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2008 Academy Awards
The 2008 Academy Awards were presented on February 22, 2009, at the Kodak Theatre. All of the nominees are listed below; the Oscar winners are in bold.
| Best Picture
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The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
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Frost/Nixon
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Milk
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The Reader
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Slumdog Millionaire
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| Best Animated Picture
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Bolt
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Kung Fu Panda
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WALL-E
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| Actor in a Leading Role
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Richard Jenkins, The Visitor
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Frank Langella, Frost/Nixon
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Sean Penn, Milk
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Brad Pitt, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
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Mickey Rourke, The Wrestler
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| Actress in a Leading Role
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Anne Hathaway, Rachel Getting Married
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Angelina Jolie, Changeling
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Melissa Leo, Frozen River
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Meryl Streep, Doubt
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Kate Winslet, The Reader
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| Actor in a Supporting Role
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Josh Brolin, Milk
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Robert Downey Jr., Tropic Thunder
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Philip Seymour Hoffman, Doubt
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Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight
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Michael Shannon, Revolutionary Road
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| Actress in a Supporting Role
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Amy Adams, Doubt
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Penélope Cruz, Vicky Cristina Barcelona
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Viola Davis, Doubt
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Taraji P. Henson, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
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Marisa Tomei, The Wrestler
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| Directing
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David Fincher, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
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Ron Howard, Frost/Nixon
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Gus Van Sant, Milk
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Stephen Daldry, The Reader
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Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire
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| Writing
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| Original Screenplay
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Courtney Hunt, Frozen River
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Mike Leigh, Happy-Go-Lucky
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Martin McDonagh, In Bruges
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Dustin Lance Black, Milk
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Andrew Stanton, Jim Reardon, Original story by Andrew Stanton, Pete Docter, WALL-E
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| Adapted Screenplay
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Screenplay by Eric Roth, Screen story by Eric Roth and Robin Swicord, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
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John Patrick Shanley, Doubt
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Peter Morgan, Frost/Nixon
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David Hare, The Reader
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Simon Beaufoy, Slumdog Millionaire
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| Cinematography
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Tom Stern, Changeling
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Claudio Miranda, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
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Wally Pfister, The Dark Knight
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Chris Menges and Roger Deakins, The Reader
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Anthony Dod Mantle, Slumdog Millionaire
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| Art Direction
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Changeling, Art Direction: James J. Murakami, Set Decoration: Gary Fettis
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The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Art Direction: Donald Graham Burt, Set Decoration: Victor J. Zolfo
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The Dark Knight, Art Direction: Nathan Crowley, Set Decoration: Peter Lando
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The Duchess Art Direction: Michael Carlin, Set Decoration: Rebecca Alleway
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Revolutionary Road Art Direction: Kristi Zea, Set Decoration: Debra Schutt
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| Sound
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| Editing
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Richard King, The Dark Knight
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Frank Eulner and Christopher Boyes, Iron Man
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Glenn Freemantle and Tom Sayers, Slumdog Millionaire
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Ben Burtt and Matthew Wood, WALL-E
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Wylie Stateman, Wanted
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| Mixing
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David Parker, Michael Semanick, Ren Klyce and Mark Weingarten, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
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Lora Hirschberg, Gary Rizzo and Ed Novick, The Dark Knight
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Ian Tapp, Richard Pryke and Resul Pookutty, Slumdog Millionaire
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Tom Myers, Michael Semanick and Ben Burtt, WALL-E
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Chris Jenkins, Frank A. Montaño and Petr Forejt, Wanted
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| Music
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| Song
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"Down to Earth" from WALL-E; Music by Peter Gabriel and Thomas Newman, Lyric by Peter Gabriel
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"Jai Ho" from Slumdog Millionaire; Music by A.R. Rahman, Lyric by Gulzar
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"O Saya" from Slumdog Millionaire; Music and Lyric by A.R. Rahman and Maya
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| Original Score
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Alexandre Desplat, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
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James Newton Howard, Defiance
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Danny Elfman, Milk
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A.R. Rahman, Slumdog Millionaire
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Thomas Newman, WALL-E
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| Film Editing
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Kirk Baxter and Angus Wall, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
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Lee Smith, The Dark Knight
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Mike Hill and Dan Hanley, Frost/Nixon
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Elliot Graham, Milk
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Chris Dickens, Slumdog Millionaire
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| Costume Design
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Catherine Martin, Australia
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Jacqueline West, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
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Michael O'Connor, The Duchess
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Danny Glicker, Milk
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Albert Wolsky, Revolutionary Road
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| Makeup
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Greg Cannom, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
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John Caglione, Jr. and Conor O'Sullivan, The Dark Knight
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Mike Elizalde and Thom Floutz, Hellboy II: The Golden Army
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| Visual Effects
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Eric Barba, Steve Preeg, Burt Dalton and Craig Barron, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
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Nick Davis, Chris Corbould, Tim Webber and Paul Franklin, The Dark Knight
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John Nelson, Ben Snow, Dan Sudick and Shane Mahan, Iron Man
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| Short Films
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| Animated
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La Maison en Petits Cubes, Kunio Kato
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Lavatory-Lovestory, Konstantin Bronzit
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Oktapodi, Emud Mokhberi and Thierry Marchand
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Presto, Doug Sweetland
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This Way Up, Alan Smith and Adam Foulkes
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| Feature
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Auf der Strecke (On the Line), Reto Caffi
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Manon on the Asphalt, Elizabeth Marre and Olivier Pont
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New Boy, Steph Green and Tamara Anghie
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The Pig, Tivi Magnusson and Dorte Høgh
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Spielzeugland (Toyland), Jochen Alexander Freydank
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| Documentary
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| Short Subject
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The Conscience of Nhem En, Steven Okazaki
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The Final Inch, Irene Taylor Brodsky and Tom Grant
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Smile Pinki, Megan Mylan
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The Witness—From the Balcony of Room 306, Adam Pertofsky and Margaret Hyde
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| Feature
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The Betrayal (Nerakhoon), Ellen Kuras and Thavisouk Phrasavath
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| Encounters at the End of the World, Werner Herzog and Henry Kaiser
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The Garden, Scott Hamilton Kennedy
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Man on Wire, James Marsh and Simon Chinn
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Trouble the Water, Tia Lessin and Carl Deal
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| Foreign Language Film
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The Baader Meinhof Complex, Germany
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The Class, France
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Departures, Japan
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Revanche, Austria
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Waltz with Bashir, Israel
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