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* [[Robin Roberts (sportscaster)|Robin Roberts]]<ref>{{cite web|last=Eng |first=Joyce |title=Tim Gunn, Robin Roberts to Host ABC Oscar Pre-Show |url=https://variety.com/2009/film/news/tim-gunn-to-host-oscar-red-carpet-1118000052/ |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |publisher=[[Penske Media Corporation]] |access-date=June 5, 2013 |date=February 11, 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402212908/http://variety.com/2009/film/news/tim-gunn-to-host-oscar-red-carpet-1118000052/ |archive-date=April 2, 2015 }}</ref>
* [[Robin Roberts (sportscaster)|Robin Roberts]]<ref>{{cite web|last=Eng |first=Joyce |title=Tim Gunn, Robin Roberts to Host ABC Oscar Pre-Show |url=https://variety.com/2009/film/news/tim-gunn-to-host-oscar-red-carpet-1118000052/ |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |publisher=[[Penske Media Corporation]] |access-date=June 5, 2013 |date=February 11, 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402212908/http://variety.com/2009/film/news/tim-gunn-to-host-oscar-red-carpet-1118000052/ |archive-date=April 2, 2015 }}</ref>
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| host            = [[Hugh Jackman]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2008-12-13/news/van13backstage_1_hugh-jackman-nigel-lythgoe-abdul |title=Hugh Jackman is tapped to host Oscars telecast |last=Moore |first=Roger |author2=Hal Boedeker |author3=Dewyane Bevil |date=December 13, 2008 |work=[[Orlando Sentinel]] |publisher=[[Tribune Publishing]] |access-date=June 5, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131030132758/http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2008-12-13/news/van13backstage_1_hugh-jackman-nigel-lythgoe-abdul |archive-date=October 30, 2013 }}</ref>
| host            = [[Hugh Jackman]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2008/12/13/hugh-jackman-is-tapped-to-host-oscars-telecast/ |title=Hugh Jackman is tapped to host Oscars telecast |last=Moore |first=Roger |author2=Hal Boedeker |author3=Dewyane Bevil |date=December 13, 2008 |work=[[Orlando Sentinel]] |publisher=[[Tribune Publishing]] |access-date=June 5, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131030132758/http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2008-12-13/news/van13backstage_1_hugh-jackman-nigel-lythgoe-abdul |archive-date=October 30, 2013 }}</ref>
| producer        = [[Bill Condon]]<br />[[Laurence Mark]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/television/2008-09-24-3397363266_x.htm |title=Oscars tap Mark, Condon to oversee telecast |last=Cohen |first=Sandy |date=September 24, 2008 |work=[[USA Today]] |publisher=[[Gannett Company]] |access-date=June 5, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131101062428/http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/television/2008-09-24-3397363266_x.htm |archive-date=November 1, 2013 }}</ref>
| producer        = [[Bill Condon]]<br />[[Laurence Mark]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/television/2008-09-24-3397363266_x.htm |title=Oscars tap Mark, Condon to oversee telecast |last=Cohen |first=Sandy |date=September 24, 2008 |work=[[USA Today]] |publisher=[[Gannett Company]] |access-date=June 5, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131101062428/http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/television/2008-09-24-3397363266_x.htm |archive-date=November 1, 2013 }}</ref>
| director        = [[Roger Goodman (director)|Roger Goodman]]<ref name="Oscar Producers">{{cite news|url=http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2008/08.10.24.html |title=Roger Goodman Named Director for 81st Academy Awards |work=[[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]] |publisher=AMPAS |date=October 24, 2008 |access-date=January 2, 2009 |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/5mqpywqEK?url=http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2008/08.10.24.html |archive-date=January 17, 2010 |url-status=live |df=mdy}}</ref>
| director        = [[Roger Goodman (director)|Roger Goodman]]<ref name="Oscar Producers">{{cite news|url=http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2008/08.10.24.html |title=Roger Goodman Named Director for 81st Academy Awards |work=[[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]] |publisher=AMPAS |date=October 24, 2008 |access-date=January 2, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100309203058/http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2008/08.10.24.html |archive-date=March 9, 2010 |url-status=live |df=mdy}}</ref>
| best_picture    = ''[[Slumdog Millionaire]]''
| best_picture    = ''[[Slumdog Millionaire]]''
| most_wins        = ''Slumdog Millionaire'' (8)
| most_wins        = ''Slumdog Millionaire'' (8)
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The '''81st Academy Awards''' ceremony, presented by the [[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]] (AMPAS), honored the best [[2008 in film|films of 2008]] and took place on February 22, 2009, at the [[Kodak Theatre]] in [[Hollywood]], [[Los Angeles]] beginning at 5:30&nbsp;p.m. [[Pacific Time Zone|PST]] / 8:30&nbsp;p.m. [[Eastern Time Zone|EST]]. During the ceremony, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences presented [[Academy Awards]] (commonly referred to as Oscars) in 24 categories. The ceremony was televised in the United States by [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]], and was produced by [[Bill Condon]] and [[Laurence Mark]] and directed by [[Roger Goodman (director)|Roger Goodman]]. Actor [[Hugh Jackman]] hosted the show for the first time.<ref>{{cite news|last=Vena |first=Joyce |title=Hugh Jackman Will Host The 2009 Oscars, Academy Confirms |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1601239/hugh-jackman-will-host-2009-oscars-academy-confirms.jhtml |work=[[MTV]] |publisher=[[Viacom Media Networks]] |date=December 12, 2008 |access-date=June 5, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131020094212/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1601239/hugh-jackman-will-host-2009-oscars-academy-confirms.jhtml |archive-date=October 20, 2013 }}</ref> Two weeks earlier in a ceremony at the [[Beverly Wilshire Hotel]] in [[Beverly Hills, California]] held on February 7, the [[Academy Award for Technical Achievement|Academy Awards for Technical Achievement]] were presented by host [[Jessica Biel]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://goldderby.latimes.com/awards_goldderby/2009/02/jessica-biel-em.html |last=O'Neil |first=Tom |title=Jessica Biel emcees sci-tech Oscars |date=February 3, 2009 |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |access-date=June 5, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130308074209/http://goldderby.latimes.com/awards_goldderby/2009/02/jessica-biel-em.html |archive-date=March 8, 2013 }}</ref>
The '''81st Academy Awards''' ceremony, presented by the [[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]] (AMPAS), honored the best [[2008 in film|films of 2008]] and took place on February 22, 2009, at the [[Kodak Theatre]] in [[Hollywood, Los Angeles]], beginning at 5:30&nbsp;p.m. [[Pacific Time Zone|PST]] / 8:30&nbsp;p.m. [[Eastern Time Zone|EST]]. During the ceremony, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences presented [[Academy Awards]] (commonly referred to as Oscars) in 24 categories. The ceremony was televised in the United States by [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]], and was produced by [[Bill Condon]] and [[Laurence Mark]] and directed by [[Roger Goodman (director)|Roger Goodman]]. [[Hugh Jackman]] hosted the show for the first time.<ref>{{cite news|last=Vena |first=Joyce |title=Hugh Jackman Will Host The 2009 Oscars, Academy Confirms |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1601239/hugh-jackman-will-host-2009-oscars-academy-confirms.jhtml |work=[[MTV]] |publisher=[[Viacom Media Networks]] |date=December 12, 2008 |access-date=June 5, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131020094212/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1601239/hugh-jackman-will-host-2009-oscars-academy-confirms.jhtml |archive-date=October 20, 2013 }}</ref> Two weeks earlier in a ceremony at the [[Beverly Wilshire Hotel]] in [[Beverly Hills, California]] held on February 7, the [[Academy Award for Technical Achievement|Academy Awards for Technical Achievement]] were presented by host [[Jessica Biel]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://goldderby.latimes.com/awards_goldderby/2009/02/jessica-biel-em.html |last=O'Neil |first=Tom |title=Jessica Biel emcees sci-tech Oscars |date=February 3, 2009 |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |access-date=June 5, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130308074209/http://goldderby.latimes.com/awards_goldderby/2009/02/jessica-biel-em.html |archive-date=March 8, 2013 }}</ref>


''[[Slumdog Millionaire]]'' won eight awards, including [[Academy Award for Best Picture|Best Picture]].<ref>{{cite news|title='Slumdog' makes history, sweeps Oscars |work=[[CNN]] |publisher=[[Time Warner]] |date=February 22, 2009 |url=http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Movies/02/23/oscar.night/ |access-date=June 6, 2013 |last=Leopold |first=Todd |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131015063253/http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Movies/02/23/oscar.night/ |archive-date=October 15, 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://articles.latimes.com/2009/feb/23/entertainment/et-oscar23 |last=Horn |first=John |title='Slumdog' strikes it rich with 8 Oscar wins |date=February 23, 2009 |work=Los Angeles Times |access-date=June 6, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131022133308/http://articles.latimes.com/2009/feb/23/entertainment/et-oscar23 |archive-date=October 22, 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Vancheri |first=Barbara |title=Top Dog: Passage to India proves golden for Mumbai fairy tale |url=http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/life/seen/top-dog-passage-to-india-proves-golden-for-mumbai-fairy-tale-331143/ |work=[[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]] |publisher=[[Block Communications]] |access-date=June 6, 2013 |date=February 23, 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014163048/http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/life/seen/top-dog-passage-to-india-proves-golden-for-mumbai-fairy-tale-331143/ |archive-date=October 14, 2013 }}</ref> Other winners included ''[[The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (film)|The Curious Case of Benjamin Button]]'' with three awards, ''[[The Dark Knight (film)|The Dark Knight]]'' and ''[[Milk (2008 American film)|Milk]]'' with two, and ''[[Departures (2008 film)|Departures]]'', ''[[The Duchess (film)|The Duchess]]'', ''[[La Maison en Petits Cubes]]'', ''[[Man on Wire]]'', ''[[The Reader (2008 film)|The Reader]]'', ''[[Smile Pinki]]'', ''[[Toyland (film)|Toyland]]'', ''[[Vicky Cristina Barcelona]]'', and ''[[WALL-E]]'' with one. The telecast garnered almost 37 million viewers in the United States.
''[[Slumdog Millionaire]]'' won eight awards, including [[Academy Award for Best Picture|Best Picture]].<ref>{{cite news|title='Slumdog' makes history, sweeps Oscars |work=[[CNN]] |publisher=[[Time Warner]] |date=February 22, 2009 |url=http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Movies/02/23/oscar.night/ |access-date=June 6, 2013 |last=Leopold |first=Todd |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131015063253/http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Movies/02/23/oscar.night/ |archive-date=October 15, 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2009-feb-23-et-oscar23-story.html |last=Horn |first=John |title='Slumdog' strikes it rich with 8 Oscar wins |date=February 23, 2009 |work=Los Angeles Times |access-date=June 6, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131022133308/http://articles.latimes.com/2009/feb/23/entertainment/et-oscar23 |archive-date=October 22, 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Vancheri |first=Barbara |title=Top Dog: Passage to India proves golden for Mumbai fairy tale |url=http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/life/seen/top-dog-passage-to-india-proves-golden-for-mumbai-fairy-tale-331143/ |work=[[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]] |publisher=[[Block Communications]] |access-date=June 6, 2013 |date=February 23, 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014163048/http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/life/seen/top-dog-passage-to-india-proves-golden-for-mumbai-fairy-tale-331143/ |archive-date=October 14, 2013 }}</ref> Other winners included ''[[The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (film)|The Curious Case of Benjamin Button]]'' with three awards, ''[[The Dark Knight]]'' and ''[[Milk (2008 American film)|Milk]]'' with two, and ''[[Departures (2008 film)|Departures]]'', ''[[The Duchess (film)|The Duchess]]'', ''[[La Maison en Petits Cubes]]'', ''[[Man on Wire]]'', ''[[The Reader (2008 film)|The Reader]]'', ''[[Smile Pinki]]'', ''[[Toyland (film)|Toyland]]'', ''[[Vicky Cristina Barcelona]]'', and ''[[WALL-E]]'' with one. The telecast garnered almost 37 million viewers in the United States.


==Winners and nominees==
==Winners and nominees==
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[[File:Cast "Slumdog Millionaire".JPG|thumb|left|300px|The ''Slumdog Millionaire'' team at the 81st Academy Awards]]
[[File:Cast "Slumdog Millionaire".JPG|thumb|left|300px|The ''[[Slumdog Millionaire]]'' team at the 81st Academy Awards]]


The nominees for the 81st Academy Awards were announced on January 22, 2009, at 5:38&nbsp;p.m. [[Pacific Time Zone|PST]] (13:38 [[Universal Time Coordinated|UTC]]) at the [[Samuel Goldwyn Theater]] in [[Beverly Hills, California]], by [[Sid Ganis]], president of the Academy, and the actor [[Forest Whitaker]].<ref name="ForestWhitaker2009">{{cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2009/20090120.html |title=Forest Whitaker to Join Academy President Sid Ganis for Oscar Nominations |date=January 20, 2009 |work=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |access-date=January 21, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090123235205/http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2009/20090120.html |archive-date=January 23, 2009 |url-status=live |df=mdy}}</ref> ''[[The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (film)|The Curious Case of Benjamin Button]]'' received the most nominations with thirteen (the ninth film to garner that many nominations); ''[[Slumdog Millionaire]]'' came in second with ten.<ref name="ForestWhitaker2009" /><ref name="Oscar facts and figures">{{cite news|url=http://goldderby.latimes.com/awards_goldderby/2009/01/oscar-nominat-1.html |title=Oscar nominations: Fascinating facts, figures and milestones |last=O'Neil |first=Tom |date=January 22, 2009 |work=Los Angeles Times |access-date=June 5, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004233055/http://goldderby.latimes.com/awards_goldderby/2009/01/oscar-nominat-1.html |archive-date=October 4, 2013 }}</ref>
The nominees for the 81st Academy Awards were announced on January 22, 2009, at 5:38&nbsp;p.m. [[Pacific Time Zone|PST]] (13:38 [[Universal Time Coordinated|UTC]]) at the [[Samuel Goldwyn Theater]] in [[Beverly Hills, California]], by [[Sid Ganis]], president of the Academy, and the actor [[Forest Whitaker]].<ref name="ForestWhitaker2009">{{cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2009/20090120.html |title=Forest Whitaker to Join Academy President Sid Ganis for Oscar Nominations |date=January 20, 2009 |work=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |access-date=January 21, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090123235205/http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2009/20090120.html |archive-date=January 23, 2009 |url-status=live |df=mdy}}</ref> ''[[The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (film)|The Curious Case of Benjamin Button]]'' received the most nominations with thirteen (the ninth film to garner that many nominations); ''[[Slumdog Millionaire]]'' came in second with ten.<ref name="ForestWhitaker2009" /><ref name="Oscar facts and figures">{{cite news|url=http://goldderby.latimes.com/awards_goldderby/2009/01/oscar-nominat-1.html |title=Oscar nominations: Fascinating facts, figures and milestones |last=O'Neil |first=Tom |date=January 22, 2009 |work=Los Angeles Times |access-date=June 5, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004233055/http://goldderby.latimes.com/awards_goldderby/2009/01/oscar-nominat-1.html |archive-date=October 4, 2013 }}</ref> This would be the fifth year that all five best picture nominee were also nominated for [[Academy Award for Best Director|best director]], it would also be the last [[82nd Academy Awards|due to the academy extending the number of best picture nominees from five to ten for the following ceremonies]].


The winners were announced during the awards ceremony on February 22, 2009.<ref>{{cite news|title=Academy Award winners and nominees |publisher=Time Warner |work=CNN |date=February 22, 2009 |url=http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Movies/02/22/oscar.nominees.full.list/index.html |access-date=February 22, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090224130935/http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Movies/02/22/oscar.nominees.full.list/index.html |archive-date=February 24, 2009 |url-status=live |df=mdy}}</ref> ''Slumdog Millionaire'' was the eleventh film to win Best Picture without any acting nominations.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/news/2009-oscar-predictions-1003134.aspx |title=Oscars: Who Will Win and Who Will Surprise? |first=Joyce |last=Eng |date=February 20, 2009 |work=TV Guide |access-date=May 24, 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090525055216/http://www.tvguide.com/News/2009-Oscar-Predictions-1003134.aspx |archive-date=May 25, 2009 }}</ref> [[Sean Penn]] became the ninth person to win Best Lead Actor twice.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://goldderby.latimes.com/awards_goldderby/2009/02/oscar-news-411.html |title=Sean Penn is the ninth actor to win two lead Oscars |last=O'Neil |first=Tom |date=February 23, 2009 |work=Los Angeles Times |access-date=June 6, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130308055511/http://goldderby.latimes.com/awards_goldderby/2009/02/oscar-news-411.html |archive-date=March 8, 2013 }}</ref> Best Supporting Actor winner [[Heath Ledger]] became the second performer to win a posthumous acting Oscar. The first actor to receive this distinction was [[Peter Finch]] who posthumously won Best Actor for ''[[Network (1976 film)|Network]]'' two months after his death in January 1977.<ref name="Heath Ledger Oscar">{{cite news|url=http://theenvelope.latimes.com/awards/oscars/la-et-oscarledger23-2009feb23,0,5458027.story |title=For Heath Ledger, a bittersweet salute |last=Johnson |first=Reed |date=February 23, 2009 |work=Los Angeles Times |access-date=June 5, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130607051737/http://theenvelope.latimes.com/awards/oscars/la-et-oscarledger23-2009feb23%2C0%2C5458027.story |archive-date=June 7, 2013 }}</ref> With its six nominations, ''[[WALL-E]]'' tied with 1991's ''[[Beauty and the Beast (1991 film)|Beauty and the Beast]]'' as the most nominated animated film in Oscar history.<ref name="Oscar facts and figures"/>
The winners were announced during the awards ceremony on February 22, 2009.<ref>{{cite news|title=Academy Award winners and nominees |publisher=Time Warner |work=CNN |date=February 22, 2009 |url=http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Movies/02/22/oscar.nominees.full.list/index.html |access-date=February 22, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090224130935/http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Movies/02/22/oscar.nominees.full.list/index.html |archive-date=February 24, 2009 |url-status=live |df=mdy}}</ref> ''Slumdog Millionaire'' was the eleventh film to win Best Picture without any acting nominations.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/news/2009-oscar-predictions-1003134.aspx |title=Oscars: Who Will Win and Who Will Surprise? |first=Joyce |last=Eng |date=February 20, 2009 |work=TV Guide |access-date=May 24, 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090525055216/http://www.tvguide.com/News/2009-Oscar-Predictions-1003134.aspx |archive-date=May 25, 2009 }}</ref> [[Sean Penn]] became the ninth person to win Best Lead Actor twice.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://goldderby.latimes.com/awards_goldderby/2009/02/oscar-news-411.html |title=Sean Penn is the ninth actor to win two lead Oscars |last=O'Neil |first=Tom |date=February 23, 2009 |work=Los Angeles Times |access-date=June 6, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130308055511/http://goldderby.latimes.com/awards_goldderby/2009/02/oscar-news-411.html |archive-date=March 8, 2013 }}</ref> Best Supporting Actor winner [[Heath Ledger]] became the [[List of posthumous Academy Award winners and nominees|second performer to win a posthumous acting Oscar]]. The first actor to receive this distinction was [[Peter Finch]], who posthumously won Best Actor for ''[[Network (1976 film)|Network]]'' two months after his death in January 1977.<ref name="Heath Ledger Oscar">{{cite news|last=Johnson|first=Reed|date=February 23, 2009|title=For Heath Ledger, a bittersweet salute|work=Los Angeles Times|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2009-feb-23-et-oscarledger23-story.html|url-status=live|access-date=Feb 3, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130607051737/http://theenvelope.latimes.com/awards/oscars/la-et-oscarledger23-2009feb23%2C0%2C5458027.story|archive-date=June 7, 2013}}</ref> Coincidentally, both actors were the [[List of Australian Academy Award winners and nominees|first native Australians to win Oscars in their respective categories]]. With its six nominations, ''[[WALL-E|WALL•E]]'' tied with 1991's ''[[Beauty and the Beast (1991 film)|Beauty and the Beast]]'' as the most nominated animated film in Oscar history.<ref name="Oscar facts and figures"/>


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===Awards===
===Awards===
[[File:Danny Boyle Red Carpet T2 Trainspotting Berlinale 2017 02.jpg|thumb|right|150px|[[Danny Boyle]], Best Director winner|alt=Photo of Danny Boyle in 2017.]]
[[File:Danny Boyle Red Carpet T2 Trainspotting Berlinale 2017 02.jpg|thumb|right|150px|[[Danny Boyle]], Best Director winner|alt=Photo of Danny Boyle at the 2017 Berlin International Film Festival.]]
[[File:SeanPennAAFeb09.jpg|thumb|right|150px|[[Sean Penn]], Best Actor winner|alt=Photo of Sean Penn in 2009.]]
[[File:Superpower (2023)-60523 (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|150px|[[Sean Penn]], Best Actor winner|alt=Photo of Sean Penn at the 2023 Berlin International Film Festival.]]
[[File:Mountain Between Us 08 (36835900520) (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|150px|[[Kate Winslet]], Best Actress winner|alt=Photo of Kate Winslet in 2017.]]
[[File:KateWinslet (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|150px|[[Kate Winslet]], Best Actress winner|alt=Photo of Kate Winslet in 2025.]]
[[File:Heath Ledger (Berlin Film Festival 2006) revised.jpg|thumb|right|150px|[[Heath Ledger]], Best Supporting Actor winner|alt=Photo of Heath Ledger in 2006.]]
[[File:Heath Ledger (Berlin Film Festival 2006) revised.jpg|thumb|right|150px|[[Heath Ledger]], Best Supporting Actor winner|alt=Photo of Heath Ledger at the 2006 Berlin International Film Festival.]]
[[File:Premios Goya 2018 - Penélope Cruz.jpg|thumb|right|150px|[[Penélope Cruz]], Best Supporting Actress winner|alt=Photo of Penélope Cruz in 2018.]]
[[File:Premios Goya 2018 - Penélope Cruz.jpg|thumb|right|150px|[[Penélope Cruz]], Best Supporting Actress winner|alt=Photo of Penélope Cruz in the 32nd Goya Awards.]]
[[File:Dustin Lance Black at the 81st Academy Awards.jpg|thumb|right|150px| [[Dustin Lance Black]], Best Original Screenplay winner|alt=Photo of Dustin Lance Black in 2009.]]
[[File:Dustin Lance Black at the 81st Academy Awards.jpg|thumb|right|150px| [[Dustin Lance Black]], Best Original Screenplay winner|alt=Photo of Dustin Lance Black in 2009.]]
[[File:A. R. Rahman.jpg|thumb|right|155px|[[A. R. Rahman]], Best Original Score winner and Best Original Song co-winner|alt=photo of A.R.Rahman in 2015]]
[[File:Gulzar 2008 - still 38227.jpg|thumb|right|155px|[[Gulzar]], Best Original Song co-winner|alt=photo of Gulzar]]
[[File:Andrew Stanton cropped 2009.jpg|thumb|right|150px|[[Andrew Stanton]], Best Animated Feature winner|alt=Photo of Andrew Stanton in 2009.]]
[[File:Andrew Stanton cropped 2009.jpg|thumb|right|150px|[[Andrew Stanton]], Best Animated Feature winner|alt=Photo of Andrew Stanton in 2009.]]
[[File:Simon Chinn 2013.jpg|thumb|right|150px|[[Simon Chinn]], Best Documentary Feature co-winner|alt=Photo of Simon Chinn in 2013.]]
[[File:A. R. Rahman.jpg|thumb|right|155px|[[A. R. Rahman]], Best Original Score winner and Best Original Song co-winner|alt=photo of A.R. Rahman in 2015]]
[[File:James Marsh seminar (3890686677).jpg|thumb|right|150px|[[James Marsh (director)|James Marsh]], Best Documentary Feature co-winner|alt=Photo of James Marsh in 2009.]]
[[File:Paris - Salon du livre 2012 - Kunio Katô - 001.jpg|thumb|right|150px|[[Kunio Katō]], Best Animated Short Film winner|alt=Photo of Kunio Katō in 2012.]]


Winners are listed first, highlighted in '''boldface''' and indicated with a double dagger ({{double-dagger}}).<ref name="Oscars2009">{{cite news|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2009 |title=The 81st Academy Awards (2009) Nominees and Winners |access-date=November 20, 2011 |work=[[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]] |publisher=AMPAS |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141110111206/http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2009 |archive-date=November 10, 2014 }}</ref>
Winners are listed first, highlighted in '''boldface''' and indicated with a double dagger ({{double-dagger}}).<ref name="Oscars2009">{{cite news|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2009 |title=The 81st Academy Awards (2009) Nominees and Winners |access-date=November 20, 2011 |work=[[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]] |publisher=AMPAS |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141110111206/http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2009 |archive-date=November 10, 2014 }}</ref>
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{{Award category|#EEDD82|[[Academy Award for Best Picture|Best Picture]]}}
{{Award category|#F9EFAA|[[Academy Award for Best Picture|Best Picture]]}}
* '''''[[Slumdog Millionaire]]''&nbsp;– [[Christian Colson]], producer'''{{double-dagger}}
* '''''[[Slumdog Millionaire]]''&nbsp;– [[Christian Colson]], producer'''{{double-dagger}}
** ''[[The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (film)|The Curious Case of Benjamin Button]]'' &nbsp;– [[Kathleen Kennedy (producer)|Kathleen Kennedy]], [[Frank Marshall (producer)|Frank Marshall]] and [[Ceán Chaffin]], producers
** ''[[The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (film)|The Curious Case of Benjamin Button]]'' &nbsp;– [[Kathleen Kennedy (producer)|Kathleen Kennedy]], [[Frank Marshall (producer)|Frank Marshall]] and [[Ceán Chaffin]], producers
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** ''[[The Reader (2008 film)|The Reader]]''&nbsp;– [[Anthony Minghella]], [[Sydney Pollack]], [[Donna Gigliotti]] and [[Redmond Morris, 4th Baron Killanin|Redmond Morris]], producers
** ''[[The Reader (2008 film)|The Reader]]''&nbsp;– [[Anthony Minghella]], [[Sydney Pollack]], [[Donna Gigliotti]] and [[Redmond Morris, 4th Baron Killanin|Redmond Morris]], producers
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{{Award category|#EEDD82|[[Academy Award for Best Director|Best Director]]}}
{{Award category|#F9EFAA|[[Academy Award for Best Director|Best Directing]]}}
* '''[[Danny Boyle]]&nbsp;– ''[[Slumdog Millionaire]]'''''{{double-dagger}}
* '''[[Danny Boyle]]&nbsp;– ''[[Slumdog Millionaire]]'''''{{double-dagger}}
** [[David Fincher]]&nbsp;– ''[[The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (film)|The Curious Case of Benjamin Button]]''
** [[David Fincher]]&nbsp;– ''[[The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (film)|The Curious Case of Benjamin Button]]''
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{{Award category|#EEDD82|[[Academy Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]}}
{{Award category|#F9EFAA|[[Academy Award for Best Actor|Best Actor in a Leading Role]]}}
* '''[[Sean Penn]]&nbsp;– ''[[Milk (2008 American film)|Milk]]'' as [[Harvey Milk]]'''{{double-dagger}}
* '''[[Sean Penn]]&nbsp;– ''[[Milk (2008 American film)|Milk]]'' as [[Harvey Milk]]'''{{double-dagger}}
** [[Richard Jenkins]]&nbsp;– ''[[The Visitor (2007 drama film)|The Visitor]]'' as Walter Vale
** [[Richard Jenkins]]&nbsp;– ''[[The Visitor (2007 drama film)|The Visitor]]'' as Walter Vale
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** [[Mickey Rourke]]&nbsp;– ''[[The Wrestler (2008 film)|The Wrestler]]'' as Randy "The Ram" Robinson
** [[Mickey Rourke]]&nbsp;– ''[[The Wrestler (2008 film)|The Wrestler]]'' as Randy "The Ram" Robinson
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{{Award category|#EEDD82|[[Academy Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]]}}
{{Award category|#F9EFAA|[[Academy Award for Best Actress|Best Actress in a Leading Role]]}}
* '''[[Kate Winslet]]&nbsp;– ''[[The Reader (2008 film)|The Reader]]'' as Hanna Schmitz'''{{double-dagger}}
* '''[[Kate Winslet]]&nbsp;– ''[[The Reader (2008 film)|The Reader]]'' as Hanna Schmitz'''{{double-dagger}}
** [[Anne Hathaway]]&nbsp;– ''[[Rachel Getting Married]]'' as Kym Buchman
** [[Anne Hathaway]]&nbsp;– ''[[Rachel Getting Married]]'' as Kym Buchman
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{{Award category|#EEDD82|[[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]]}}
{{Award category|#F9EFAA|[[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Actor in a Supporting Role]]}}
* '''[[Heath Ledger]]&nbsp;– ''[[The Dark Knight (film)|The Dark Knight]]'' as [[Joker (The Dark Knight)|The Joker]]'''{{double-dagger}} <small>([[List of posthumous Academy Award winners and nominees|posthumous award]]{{ref label|Supporting Actor|A}})</small>
* '''[[Heath Ledger]]†&nbsp;– ''[[The Dark Knight]]'' as [[Joker (The Dark Knight)|The Joker]]'''{{double-dagger}} <small>([[List of posthumous Academy Award winners and nominees|posthumous award]]{{ref label|Supporting Actor|A}})</small>
** [[Josh Brolin]]&nbsp;– ''[[Milk (2008 American film)|Milk]]'' as [[Dan White]]
** [[Josh Brolin]]&nbsp;– ''[[Milk (2008 American film)|Milk]]'' as [[Dan White]]
** [[Robert Downey Jr.]]&nbsp;– ''[[Tropic Thunder]]'' as Kirk Lazarus
** [[Robert Downey Jr.]]&nbsp;– ''[[Tropic Thunder]]'' as Kirk Lazarus
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** [[Michael Shannon]]&nbsp;– ''[[Revolutionary Road (film)|Revolutionary Road]]'' as John Givings Jr.
** [[Michael Shannon]]&nbsp;– ''[[Revolutionary Road (film)|Revolutionary Road]]'' as John Givings Jr.
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{{Award category|#EEDD82|[[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]]}}
{{Award category|#F9EFAA|[[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Actress in a Supporting Role]]}}
* '''[[Penélope Cruz]]&nbsp;– ''[[Vicky Cristina Barcelona]]'' as María Elena'''{{double-dagger}}
* '''[[Penélope Cruz]]&nbsp;– ''[[Vicky Cristina Barcelona]]'' as María Elena'''{{double-dagger}}
** [[Amy Adams]]&nbsp;– ''[[Doubt (2008 film)|Doubt]]'' as Sister James
** [[Amy Adams]]&nbsp;– ''[[Doubt (2008 film)|Doubt]]'' as Sister James
** [[Viola Davis]]&nbsp;– ''[[Doubt (2008 film)|Doubt]]'' as Mrs. Miller
** [[Viola Davis]]&nbsp;– ''Doubt'' as Mrs. Miller
** [[Taraji P. Henson]]&nbsp;– ''[[The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (film)|The Curious Case of Benjamin Button]]'' as Queenie
** [[Taraji P. Henson]]&nbsp;– ''[[The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (film)|The Curious Case of Benjamin Button]]'' as Queenie
** [[Marisa Tomei]]&nbsp;– ''[[The Wrestler (2008 film)|The Wrestler]]'' as Cassidy/Pam
** [[Marisa Tomei]]&nbsp;– ''[[The Wrestler (2008 film)|The Wrestler]]'' as Cassidy/Pam
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{{Award category|#EEDD82|[[Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay|Best Original Screenplay]]}}
{{Award category|#F9EFAA|[[Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay|Best Writing (Original Screenplay)]]}}
* '''''[[Milk (2008 American film)|Milk]]'' – [[Dustin Lance Black]]'''{{double-dagger}}
* '''''[[Milk (2008 American film)|Milk]]'' – [[Dustin Lance Black]]'''{{double-dagger}}
** ''[[Frozen River]]'' – [[Courtney Hunt]]
** ''[[Frozen River]]'' – [[Courtney Hunt]]
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** ''[[WALL-E]]'' – [[Andrew Stanton]], [[Jim Reardon]] and [[Pete Docter]]
** ''[[WALL-E]]'' – [[Andrew Stanton]], [[Jim Reardon]] and [[Pete Docter]]
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{{Award category|#EEDD82|[[Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay|Best Adapted Screenplay]]}}
{{Award category|#F9EFAA|[[Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay|Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay)]]}}
* '''''[[Slumdog Millionaire]]'' – [[Simon Beaufoy]] based on the novel ''[[Q & A (novel)|Q & A]]'' by [[Vikas Swarup]]'''{{double-dagger}}
* '''''[[Slumdog Millionaire]]'' – [[Simon Beaufoy]]; {{small|based on the novel ''[[Q & A (novel)|Q & A]]'' by [[Vikas Swarup]]}}'''{{double-dagger}}
** ''[[The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (film)|The Curious Case of Benjamin Button]]'' – [[Eric Roth]] and [[Robin Swicord]] based on the [[The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (short story)|short story]] by [[F. Scott Fitzgerald]]
** ''[[The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (film)|The Curious Case of Benjamin Button]]'' – [[Eric Roth]] and [[Robin Swicord]]; {{small|based on the [[The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (short story)|short story]] by [[F. Scott Fitzgerald]]}}
** ''[[Doubt (2008 film)|Doubt]]'' – [[John Patrick Shanley]] based on [[Doubt: A Parable|his play]]
** ''[[Doubt (2008 film)|Doubt]]'' – [[John Patrick Shanley]]; {{small|based on [[Doubt: A Parable|his play]]}}
** ''[[Frost/Nixon (film)|Frost/Nixon]]'' – [[Peter Morgan]] based on [[Frost/Nixon (play)|his stage play]]
** ''[[Frost/Nixon (film)|Frost/Nixon]]'' – [[Peter Morgan]]; {{small|based on [[Frost/Nixon (play)|his stage play]]}}
** ''[[The Reader (2008 film)|The Reader]]'' – [[David Hare (playwright)|David Hare]] based on the novel ''[[The Reader|Der Vorleser]]'' by [[Bernhard Schlink]]
** ''[[The Reader (2008 film)|The Reader]]'' – [[David Hare (playwright)|David Hare]]; {{small|based on the novel ''[[The Reader|Der Vorleser]]'' by [[Bernhard Schlink]]}}
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{{Award category|#EEDD82|[[Academy Award for Best Animated Feature|Best Animated Feature Film]]}}
{{Award category|#F9EFAA|[[Academy Award for Best Animated Feature|Best Animated Feature Film]]}}
* '''''[[WALL-E]]'' – [[Andrew Stanton]]'''{{double-dagger}}
* '''''[[WALL-E]]'' – [[Andrew Stanton]]'''{{double-dagger}}
** ''[[Bolt (2008 film)|Bolt]]'' – [[Chris Williams (director)|Chris Williams]] and [[Byron Howard]]
** ''[[Bolt (2008 film)|Bolt]]'' – [[Chris Williams (director)|Chris Williams]] and [[Byron Howard]]
** ''[[Kung Fu Panda (film)|Kung Fu Panda]]'' – [[Mark Osborne (filmmaker)|Mark Osborne]] and John Stevenson
** ''[[Kung Fu Panda (film)|Kung Fu Panda]]'' – [[Mark Osborne (filmmaker)|Mark Osborne]] and John Stevenson
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{{Award category|#EEDD82|[[Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film|Best Foreign Language Film]]}}
{{Award category|#F9EFAA|[[Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film|Best Foreign Language Film]]}}
* '''''[[Departures (2008 film)|Departures]]'' ([[List of Japanese submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film|Japan]]) in Japanese – [[Yōjirō Takita]]'''{{double-dagger}}
* '''''[[Departures (2008 film)|Departures]]'' ([[List of Japanese submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film|Japan]]) in Japanese – [[Yōjirō Takita]]'''{{double-dagger}}
** ''[[The Baader Meinhof Complex]]'' ([[List of German submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film|Germany]]) in German – [[Uli Edel]]
** ''[[The Baader Meinhof Complex]]'' ([[List of German submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film|Germany]]) in German – [[Uli Edel]]
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{{Award category|#EEDD82|[[Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature|Best Documentary Feature]]}}
{{Award category|#F9EFAA|[[Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature|Best Documentary (Feature)]]}}
* '''''[[Man on Wire]]'' – [[James Marsh (director)|James Marsh]] and [[Simon Chinn]]'''{{double-dagger}}
* '''''[[Man on Wire]]'' – [[James Marsh (director)|James Marsh]] and [[Simon Chinn]]'''{{double-dagger}}
** ''[[The Betrayal – Nerakhoon]]'' – [[Ellen Kuras]] and [[Thavisouk Phrasavath]]
** ''[[The Betrayal – Nerakhoon]]'' – [[Ellen Kuras]] and [[Thavisouk Phrasavath]]
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** ''[[Trouble the Water]]'' – [[Carl Deal]] and [[Tia Lessin]]
** ''[[Trouble the Water]]'' – [[Carl Deal]] and [[Tia Lessin]]
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{{Award category|#EEDD82|[[Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject)|Best Documentary Short Subject]]}}
{{Award category|#F9EFAA|[[Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject)|Best Documentary (Short Subject)]]}}
* '''''[[Smile Pinki]]'' – [[Megan Mylan]]'''{{double-dagger}}
* '''''[[Smile Pinki]]'' – [[Megan Mylan]]'''{{double-dagger}}
** ''[[The Conscience of Nhem En]]'' – [[Steven Okazaki]]
** ''[[The Conscience of Nhem En]]'' – [[Steven Okazaki]]
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{{Award category|#EEDD82|[[Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film|Best Live Action Short Film]]}}
{{Award category|#F9EFAA|[[Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film|Best Short Film (Live Action)]]}}
* '''''[[Toyland (film)|Toyland]]'' (''Spielzeugland'') — [[Jochen Alexander Freydank]]'''{{double-dagger}}
* '''''[[Toyland (film)|Toyland]]'' (''Spielzeugland'') — [[Jochen Alexander Freydank]]'''{{double-dagger}}
** ''Manon on the Asphalt'' — Elizabeth Marre and Olivier Pont
** ''Manon on the Asphalt'' — Elizabeth Marre and Olivier Pont
** ''[[New Boy (film)|New Boy]]'' (''Ireland'') — Steph Green and Tamara Anghie
** ''[[New Boy (film)|New Boy]]'' — [[Steph Green]] and Tamara Anghie
** ''On the Line'' (''Auf der Strecke'') — Reto Caffi
** ''On the Line'' (''Auf der Strecke'') — Reto Caffi
** ''The Pig'' (''Grisen'') — Tivi Magnusson and Dorte Høgh
** ''The Pig'' (''Grisen'') — Tivi Magnusson and Dorte Høgh
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{{Award category|#EEDD82|[[Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film|Best Animated Short Film]]}}
{{Award category|#F9EFAA|[[Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film|Best Short Film (Animated)]]}}
* '''''[[La Maison en Petits Cubes]]'' – [[Kunio Katō]]'''{{double-dagger}}
* '''''[[La Maison en Petits Cubes]]'' – [[Kunio Katō]]'''{{double-dagger}}
** ''[[Lavatory – Lovestory]]'' – [[Konstantin Bronzit]]
** ''[[Lavatory – Lovestory]]'' – [[Konstantin Bronzit]]
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{{Award category|#EEDD82|[[Academy Award for Best Original Score|Best Original Score]]}}
{{Award category|#F9EFAA|[[Academy Award for Best Original Score|Best Music (Original Score)]]}}
* '''''[[Slumdog Millionaire]]'' – [[A. R. Rahman]]'''{{double-dagger}}
* '''''[[Slumdog Millionaire]]'' – [[A. R. Rahman]]'''{{double-dagger}}
** ''[[The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (film)|The Curious Case of Benjamin Button]]'' – [[Alexandre Desplat]]
** ''[[The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (film)|The Curious Case of Benjamin Button]]'' – [[Alexandre Desplat]]
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** ''[[WALL-E]]'' – [[Thomas Newman]]
** ''[[WALL-E]]'' – [[Thomas Newman]]
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{{Award category|#EEDD82|[[Academy Award for Best Original Song|Best Original Song]]}}
{{Award category|#F9EFAA|[[Academy Award for Best Original Song|Best Music (Original Song)]]}}
* '''"[[Jai Ho (song)|Jai Ho]]" from ''[[Slumdog Millionaire]]'' – Music by [[A. R. Rahman]]; Lyrics by [[Gulzar]]'''{{double-dagger}}
* '''"[[Jai Ho (song)|Jai Ho]]" from ''[[Slumdog Millionaire]]'' – Music by [[A. R. Rahman]]; lyrics by [[Gulzar]]'''{{double-dagger}}
** "[[Down to Earth (Peter Gabriel song)|Down to Earth]]" from ''[[WALL-E]]'' – Music by [[Peter Gabriel]] and [[Thomas Newman]]; Lyrics by [[Peter Gabriel]]
** "[[Down to Earth (Peter Gabriel song)|Down to Earth]]" from ''[[WALL-E]]'' – Music by [[Peter Gabriel]] and [[Thomas Newman]]; lyrics by [[Peter Gabriel]]
** "[[O Saya]]" from ''[[Slumdog Millionaire]]'' – Music and Lyrics by [[A. R. Rahman]] and [[M.I.A. (rapper)|M.I.A.]]
** "[[O Saya]]" from ''[[Slumdog Millionaire]]'' – Music and lyrics by [[A. R. Rahman]] and [[M.I.A. (rapper)|M.I.A.]]
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{{Award category|#EEDD82|[[Academy Award for Best Sound Editing|Best Sound Editing]]}}
{{Award category|#F9EFAA|[[Academy Award for Best Sound Editing|Best Sound Editing]]}}
* '''''[[The Dark Knight (film)|The Dark Knight]]'' – [[Richard King (sound designer)|Richard King]]'''{{double-dagger}}
* '''''[[The Dark Knight]]'' – [[Richard King (sound designer)|Richard King]]'''{{double-dagger}}
** ''[[Iron Man (2008 film)|Iron Man]]'' – [[Frank E. Eulner|Frank Eulner]] and [[Christopher Boyes]]
** ''[[Iron Man (2008 film)|Iron Man]]'' – [[Christopher Boyes]] and [[Frank E. Eulner]]
** ''[[Slumdog Millionaire]]'' – [[Glenn Freemantle]] and [[Tom Sayers (sound editor)|Tom Sayers]]
** ''[[Slumdog Millionaire]]'' – [[Glenn Freemantle]] and [[Tom Sayers (sound editor)|Tom Sayers]]
** ''[[WALL-E]]'' – [[Ben Burtt]] and [[Matthew Wood (sound editor)|Matthew Wood]]
** ''[[WALL-E]]'' – [[Ben Burtt]] and [[Matthew Wood (sound editor)|Matthew Wood]]
** ''[[Wanted (2008 film)|Wanted]]'' – [[Wylie Stateman|Wylie {{Not a typo|Stateman}}]]
** ''[[Wanted (2008 film)|Wanted]]'' – [[Wylie Stateman]]
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{{Award category|#EEDD82|[[Academy Award for Best Sound Mixing|Best Sound Mixing]]}}
{{Award category|#F9EFAA|[[Academy Award for Best Sound Mixing|Best Sound Mixing]]}}
* '''''[[Slumdog Millionaire]]'' – [[Resul Pookutty]], [[Richard Pryke]] and [[Ian Tapp]]'''{{double-dagger}}
* '''''[[Slumdog Millionaire]]'' – [[Resul Pookutty]], [[Richard Pryke]] and [[Ian Tapp]]'''{{double-dagger}}
** ''[[The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (film)|The Curious Case of Benjamin Button]]'' – [[David Parker (sound engineer)|David Parker]], [[Michael Semanick]], [[Ren Klyce]] and [[Mark Weingarten]]
** ''[[The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (film)|The Curious Case of Benjamin Button]]'' – [[Ren Klyce]], [[Michael Semanick]], [[David Parker (sound engineer)|David Parker]], and [[Mark Weingarten]]
** ''[[The Dark Knight (film)|The Dark Knight]]'' – [[Lora Hirschberg]], [[Gary Rizzo]] and [[Ed Novick]]
** ''[[The Dark Knight]]'' – [[Lora Hirschberg]], [[Gary A. Rizzo]] and [[Ed Novick]]
** ''[[WALL-E]]'' – [[Tom Myers (sound engineer)|Tom Myers]], [[Michael Semanick]] and [[Ben Burtt]]
** ''[[WALL-E]]'' – [[Tom Myers (sound engineer)|Tom Myers]], [[Michael Semanick]] and [[Ben Burtt]]
** ''[[Wanted (2008 film)|Wanted]]'' – [[Chris Jenkins (sound engineer)|Chris Jenkins]], [[Frank A. Montaño]] and [[Petr Forejt]]
** ''[[Wanted (2008 film)|Wanted]]'' – [[Chris Jenkins (sound engineer)|Chris Jenkins]], [[Frank A. Montaño]] and [[Petr Forejt]]
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{{Award category|#EEDD82|[[Academy Award for Best Production Design|Best Art Direction]]}}
{{Award category|#F9EFAA|[[Academy Award for Best Production Design|Best Art Direction]]}}
* '''''[[The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (film)|The Curious Case of Benjamin Button]]''&nbsp;– Art Direction: [[Donald Graham Burt]]; Set Decoration: [[Victor J. Zolfo]]'''{{double-dagger}}
* '''''[[The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (film)|The Curious Case of Benjamin Button]]''&nbsp;– Art Direction: [[Donald Graham Burt]]; Set Decoration: [[Victor J. Zolfo]]'''{{double-dagger}}
** ''[[Changeling (film)|Changeling]]''&nbsp;– Art Direction: [[James J. Murakami]]; Set Decoration: [[Gary Fettis]]
** ''[[Changeling (film)|Changeling]]''&nbsp;– Art Direction: [[James J. Murakami]]; Set Decoration: [[Gary Fettis]]
** ''[[The Dark Knight (film)|The Dark Knight]]''&nbsp;– Art Direction: [[Nathan Crowley]]; Set Decoration: [[Peter Lando]]
** ''[[The Dark Knight]]''&nbsp;– Art Direction: [[Nathan Crowley]]; Set Decoration: [[Peter Lando]]
** ''[[The Duchess (film)|The Duchess]]''&nbsp;– Art Direction: [[Michael Carlin (art director)|Michael Carlin]]; Set Decoration: [[Rebecca Alleway]]
** ''[[The Duchess (film)|The Duchess]]''&nbsp;– Art Direction: [[Michael Carlin (art director)|Michael Carlin]]; Set Decoration: [[Rebecca Alleway]]
** ''[[Revolutionary Road (film)|Revolutionary Road]]''&nbsp;– Art Direction: [[Kristi Zea]]; Set Decoration: [[Debra Schutt]]
** ''[[Revolutionary Road (film)|Revolutionary Road]]''&nbsp;– Art Direction: [[Kristi Zea]]; Set Decoration: [[Debra Schutt]]
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{{Award category|#EEDD82|[[Academy Award for Best Cinematography|Best Cinematography]]}}
{{Award category|#F9EFAA|[[Academy Award for Best Cinematography|Best Cinematography]]}}
* '''''[[Slumdog Millionaire]]'' – [[Anthony Dod Mantle]]'''{{double-dagger}}
* '''''[[Slumdog Millionaire]]'' – [[Anthony Dod Mantle]]'''{{double-dagger}}
** ''[[Changeling (film)|Changeling]]'' – [[Tom Stern (cinematographer)|Tom Stern]]
** ''[[Changeling (film)|Changeling]]'' – [[Tom Stern (cinematographer)|Tom Stern]]
** ''[[The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (film)|The Curious Case of Benjamin Button]]'' – [[Claudio Miranda]]
** ''[[The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (film)|The Curious Case of Benjamin Button]]'' – [[Claudio Miranda]]
** ''[[The Dark Knight (film)|The Dark Knight]]'' – [[Wally Pfister]]
** ''[[The Dark Knight]]'' – [[Wally Pfister]]
** ''[[The Reader (2008 film)|The Reader]]'' – [[Chris Menges]] and [[Roger Deakins]]
** ''[[The Reader (2008 film)|The Reader]]'' – [[Chris Menges]] and [[Roger Deakins]]
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{{Award category|#EEDD82|[[Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling|Best Makeup]]}}
{{Award category|#F9EFAA|[[Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling|Best Makeup]]}}
* '''''[[The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (film)|The Curious Case of Benjamin Button]]'' – [[Greg Cannom]]'''{{double-dagger}}
* '''''[[The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (film)|The Curious Case of Benjamin Button]]'' – [[Greg Cannom]]'''{{double-dagger}}
** ''[[The Dark Knight (film)|The Dark Knight]]'' – [[John Caglione Jr.]] and [[Conor O'Sullivan (make-up artist)|Conor O'Sullivan]]
** ''[[The Dark Knight]]'' – [[John Caglione Jr.]] and [[Conor O'Sullivan (make-up artist)|Conor O'Sullivan]]
** ''[[Hellboy II: The Golden Army]]'' – [[Mike Elizalde]] and Thom Floutz
** ''[[Hellboy II: The Golden Army]]'' – [[Mike Elizalde]] and [[Thomas Floutz]]
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{{Award category|#EEDD82|[[Academy Award for Best Costume Design|Best Costume Design]]}}
{{Award category|#F9EFAA|[[Academy Award for Best Costume Design|Best Costume Design]]}}
* '''''[[The Duchess (film)|The Duchess]]'' – [[Michael O'Connor (costume designer)|Michael O'Connor]]'''{{double-dagger}}
* '''''[[The Duchess (film)|The Duchess]]'' – [[Michael O'Connor (costume designer)|Michael O'Connor]]'''{{double-dagger}}
** ''[[Australia (2008 film)|Australia]]'' – [[Catherine Martin (designer)|Catherine Martin]]
** ''[[Australia (2008 film)|Australia]]'' – [[Catherine Martin (designer)|Catherine Martin]]
** ''[[The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (film)|The Curious Case of Benjamin Button]]'' – [[Jacqueline West]]
** ''[[The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (film)|The Curious Case of Benjamin Button]]'' – [[Jacqueline West]]
** ''[[Milk (2008 American film)|Milk]]'' – Danny Glicker
** ''[[Milk (2008 American film)|Milk]]'' – [[Danny Glicker]]
** ''[[Revolutionary Road (film)|Revolutionary Road]]'' – [[Albert Wolsky]]
** ''[[Revolutionary Road (film)|Revolutionary Road]]'' – [[Albert Wolsky]]
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{{Award category|#EEDD82|[[Academy Award for Best Film Editing|Best Film Editing]]}}
{{Award category|#F9EFAA|[[Academy Award for Best Film Editing|Best Film Editing]]}}
* '''''[[Slumdog Millionaire]]'' – [[Chris Dickens]]'''{{double-dagger}}
* '''''[[Slumdog Millionaire]]'' – [[Chris Dickens]]'''{{double-dagger}}
** ''[[The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (film)|The Curious Case of Benjamin Button]]'' – [[Kirk Baxter]] and [[Angus Wall]]
** ''[[The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (film)|The Curious Case of Benjamin Button]]'' – [[Kirk Baxter]] and [[Angus Wall]]
** ''[[The Dark Knight (film)|The Dark Knight]]'' – [[Lee Smith (film editor)|Lee Smith]]
** ''[[The Dark Knight]]'' – [[Lee Smith (film editor)|Lee Smith]]
** ''[[Frost/Nixon (film)|Frost/Nixon]]'' – [[Mike Hill (film editor)|Mike Hill]] and [[Daniel P. Hanley]]
** ''[[Frost/Nixon (film)|Frost/Nixon]]'' – [[Mike Hill (film editor)|Mike Hill]] and [[Daniel P. Hanley]]
** ''[[Milk (2008 American film)|Milk]]'' – [[Elliot Graham]]
** ''[[Milk (2008 American film)|Milk]]'' – [[Elliot Graham]]
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{{Award category|#EEDD82|[[Academy Award for Best Visual Effects|Best Visual Effects]]}}
{{Award category|#F9EFAA|[[Academy Award for Best Visual Effects|Best Visual Effects]]}}
* '''''[[The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (film)|The Curious Case of Benjamin Button]]'' – [[Eric Barba]], [[Steve Preeg]], [[Burt Dalton]] and [[Craig Barron]]'''{{double-dagger}}
* '''''[[The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (film)|The Curious Case of Benjamin Button]]'' – [[Eric Barba]], [[Steve Preeg]], [[Burt Dalton]] and [[Craig Barron]]'''{{double-dagger}}
** ''[[The Dark Knight (film)|The Dark Knight]]'' – [[Nick Davis (visual effects supervisor)|Nick Davis]], [[Chris Corbould]], [[Tim Webber]] and [[Paul Franklin (visual effects supervisor)|Paul Franklin]]
** ''[[The Dark Knight]]'' – [[Nick Davis (visual effects supervisor)|Nick Davis]], [[Chris Corbould]], [[Tim Webber]] and [[Paul Franklin (visual effects supervisor)|Paul Franklin]]
** ''[[Iron Man (2008 film)|Iron Man]]'' – [[John Nelson (visual effects artist)|John Nelson]], [[Ben Snow]], [[Dan Sudick]] and [[Shane Mahan]]
** ''[[Iron Man (2008 film)|Iron Man]]'' – [[John Nelson (visual effects artist)|John Nelson]], [[Ben Snow]], [[Dan Sudick]] and [[Shane Mahan]]
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===Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award===
===Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award===
* [[Jerry Lewis]]<ref>{{cite news|last=Braxton |first=Greg |title=The Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award: Jerry Lewis |url=https://articles.latimes.com/2009/feb/23/entertainment/et-oscarjerry23 |access-date=June 16, 2013 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=February 23, 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105074525/http://articles.latimes.com/2009/feb/23/entertainment/et-oscarjerry23 |archive-date=November 5, 2013 }}</ref>
* [[Jerry Lewis]]<ref>{{cite news|last=Braxton |first=Greg |title=The Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award: Jerry Lewis |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2009-feb-23-et-oscarjerry23-story.html |access-date=June 16, 2013 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=February 23, 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105074525/http://articles.latimes.com/2009/feb/23/entertainment/et-oscarjerry23 |archive-date=November 5, 2013 }}</ref>


===Films with multiple nominations and awards===
===Films with multiple nominations and awards===
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The following 15 films received multiple nominations:
The following 15 films received multiple nominations:


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| ''[[The Dark Knight (film)|The Dark Knight]]''
| ''[[The Dark Knight]]''
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| ''[[Milk (2008 American film)|Milk]]''
| ''[[Milk (2008 American film)|Milk]]''
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| ''[[WALL-E]]''
| ''[[WALL-E|WALL•E]]''
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The following four films received multiple awards:
The following four films received multiple awards:


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| ''[[The Dark Knight (film)|The Dark Knight]]''
| ''[[The Dark Knight]]''
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| ''[[Milk (2008 American film)|Milk]]''
| ''[[Milk (2008 American film)|Milk]]''
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== Presenters and performers ==
== Presenters and performers ==
The following individuals presented awards or performed musical numbers.<ref>{{cite web|last=Finke |first=Nikki |title=Live-Snarking 2009 Academy Awards: Oscars Slumming, Show Stumbling |url=https://www.deadline.com/2009/02/live-snarking-the-2009-academy-awards/ |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |publisher=Penske Media Corporation |access-date=June 5, 2013 |date=February 22, 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131002043735/http://www.deadline.com/2009/02/live-snarking-the-2009-academy-awards/ |archive-date=October 2, 2013 }}</ref><ref>
The following individuals presented awards or performed musical numbers.<ref>{{cite web|last=Finke |first=Nikki |title=Live-Snarking 2009 Academy Awards: Oscars Slumming, Show Stumbling |url=https://deadline.com/2009/02/live-snarking-the-2009-academy-awards-8559/ |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |publisher=Penske Media Corporation |access-date=June 5, 2013 |date=February 22, 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131002043735/http://www.deadline.com/2009/02/live-snarking-the-2009-academy-awards/ |archive-date=October 2, 2013 }}</ref><ref>
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|{{sortname|Bill|Maher}} || Presenter of the awards for [[Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature|Best Documentary Feature]] and [[Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject)|Best Documentary Short Subject]]
|{{sortname|Bill|Maher}} || Presenter of the awards for [[Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature|Best Documentary Feature]] and [[Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject)|Best Documentary Short Subject]]
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|{{sortname|Will|Smith}} || Presenter of the awards for [[Academy Award for Best Sound Editing|Best Sound Editing]], [[Academy Award for Best Sound Mixing|Best Sound Mixing]], [[Academy Award for Best Film Editing|Best Film Editing]], and [[Academy Award for Best Visual Effects|Best Visual Effects]]
|{{sortname|Will|Smith}} || Presenter of the awards for [[Academy Award for Best Visual Effects|Best Visual Effects]], [[Academy Award for Best Sound Mixing|Best Sound Mixing]], [[Academy Award for Best Sound Editing|Best Sound Editing]] and [[Academy Award for Best Film Editing|Best Film Editing]]
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|{{sortname|Eddie|Murphy}} || Presenter of the [[Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award]]
|{{sortname|Eddie|Murphy}} || Presenter of the [[Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award]]
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"[[Somewhere (song)|Somewhere]]" from ''[[West Side Story (1961 film)|West Side Story]]''
"[[Somewhere (song)|Somewhere]]" from ''[[West Side Story (1961 film)|West Side Story]]''
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|{{sortname|A. R.|Rahman}} || Performer || "[[O Saya]]" from ''[[Slumdog Millionaire]]''
|[[A. R. Rahman|A.R. Rahman]] || Performer || "[[O Saya]]" from ''[[Slumdog Millionaire]]''
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|{{sortname|John|Legend}}<br />[[Soweto Gospel Choir]] || Performers || "[[Down to Earth (Peter Gabriel song)|Down to Earth]]" from ''[[WALL-E]]''
|{{sortname|John|Legend}}<br />[[Soweto Gospel Choir]] || Performers || "[[Down to Earth (Peter Gabriel song)|Down to Earth]]" from ''[[WALL-E]]''
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|{{sortname|A. R.|Rahman|nolink=1}}<br />[[Mahalaxmi Iyer]] || Performers || "[[Jai Ho (song)|Jai Ho]]" from ''[[Slumdog Millionaire]]''
|[[A. R. Rahman|A.R. Rahman]]<br />[[Mahalaxmi Iyer]]<br />[[Tanvi Shah]] || Performers || "[[Jai Ho (song)|Jai Ho]]" from ''[[Slumdog Millionaire]]''
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|{{sortname|Queen|Latifah}} || Performer || "[[I'll Be Seeing You (song)|I'll Be Seeing You]]" during the annual ''[[List of Latin phrases: I#in memoriam|In Memoriam]]'' tribute
|{{sortname|Queen|Latifah}} || Performer || "[[I'll Be Seeing You (song)|I'll Be Seeing You]]" during the annual ''[[List of Latin phrases: I#in memoriam|In Memoriam]]'' tribute
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[[File:HughJackmanApr09b.jpg|thumb|right|alt=Photo of Hugh Jackman at the X-Men Origins: Wolverine premiere in 2009|[[Hugh Jackman]] hosted the 81st Academy Awards.]]
[[File:HughJackmanApr09b.jpg|thumb|right|alt=Photo of Hugh Jackman at the X-Men Origins: Wolverine premiere in 2009|[[Hugh Jackman]] hosted the 81st Academy Awards.]]


Due to the declining viewership of the recent Academy Awards ceremonies, AMPAS had contracted an entirely new production team in an attempt to revive interest surrounding both the awards and festivities. In September 2008, the Academy selected producers [[Bill Condon]] and [[Laurence Mark]] to co-produce the telecast.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://theenvelope.latimes.com/awards/oscars/env-et-oscarproducer25-2008sep25,0,6564123.story |title=Laurence Mark, Bill Condon to produce Oscars |date=September 24, 2008 |first=Susan |last=King |work=Los Angeles Times |access-date=June 5, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131106042527/http://theenvelope.latimes.com/awards/oscars/env-et-oscarproducer25-2008sep25%2C0%2C6564123.story |archive-date=November 6, 2013 }}</ref> Nearly three months later, actor [[Hugh Jackman]], who had previously emceed three consecutive [[Tony Awards]] ceremonies between [[57th Tony Awards|2003]] and [[59th Tony Awards|2005]], was chosen as host of the 2009 gala.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/hugh-jackman-to-host-oscars/ |title=Hugh Jackman To Host Oscars |date=December 12, 2008 |work=[[CBS News]] |publisher=[[CBS Corporation]] |access-date=June 5, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402201321/http://www.cbsnews.com/news/hugh-jackman-to-host-oscars/ |archive-date=April 2, 2015 }}</ref> Jackman expressed his anticipation of the awards in the few days preceding, and had commented that he was thrilled with preparations for the ceremony.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/Oscars/hugh-jackman-hosting-oscars-night-celebration/story?id=6895832 |title=Hugh Jackman on Hosting Oscars: 'A Night of Celebration' |last=Escherich |first=Katie |work=[[ABC News]] |publisher=[[The Walt Disney Company]] |date=February 20, 2009 |access-date=June 5, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131031141311/http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/Oscars/hugh-jackman-hosting-oscars-night-celebration/story?id=6895832 |archive-date=October 31, 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20254914,00.html |title=Hugh Jackman: Oscars' Sexiest Host? |date=January 28, 2009 |first=Miisy |last=Schwartz |work=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |publisher=Time Warner |access-date=June 6, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131102051357/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0%2C%2C20254914%2C00.html |archive-date=November 2, 2013 }}</ref>
Due to the declining viewership of the recent Academy Awards ceremonies, AMPAS had contracted an entirely new production team in an attempt to revive interest surrounding both the awards and festivities. In September 2008, the Academy selected producers [[Bill Condon]] and [[Laurence Mark]] to co-produce the telecast.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://theenvelope.latimes.com/awards/oscars/env-et-oscarproducer25-2008sep25,0,6564123.story |title=Laurence Mark, Bill Condon to produce Oscars |date=September 24, 2008 |first=Susan |last=King |work=Los Angeles Times |access-date=June 5, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131106042527/http://theenvelope.latimes.com/awards/oscars/env-et-oscarproducer25-2008sep25%2C0%2C6564123.story |archive-date=November 6, 2013 }}</ref> Nearly three months later, actor [[Hugh Jackman]], who had previously emceed three consecutive [[Tony Awards]] ceremonies between [[57th Tony Awards|2003]] and [[59th Tony Awards|2005]], was chosen as host of the 2009 gala.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/hugh-jackman-to-host-oscars/ |title=Hugh Jackman To Host Oscars |date=December 12, 2008 |work=[[CBS News]] |publisher=[[CBS Corporation]] |access-date=June 5, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402201321/http://www.cbsnews.com/news/hugh-jackman-to-host-oscars/ |archive-date=April 2, 2015 }}</ref> Jackman expressed his anticipation of the awards in the few days preceding, and had commented that he was thrilled with preparations for the ceremony.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/Oscars/hugh-jackman-hosting-oscars-night-celebration/story?id=6895832 |title=Hugh Jackman on Hosting Oscars: 'A Night of Celebration' |last=Escherich |first=Katie |work=[[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]] |publisher=[[The Walt Disney Company]] |date=February 20, 2009 |access-date=June 5, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131031141311/http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/Oscars/hugh-jackman-hosting-oscars-night-celebration/story?id=6895832 |archive-date=October 31, 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/2009/01/28/hugh-jackman-oscars-sexiest-host/ |title=Hugh Jackman: Oscars' Sexiest Host? |date=January 28, 2009 |first=Miisy |last=Schwartz |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |publisher=Time Warner |access-date=June 6, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131102051357/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0%2C%2C20254914%2C00.html |archive-date=November 2, 2013 }}</ref>


Notable changes were introduced in the production of the telecast. In an attempt to build suspense and curiosity leading up to the awards, Condon and Mark announced that they would not reveal any of the presenters or performers who would participate in the Oscarcast.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/movieawards/oscars/2009-02-19-the-oscar-11_N.htm |title=The Oscar 11: Team aims to revive awards' telecast |first=Anthony |last=Breznican |work=USA Today |publisher=Gannett Company |date=February 19, 2009 |access-date=February 20, 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090222071707/http://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/movieawards/oscars/2009-02-19-the-oscar-11_N.htm |archive-date=February 22, 2009 }}</ref> Another unique feature of the ceremony was that the orchestra performed onstage instead of being relegated to a [[Orchestra pit|pit]].<ref>{{cite web|title=I'm with the band! Oscars stage design revealed |url=http://www.today.com/id/29299773/ns/today-today_entertainment/t/im-band-oscars-stage-design-revealed/ |work=NBC News |publisher=NBCUniversal |access-date=June 5, 2013 |date=February 20, 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131031142219/http://www.today.com/id/29299773/ns/today-today_entertainment/t/im-band-oscars-stage-design-revealed/ |archive-date=October 31, 2013 }}</ref> In a break from previous presentations, five previous Oscar-winning performers presented each of the acting categories as opposed to only one or two.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/movies/movieawards/oscars/2009-02-23-oscar-telecast-comparison_N.htm |title=Oscar showtime: This year vs. others |work=USA Today |publisher=Gannett Company |date=February 23, 2009 |last=Clark |first=Mike |access-date=June 6, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131031142501/http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/movies/movieawards/oscars/2009-02-23-oscar-telecast-comparison_N.htm |archive-date=October 31, 2013 }}</ref> In addition, the Academy announced that for the first time since Oscar began broadcasting on television, film studios would be able to televise advertisements promoting their upcoming films.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.variety.com/article/VR1117993650.html?categoryId=13&cs=1&nid=2854 |title=Film ads to run during Oscar telecast |first=Timothy M. |last=Gray |author2=Cynthia Littleton |date=October 8, 2008 |work=Variety |publisher=Penske Media Corporation |access-date=February 22, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081210204023/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117993650.html?categoryId=13&cs=1&nid=2854 |archive-date=December 10, 2008 }}</ref> Furthermore, a montage of upcoming 2009 films was shown over the ceremony's closing credits.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.moviefone.com/2009/02/23/2009-academy-awards-best-and-worst-recap/ |title=2009 Academy Awards Best and Worst Recap |date=February 23, 2009 |first=Erik |last=Davis |work=[[Moviefone]] |publisher=[[AOL]] |access-date=June 7, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131031143132/http://news.moviefone.com/2009/02/23/2009-academy-awards-best-and-worst-recap/ |archive-date=October 31, 2013 |df=mdy-all }}</ref>
Notable changes were introduced in the production of the telecast. In an attempt to build suspense and curiosity leading up to the awards, Condon and Mark announced that they would not reveal any of the presenters or performers who would participate in the Oscarcast.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/movieawards/oscars/2009-02-19-the-oscar-11_N.htm |title=The Oscar 11: Team aims to revive awards' telecast |first=Anthony |last=Breznican |work=USA Today |publisher=Gannett Company |date=February 19, 2009 |access-date=February 20, 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090222071707/http://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/movieawards/oscars/2009-02-19-the-oscar-11_N.htm |archive-date=February 22, 2009 }}</ref> Another unique feature of the ceremony was that the orchestra performed onstage instead of being relegated to a [[Orchestra pit|pit]].<ref>{{cite web|title=I'm with the band! Oscars stage design revealed |url=http://www.today.com/id/29299773/ns/today-today_entertainment/t/im-band-oscars-stage-design-revealed/ |work=NBC News |publisher=NBCUniversal |access-date=June 5, 2013 |date=February 20, 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131031142219/http://www.today.com/id/29299773/ns/today-today_entertainment/t/im-band-oscars-stage-design-revealed/ |archive-date=October 31, 2013 }}</ref> In a break from previous presentations, five previous Oscar-winning performers presented each of the acting categories as opposed to only one or two.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/movies/movieawards/oscars/2009-02-23-oscar-telecast-comparison_N.htm |title=Oscar showtime: This year vs. others |work=USA Today |publisher=Gannett Company |date=February 23, 2009 |last=Clark |first=Mike |access-date=June 6, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131031142501/http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/movies/movieawards/oscars/2009-02-23-oscar-telecast-comparison_N.htm |archive-date=October 31, 2013 }}</ref> In addition, the Academy announced that for the first time since Oscar began broadcasting on television, film studios would be able to televise advertisements promoting their upcoming films.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://variety.com/2008/film/awards/film-ads-to-run-during-oscar-telecast-1117993650/ |title=Film ads to run during Oscar telecast |first=Timothy M. |last=Gray |author2=Cynthia Littleton |date=October 8, 2008 |work=Variety |publisher=Penske Media Corporation |access-date=February 22, 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081210204023/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117993650.html?categoryId=13&cs=1&nid=2854 |archive-date=December 10, 2008 }}</ref> Furthermore, a montage of upcoming 2009 films was shown over the ceremony's closing credits.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.moviefone.com/2009/02/23/2009-academy-awards-best-and-worst-recap/ |title=2009 Academy Awards Best and Worst Recap |date=February 23, 2009 |first=Erik |last=Davis |work=[[Moviefone]] |publisher=[[AOL]] |access-date=June 7, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131031143132/http://news.moviefone.com/2009/02/23/2009-academy-awards-best-and-worst-recap/ |archive-date=October 31, 2013 |df=mdy-all }}</ref>


Several other people participated in the production of the ceremony. [[Chris Harrison]] hosted "Road to the Oscars", a weekly behind-the-scenes video blog on the Oscar ceremony website.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.tvweek.com/in-depth/2009/02/oscarcom-announces-web-shows/|title=Oscar.com Announces Web Shows|first=Vlada|last=Gelman|work=[[TelevisionWeek]]|publisher=[[Crain Communications]]|date=February 18, 2009|access-date=February 22, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180212010657/http://www.tvweek.com/in-depth/2009/02/oscarcom-announces-web-shows/|archive-date=February 12, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> [[David Rockwell]] designed a new set and stage design for the ceremony.<ref>{{cite web|last=Brown |first=Patricia Leigh |title=The Little Gold Man in a New Blue World |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/15/movies/awardsseason/15brow.html |work=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=June 5, 2013 |date=February 12, 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160717122826/http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/15/movies/awardsseason/15brow.html |archive-date=July 17, 2016 }}</ref> Film historian and author [[Robert Osborne]] greeted guests entering the festivities at the [[Hollywood and Highland Center]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Robert Osborne to Greet Celebrities on Oscar's Red Carpet |url=http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2009/20090217.html |work=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |publisher=AMPAS |access-date=June 5, 2013 |date=February 17, 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130601022601/http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2009/20090217.html |archive-date=June 1, 2013 }}</ref> Film director [[Judd Apatow]] filmed a comedy montage which featured [[Seth Rogen]] and [[James Franco]] reprising their roles from ''[[Pineapple Express (film)|Pineapple Express]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/News/2009-Oscar-Moments-1003234.aspx |title=Top Oscar Moments: Tears for a Joker, Million-Dollar Babies and More |first=Joyce |last=Eng |date=February 23, 2009 |work=TV Guide |access-date=June 5, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131102041941/http://www.tvguide.com/News/2009-Oscar-Moments-1003234.aspx |archive-date=November 2, 2013 }}</ref> Director [[Baz Luhrmann]] produced a song and dance number saluting movie musicals.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7905056.stm |last=Sutherland |first=Ben |title=Jackman on song at his first Oscars |access-date=June 5, 2013 |work=BBC News |date=February 23, 2009 |publisher=BBC |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130930232650/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7905056.stm |archive-date=September 30, 2013 }}</ref>
Several other people participated in the production of the ceremony. [[Chris Harrison]] hosted "Road to the Oscars", a weekly behind-the-scenes video blog on the Oscar ceremony website.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.tvweek.com/in-depth/2009/02/oscarcom-announces-web-shows/|title=Oscar.com Announces Web Shows|first=Vlada|last=Gelman|work=[[TelevisionWeek]]|publisher=[[Crain Communications]]|date=February 18, 2009|access-date=February 22, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180212010657/http://www.tvweek.com/in-depth/2009/02/oscarcom-announces-web-shows/|archive-date=February 12, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> [[David Rockwell]] designed a new set and stage design for the ceremony.<ref>{{cite web|last=Brown |first=Patricia Leigh |title=The Little Gold Man in a New Blue World |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/15/movies/awardsseason/15brow.html |work=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=June 5, 2013 |date=February 12, 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160717122826/http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/15/movies/awardsseason/15brow.html |archive-date=July 17, 2016 }}</ref> Film historian and author [[Robert Osborne]] greeted guests entering the festivities at the [[Hollywood and Highland Center]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Robert Osborne to Greet Celebrities on Oscar's Red Carpet |url=http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2009/20090217.html |work=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |publisher=AMPAS |access-date=June 5, 2013 |date=February 17, 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130601022601/http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2009/20090217.html |archive-date=June 1, 2013 }}</ref> Film director [[Judd Apatow]] filmed a comedy montage which featured [[Seth Rogen]] and [[James Franco]] reprising their roles from ''[[Pineapple Express (film)|Pineapple Express]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/News/2009-Oscar-Moments-1003234.aspx |title=Top Oscar Moments: Tears for a Joker, Million-Dollar Babies and More |first=Joyce |last=Eng |date=February 23, 2009 |work=TV Guide |access-date=June 5, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131102041941/http://www.tvguide.com/News/2009-Oscar-Moments-1003234.aspx |archive-date=November 2, 2013 }}</ref> Director [[Baz Luhrmann]] produced a song and dance number saluting movie musicals.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7905056.stm |last=Sutherland |first=Ben |title=Jackman on song at his first Oscars |access-date=June 5, 2013 |work=BBC News |date=February 23, 2009 |publisher=BBC |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130930232650/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7905056.stm |archive-date=September 30, 2013 }}</ref>


[[Peter Gabriel]], who was originally scheduled to perform his [[Academy Award for Best Original Song|nominated song]] "[[Down to Earth (Peter Gabriel song)|Down to Earth]]" from ''WALL-E'' during the live broadcast, declined to perform after learning that he would be allowed to sing only 65&nbsp;seconds of the song during the ceremony's Best Original Song nominee performances.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/movies/movieawards/oscars/2009-02-12-gabriel-oscars_N.htm |title=Peter Gabriel won't perform at Oscars |work=USA Today |publisher=Gannett Company |date=February 13, 2009 |last=Breznican |first=Anthony |access-date=June 5, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131031145445/http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/movies/movieawards/oscars/2009-02-12-gabriel-oscars_N.htm |archive-date=October 31, 2013 }}</ref> Gabriel still attended the ceremony but singer [[John Legend]], backed by the [[Soweto Gospel Choir]], performed the song in place of Gabriel.<ref>{{cite web|last=Donahue |first=Ann |title='Slumdog Millionaire' Sweeps Music Oscars |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/269365/slumdog-millionaire-sweeps-music-oscars |work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]] |access-date=June 5, 2013 |date=February 23, 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130630040500/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/269365/slumdog-millionaire-sweeps-music-oscars |archive-date=June 30, 2013 }}</ref>
[[Peter Gabriel]], who was originally scheduled to perform his [[Academy Award for Best Original Song|nominated song]] "[[Down to Earth (Peter Gabriel song)|Down to Earth]]" from ''WALL-E'' during the live broadcast, declined to perform after learning that he would be allowed to sing only 65&nbsp;seconds of the song during the ceremony's Best Original Song nominee performances.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/movies/movieawards/oscars/2009-02-12-gabriel-oscars_N.htm |title=Peter Gabriel won't perform at Oscars |work=USA Today |publisher=Gannett Company |date=February 13, 2009 |last=Breznican |first=Anthony |access-date=June 5, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131031145445/http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/movies/movieawards/oscars/2009-02-12-gabriel-oscars_N.htm |archive-date=October 31, 2013 }}</ref> Gabriel still attended the ceremony but singer [[John Legend]], backed by the [[Soweto Gospel Choir]], performed the song in place of Gabriel.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Donahue |first=Ann |title='Slumdog Millionaire' Sweeps Music Oscars |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/269365/slumdog-millionaire-sweeps-music-oscars |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]] |access-date=June 5, 2013 |date=February 23, 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130630040500/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/269365/slumdog-millionaire-sweeps-music-oscars |archive-date=June 30, 2013 }}</ref>


===Box office performance of nominated films===
===Box office performance of nominated films===
Continuing a trend in recent years, the field of major nominees favored independent, low-budget films over blockbusters.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://variety.com/2009/tv/reviews/the-81st-annual-academy-awards-from-the-couch-1200473511/ |title=How the Oscars Became the Emmys |last=Corliss |first=Richard |date=February 12, 2009 |work=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |publisher=Time Warner |access-date=June 5, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130724120711/http://variety.com/2009/tv/reviews/the-81st-annual-academy-awards-from-the-couch-1200473511/ |archive-date=July 24, 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Cieply |first=Michael |title=Academy Expands Best-Picture Pool to 10 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/25/movies/25oscars.html |work=The New York Times |access-date=June 5, 2013 |date=June 24, 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130717165526/http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/25/movies/25oscars.html |archive-date=July 17, 2013 }}</ref> However, one of the nominees for Best Picture had grossed over $100&nbsp;million before the nominations were announced (compared with none from the previous year).<ref name="Benjamin Button Oscar">{{cite web|last=Eller |first=Claudia |title='Benjamin Button's' Oscar nominations may not pay off for Paramount |url=https://articles.latimes.com/2009/jan/23/business/fi-button23 |work=Los Angeles Times |access-date=June 5, 2013 |date=February 23, 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131022225726/http://articles.latimes.com/2009/jan/23/business/fi-button23 |archive-date=October 22, 2013 }}</ref> The combined gross of the five Best Picture nominees when the Oscars were announced was $188&nbsp;million with an average gross of $37.7&nbsp;million per film.<ref name="boxofficeoscars81">{{cite web|url=https://boxofficemojo.com/oscar/chart/?yr=2008&view=fulldetail&p=.htm |title=2008 Academy Award Nominations and Winner for Best Picture |work=[[Box Office Mojo]] |access-date=May 15, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130510052939/http://boxofficemojo.com/oscar/chart/?yr=2008&view=fulldetail&p=.htm |archive-date=May 10, 2013 }}</ref>
Continuing a trend in recent years, the field of major nominees favored independent, low-budget films over blockbusters.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://variety.com/2009/tv/reviews/the-81st-annual-academy-awards-from-the-couch-1200473511/ |title=How the Oscars Became the Emmys |last=Corliss |first=Richard |date=February 12, 2009 |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |publisher=Time Warner |access-date=June 5, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130724120711/http://variety.com/2009/tv/reviews/the-81st-annual-academy-awards-from-the-couch-1200473511/ |archive-date=July 24, 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Cieply |first=Michael |title=Academy Expands Best-Picture Pool to 10 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/25/movies/25oscars.html |work=The New York Times |access-date=June 5, 2013 |date=June 24, 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130717165526/http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/25/movies/25oscars.html |archive-date=July 17, 2013 }}</ref> However, one of the nominees for Best Picture had grossed over $100&nbsp;million before the nominations were announced (compared with none from the previous year).<ref name="Benjamin Button Oscar">{{cite web|last=Eller |first=Claudia |title='Benjamin Button's' Oscar nominations may not pay off for Paramount |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2009-jan-23-fi-button23-story.html |work=Los Angeles Times |access-date=June 5, 2013 |date=February 23, 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131022225726/http://articles.latimes.com/2009/jan/23/business/fi-button23 |archive-date=October 22, 2013 }}</ref> The combined gross of the five Best Picture nominees when the Oscars were announced was $188&nbsp;million with an average gross of $37.7&nbsp;million per film.<ref name="boxofficeoscars81">{{cite web|url=https://boxofficemojo.com/oscar/chart/?yr=2008&view=fulldetail&p=.htm |title=2008 Academy Award Nominations and Winner for Best Picture |work=[[Box Office Mojo]] |access-date=May 15, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130510052939/http://boxofficemojo.com/oscar/chart/?yr=2008&view=fulldetail&p=.htm |archive-date=May 10, 2013 }}</ref>


''The Curious Case of Benjamin Button'' was the highest earner among the Best Picture nominees with $104.4&nbsp;million in domestic box office receipts.<ref name="Benjamin Button Oscar" /> The film was followed by ''Slumdog Millionaire'' ($44.7&nbsp;million), ''Milk'' ($20.7&nbsp;million), ''Frost/Nixon'' ($8.8&nbsp;million), and finally ''The Reader'' ($8.3&nbsp;million).<ref name="boxofficeoscars81" /> Among the rest of the top 50 releases of 2008 in U.S. box office before the nominations, 33 nominations went to nine films on the list. Only ''The Dark Knight'' (1st), ''WALL-E'' (5th), ''Kung Fu Panda'' (6th), ''Bolt'' (19th), ''Tropic Thunder'' (20th), and ''The Curious Case of Benjamin Button'' (21st) were nominated for directing, acting, screenwriting, Best Picture or Animated Feature.<ref name="boxofficemojooscars">{{cite web|url=https://boxofficemojo.com/oscar/chart/?view=allmovies&yr=2008&sort=rank&order=ASC&p=.htm |title=2008 Oscar nominations and wins by movie |work=Box Office Mojo |access-date=June 5, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090125130243/http://boxofficemojo.com/oscar/chart/?view=allmovies&yr=2008&p=.htm |archive-date=January 25, 2009 |url-status=live |df=mdy}}</ref> The other top-50 box office hits that earned nominations were ''Iron Man'' (2nd), ''Wanted'' (16th), and ''Hellboy II: The Golden Army'' (41st).<ref name="boxofficemojooscars" />
''The Curious Case of Benjamin Button'' was the highest earner among the Best Picture nominees with $104.4&nbsp;million in domestic box office receipts.<ref name="Benjamin Button Oscar" /> The film was followed by ''Slumdog Millionaire'' ($44.7&nbsp;million), ''Milk'' ($20.7&nbsp;million), ''Frost/Nixon'' ($8.8&nbsp;million), and finally ''The Reader'' ($8.3&nbsp;million).<ref name="boxofficeoscars81" /> Among the rest of the top 50 releases of 2008 in U.S. box office before the nominations, 33 nominations went to nine films on the list. Only ''The Dark Knight'' (1st), ''WALL-E'' (5th), ''Kung Fu Panda'' (6th), ''Bolt'' (19th), ''Tropic Thunder'' (20th), and ''The Curious Case of Benjamin Button'' (21st) were nominated for directing, acting, screenwriting, Best Picture or Animated Feature.<ref name="boxofficemojooscars">{{cite web|url=https://boxofficemojo.com/oscar/chart/?view=allmovies&yr=2008&sort=rank&order=ASC&p=.htm |title=2008 Oscar nominations and wins by movie |work=Box Office Mojo |access-date=June 5, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090125130243/http://boxofficemojo.com/oscar/chart/?view=allmovies&yr=2008&p=.htm |archive-date=January 25, 2009 |url-status=live |df=mdy}}</ref> The other top-50 box office hits that earned nominations were ''Iron Man'' (2nd), ''Wanted'' (16th), and ''Hellboy II: The Golden Army'' (41st).<ref name="boxofficemojooscars" />
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The show received a mixed reception from media publications. Some media outlets received the broadcast more positively. Television critic Robert Bianco of ''[[USA Today]]'' gave Jackman an average review but extolled producers Condon and Mark saying that the broadcast felt "faster and more intimate without sacrificing Hollywood glamour."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/movies/movieawards/oscars/2009-02-23-oscar-telecast_n.htm |title=For this Oscar show, intimacy, glamour share the stage |work=USA Today |publisher=Gannett Company |last=Bianco |first=Robert |date=February 23, 2009 |access-date=June 6, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131102032409/http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/movies/movieawards/oscars/2009-02-23-oscar-telecast_n.htm |archive-date=November 2, 2013 }}</ref> ''[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]'' columnist Julian Sancton gave high marks for Jackman's hosting performance stating "After several years of glamour-deflating wisecracks from blasé hosts like [[Jon Stewart]], [[Ellen DeGeneres]], and [[Steve Martin]], the new producers hired an M.C. who was willing to break a sweat."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/online/oscars/2009/02/book-hugh-jackman-for-the-next-ten-years-oscars |title=Book Hugh Jackman For the Next Ten Years, Oscars |first=Julian |last=Sancton |work=[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]] |publisher=[[Condé Nast Publications]] |date=February 23, 2009 |access-date=June 6, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130715072225/http://www.vanityfair.com/online/oscars/2009/02/book-hugh-jackman-for-the-next-ten-years-oscars |archive-date=July 15, 2013 }}</ref> Film critic [[Roger Ebert]] lauded Jackman's performance noting that he "would be a charmer as host, and he was." Of the show itself, Ebert added, "It was the best Oscar show I've ever seen, and I've seen plenty."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://blogs.suntimes.com/ebert/2009/02/the_oscars_are_outsourced.html |title=The Oscars are Outsourced |work=[[Chicago Sun-Times]] |publisher=[[Sun Times Media Group]] |date=February 23, 2009 |first=Roger |last=Ebert |access-date=February 24, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090225061202/http://blogs.suntimes.com/ebert/2009/02/the_oscars_are_outsourced.html |archive-date=February 25, 2009 }}</ref>
The show received a mixed reception from media publications. Some media outlets received the broadcast more positively. Television critic Robert Bianco of ''[[USA Today]]'' gave Jackman an average review but extolled producers Condon and Mark saying that the broadcast felt "faster and more intimate without sacrificing Hollywood glamour."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/movies/movieawards/oscars/2009-02-23-oscar-telecast_n.htm |title=For this Oscar show, intimacy, glamour share the stage |work=USA Today |publisher=Gannett Company |last=Bianco |first=Robert |date=February 23, 2009 |access-date=June 6, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131102032409/http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/movies/movieawards/oscars/2009-02-23-oscar-telecast_n.htm |archive-date=November 2, 2013 }}</ref> ''[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]'' columnist Julian Sancton gave high marks for Jackman's hosting performance stating "After several years of glamour-deflating wisecracks from blasé hosts like [[Jon Stewart]], [[Ellen DeGeneres]], and [[Steve Martin]], the new producers hired an M.C. who was willing to break a sweat."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/online/oscars/2009/02/book-hugh-jackman-for-the-next-ten-years-oscars |title=Book Hugh Jackman For the Next Ten Years, Oscars |first=Julian |last=Sancton |work=[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]] |publisher=[[Condé Nast Publications]] |date=February 23, 2009 |access-date=June 6, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130715072225/http://www.vanityfair.com/online/oscars/2009/02/book-hugh-jackman-for-the-next-ten-years-oscars |archive-date=July 15, 2013 }}</ref> Film critic [[Roger Ebert]] lauded Jackman's performance noting that he "would be a charmer as host, and he was." Of the show itself, Ebert added, "It was the best Oscar show I've ever seen, and I've seen plenty."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://blogs.suntimes.com/ebert/2009/02/the_oscars_are_outsourced.html |title=The Oscars are Outsourced |work=[[Chicago Sun-Times]] |publisher=[[Sun Times Media Group]] |date=February 23, 2009 |first=Roger |last=Ebert |access-date=February 24, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090225061202/http://blogs.suntimes.com/ebert/2009/02/the_oscars_are_outsourced.html |archive-date=February 25, 2009 }}</ref>


Other media outlets were more critical of the show. ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' columnist Mary McNamara was thought Jackman's performance "obliterated all memory" of [[David Letterman]]'s hosting the ceremony in 1995, which was widely panned.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://articles.latimes.com/2009/feb/23/entertainment/et-oscarreview23 |title=The Oscars show itself was puttin' on the fritz |work=Los Angeles Times |date=February 23, 2009 |first=Mary |last=McNamara |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160121171209/http://articles.latimes.com/2009/feb/23/entertainment/et-oscarreview23 |archive-date=January 21, 2016 }}</ref> ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' television critic [[James Poniewozik]] wrote that Jackman was "charming and game and I bet he absolutely killed in the room. But he didn’t really project beyond the room, nor did he much seem to be trying to." He also noted that while there were some entertaining moments, "the broadcast overall had problems of pacing."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://entertainment.time.com/2009/02/23/the-morning-after-oscars-old-song-and-dance/ |title=The Morning After: Oscar's Old Song and Dance |work=Time |publisher=Time Warner |date=February 23, 2009 |first=James |last=Poniewozik |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131104224725/http://entertainment.time.com/2009/02/23/the-morning-after-oscars-old-song-and-dance/ |archive-date=November 4, 2013 }}</ref> Maureen Ryan of the ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'' remarked, "The whole thing was driven by a manic desire to bring some old-school glamor to the proceedings." She added that the long introductions praising the acting nominees slowed down the proceedings.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2009-02-23/entertainment/0902220466_1_montage-oscar-producers-oscar-broadcast |title=New format, host are unable to rescue a plodding telecast |work=[[Chicago Tribune]] |publisher=Tribune Publishing |date=February 23, 2009 |first=Maureen |last=Ryan |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131102193652/http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2009-02-23/entertainment/0902220466_1_montage-oscar-producers-oscar-broadcast |archive-date=November 2, 2013 }}</ref>
Other media outlets were more critical of the show. ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' columnist Mary McNamara thought Jackman's performance "obliterated all memory" of [[David Letterman]]'s hosting the ceremony in 1995, which was widely panned.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2009-feb-23-et-oscarreview23-story.html |title=The Oscars show itself was puttin' on the fritz |work=Los Angeles Times |date=February 23, 2009 |first=Mary |last=McNamara |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160121171209/http://articles.latimes.com/2009/feb/23/entertainment/et-oscarreview23 |archive-date=January 21, 2016 }}</ref> ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' television critic [[James Poniewozik]] wrote that Jackman was "charming and game and I bet he absolutely killed in the room. But he didn't really project beyond the room, nor did he much seem to be trying to." He also noted that while there were some entertaining moments, "the broadcast overall had problems of pacing."<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://entertainment.time.com/2009/02/23/the-morning-after-oscars-old-song-and-dance/ |title=The Morning After: Oscar's Old Song and Dance |magazine=Time |publisher=Time Warner |date=February 23, 2009 |first=James |last=Poniewozik |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131104224725/http://entertainment.time.com/2009/02/23/the-morning-after-oscars-old-song-and-dance/ |archive-date=November 4, 2013 }}</ref> Maureen Ryan of the ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'' remarked, "The whole thing was driven by a manic desire to bring some old-school glamor to the proceedings." She added that the long introductions praising the acting nominees slowed down the proceedings.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2009/02/23/new-format-host-are-unable-to-rescue-a-plodding-telecast/ |title=New format, host are unable to rescue a plodding telecast |work=[[Chicago Tribune]] |publisher=Tribune Publishing |date=February 23, 2009 |first=Maureen |last=Ryan |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131102193652/http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2009-02-23/entertainment/0902220466_1_montage-oscar-producers-oscar-broadcast |archive-date=November 2, 2013 }}</ref>


===Ratings and reception===
===Ratings and reception===
The American telecast on ABC drew in an average of 36.94 million people over its length, which was a 13% increase from the record lows of the [[80th Academy Awards|previous year's ceremony]].<ref name=zaprabcatings>{{cite news |first=Robert |last=Seidman |title=Top ABC Primetime Shows week of February 16–22, 2009 |url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2009/02/24/top-abc-primetime-shows-week-of-february-16-22-2009/13418/ |work=TVbytheNumbers |publisher=Zap2it |date=February 24, 2009 |access-date=November 28, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025100528/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2009/02/24/top-abc-primetime-shows-week-of-february-16-22-2009/13418/ |archive-date=October 25, 2012 }}</ref><ref name=tvlineoscar>{{cite news|first=Josef |last=Adelian |title=Oscar TV Ratings: Beter, But Not Good |url=http://www.tvweek.com/in-depth/2009/02/oscar-tv-ratings-better-but-no/ |work=[[TV Line]] |publisher=Penske Media Corporation |date=February 24, 2009 |access-date=November 28, 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402203053/http://www.tvweek.com/in-depth/2009/02/oscar-tv-ratings-better-but-no/ |archive-date=April 2, 2015 }}</ref> An estimated, 68.48 million total viewers watched all or part of the awards. The show also drew higher [[Nielsen ratings]] compared to the previous ceremony, with 20.88% of households watching over a 32.44 share.<ref name=zapratings>{{cite web |url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2009/02/23/81st-academy-awards-averages-363-million-up-42-million-from-last-year/13316/ |title=81st Academy Awards averages 36.3 million up 4.2 million from last year |publisher=Zap2it |date=February 23, 2009 |access-date=November 28, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103131755/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2009/02/23/81st-academy-awards-averages-363-million-up-42-million-from-last-year/13316/ |archive-date=November 3, 2013 }}</ref> In addition, the program scored a 12.43 rating over a 30.61 share among the 18–49 demographic, which was a 13 percent increase.<ref name=zapratings />
The American telecast on ABC drew in an average of 36.94 million people over its length, which was a 13% increase from the record lows of the [[80th Academy Awards|previous year's ceremony]].<ref name=zaprabcatings>{{cite news |first=Robert |last=Seidman |title=Top ABC Primetime Shows week of February 16–22, 2009 |url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2009/02/24/top-abc-primetime-shows-week-of-february-16-22-2009/13418/ |work=TVbytheNumbers |publisher=Zap2it |date=February 24, 2009 |access-date=November 28, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025100528/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2009/02/24/top-abc-primetime-shows-week-of-february-16-22-2009/13418/ |archive-date=October 25, 2012 }}</ref><ref name=tvlineoscar>{{cite news|first=Josef |last=Adelian |title=Oscar TV Ratings: Beter, But Not Good |url=http://www.tvweek.com/in-depth/2009/02/oscar-tv-ratings-better-but-no/ |work=[[TVLine]] |publisher=Penske Media Corporation |date=February 24, 2009 |access-date=November 28, 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402203053/http://www.tvweek.com/in-depth/2009/02/oscar-tv-ratings-better-but-no/ |archive-date=April 2, 2015 }}</ref> An estimated, 68.48 million total viewers watched all or part of the awards. The show also drew higher [[Nielsen ratings]] compared to the previous ceremony, with 20.88% of households watching over a 32.44 share.<ref name=zapratings>{{cite web |url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2009/02/23/81st-academy-awards-averages-363-million-up-42-million-from-last-year/13316/ |title=81st Academy Awards averages 36.3 million up 4.2 million from last year |publisher=Zap2it |date=February 23, 2009 |access-date=November 28, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103131755/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2009/02/23/81st-academy-awards-averages-363-million-up-42-million-from-last-year/13316/ |archive-date=November 3, 2013 }}</ref> In addition, the program scored a 12.43 rating over a 30.61 share among the 18–49 demographic, which was a 13 percent increase.<ref name=zapratings />


In July 2009, the ceremony presentation received ten nominations at the [[61st Primetime Emmy Awards|61st Primetime Emmys]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Primetime Emmy Award Database |url=http://www.emmys.com/shows/81st-annual-academy-awards |work=[[Academy of Television Arts and Sciences]] |publisher=ATAS |access-date=June 6, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130606212711/http://www.emmys.com/shows/81st-annual-academy-awards |archive-date=June 6, 2013 }}</ref> Two months later, the ceremony won four awards including Outstanding Choreography ([[Rob Ashford]]), [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics|Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics]] (Hugh Jackman Opening Number: [[William Ross (composer)|William Ross]], John Kimbrough, [[Dan Harmon]], [[Rob Schrab]], [[Ben Schwartz]]), Outstanding Short Form Picture Editing, (Best Motion Picture Montage: [[Kyle Cooper]], Hal Honigsberg), and Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Variety Or Music Series Or Special.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.eonline.com/news/145090/complete-list-of-winners-from-the-2009-emmy-awards |title=Complete List of Winners From the 2009 Emmy Awards |date=September 13, 2009 |work=[[E!]] |publisher=NBCUniversal |access-date=June 5, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103113637/http://www.eonline.com/news/145090/complete-list-of-winners-from-the-2009-emmy-awards |archive-date=November 3, 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://goldderby.latimes.com/awards_goldderby/2009/09/emmy-awards-tv-news-justin-timberlake-oscars-hugh-jackman-story.html |last=O'Neil |first=Tom |title=Who's really surprised? Oscars upstage Justin Timberlake at the Emmys |date=September 21, 2009 |work=Los Angeles Times |access-date=June 5, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131106042853/http://goldderby.latimes.com/awards_goldderby/2009/09/emmy-awards-tv-news-justin-timberlake-oscars-hugh-jackman-story.html |archive-date=November 6, 2013 }}</ref>
In July 2009, the ceremony presentation received ten nominations at the [[61st Primetime Emmy Awards|61st Primetime Emmys]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Primetime Emmy Award Database |url=http://www.emmys.com/shows/81st-annual-academy-awards |work=[[Academy of Television Arts and Sciences]] |publisher=ATAS |access-date=June 6, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130606212711/http://www.emmys.com/shows/81st-annual-academy-awards |archive-date=June 6, 2013 }}</ref> Two months later, the ceremony won four awards including Outstanding Choreography ([[Rob Ashford]]), [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics|Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics]] (Hugh Jackman Opening Number: [[William Ross (composer)|William Ross]], John Kimbrough, [[Dan Harmon]], [[Rob Schrab]], [[Ben Schwartz]]), Outstanding Short Form Picture Editing, (Best Motion Picture Montage: [[Kyle Cooper]], Hal Honigsberg), and Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Variety Or Music Series Or Special.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.eonline.com/news/145090/complete-list-of-winners-from-the-2009-emmy-awards |title=Complete List of Winners From the 2009 Emmy Awards |date=September 13, 2009 |work=[[E!]] |publisher=NBCUniversal |access-date=June 5, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103113637/http://www.eonline.com/news/145090/complete-list-of-winners-from-the-2009-emmy-awards |archive-date=November 3, 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://goldderby.latimes.com/awards_goldderby/2009/09/emmy-awards-tv-news-justin-timberlake-oscars-hugh-jackman-story.html |last=O'Neil |first=Tom |title=Who's really surprised? Oscars upstage Justin Timberlake at the Emmys |date=September 21, 2009 |work=Los Angeles Times |access-date=June 5, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131106042853/http://goldderby.latimes.com/awards_goldderby/2009/09/emmy-awards-tv-news-justin-timberlake-oscars-hugh-jackman-story.html |archive-date=November 6, 2013 }}</ref>
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The annual ''In Memoriam'' tribute was presented by actress [[Queen Latifah]]. She performed the song "[[I'll Be Seeing You (song)|I'll Be Seeing You]]" during the segment.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.eonline.com/news/99171/the-queen-will-reign-on-oscar-night |title=The Queen Will Reign on Oscar Night |date=February 9, 2009 |first=Marc |last=Malkin |work=E! |publisher=NBCUniversal |access-date=June 5, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131102193517/http://www.eonline.com/news/99171/the-queen-will-reign-on-oscar-night |archive-date=November 2, 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/442566/and-oscar-goes |title=And the Oscar goes to... |date=February 24, 2009 |first=Ricky |last=Lo |work=The Philippine Star |access-date=June 5, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103203601/http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/442566/and-oscar-goes |archive-date=November 3, 2013 }}</ref>
The annual ''In Memoriam'' tribute was presented by actress [[Queen Latifah]]. She performed the song "[[I'll Be Seeing You (song)|I'll Be Seeing You]]" during the segment.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.eonline.com/news/99171/the-queen-will-reign-on-oscar-night |title=The Queen Will Reign on Oscar Night |date=February 9, 2009 |first=Marc |last=Malkin |work=E! |publisher=NBCUniversal |access-date=June 5, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131102193517/http://www.eonline.com/news/99171/the-queen-will-reign-on-oscar-night |archive-date=November 2, 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/442566/and-oscar-goes |title=And the Oscar goes to... |date=February 24, 2009 |first=Ricky |last=Lo |work=The Philippine Star |access-date=June 5, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103203601/http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/442566/and-oscar-goes |archive-date=November 3, 2013 }}</ref>


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* [[Cyd Charisse]] – Actress
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* [[Evelyn Keyes]] – Actress
* [[Richard Widmark]] – Actor
* [[Richard Widmark]] – Actor
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* [[Claude Berri]] – Director
* [[Maila Nurmi]] – Actress
* [[Maila Nurmi]] – Actress
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* [[Sydney Pollack]] – Director, producer
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* [[Paul Newman]] – Actor
 
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==See also==
==See also==
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== Notes ==
== Notes ==
:'''A'''{{note|Supporting Actor}}:Following talks with his family in Australia, the Academy determined that Ledger's daughter, Matilda Rose Ledger, would own the award. However, due to Matilda's age, she will not gain full ownership of the statuette until her eighteenth birthday in 2023.<ref>{{cite web|last=Pond |first=Steve |title=If Ledger Wins, Oscar Goes To Daughter |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/if-ledger-wins-oscar-goes-to-daughter/ |work=CBS News |publisher=CBS Corporation |access-date=June 7, 2013 |date=February 18, 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150201171400/http://www.cbsnews.com/news/if-ledger-wins-oscar-goes-to-daughter/ |archive-date=February 1, 2015 }}</ref> Until that time, her mother, actress [[Michelle Williams (actress)|Michelle Williams]], will hold the statuette in trust for Matilda.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.eonline.com/news/100747/why-can-t-li-l-matilda-have-heath-s-potential-oscar |title=Why Can't Li'l Matilda Have Heath's (Potential) Oscar? |date=February 19, 2009 |first=Leslie |last=Gornstein |work=E! |publisher=NBCUniversal |access-date=June 7, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103124010/http://www.eonline.com/news/100747/why-can-t-li-l-matilda-have-heath-s-potential-oscar |archive-date=November 3, 2013 }}</ref> Ledger's family attended the ceremony. His parents and sister accepted the award on stage on his behalf.<ref name="Heath Ledger Oscar" />
:'''A'''{{note|Supporting Actor}}:Following talks with his family in Australia, the Academy determined that Ledger's daughter, Matilda Rose Ledger, would own the award. However, due to Matilda's age, she did not gain full ownership of the statuette until her eighteenth birthday in 2023.<ref>{{cite web|last=Pond |first=Steve |title=If Ledger Wins, Oscar Goes To Daughter |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/if-ledger-wins-oscar-goes-to-daughter/ |work=CBS News |publisher=CBS Corporation |access-date=June 7, 2013 |date=February 18, 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150201171400/http://www.cbsnews.com/news/if-ledger-wins-oscar-goes-to-daughter/ |archive-date=February 1, 2015 }}</ref> Until that time, her mother, actress [[Michelle Williams (actress)|Michelle Williams]], owned the statuette in trust for Matilda;<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.eonline.com/news/100747/why-can-t-li-l-matilda-have-heath-s-potential-oscar |title=Why Can't Li'l Matilda Have Heath's (Potential) Oscar? |date=February 19, 2009 |first=Leslie |last=Gornstein |work=E! |publisher=NBCUniversal |access-date=June 7, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103124010/http://www.eonline.com/news/100747/why-can-t-li-l-matilda-have-heath-s-potential-oscar |archive-date=November 3, 2013 }}</ref> it was held at the [[Western Australian Museum]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/heath-ledgers-dad-reveals-he-867605/ |title=Heath Ledger's Dad Reveals Where He Keeps the 'Dark Knight' Oscar |last=Bulbeck |first=Pip |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=February 24, 2016 |accessdate=July 31, 2024 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210724090143/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/heath-ledgers-dad-reveals-he-867605/ |archivedate=July 24, 2021 |url-status=live }}</ref> Ledger's family attended the ceremony and his parents and sister accepted the award on stage on his behalf.<ref name="Heath Ledger Oscar" />


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
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;Official websites
;Official websites
* [http://www.oscar.com/ Academy Awards official website]
* [http://www.oscar.com/ Academy Awards official website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090304014303/http://www.oscar.com/ |date=March 4, 2009 }}
* [http://www.oscar.com/ Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences official website]
* [http://www.oscar.com/ Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences official website]
* {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090304014303/http://www.oscar.com/ |date=March 4, 2009 |title=Official Site}}
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;News resources
;News resources
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/entertainment/2009/oscars_2009/ The Oscars, 2009] [[BBC News]]
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/entertainment/2009/oscars_2009/ The Oscars, 2009] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131101162817/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/entertainment/2009/oscars_2009/ |date=November 1, 2013 }} [[BBC News]]
* [http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2009/academy.awards/index.html CNN Awards Spotlight: Academy Awards]
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81st Academy Awards
Official promoting the 81st Academy Awards in 2009.
Official poster
DateFebruary 22, 2009 (2009-02-22)
SiteKodak Theatre
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
Hosted byHugh Jackman[1]
Preshow hosts
Produced byBill Condon
Laurence Mark[3]
Directed byRoger Goodman[4]
Highlights
Best PictureSlumdog Millionaire
Most awardsSlumdog Millionaire (8)
Most nominationsThe Curious Case of Benjamin Button (13)
TV in the United States
NetworkABC
Duration3 hours, 30 minutes[5]
Ratings36.94 million
20.88% (Nielsen ratings)[6]

The 81st Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored the best films of 2008 and took place on February 22, 2009, at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, beginning at 5:30 p.m. PST / 8:30 p.m. EST. During the ceremony, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences presented Academy Awards (commonly referred to as Oscars) in 24 categories. The ceremony was televised in the United States by ABC, and was produced by Bill Condon and Laurence Mark and directed by Roger Goodman. Hugh Jackman hosted the show for the first time.[7] Two weeks earlier in a ceremony at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, California held on February 7, the Academy Awards for Technical Achievement were presented by host Jessica Biel.[8]

Slumdog Millionaire won eight awards, including Best Picture.[9][10][11] Other winners included The Curious Case of Benjamin Button with three awards, The Dark Knight and Milk with two, and Departures, The Duchess, La Maison en Petits Cubes, Man on Wire, The Reader, Smile Pinki, Toyland, Vicky Cristina Barcelona, and WALL-E with one. The telecast garnered almost 37 million viewers in the United States.

Winners and nominees[edit | edit source]

The Slumdog Millionaire team at the 81st Academy Awards

The nominees for the 81st Academy Awards were announced on January 22, 2009, at 5:38 p.m. PST (13:38 UTC) at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills, California, by Sid Ganis, president of the Academy, and the actor Forest Whitaker.[12] The Curious Case of Benjamin Button received the most nominations with thirteen (the ninth film to garner that many nominations); Slumdog Millionaire came in second with ten.[12][13] This would be the fifth year that all five best picture nominee were also nominated for best director, it would also be the last due to the academy extending the number of best picture nominees from five to ten for the following ceremonies.

The winners were announced during the awards ceremony on February 22, 2009.[14] Slumdog Millionaire was the eleventh film to win Best Picture without any acting nominations.[15] Sean Penn became the ninth person to win Best Lead Actor twice.[16] Best Supporting Actor winner Heath Ledger became the second performer to win a posthumous acting Oscar. The first actor to receive this distinction was Peter Finch, who posthumously won Best Actor for Network two months after his death in January 1977.[17] Coincidentally, both actors were the first native Australians to win Oscars in their respective categories. With its six nominations, WALL•E tied with 1991's Beauty and the Beast as the most nominated animated film in Oscar history.[13]

Awards[edit | edit source]

Photo of Danny Boyle at the 2017 Berlin International Film Festival.
Danny Boyle, Best Director winner
Photo of Sean Penn at the 2023 Berlin International Film Festival.
Sean Penn, Best Actor winner
Photo of Kate Winslet in 2025.
Kate Winslet, Best Actress winner
Photo of Heath Ledger at the 2006 Berlin International Film Festival.
Heath Ledger, Best Supporting Actor winner
Photo of Penélope Cruz in the 32nd Goya Awards.
Penélope Cruz, Best Supporting Actress winner
Photo of Dustin Lance Black in 2009.
Dustin Lance Black, Best Original Screenplay winner
Photo of Andrew Stanton in 2009.
Andrew Stanton, Best Animated Feature winner
photo of A.R. Rahman in 2015
A. R. Rahman, Best Original Score winner and Best Original Song co-winner

Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface and indicated with a double dagger (double-dagger).[18]

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  • Toyland (Spielzeugland) — Jochen Alexander Freydankdouble-dagger
    • Manon on the Asphalt — Elizabeth Marre and Olivier Pont
    • New Boy — Steph Green and Tamara Anghie
    • On the Line (Auf der Strecke) — Reto Caffi
    • The Pig (Grisen) — Tivi Magnusson and Dorte Høgh

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Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award[edit | edit source]

Films with multiple nominations and awards[edit | edit source]

Presenters and performers[edit | edit source]

The following individuals presented awards or performed musical numbers.[20][21][22]

Presenters[edit | edit source]

Name(s) Role
Gina Tuttle Announcer for the 81st annual Academy Awards
Whoopi Goldberg
Goldie Hawn
Anjelica Huston
Eva Marie Saint
Tilda Swinton		 Presenters of the award for Best Supporting Actress
Tina Fey
Steve Martin		 Presenters of the awards for Best Original Screenplay and Best Adapted Screenplay
Jennifer Aniston
Jack Black		 Introducers of the Animation 2008 montage and presenters of the awards for Best Animated Feature Film and Best Animated Short Film
Daniel Craig
Sarah Jessica Parker		 Presenters of the awards for Best Art Direction, Best Costume Design and Best Makeup
Robert Pattinson
Amanda Seyfried		 Introducers of the Romance 2008 montage
Natalie Portman
Ben Stiller		 Presenters of the awards for Best Cinematography
Jessica Biel Presenter of the segment of the Academy Awards for Technical Achievement and the Gordon E. Sawyer Award
James Franco
Seth Rogen
Janusz Kamiński		 Presenters of the awards for Best Live Action Short Film
Alan Arkin
Cuba Gooding Jr.
Joel Grey
Kevin Kline
Christopher Walken		 Presenters of the award for Best Supporting Actor
Bill Maher Presenter of the awards for Best Documentary Feature and Best Documentary Short Subject
Will Smith Presenter of the awards for Best Visual Effects, Best Sound Mixing, Best Sound Editing and Best Film Editing
Eddie Murphy Presenter of the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award
Zac Efron
Alicia Keys		 Presenters of the awards for Best Original Score and Best Original Song and introducers of the special song and dance number performing the Best Original Song nominees
Liam Neeson
Freida Pinto		 Presenters of the award for Best Foreign Language Film
Queen Latifah Presenter of the In Memoriam tribute
Reese Witherspoon Presenter of the award for Best Director
Halle Berry
Marion Cotillard
Nicole Kidman
Sophia Loren
Shirley MacLaine		 Presenters of the award for Best Actress
Adrien Brody
Michael Douglas
Robert De Niro
Anthony Hopkins
Ben Kingsley		 Presenters of the award for Best Actor
Steven Spielberg Presenter of the Best Picture segment and the award for Best Picture

Performers[edit | edit source]

Name(s) Role Performed
Michael Giacchino Musical Arranger Orchestral
Hugh Jackman
Anne Hathaway		 Performers Opening Number
Hugh Jackman
Beyoncé Knowles
Zac Efron
Vanessa Hudgens
Amanda Seyfried
Dominic Cooper
Spirit of Troy		 Performers

"Top Hat, White Tie and Tails" from Top Hat
"Singin' in the Rain" from Singin' in the Rain
"Big Spender" from Sweet Charity
"Maria" from West Side Story
"You're The One That I Want" from Grease
"Maria" from The Sound of Music
"All That Jazz" from Chicago
"Lady Marmalade" from Moulin Rouge!
"One Night Only" from Dreamgirls
"You Can't Stop The Beat" from Hairspray
"I Don't Know How To Love Him" from Jesus Christ Superstar
"At Last" from Orchestra Wives
"Last Chance" from High School Musical 3: Senior Year
"Mamma Mia" from Mamma Mia!
"Don't Cry For Me Argentina" from Evita
"Over the Rainbow" from The Wizard of Oz
"Somewhere" from West Side Story

A.R. Rahman Performer "O Saya" from Slumdog Millionaire
John Legend
Soweto Gospel Choir		 Performers "Down to Earth" from WALL-E
A.R. Rahman
Mahalaxmi Iyer
Tanvi Shah		 Performers "Jai Ho" from Slumdog Millionaire
Queen Latifah Performer "I'll Be Seeing You" during the annual In Memoriam tribute

Ceremony information[edit | edit source]

Photo of Hugh Jackman at the X-Men Origins: Wolverine premiere in 2009
Hugh Jackman hosted the 81st Academy Awards.

Due to the declining viewership of the recent Academy Awards ceremonies, AMPAS had contracted an entirely new production team in an attempt to revive interest surrounding both the awards and festivities. In September 2008, the Academy selected producers Bill Condon and Laurence Mark to co-produce the telecast.[23] Nearly three months later, actor Hugh Jackman, who had previously emceed three consecutive Tony Awards ceremonies between 2003 and 2005, was chosen as host of the 2009 gala.[24] Jackman expressed his anticipation of the awards in the few days preceding, and had commented that he was thrilled with preparations for the ceremony.[25][26]

Notable changes were introduced in the production of the telecast. In an attempt to build suspense and curiosity leading up to the awards, Condon and Mark announced that they would not reveal any of the presenters or performers who would participate in the Oscarcast.[27] Another unique feature of the ceremony was that the orchestra performed onstage instead of being relegated to a pit.[28] In a break from previous presentations, five previous Oscar-winning performers presented each of the acting categories as opposed to only one or two.[29] In addition, the Academy announced that for the first time since Oscar began broadcasting on television, film studios would be able to televise advertisements promoting their upcoming films.[30] Furthermore, a montage of upcoming 2009 films was shown over the ceremony's closing credits.[31]

Several other people participated in the production of the ceremony. Chris Harrison hosted "Road to the Oscars", a weekly behind-the-scenes video blog on the Oscar ceremony website.[32] David Rockwell designed a new set and stage design for the ceremony.[33] Film historian and author Robert Osborne greeted guests entering the festivities at the Hollywood and Highland Center.[34] Film director Judd Apatow filmed a comedy montage which featured Seth Rogen and James Franco reprising their roles from Pineapple Express.[35] Director Baz Luhrmann produced a song and dance number saluting movie musicals.[36]

Peter Gabriel, who was originally scheduled to perform his nominated song "Down to Earth" from WALL-E during the live broadcast, declined to perform after learning that he would be allowed to sing only 65 seconds of the song during the ceremony's Best Original Song nominee performances.[37] Gabriel still attended the ceremony but singer John Legend, backed by the Soweto Gospel Choir, performed the song in place of Gabriel.[38]

Box office performance of nominated films[edit | edit source]

Continuing a trend in recent years, the field of major nominees favored independent, low-budget films over blockbusters.[39][40] However, one of the nominees for Best Picture had grossed over $100 million before the nominations were announced (compared with none from the previous year).[41] The combined gross of the five Best Picture nominees when the Oscars were announced was $188 million with an average gross of $37.7 million per film.[42]

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button was the highest earner among the Best Picture nominees with $104.4 million in domestic box office receipts.[41] The film was followed by Slumdog Millionaire ($44.7 million), Milk ($20.7 million), Frost/Nixon ($8.8 million), and finally The Reader ($8.3 million).[42] Among the rest of the top 50 releases of 2008 in U.S. box office before the nominations, 33 nominations went to nine films on the list. Only The Dark Knight (1st), WALL-E (5th), Kung Fu Panda (6th), Bolt (19th), Tropic Thunder (20th), and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (21st) were nominated for directing, acting, screenwriting, Best Picture or Animated Feature.[43] The other top-50 box office hits that earned nominations were Iron Man (2nd), Wanted (16th), and Hellboy II: The Golden Army (41st).[43]

Faked winners leak[edit | edit source]

Shortly after the voting polls were closed for the awards, a purported list of winners was posted online. The list, which bore a purported signature from Academy president Sid Ganis, stated that Mickey Rourke won for Best Actor, Kate Winslet won for Best Actress, Amy Adams won for Best Supporting Actress, Heath Ledger won for Best Supporting Actor, and Slumdog Millionaire won for Best Picture.[44] AMPAS spokeswoman Leslie Unger later revealed that the list was "a complete fraud", and that PricewaterhouseCoopers had just begun to count the ballots.[45]

Critical reviews[edit | edit source]

The show received a mixed reception from media publications. Some media outlets received the broadcast more positively. Television critic Robert Bianco of USA Today gave Jackman an average review but extolled producers Condon and Mark saying that the broadcast felt "faster and more intimate without sacrificing Hollywood glamour."[46] Vanity Fair columnist Julian Sancton gave high marks for Jackman's hosting performance stating "After several years of glamour-deflating wisecracks from blasé hosts like Jon Stewart, Ellen DeGeneres, and Steve Martin, the new producers hired an M.C. who was willing to break a sweat."[47] Film critic Roger Ebert lauded Jackman's performance noting that he "would be a charmer as host, and he was." Of the show itself, Ebert added, "It was the best Oscar show I've ever seen, and I've seen plenty."[48]

Other media outlets were more critical of the show. Los Angeles Times columnist Mary McNamara thought Jackman's performance "obliterated all memory" of David Letterman's hosting the ceremony in 1995, which was widely panned.[49] Time television critic James Poniewozik wrote that Jackman was "charming and game and I bet he absolutely killed in the room. But he didn't really project beyond the room, nor did he much seem to be trying to." He also noted that while there were some entertaining moments, "the broadcast overall had problems of pacing."[50] Maureen Ryan of the Chicago Tribune remarked, "The whole thing was driven by a manic desire to bring some old-school glamor to the proceedings." She added that the long introductions praising the acting nominees slowed down the proceedings.[51]

Ratings and reception[edit | edit source]

The American telecast on ABC drew in an average of 36.94 million people over its length, which was a 13% increase from the record lows of the previous year's ceremony.[52][53] An estimated, 68.48 million total viewers watched all or part of the awards. The show also drew higher Nielsen ratings compared to the previous ceremony, with 20.88% of households watching over a 32.44 share.[54] In addition, the program scored a 12.43 rating over a 30.61 share among the 18–49 demographic, which was a 13 percent increase.[54]

In July 2009, the ceremony presentation received ten nominations at the 61st Primetime Emmys.[55] Two months later, the ceremony won four awards including Outstanding Choreography (Rob Ashford), Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics (Hugh Jackman Opening Number: William Ross, John Kimbrough, Dan Harmon, Rob Schrab, Ben Schwartz), Outstanding Short Form Picture Editing, (Best Motion Picture Montage: Kyle Cooper, Hal Honigsberg), and Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Variety Or Music Series Or Special.[56][57]

In Memoriam[edit | edit source]

Main article: List of 81st Academy Awards In Memoriam tribute honorees

The annual In Memoriam tribute was presented by actress Queen Latifah. She performed the song "I'll Be Seeing You" during the segment.[58][59]

See also[edit | edit source]

Notes[edit | edit source]

A^ :Following talks with his family in Australia, the Academy determined that Ledger's daughter, Matilda Rose Ledger, would own the award. However, due to Matilda's age, she did not gain full ownership of the statuette until her eighteenth birthday in 2023.[60] Until that time, her mother, actress Michelle Williams, owned the statuette in trust for Matilda;[61] it was held at the Western Australian Museum.[62] Ledger's family attended the ceremony and his parents and sister accepted the award on stage on his behalf.[17]

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