Academy Award 2009 (february 22, 2009)

the academy award is the most prestigious and oldest film award, awarded since 1929 by the academy of motion picture arts and sciences (ampas), an honorary professional organization made up of people who have worked in the world of cinema.

Edition number 81 of the event; awards assigned:

Best Motion Picture

for the movie slumdog millionaire

nominations for the movie :

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

frost-nixon

milk

the reader

Best International Feature Film

for the movie Departures

nominations for the movie :

der baader meinhof komplex

The Class

revanche

waltz with bashir

Best Animated Feature Film

for the movie wall-e

nominations for the movie :

bolt

kung fu panda

Best Achievement in Directing

for the movie slumdog millionaire
Assigned to
Danny Boyle

nominations for the movie :

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Assigned to
David Fincher

frost-nixon
Assigned to
Ron Howard

milk
Assigned to
Gus Van sant

the reader
Assigned to
Stephen Daldry

Best Original Screenplay

for the movie milk

nominations for the movie :

Frozen River
Assigned to
Courtney Hunt

happy-go-lucky
Assigned to
Mike Leigh

in bruges
Assigned to
Martin McDonagh

wall-e
Assigned to
Andrew Stanton, Pete Docter, Jim Reardon

Best Adapted Screenplay

for the movie slumdog millionaire
Assigned to
Simon Beaufoy

nominations for the movie :

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Assigned to
Eric Roth, Robin Swicord

frost-nixon
Assigned to
Peter Morgan

the reader
Assigned to
David Hare

doubt
Assigned to
John Patrick Shanley

Best Actor in a Leading Role

for the movie milk
Assigned to
Sean Penn

nominations for the movie :

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Assigned to
Brad Pitt

frost-nixon
Assigned to
Frank Langella

the visitor
Assigned to
Richard Jenkins

the wrestler
Assigned to
Mickey Rourke

Best Actress in a Leading Role

for the movie the reader
Assigned to
Kate Winslet

nominations for the movie :

rachel getting married
Assigned to
Anne Hathaway

changeling
Assigned to
Angelina Jolie

Frozen River
Assigned to
Melissa Leo

doubt
Assigned to
Meryl Streep

Best Actor in a Supporting Role

for the movie The Dark Knight
Assigned to
Heath Ledger

nominations for the movie :

milk
Assigned to
Josh Brolin

doubt
Assigned to
Philip Seymour Hoffman

tropic thunder
Assigned to
Robert Downey Jr.

revolutionary road
Assigned to
Michael Shannon

Best Actress in a Supporting Role

poster del film Vicky Cristina Barcelona

for the movie Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Assigned to
Penelope Cruz

nominations for the movie :

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Assigned to
Taraji P. Henson

the wrestler
Assigned to
Marisa Tomei

doubt
Assigned to
Viola Davis, Amy Adams

Best Cinematography

for the movie slumdog millionaire
Assigned to
Anthony Dod Mantle

nominations for the movie :

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Assigned to
Claudio Miranda

the reader
Assigned to
Roger A. Deakins, Chris Menges

changeling
Assigned to
Tom Stern

The Dark Knight
Assigned to
Wally Pfister

Best Original Score

nominations for the movie :

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Assigned to
Alexandre Desplat

milk
Assigned to
Danny Elfman

wall-e
Assigned to
Thomas Newman

defiance
Assigned to
James Newton howard

slumdog millionaire
Assigned to
A.r.rahman

Best Editing

for the movie slumdog millionaire
Assigned to
Chris Dickens

nominations for the movie :

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Assigned to
Angus Wall, Kirk Baxter

frost-nixon
Assigned to
Daniel P. Hanley, Mike Hill

milk
Assigned to
Graham Elliot

The Dark Knight
Assigned to
Lee Smith

Best Production Design

for the movie The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Assigned to
Donald Graham Burt, Victor J. zolfo

nominations for the movie :

changeling
Assigned to
Gary Fettis, James J. Murakami

The Dark Knight
Assigned to
Peter Lando, Nathan Crowley

revolutionary road
Assigned to
Kristi Zea, Debra Schutt

the duchess
Assigned to
Michael Carlin, Rebecca Alleway

Best Costume Design

for the movie the duchess
Assigned to
Michael O'connor (costumista)

nominations for the movie :

Australia
Assigned to
Catherine Martin

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Assigned to
Jacqueline West

milk
Assigned to
Danny Glicker

revolutionary road
Assigned to
Albert Wolsky

Best Sound Effects

for the movie The Dark Knight
Assigned to
Richard King

nominations for the movie :

Iron Man
Assigned to
Christopher Boyes, E. Eulner frank

slumdog millionaire
Assigned to
Tom Sayers, Glenn Freemantle

wall-e
Assigned to
Matthew Wood, Ben Burtt

Wanted
Assigned to
Wylie Stateman

Best Visual Effects

for the movie The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Assigned to
Craig Barron, Eric Barba, Steve Preeg, Burt Dalton

nominations for the movie :

Iron Man
Assigned to
Shane Mahan, John Nelson, Ben Snow, Daniel Sudick

The Dark Knight
Assigned to
Nick Davis, Tim Webber, J. Franklin paul, Chris Corbould

Best Sound

for the movie slumdog millionaire
Assigned to
Ian Tapp, Richard Pryke, Resul Pookutty

nominations for the movie :

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Assigned to
David Parker, Ren Klyce, Michael Semanick, Mark Weingarten

The Dark Knight
Assigned to
Ed Novick, Gary A. Rizzo, Lora Hirschberg

wall-e
Assigned to
Michael Semanick, Ben Burtt, Tom Myers

Wanted
Assigned to
Chris Jenkins, Frank A. Montano, Petr Forejt

Best Makeup and Hairstyling

for the movie The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Assigned to
Greg Cannom

nominations for the movie :

The Dark Knight
Assigned to
John Caglione jr., Conor O'sullivan

poster del film Hellboy 2 - The Golden Army

Hellboy 2 - The Golden Army
Assigned to
Mike Elizalde, Thomas Floutz

Best Original Song

for the movie slumdog millionaire

nominations for the movie :

slumdog millionaire

wall-e

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Academy Award 2009 (february 22, 2009)

the academy award is the most prestigious and oldest film award, awarded since 1929 by the academy of motion picture arts and sciences (ampas), an honorary professional organization made up of people who have worked in the world of cinema.

Edition number 81 of the event; awards assigned: