81st Academy Awards         OSCARS 2009

Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements were presented in February 2009 in Hollywood.  At JennyStar DVD Rentals, we have the winners and most of the nominated movies and will have others as soon as they are released on DVD.   Below is a list of all nominated movies.  The Winners are highlighted. 

Best motion picture of the year
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"  Available at JennyStar DVD Rentals, click here
"Frost/Nixon" Available at JennyStar DVD Rentals, click here
"Milk"  Available at JennyStar DVD Rental, click here
"The Reader"  Available at JennyStar DVD Rentals, click here
WINNER: "Slumdog Millionaire"   Available at JennyStar DVD Rentals, click here
Performance by an actor in a leading role
Richard Jenkins, "The Visitor"    Available at JennyStar DVD Rentals, click here
Frank Langella, "Frost/Nixon" Available at JennyStar DVD Rentals, click here
WINNER: Sean Penn, "Milk"  Available at JennyStar DVD Rentals, click here
Brad Pitt, "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"  Available at JennyStar DVD Rentals, click here
Mickey Rourke, "The Wrestler"  Available at JennyStar DVD Rentals, click here
Performance by an actor in a supporting role
Josh Brolin, "Milk" Available at JennyStar DVD Rentals, click here
Robert Downey Jr., "Tropic Thunder"  Available at JennyStar DVD Rentals, click here
Philip Seymour Hoffman, "Doubt" Available at JennyStar DVD Rentals, click here
WINNER: Heath Ledger, "The Dark Knight"  Available at JennyStar DVD Rentals, click here
Michael Shannon, "Revolutionary Road" Available at to JennyStar DVD Rentals, click here
Performance by an actress in a leading role
Anne Hathaway, "Rachel Getting Married"
Angelina Jolie, "Changeling"    Available at JennyStar DVD Rentals, click here
Melissa Leo, "Frozen River"    Available at JennyStar DVD Rentals, click here
Meryl Streep, "Doubt" Available at JennyStar DVD Rentals, click here
WINNER: Kate Winslet, "The Reader"   Available at JennyStar DVD Rentals, click here
Performance by an actress in a supporting role
Amy Adams, "Doubt" Available at JennyStar DVD Rentals, click here
WINNER: Penelope Cruz, "Vicky Cristina Barcelona"  Available at JennyStar DVD Rentals, click here
Viola Davis, "Doubt" Available at JennyStar DVD Rentals, click here
Taraji P. Henson, "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"  Available at JennyStar DVD Rentals, click here
Marisa Tomei, "The Wrestler" Available at JennyStar DVD Rentals, click here
Best animated feature film of the year
"Bolt"  Available at JennyStar DVD Rentals, click here
"Kung Fu Panda"   Available at JennyStar DVD Rentals, click here
WINNER: "WALL-E"   Available at JennyStar DVD Rentals, click here
Achievement in art direction
"Changeling," James J. Murakami; set decoration: Gary Fettis   Available at JennyStar DVD Rentals, click here
WINNER: "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," Donald Graham Burt; set decoration: Victor J. Zolfo  Available at JennyStar DVD Rentals, click here
"The Dark Knight," Nathan Crowley; set decoration: Peter Lando  Available at JennyStar DVD Rentals, click here
"The Duchess," Michael Carlin; set decoration: Rebecca Alleway  Available at JennyStar DVD Rentals, click here
"Revolutionary Road," Kristi Zea; set decoration: Debra Schutt Available at JennyStar DVD Rentals, click here
Achievement in cinematography
"Changeling," Tom Stern  Available at JennyStar DVD Rentals, click here
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," Claudio Miranda Available at JennyStar DVD Rentals, click here
"The Dark Knight," Wally Pfister   Available at JennyStar DVD Rentals, click here
"The Reader," Chris Menges and Roger Deakins Available at JennyStar DVD Rentals, click here
WINNER: "Slumdog Millionaire," Anthony Dod Mantle   Available at JennyStar DVD Rentals, click here
Achievement in costume design
"Australia," Catherine Martin Available at JennyStar DVD Rentals, click here
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," Jacqueline West Available at JennyStar DVD Rentals, click here
WINNER: "The Duchess," Michael O'Connor   Available at JennyStar DVD Rentals, click here
"Milk," Danny Glicker Available at JennyStar DVD Rentals, click here
"Revolutionary Road," Albert Wolsky Available at JennyStar DVD Rentals, click here
Achievement in directing
WINNER: Danny Boyle, "Slumdog Millionaire" Available at JennyStar DVD Rentals, click here
Stephen Daldry, "The Reader"   Available at JennyStar DVD Rentals, click here
David Fincher, "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" Available at JennyStar DVD Rentals, click here
Ron Howard, "Frost/Nixon" Available at JennyStar DVD Rentals, click here
Gus Van Sant, "Milk" Available at JennyStar DVD Rentals, click here
Best documentary feature
"The Betrayal (Nerakhoon)"
"Encounters at the End of the World"
"The Garden"
WINNER: "Man on Wire"
"Trouble the Water"
Best documentary short subject
"The Conscience of Nhem En"
"The Final Inch"
WINNER: "Smile Pinki"
"The Witness -- From the Balcony of Room 306"
Achievement in film editing
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," Kirk Baxter and Angus Wall Available at JennyStar DVD Rentals, click here
"The Dark Knight," Lee Smith  Available at JennyStar DVD Rentals, click here
"Frost/Nixon," Mike Hill and Dan Hanley Available at JennyStar DVD Rentals, click here
"Milk," Elliot Graham Available at JennyStar DVD Rentals, click here
WINNER: "Slumdog Millionaire," Chris Dickens Available at JennyStar DVD Rentals, click here
Best foreign language film of the year
"The Baader Meinhof Complex," Germany
"The Class," France
WINNER: "Departures," Japan   Available at JennyStar DVD Rentals, click here
"Revanche," Austria
"Waltz with Bashir," Israel
Achievement in makeup
WINNER: "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," Greg Cannom Available at JennyStar DVD Rentals, click here
"The Dark Knight," John Caglione Jr. and Conor O'Sullivan  Available at JennyStar DVD Rentals, click here
"Hellboy II: The Golden Army," Mike Elizalde and Thom Floutz  Available at JennyStar DVD Rentals, click here
Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score)
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," Alexandre Desplat Available at JennyStar DVD Rentals, click here
"Defiance," James Newton Howard  Available at JennyStar DVD Rentals, click here
"Milk," Danny Elfman Available at JennyStar DVD Rental, click here
WINNER: "Slumdog Millionaire," A.R. Rahman Available at JennyStar DVD Rentals, click here
"WALL-E," Thomas Newman   Available at JennyStar DVD Rentals, click here
Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original song)
"Down to Earth" from "WALL-E," music by Peter Gabriel and Thomas Newman, lyrics by Peter Gabriel  Available at JennyStar DVD Rentals, click here
WINNER: "Jai Ho" from "Slumdog Millionaire," music by A.R. Rahman, lyrics by Gulzar Available at JennyStar DVD Rentals, click here
"O Saya" from "Slumdog Millionaire," music and lyrics by A.R. Rahman and Maya Arulpragasam  Available at JennyStar DVD Rentals, click here
Achievement in sound editing
WINNER: "The Dark Knight," Richard King   Available at JennyStar DVD Rentals, click here
"Iron Man," Frank Eulner and Christopher Boyes  Available at JennyStar DVD Rentals, click here
"Slumdog Millionaire," Glenn Freemantle and Tom Sayers Available at JennyStar DVD Rentals, click here
"WALL-E," Ben Burtt and Matthew Wood   Available at JennyStar DVD Rentals, click here
"Wanted," Wylie Stateman  Available at JennyStar DVD Rentals, click here
Achievement in sound mixing
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," David Parker, Michael Semanick, Ren Klyce and Mark Weingarten Available at JennyStar DVD Rentals, click here
"The Dark Knight," Lora Hirschberg, Gary Rizzo and Ed Novick  Available at JennyStar DVD Rentals, click here
WINNER: "Slumdog Millionaire," Ian Tapp, Richard Pryke and Resul Pookutty Available at JennyStar DVD Rentals, click here
"WALL-E," Tom Myers, Michael Semanick and Ben Burtt   Available at JennyStar DVD Rentals, click here
"Wanted," Chris Jenkins, Frank A. Montaņo and Petr Forejt  Available at JennyStar DVD Rentals, click here
Achievement in visual effects
WINNER: "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," Eric Barba, Steve Preeg, Burt Dalton and Craig Barron Available at JennyStar DVD Rentals, click here
"The Dark Knight," Nick Davis, Chris Corbould, Tim Webber and Paul Franklin  Available at JennyStar DVD Rentals, click here
"Iron Man," John Nelson, Ben Snow, Dan Sudick and Shane Mahan  Available at JennyStar DVD Rentals, click here
Adapted screenplay
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," screenplay by Eric Roth, screen story by Eric Roth and Robin Swicord Available at JennyStar DVD Rentals, click here
"Doubt," written by John Patrick Shanley Available at JennyStar DVD Rentals, click here
"Frost/Nixon," screenplay by Peter Morgan Available at JennyStar DVD Rentals, click here
"The Reader," screenplay by David Hare Available at JennyStar DVD Rentals, click here
WINNER: "Slumdog Millionaire," screenplay by Simon Beaufoy Available at JennyStar DVD Rentals, click here
Original screenplay
"Frozen River," written by Courtney Hunt   Available at JennyStar DVD Rentals, click here
"Happy-Go-Lucky," written by Mike Leigh Available at JennyStar DVD Rentals, click here
"In Bruges," written by Martin McDonagh   Available at JennyStar DVD Rentals, click here
WINNER: "Milk," written by Dustin Lance Black    Available at JennyStar DVD Rentals, click here
"WALL-E," screenplay by Andrew Stanton, Jim Reardon; original story by Andrew Stanton, Pete Docter  Available at JennyStar DVD Rentals, click here
 

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