81st Academy Awards nominees and winners
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The nominees for the 81st Academy Awards were announced on January 22, 2009, at 5:38 a.m. PST (13:38 UTC) by Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences president Sid Ganis and Oscar-winning actor Forest Whitaker at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in the Academy's Beverly Hills headquarters. The winners were announced at the awards ceremony on February 22, 2009, at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, hosted by Hugh Jackman.[1]
Films that won multiple Oscars include: Slumdog Millionaire (8), The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (3), The Dark Knight (2), and Milk (2).
On February 7, 2009, in a ceremony at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, California, the Academy Awards for Technical Achievement were presented by host Jessica Biel.[2]
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[edit] Major awards
| Best Picture | Best Director |
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| Best Actor | Best Actress |
| Best Supporting Actor | Best Supporting Actress |
| Best Original Screenplay | Best Adapted Screenplay |
| Best Animated Feature | Best Foreign Language Film |
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[edit] Other awards
| Best Documentary Feature | Best Documentary Short |
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| Best Live Action Short | Best Animated Short |
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| Best Original Score | Best Original Song |
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| Best Sound Editing | Best Sound Mixing |
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| Best Art Direction | Best Cinematography |
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| Best Makeup | Best Costume Design |
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| Best Film Editing | Best Visual Effects |
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[edit] Honorary awards
[edit] Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award
[edit] Summary of awards and nominations by film
The following 15 films received multiple awards or nominations.
* - winner of the Academy Award for Best Picture, † - nominees for Best Picture
| Film | Awards | Nominations | Release Date | Total Gross | Notable Awards and Nominations |
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| Changeling | 0 | 3 | October 24, 2008 | $93,281,050 |
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| The Curious Case of Benjamin Button † | 3 | 13 | December 25, 2008 | $302,386,000 |
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| The Dark Knight | 2 | 8 | July 18, 2008 | $1,001,082,160 |
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| Doubt | 0 | 5 | December 12, 2008 | $44,477,063 |
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| The Duchess | 1 | 2 | September 19, 2008 | $39,781,721 | |
| Frost/Nixon † | 0 | 5 | December 5, 2008 | $23,661,728 |
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| Frozen River | 0 | 2 | August 1, 2008 | $3,753,863 | |
| Iron Man | 0 | 2 | May 2, 2008 | $582,030,528 |
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| Milk † | 2 | 8 | November 26, 2008 | $35,179,492 |
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| The Reader † | 1 | 5 | December 10, 2008 | $47,480,155 |
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| Revolutionary Road | 0 | 3 | December 26, 2008 | $63,815,779 | |
| Slumdog Millionaire * | 8 | 10 | November 12, 2008 | $213,378,320 |
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| WALL·E | 1 | 6 | June 27, 2008 | $534,150,913 |
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| Wanted | 0 | 2 | June 27, 2008 | $341,757,247 | |
| The Wrestler | 0 | 2 | December 17, 2008 | $27,128,739 |
Source: The value for each film's Total Gross is taken from http://boxofficemojo.com/, accessed on March 4, 2009.
[edit] Reactions
Reactions were diverse; some pronounced the Oscar nominations this year to be surprising, particularly at Kate Winslet's sole nomination for The Reader, and not for the expected film Revolutionary Road.[9] Nominations for Michael Shannon in Revolutionary Road and Viola Davis for Doubt were also met with surprise, as both have less than 10 minutes of screen time.[10] Further, one critic accused the Academy of snubbing WALL-E and The Dark Knight, both of which were considered contenders for Best Picture nominations.[11][12] After winning a Golden Globe for his song "The Wrestler", Bruce Springsteen was not nominated for Best Song as was widely expected.[13][14].
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "2009 Oscar scorecard". Los Angeles Times. 2009-02-22. http://theenvelope.latimes.com/news/env-2009-oscar-scorecard-html,0,1431595.htmlstory. Retrieved on 2009-02-22.
- ^ Sapa, AP (2008-02-10). "‘Geeks’ honoured at Sci-tech Oscars". Daily Dispatch Online. http://www.dispatch.co.za/article.aspx?id=292553. Retrieved on 2008-02-20.
- ^ "Trivia for Slumdog Millionaire (2008)". Internet Movie Database. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1010048/trivia. Retrieved on 2009-03-03.
- ^ http://www.awardspicks.com/blog/tag/slumdog-millionaire/
- ^ a b c "FILMS WITH 10 OR MORE NOMINATIONS". Academy Award Database. http://awardsdatabase.oscars.org/ampas_awards/help/helpMain.jsp?helpContentURL=statistics/indexStats.html. Retrieved on 2009-02-10.
- ^ Sara Wallis (23-01-2009). "Slumdog Millionaire's 10 Oscar nominations more than any Brit film in a DECADE". Daily Mirror. http://www.mirror.co.uk/celebs/news/2009/01/23/slumdog-millionaire-s-10-oscar-nominations-more-than-any-brit-film-in-a-decade-115875-21063284. Retrieved on 2009-02-10.
- ^ "Oscar nominations: Surprises and sure things". Entertainment Weekly. http://oscar-watch.ew.com/2009/01/oscar-nominat-1.html. Retrieved on 2009-02-26.
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- ^ Telegraph.co.uk
- ^ Variety - Oscar nominations
- ^ Bandyk, Matthew (2009-01-22), Academy Awards Controversy: Wall-E Gets Snubbed For Best Picture Oscar, U.S. News & World Report, http://www.usnews.com/blogs/risky-business/2009/01/22/academy-awards-controversy-wall-e-gets-snubbed-for-best-picture-oscar.html, retrieved on 2009-01-22
- ^ Academy accused of snubbing Dark Knight, Wall-E, ABC News, 2009-01-22, http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/01/23/2473002.htm?section=entertainment, retrieved on 2009-01-22
- ^ Lemire, Christy (2009-01-22), Oscar nomination surprises and snubs, Associated Press, http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5h8tqUOyriqN33MZXznfXDqRb4_xgD95SD6900, retrieved on 2009-02-09
- ^ Kreps, Daniel (2009-01-22), Oscars Snub Springsteen, Celebrate “Slumdog” As Nominations Are Announced, Rolling Stone, http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2009/01/22/oscars-snub-springsteen-celebrate-slumdog-as-nominations-are-announced/, retrieved on 2009-02-09
[edit] External links
- Oscar Nominees from official Academy Awards website
- BBC News | Entertainment | Oscar 2009: The Nominees
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