Complete List of the 81st Annual Academy Awards

This year’s Best Motion Picture of the Year goes to "Slumdog Millionaire". Slumdog Millionaire sweeps a total of 8 Academy Awards which was held at Los Angeles' Kodak Theater on Sunday, February 22. Sean Penn has his second best-actor Academy Award with his win in the title role of "Milk."

Penn's first words upon taking the stage to accept his prize for playing the slain gay-rights pioneer were: "You commie, homo-loving sons of guns."

Kate Winslet, meantime, has taken best actress for the Holocaust-themed saga "The Reader," while best-picture favorite "Slumdog Millionaire" has cruised to seven Oscars, including best director for Danny Boyle.

Heath Ledger is the supporting-actor winner for his demented reinvention of Batman villain the Joker in "The Dark Knight," becoming only the second actor ever to win an Oscar posthumously.

The supporting-actress trophy has gone to Penelope Cruz as a tempestuous artist in Woody Allen's Spanish romance "Vicky Cristina Barcelona."

Other multiple winners included "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button", "The Dark Knight" and "Milk". While being nominated for thirteen categories, "Benjamin Button" has only managed to take home three kudos on the night. Moreover, "Dark Knight" and "Milk" have each collected two statuettes.
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Full Winners List of the 81st Annual Academy Awards:

-Motion Picture: "Slumdog Millionaire"
-Director: Danny Boyle, "Slumdog Millionaire"
-Actor: Sean Penn, "Milk"
-Actress: Kate Winslet, "The Reader"
-Supporting Actor: Heath Ledger, "The Dark Knight"
-Supporting Actress: Penelope Cruz, "Vicky Cristina Barcelona"
-Adapted Screenplay: Simon Beaufoy, "Slumdog Millionaire"
-Original Screenplay: Dustin Lance Black, "Milk"
-Foreign-Language Film: "Departures," Japan
-Animated Feature Film: "WALL-E"
-Cinematography: "Slumdog Millionaire"
-Film Editing: "Slumdog Millionaire"
-Art Direction: "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
-Costume: "The Duchess"
-Makeup: "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
-Sound Mixing: "Slumdog Millionaire"
-Sound Editing: "The Dark Knight"
-Visual Effects: "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
-Original Score: "Slumdog Millionaire," A.R. Rahman
-Original Song: "Jai Ho" from "Slumdog Millionaire," A.R. Rahman and Gulzar
-Documentary Feature: "Man on Wire"
-Documentary (short subject): "Smile Pinki"
-Animated Short Film: "La Maison en Petits Cubes"
-Live Action Short Film: "Spielzeugland (Toyland)"