Oscar Winners 2009 (Pictures, Video)

23 Feb

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The biggest movie event of the year – 81st Academy Awards held at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles is behind us. Slumdog Millionaire was named best picture, Kate Winslet took the best actress Oscar for her role in film The Reader while Sean Penn was named Best Actor for Milk. Heath Ledger was named Best Supporting Actor for The Dark Knight while Penélope Cruz took the award as Supporting Actress in Vicky Cristina Barcelona. “I’d be lying if I said I hadn’t made up some version of this speech. I was eight years old and I’d have been standing in front of the bathroom mirror, and this would have been a shampoo bottle. It’s not a shampoo bottle now!” , said Kate. Receiving his world-famous golden statuette, Penn said: “I did not expect this, and I know how hard I make it to appreciate me, often. Mickey Rourke rises again and he is my brother.” Penelope made part of her speech in Spanish and told the audience: “Has anybody ever fainted here? Because I may be the first one. I dreamed of this since I was a little girl. I dedicate this award to all those from Spain who feel this award as theirs. Also, to all the actors of my country. Thank you very much.”
See the complete list of Oscar winners!

Best film – Slumdog Millionaire

Best actor – Sean Penn, Milk

Best actress – Kate Winslet, The Reader

Best supporting actor – Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight

Best supporting actress – Penelope Cruz, Vicky Cristina Barcelona

Best director – Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire

Best foreign language film – Departures

Best adapted screenplay – Simon Beaufoy, Slumdog Millionaire

Best original screenplay – Dustin Lance Black, Milk

Best animated feature film – Wall-E

Art direction – The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Cinematography – Slumdog Millionaire