Oscar 2009: Kate, Sean and a "Slumdog Millionaire"

The biggest favorite of the evening had to settle for three Oscars in secondary categories. "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" (13 nominations), he was outflanked by Danny Boyle's "Slumdog Millionaire", who entered the race with 10 nominations and won 8 Oscars, among others as the best movie and for the best director. That was not a real surprise. Boyles rousing slum fairy tale had already scored at the Golden Globes and the BAFTA Awards.

Oscar 2009: The winners

Not surprisingly, the awards in the actor categories fell out. In the fifth attempt, the Oscar finally and deservedly went to Kate Winslet - for her portrayal of Hanna Schmitz in "The Reader". For the men, Sean Penn was pleased to receive an Oscar for the second time. In "Milk" he plays the gay politician Harvey Milk, who was murdered in 1978 in San Francisco. Best Supporting Actress was Penelope Cruzwho gives a spirited Spaniard in Woody Allen's "Vicky Cristina Barcelona". In the category "Best Supporting Actor" came what many acting colleagues had wished for: The Oscar was posthumously awarded to Heath Ledger - for his role as a joker in "The Dark Knight".

More than 3,000 readers accepted our invitation and played an Oscar jury. If one had listened to them in Hollywood, the result would have been something different, as you can read on the following pages.



The Oscar winners in our five prediction game categories

Best movie: "Slumdog Millionaire"

41 percent of our users had put on "The strange case of Benjamin Button" as the best movie, only 12 percent "Slumdog Millionaire".

Best Actress: Kate Winslet

Our jury and the Academy agreed on the "Best Actress". 55 percent of our readers saw Kate Winslet in front, who eventually won the Oscar.



Best Actor: Sean Penn

In the category "Best Actor" the sympathy of our jury belonged to Brad Pitt. 52 percent had bet on the "Benjamin Button" actor, 20 percent saw Sean Penn in front - and were right.

Best Director: Danny Boyle

The Oscar for the "Best Director" would have our jury like David Fincher for "The strange case of Benjamin Button" given. Only 17 percent had a win of Danny Boyle set.

Best Foreign Film: "Departures"

Again, a German film was in the running for the Oscar for the "Best Foreign Film". Uli Edel and his "Baader Meinhof Complex" would have liked to award 51% of our readers the Oscar. Only 4 percent had on the Japanese film "Departures" set.



The Oscar winners in the other categories

  • Best Supporting Actress: Penelope Cruz for "Vicky Cristina Barcelona"
  • Best Supporting Actor: Heath Ledger for "The Dark Knight"
  • Best original script: Dustin Lance Black for "Milk"
  • Best Adapted Screenplay: Simon Beaufoy for "Slumdog Millionaire"
  • Best Animated Film: "Wall-E"
  • Best Camera: Anthony Dod Mantle for "Slumdog Millionaire"
  • Best cut: Chris Dickens for "Slumdog Millionaire"
  • Best sound mix: Ian Tapp, Richard Pryke and Resul Pookutty for "Slumdog Millionaire"
  • Best Soundtrack: Richard King for "The Dark Knight"
  • Best Film Music: A.R. Rahman for "Slumdog Millionaire"
  • Best movie song: "Jai Ho" from "Slumdog Millionaire"
  • Best Costumes: Michael O'Connor for "The Duchess"
  • Best Mask: Greg Cannom for "The Strange Case of Benjamin Button"
  • Best Features: Donald Graham Burt and Victor J. Zolfo for "The Strange Case of Benjamin Button"
  • Best Special Effects: Eric Barba, Steve Preeg, Burt Dalton and Craig Barron for "The Strange Case of Benjamin Button"
  • Best Documentary: "Man on Wire"
  • Best Short Documentary: "Smile Pinki"
  • Best short film (animated): "La Maison en Petits Cubes"
  • Best short film (real): "Toyland" (Jochen Alexander Freydank, Germany)
  • Honorary Oscar for the Lifetime Achievement: Jerry Lewis

Slumdog Millionaire Wins Cinematography: 2009 Oscars (March 2024).



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