Best picture:
"Slumdog Millionaire"
Director:
Danny Boyle, "Slumdog Millionaire"
ActorSean Penn, "Milk"
ActressKate Winslet, "The Reader"
Supporting ActorHeath Ledger, "The Dark Knight"
Supporting ActressPenelope Cruz, "Vicky Cristina Barcelona"
Animated Feature "WALL-E"
Full list of winners hereHighlights of the show:The revamped 81st Academy ceremony was a total success.
They brough a few new innovations to the show like bringing 5 formers winners of the actor, actress and supporting cast categories to present a more personal tribute to their fellow nominees instead of a simple video montage.
The host Hugh Jackman sang a couple times. The intro was grandiose combining all the nominated movies into one comedic sketch instead of the boring sometimes not so funny monologue. His musical number with Beyonce was spectacular.
A "Slumdog Millionaire" sweep.
Ben Stiller and his beard mocking Joaquin Phoenix's claim of retiring from movie making.
Cuba Gooding Jr. playing the black card on Robert Downey Jr.
Queen Latifah singing during the tribute to actors that passed on.
Heath Ledger family accepting the oscar on his behalf and daughter's.
The performance of the two songs in "Slumdog Millionaire". Shouts out to Mumbai, India.
The Japanese guys and their English during their acceptance speech.