Adams
Doubt

Viola Davis
Doubt

Taraji P. Henson
The Curious Case of
Benjamin Button

Marisa Tomei
The Wrestler

Best Original Screenplay

Dustin Lance Black
Milk

WINNER

Courtney Hunt
Frozen River

Mike Leigh
Happy-Go-Lucky

Martin McDonagh
In Bruges

Andrew Stanton
Jim Reardon
Pete Docter
Wall•E

Best Adapted Screenplay

Simon Beaufoy
Slumdog Millionaire

WINNER

Eric Roth
Robin Swicord
The Curious Case of
Benjamin Button

John Patrick Shanley
Doubt

Peter Morgan
Frost/Nixon

David Hare
The Reader

Best Cinematography

Anthony Dod Mantle
Slumdog Millionaire

WINNER

Tom Stern
Changeling

Claudio Miranda
The Curious Case of
Benjamin Button

Wally Pfister
The Dark Knight

Chris Menges
Roger Deakins
The Reader

Best Film Editing

Chris Dickens
Slumdog Millionaire

WINNER

Kirk Baxter
Angus Wall
The Curious Case of
Benjamin Button

Lee Smith
The Dark Knight

Mike Hill
Daniel P. Hanley
Frost/Nixon

Elliot Graham
Milk

Best Costume Design

Michael O’Connor
The Duchess

WINNER

Catherine Martin
Australia

Jacqueline West
The Curious Case of
Benjamin Button

Danny Glicker
Milk

Albert Wolsky
Revolutionary Road

Best Art Direction

Donald Graham Burt
Victor J. Zolfo
The Curious Case of
Benjamin Button

WINNER

James J. Murakami
Gary Fettis
Changeling

Nathan Crowley
Peter Lando
The Dark Knight

Michael Carlin
Rebecca Alleway
The Duchess

Kristi Zea
Debra Schutt
Revolutionary Road

Best Music, Original Score

A. R. Rahman
Slumdog Millionaire

WINNER

Alexandre Desplat
The Curious Case of
Benjamin Button

James Newton Howard
Defiance

Danny Elfman
Milk

Thomas Newman
Wall•E

Best Music, Original Song

“JAI HO“

A. R. Rahman
Gulzar
Slumdog Millionaire

WINNER

“DOWN TO EARTH“

Peter Gabriel
Thomas Newman
Wall•E

“O SAYA“

A. R. Rahman
M.I.A.
Slumdog Millionaire

Best Makeup

The Curious Case of
Benjamin Button

WINNER

The Dark Knight

Hellboy II: The Golden Army

Best Sound Mixing

Slumdog Millionaire

WINNER

The Curious Case of
Benjamin Button

The Dark Knight

Best Sound Editing

The Dark Knight

WINNER

Slumdog Millionaire

Best Visual Effects

The Curious Case of
Benjamin Button

WINNER

The Dark Knight

Best Foreign Language Film

Departures

WINNER

The Baader Meinhof Complex

The Class

Revanche

Waltz with Bashir

Best Animated Feature Film

WINNER

Kung Fu Panda