Slumdog becomes Millionaire

on Monday, February 23th, 2009, the winners of Academy Awards has been announced. and i'm quite happy ebcause of my favourite movie took 8 trophies out of 10 nomination, Slumdog Millionaire. yiha! because i'm a fan of the British director, Danny Boyle as well, since he directed Trainspotting, 28 Days Later, and Sunshine. and i'm very like his taste of the cinematography and score in every his movies. it's so Boyle! and no wonder that this time, he can brought those trophies.

so from Slumdog Millionaire its self, they already collected 4 awards from 4 nominations of Golden Globe (Best Director, Best Motion Picture, Best Original Score, and Best Screenplay) and 8 awards from10 nomination of Academy Awards (Best Cinematography, Best Director, Best Editing, Best Original Score, Best Original Song, Best Sound, Best Writing, and Best Motion Picture).

usually, i already watched some of movies that got the nominations on the Academy Awards, especially in the Best Motion Picture Category. but for this year, i just watched 2 movies out of 5 (Slumdog Millionaire and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button - click to check out my review). yeah, i just wait the 3 others to be release in my town, or in DVD.

so here's the full list of Academy Awards winners (taken from www.imdb.com)

Best Motion Picture of the Year

WINNER

Slumdog Millionaire (2008): Christian Colson

Other Nominees:

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008): Ceán Chaffin, Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall

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

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

The Reader (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 The Visitor (2007/I)

Frank Langella for Frost/Nixon (2008)

Brad Pitt for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)

Mickey Rourke for The Wrestler (2008)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role

WINNER

Kate Winslet for The Reader (2008)

Other Nominees:

Anne Hathaway for Rachel Getting Married (2008)

Angelina Jolie for Changeling (2008)

Melissa Leo for Frozen River (2008)

Meryl Streep for Doubt (2008/I)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role

WINNER

Heath Ledger for The Dark Knight (2008)

Other Nominees:

Josh Brolin for Milk (2008/I)

Robert Downey Jr. for Tropic Thunder (2008)

Philip Seymour Hoffman for Doubt (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 Doubt (2008/I)

Viola Davis for Doubt (2008/I)

Taraji P. Henson for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)

Marisa Tomei for The Wrestler (2008)

Best Achievement in Directing

WINNER

Danny Boyle for Slumdog Millionaire (2008)

Other Nominees:

Stephen Daldry for The Reader (2008)

David Fincher for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)

Ron Howard for Frost/Nixon (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 (2008): Courtney Hunt

Happy-Go-Lucky (2008): Mike Leigh

In Bruges (2008): Martin McDonagh

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

Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published

WINNER

Slumdog Millionaire (2008): Simon Beaufoy

Other Nominees:

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008): Eric Roth, Robin Swicord

Doubt (2008/I): John Patrick Shanley

Frost/Nixon (2008): Peter Morgan

The Reader (2008): David Hare

Best Achievement in Cinematography

WINNER

Slumdog Millionaire (2008): Anthony Dod Mantle

Other Nominees:

Changeling (2008): Tom Stern

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008): Claudio Miranda

The Dark Knight (2008): Wally Pfister

The Reader (2008): Roger Deakins, Chris Menges

Best Achievement in Editing

WINNER

Slumdog Millionaire (2008): Chris Dickens

Other Nominees:

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008): Angus Wall, Kirk Baxter

The Dark Knight (2008): Lee Smith

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

Milk (2008/I): Elliot Graham

Best Achievement in Art Direction

WINNER

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008): Donald Graham Burt, Victor J. Zolfo

Other Nominees:

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

The Dark Knight (2008): Nathan Crowley, Peter Lando

The Duchess (2008): Michael Carlin, Rebecca Alleway

Revolutionary Road (2008): Kristi Zea, Debra Schutt

Best Achievement in Costume Design

WINNER

The Duchess (2008): Michael O'Connor

Other Nominees:

Australia (2008): Catherine Martin

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008): Jacqueline West

Milk (2008/I): Danny Glicker

Revolutionary Road (2008): Albert Wolsky

Best Achievement in Makeup

WINNER

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008): Greg Cannom

Other Nominees:

The Dark Knight (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

Slumdog Millionaire (2008): A.R. Rahman

Other Nominees:

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008): Alexandre Desplat

Defiance (2008): James Newton Howard

Milk (2008/I): Danny Elfman

WALL·E (2008): Thomas Newman

Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Song

WINNER

Slumdog Millionaire (2008): A.R. Rahman, Sampooran Singh Gulzar("Jai Ho")

Other Nominees:

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

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

Best Achievement in Sound

WINNER

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

Other Nominees:

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008): David Parker, Michael Semanick, Ren Klyce, Mark Weingarten

The Dark Knight (2008): Ed Novick, Lora Hirschberg, Gary Rizzo

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

Wanted (2008): Chris Jenkins, Frank A. Montaño, Petr Forejt

Best Achievement in Sound Editing

WINNER

The Dark Knight (2008): Richard King

Other Nominees:

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

Slumdog Millionaire (2008): Tom Sayers

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

Wanted (2008): Wylie Stateman

Best Achievement in Visual Effects

WINNER

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008): Eric Barba, Steve Preeg, Burt Dalton, Craig Barron

Other Nominees:

The Dark Knight (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 (2008): Chris Williams, Byron Howard

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

Best Foreign Language Film of the Year

WINNER

Okuribito (2008)(Japan)

Other Nominees:

Der Baader Meinhof Komplex (2008)(Germany)

Entre les murs (2008)(France)

Revanche (2008)(Austria)

Vals Im 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, Tom Grant

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

Best Short Film, Animated

WINNER

Maison en petits cubes, La (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 (2008): Tivi Magnusson, Dorthe Warnø Høgh