The 81th edition of the Academy Awards of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) was held on February 22, 2009 at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles, United States, awarding the best films of the year 2008. The ceremony was presented by Hugh Jackman.
The movie with the most nominations at the Academy Awards 2009 was The Curious Case of Benjamin Button with 13 nominations and The film that won the most awards was Slumdog Millionaire, winning 8 of the 9 nominations.
Discover all the data and statistics about the Academy AwardsTo below is the complete list of the nominees and winners of the 2009 Academy Awards.
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What was the movie that won the Academy Awards for Best Picture 2009?
The winning film of the Academy Awards for Best Picture 2009 was Slumdog millionaire
Best Picture
Who won the Academy Awards for Best Director in 2009?
The director who won the Academy Awards for Best Director in 2009 was Danny Boyle, for the film Slumdog Millionaire
Best Director
Who won the Academy Awards for Best Leading Actor in 2009?
The actor who won the Academy Awards for Best Leading Actor in 2009 was Sean Penn, for the movie Milk
Best Leading Actor
Who won the Academy Awards for Best Leading Actress in 2009?
The actress who won the Academy Awards for Best Leading Actress in 2009 was Kate Winslet, for the movie The reader
Best Leading Actress
Who won the Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actor in 2009?
The actor who won the Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actor in 2009 was Heath Ledger, for the movie The Dark Knight
Best Supporting Actor
Who won the Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actress in 2009?
The actress who won the Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actress in 2009 was Penélope Cruz, for the movie Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Best Supporting Actress
What was the movie that won the Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film 2009?
The winning film of the Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film 2009 was Okuribito
Best Foreign Language Film
What was the movie that won the Academy Awards for Best Animated Feature 2009?
The winning film of the Academy Awards for Best Animated Feature 2009 was WALL-E
Best Animated Feature
Best Adapted Screenplay
Best Film Editing
Best Cinematography
Best Production Design
Best Costume Design
Best Animated Short Film
Best Documentary Feature
General summary of nominations and awards (Films)
| Film | Nominations | Awards | |
| The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | 13 | 3 | |
| Slumdog Millionaire | 10 | 8 | |
| Milk | 8 | 2 | |
| The Dark Knight | 8 | 2 | |
| WALL-E | 6 | 1 | |
| The Reader | 5 | 1 | |
| Frost/Nixon | 5 | 0 | |
| Doubt | 5 | 0 | |
| Changeling | 3 | 0 | |
| Revolutionary Road | 3 | 0 | |
| The Duchess | 2 | 1 | |
| The Wrestler | 2 | 0 | |
| Frozen River | 2 | 0 | |
| Iron Man | 2 | 0 | |
| Wanted | 2 | 0 |
