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81st Annual Academy Awards®

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Winners announced on Sunday, February 22nd.

Best Motion Picture of the Year

WINNER

The Millionaire (2008): Christian Colson

Other Nominees:

Il curioso caso di Benjamin Button (2008): Ceán Chaffin, Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall

Frost/Nixon - Il duello (2008): Brian Grazer, Ron Howard, Eric Fellner

Milk (2008/I): Bruce Cohen, Dan Jinks

The Reader - A voce alta (2008): Anthony Minghella, Sydney Pollack, Donna Gigliotti, Redmond Morris

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role

WINNER

Sean Penn for Milk (2008/I)

Other Nominees:

Richard Jenkins for L'ospite inatteso (2007/I)

Frank Langella for Frost/Nixon - Il duello (2008)

Brad Pitt for Il curioso caso di Benjamin Button (2008)

Mickey Rourke for The Wrestler (2008)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role

WINNER

Kate Winslet for The Reader - A voce alta (2008)

Other Nominees:

Anne Hathaway for Rachel sta per sposarsi (2008)

Angelina Jolie for Changeling (2008)

Melissa Leo for Frozen river - Fiume di ghiaccio (2008)

Meryl Streep for Il dubbio (2008/I)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role

WINNER

Heath Ledger for Il cavaliere oscuro (2008)

Other Nominees:

Josh Brolin for Milk (2008/I)

Robert Downey Jr. for Tropic Thunder - Unisciti a loro (2008)

Philip Seymour Hoffman for Il dubbio (2008/I)

Michael Shannon for Revolutionary Road (2008)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role

WINNER

Penélope Cruz for Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008)

Other Nominees:

Amy Adams for Il dubbio (2008/I)

Viola Davis for Il dubbio (2008/I)

Taraji P. Henson for Il curioso caso di Benjamin Button (2008)

Marisa Tomei for The Wrestler (2008)

Best Achievement in Directing

WINNER

Danny Boyle for The Millionaire (2008)

Other Nominees:

Stephen Daldry for The Reader - A voce alta (2008)

David Fincher for Il curioso caso di Benjamin Button (2008)

Ron Howard for Frost/Nixon - Il duello (2008)

Gus Van Sant for Milk (2008/I)

Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen

WINNER

Milk (2008/I): Dustin Lance Black

Other Nominees:

Frozen river - Fiume di ghiaccio (2008): Courtney Hunt

Happy Go Lucky - La felicità porta fortuna (2008): Mike Leigh

In Bruges - La coscienza dell'assassino (2008): Martin McDonagh

WALL·E (2008): Andrew Stanton, Pete Docter, Jim Reardon

Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published

WINNER

The Millionaire (2008): Simon Beaufoy

Other Nominees:

Il curioso caso di Benjamin Button (2008): Eric Roth, Robin Swicord

Il dubbio (2008/I): John Patrick Shanley

Frost/Nixon - Il duello (2008): Peter Morgan

The Reader - A voce alta (2008): David Hare

Best Achievement in Cinematography

WINNER

The Millionaire (2008): Anthony Dod Mantle

Other Nominees:

Changeling (2008): Tom Stern

Il curioso caso di Benjamin Button (2008): Claudio Miranda

Il cavaliere oscuro (2008): Wally Pfister

The Reader - A voce alta (2008): Roger Deakins, Chris Menges

Best Achievement in Editing

WINNER

The Millionaire (2008): Chris Dickens

Other Nominees:

Il curioso caso di Benjamin Button (2008): Angus Wall, Kirk Baxter

Il cavaliere oscuro (2008): Lee Smith

Frost/Nixon - Il duello (2008): Daniel P. Hanley, Mike Hill

Milk (2008/I): Elliot Graham

Best Achievement in Art Direction

WINNER

Il curioso caso di Benjamin Button (2008): Donald Graham Burt, Victor J. Zolfo

Other Nominees:

Changeling (2008): James J. Murakami, Gary Fettis

Il cavaliere oscuro (2008): Nathan Crowley, Peter Lando

La duchessa (2008): Michael Carlin, Rebecca Alleway

Revolutionary Road (2008): Kristi Zea, Debra Schutt

Best Achievement in Costume Design

WINNER

La duchessa (2008): Michael O'Connor

Other Nominees:

Australia (2008): Catherine Martin

Il curioso caso di Benjamin Button (2008): Jacqueline West

Milk (2008/I): Danny Glicker

Revolutionary Road (2008): Albert Wolsky

Best Achievement in Makeup

WINNER

Il curioso caso di Benjamin Button (2008): Greg Cannom

Other Nominees:

Il cavaliere oscuro (2008): John Caglione Jr., Conor O'Sullivan

Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008): Mike Elizalde, Thomas Floutz

Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Score

WINNER

The Millionaire (2008): A.R. Rahman

Other Nominees:

Il curioso caso di Benjamin Button (2008): Alexandre Desplat

Defiance - I giorni del coraggio (2008/I): James Newton Howard

Milk (2008/I): Danny Elfman

WALL·E (2008): Thomas Newman

Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Song

WINNER

The Millionaire (2008): A.R. Rahman, Gulzar("Jai Ho")

Other Nominees:

The Millionaire (2008): A.R. Rahman, Maya Arulpragasam("O Saya")

WALL·E (2008): Peter Gabriel, Thomas Newman("Down to Earth")

Best Achievement in Sound

WINNER

The Millionaire (2008): Ian Tapp, Richard Pryke, Resul Pookutty

Other Nominees:

Il curioso caso di Benjamin Button (2008): David Parker, Michael Semanick, Ren Klyce, Mark Weingarten

Il cavaliere oscuro (2008): Ed Novick, Lora Hirschberg, Gary Rizzo

WALL·E (2008): Tom Myers, Michael Semanick, Ben Burtt

Wanted - Scegli il tuo destino (2008): Chris Jenkins, Frank A. Montaño, Petr Forejt

Best Achievement in Sound Editing

WINNER

Il cavaliere oscuro (2008): Richard King

Other Nominees:

Iron Man (2008): Frank E. Eulner, Christopher Boyes

The Millionaire (2008): Tom Sayers

WALL·E (2008): Ben Burtt, Matthew Wood

Wanted - Scegli il tuo destino (2008): Wylie Stateman

Best Achievement in Visual Effects

WINNER

Il curioso caso di Benjamin Button (2008): Eric Barba, Steve Preeg, Burt Dalton, Craig Barron

Other Nominees:

Il cavaliere oscuro (2008): Nick Davis, Chris Corbould, Timothy Webber, Paul J. Franklin

Iron Man (2008): John Nelson, Ben Snow, Daniel Sudick, Shane Mahan

Best Animated Feature Film of the Year

WINNER

WALL·E (2008): Andrew Stanton

Other Nominees:

Bolt - Un eroe a quattro zampe (2008): Chris Williams, Byron Howard

Kung Fu Panda (2008): John Stevenson, Mark Osborne

Best Foreign Language Film of the Year

WINNER

Departures (2008)(Japan)

Other Nominees:

La banda Baader Meinhof (2008)(Germany)

La classe (2008)(France)

Revanche - Ti ucciderò (2008)(Austria)

Valzer con Bashir (2008)(Israel)

Best Documentary, Features

WINNER

Man on Wire (2008): James Marsh, Simon Chinn

Other Nominees:

The Betrayal - Nerakhoon (2008): Ellen Kuras, Thavisouk Phrasavath

Encounters at the End of the World (2007): Werner Herzog, Henry Kaiser

The Garden (2008/I): Scott Hamilton Kennedy

Trouble the Water (2008): Tia Lessin, Carl Deal

Best Documentary, Short Subjects

WINNER

Smile Pinki (2008): Megan Mylan

Other Nominees:

The Conscience of Nhem En (2008): Steven Okazaki

The Final Inch (2009): Irene Taylor Brodsky,

The Witness from the Balcony of Room 306 (2008): Adam Pertofsky, Margaret Hyde

Best Short Film, Animated

WINNER

Tsumiki no ie (2008): Kunio Katô

Other Nominees:

Ubornaya istoriya - lyubovnaya istoriya (2007): Konstantin Bronzit

Oktapodi (2007): Emud Mokhberi, Thierry Marchand

Presto (2008): Doug Sweetland

This Way Up (2008): Alan Smith, Adam Foulkes

Best Short Film, Live Action

WINNER

Spielzeugland (2007): Jochen Alexander Freydank

Other Nominees:

Auf der Strecke (2007): Reto Caffi

Manon sur le bitume (2007): Elizabeth Marre, Olivier Pont

New Boy (2007): Steph Green, Tamara Anghie

Grisen (2009): Tivi Magnusson, Dorthe Warnø Høgh