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22 February 2009 (USA)
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Plot:
Annual awards presentation honoring the best film achievements of 2008. | add synopsis
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Awards:
Won 4 Primetime Emmys.
Another 6 nominations
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Slideshow: 20-Image Gallery From Back Stage at 81st Annual Academy Awards
(From HollywoodChicago.com. 25 February 2009, 2:12 PM, PST)
And the Winner Is: Oscars 2009
(From Tribeca Film. 25 February 2009, 5:27 AM, PST)
(From HollywoodChicago.com. 25 February 2009, 2:12 PM, PST)
And the Winner Is: Oscars 2009
(From Tribeca Film. 25 February 2009, 5:27 AM, PST)
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Whatever, just glad it's over?
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Cast
(Credited cast) | Amy Adams | ... | Herself - Nominee: Best Supporting Actress |
 | Jennifer Aniston | ... | Herself - Presenter: Best Animated Feature, Best Animated Short Subject |
 | Alan Arkin | ... | Himself - Presenter: Best Supporting Actor |
 | Julia Bantner | ... | Dancer |
 | Eric Barba | ... | Himself - Winner: Best Visual Effects |
| Craig Barron | ... | Himself - Winner: Best Visual Effects |
| Kirk Baxter | ... | Himself - Nominee: Best Editing |
| Simon Beaufoy | ... | Himself - Winner: Best Adapted Screenplay |
| Kristine Bendul | ... | Dancer |
 | Halle Berry | ... | Herself - Presenter: Best Actress |
 | Jessica Biel | ... | Herself - Presenter: Technical Awards |
| Dustin Lance Black | ... | Himself - Winner: Best Original Screenplay |
 | Jack Black | ... | Himself - Presenter: Best Animated Feature / Best Animated Short Film |
 | Danny Boyle | ... | Himself - Winner: Best Director |
 | Marlon Brando | ... | Himself (archive footage) |
 | Adrien Brody | ... | Himself - Presenter: Best Actor |
 | Josh Brolin | ... | Himself - Nominee: Best Supporting Actor |
| Donald Graham Burt | ... | Himself - Winner: Best Art Direction |
| Ben Burtt | ... | Himself - Nominee: Best Sound & Best Sound Editing |
| Greg Cannom | ... | Himself - Winner: Best Makeup |
 | Cyd Charisse | ... | Herself - Memorial Tribute (archive footage) |
| Christian Colson | ... | Himself - Winner: Best Picture |
 | Dominic Cooper | ... | Himself - Performer |
 | Marion Cotillard | ... | Herself - Presenter: Best Actress in a Leading Role |
 | Daniel Craig | ... | Himself - Presenter: Best Costume Design / Best Makeup / Best Art Direction |
| Michael Crichton | ... | Himself - Memorial Tribute (archive footage) |
 | Penélope Cruz | ... | Herself - Winner: Best Supporting Actress |
 | Miley Cyrus | ... | Herself - Audience |
 | Stephen Daldry | ... | Himself - Nominee: Best Director |
| Burt Dalton | ... | Himself - Winner: Best Visual Effects |
| Jules Dassin | ... | Himself - Memorial Tribute (archive footage) |
| Adam Davenport | ... | Himself |
 | Viola Davis | ... | Herself - Nominee: Best Supporting Actress |
| Roger Deakins | ... | Himself - Nominee: Best Cinematography |
 | Robert De Niro | ... | Himself - Presenter: Best Actor |
| Alexandre Desplat | ... | Himself - Nominee: Best Original Score |
| Chris Dickens | ... | Himself - Winner: Best Editing |
| Pete Docter | ... | Himself - Nominee: Best Original Screenplay |
| Anthony Dod Mantle | ... | Himself - Winner: Best Cinematography |
 | Robert DoQui | ... | Himself - Memorial Tribute (archive footage) |
 | Michael Douglas | ... | Himself - Presenter: Best Actor |
 | Robert Downey Jr. | ... | Himself - Nominee - Best Supporting Actor |
 | Faye Dunaway | ... | Herself (archive footage) |
 | Zac Efron | ... | Himself - Presenter / Performer |
 | Danny Elfman | ... | Himself - Nominee: Best Original Score |
 | Mike Elizalde | ... | Himself |
| Manny Farber | ... | Himself - Memorial Tribute (archive footage) |
 | Tina Fey | ... | Herself - Presenter |
 | David Fincher | ... | Himself - Nominee: Best Director |
 | Nina Foch | ... | Herself - In Memoriam (archive footage) |
 | James Franco | ... | Himself - Presenter: Best Live Action Short |
| Jochen Alexander Freydank | ... | Himself - Winner: Best Live Action Short Film |
| Peter Gabriel | ... | Himself - Nominee: Best Original Song |
| Sidney Ganis | ... | Himself |
 | Whoopi Goldberg | ... | Herself - Presenter: Best Supporting Actress |
 | Cuba Gooding Jr. | ... | Himself - Presenter: Best Supporting Actor |
| Elliot Graham | ... | Himself - Nominee: Best Editing |
| Joel Grey | ... | Himself - Presenter: Best Supporting Actor |
| Daniel P. Hanley | ... | Himself - Nominee: Best Editing |
| David Hare | ... | Himself - Nominee: Best Adapted Screenplay |
 | Anne Hathaway | ... | Herself - Nominee |
 | Goldie Hawn | ... | Herself - Presenter: Best Supporting Actress |
| John Michael Hayes | ... | Himself - Memorial Tribute (archive footage) |
 | Taraji P. Henson | ... | Herself - Nominee: Best Supporting Actress |
 | Werner Herzog | ... | Himself - Nominee: Best Documentary |
 | Charlton Heston | ... | Himself - Memorial Tribute (archive footage) |
| Mike Hill | ... | Himself - Nominee: Best Editing |
| Pat Hingle | ... | Himself - Memorial Tribute (archive footage) |
 | Philip Seymour Hoffman | ... | Himself - Nominee: Best Supporting Actor |
 | Anthony Hopkins | ... | Himself - Presenter: Best Actor |
| James Newton Howard | ... | Himself - Nominee: Best Original Score |
 | Ron Howard | ... | Himself - Nominee: Best Director |
 | Vanessa Hudgens | ... | Herself - Performer |
| Courtney Hunt | ... | Herself - Nominee: Best Original Screenplay |
 | Anjelica Huston | ... | Herself - Presenter: Best Supporting Actress |
| Kon Ichikawa | ... | Himself - Memorial Tribute (archive footage) |
 | Hugh Jackman | ... | Himself - Host / Performer |
 | Richard Jenkins | ... | Himself - Nominee: Best Actor |
| Charles H. Joffe | ... | Himself - Memorial Tribute (archive footage) |
 | Van Johnson | ... | Himself - Memorial Tribute (archive footage) |
| Ollie Johnston | ... | Himself - In Memoriam (archive footage) |
 | Angelina Jolie | ... | Herself - Nominee: Best Actress |
| Janusz Kaminski | ... | Himself - Presenter: Best Live Action Short Film |
| Kunio Katô | ... | Himself - Winner - Best Animated Short Film |
| Kathleen Kennedy | ... | Herself - Nominee: Best Picture |
| Evelyn Keyes | ... | Herself - Memorial Tribute (archive footage) |
 | Alicia Keys | ... | Herself - Presenter |
 | Nicole Kidman | ... | Herself - Presenter: Best Actress in a Leading Role |
| Richard King | ... | Himself - Winner: Best Sound Editing |
 | Ben Kingsley | ... | Himself - Presenter: Best Actor |
 | Kevin Kline | ... | Himself - Presenter: Best Supporting Actor |
 | Beyoncé Knowles | ... | Herself - Performer (as Beyoncé) |
 | Frank Langella | ... | Himself - Nominee - Best Actor |
 | Queen Latifah | ... | Herself - Performer: I'll Be Seeing You |
 | Heath Ledger | ... | Himself - Winner: Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role (archive footage) |
| John Legend | ... | Himself - Performer (song "Down to Earth") |
 | Mike Leigh | ... | Himself - Nominee: Best Original Screenplay |
 | Melissa Leo | ... | Herself - Nominee: Best Actress |
 | Jerry Lewis | ... | Himself - Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award Recipient |
 | Sophia Loren | ... | Herself - Presenter: Best Actress in a Leading Role |
 | Bernie Mac | ... | Himself - In Memoriam (archive footage) |
 | Shirley MacLaine | ... | Herself - Presenter: Best Actress in a Leading Role |
 | Bill Maher | ... | Himself - Presenter |
| Abby Mann | ... | Himself - Memorial Tribute (archive footage) |
 | Frank Marshall | ... | Himself - Nominee: Best Picture |
| E. Anthony Martinez | ... | Performer - USC Trojan Marching Band |
 | Steve Martin | ... | Himself - Presenter |
| Martin McDonagh | ... | Himself - Nominee: Best Original Screenplay |
| Chris Menges | ... | Himself - Nominee: Best Cinematography |
 | Anthony Minghella | ... | Himself - Nominee: Best Picture / Memorial Tribute (archive footage) |
| Claudio Miranda | ... | Himself - Nominee: Best Cinematography |
 | Ricardo Montalban | ... | Himself - Memorial Tribute (archive footage) |
| Peter Morgan | ... | Himself - Nominee: Best Adapted Screenplay |
| Robert Mulligan | ... | Himself - Memorial Tribute (archive footage) |
 | Eddie Murphy | ... | Himself - Presenter: Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award |
| Megan Mylan | ... | Herself - Winner: Best Documentary Short Subject |
 | Paul Newman | ... | Himself - Memorial Tribute (archive footage) |
| Thomas Newman | ... | Himself - Nominee: Best Original Score & Best Original Song |
| Michael O'Connor | ... | Himself - Winner: Best Costume Design |
| Brett Padelford | ... | Performer - USC Trojan Marching Band) |
 | Sarah Jessica Parker | ... | Herself - Presenter: Best Costume Design / Best Makeup / Best Art Direction |
 | Robert Pattinson | ... | Himself - Presenter |
 | Sean Penn | ... | Himself - Winner: Best Actor |
| Wally Pfister | ... | Himself - Nominee: Best Cinematography |
| Harold Pinter | ... | Himself - Memorial Tribute (archive footage) |
 | Freida Pinto | ... | Herself - Presenter: Best Foreign Language Film |
 | Brad Pitt | ... | Himself - Nominee - Best Actor |
 | Sydney Pollack | ... | Himself - In Memoriam (archive footage) |
| Resul Pookutty | ... | Himself - Winner: Best Sound |
 | Natalie Portman | ... | Herself - Presenter: Best Cinematography |
| Steve Preeg | ... | Himself - Winner: Best Visual Effects |
| Richard Pryke | ... | Himself - Winner: Best Sound |
| A.R. Rahman | ... | Himself - Winner: Best Original Score / Best Original Song |
| Jim Reardon | ... | Himself - Nominee: Best Original Screenplay |
 | Seth Rogen | ... | Himself - Presenter: Best Live Action Short |
| Leonard Rosenman | ... | Himself - Memorial Tribute (archive footage) |
| Eric Roth | ... | Himself - Nominee: Best Adapted Screenplay |
 | Mickey Rourke | ... | Himself - Nominee |
 | Eva Marie Saint | ... | Herself - Presenter: Best Supporting Actress |
 | Roy Scheider | ... | Himself - Memorial Tribute (archive footage) |
 | Paul Scofield | ... | Himself - Memorial Tribute (archive footage) |
 | Amanda Seyfried | ... | Herself - Performer |
| John Patrick Shanley | ... | Himself - Nominee: Best Adapted Screenplay |
 | Michael Shannon | ... | Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Supporting Role |
| Lee Smith | ... | Himself - Nominee: Best Editing |
 | Will Smith | ... | Himself - Presenter |
 | Steven Spielberg | ... | Himself - Presenter: Best Picture |
 | Andrew Stanton | ... | Himself - Winner: Best Animated Film / Nominee: Best Original Screenplay |
| Tom Stern | ... | Himself - Nominee: Best Cinematography |
 | Ben Stiller | ... | Himself - Presenter: Best Cinematography |
 | Meryl Streep | ... | Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Leading Role |
| Robin Swicord | ... | Herself - Nominee: Best Adapted Screenplay |
 | Tilda Swinton | ... | Herself - Presenter: Best Supporting Actress |
| Ian Tapp | ... | Himself - Winner: Best Sound |
 | Charlize Theron | ... | Herself (archive footage) |
 | Marisa Tomei | ... | Herself - Nominee: Best Supporting Actress |
 | Gina Tuttle | ... | Announcer |
| Vampira | ... | Herself - Memorial Tribute (archive footage) |
 | Gus Van Sant | ... | Himself - Nominee: Best Director |
 | Christopher Walken | ... | Himself - Presenter: Best Supporting Actor |
| Angus Wall | ... | Himself - Nominee: Best Editing |
| David Watkin | ... | Himself - Memorial Tribute (archive footage) |
| James Whitmore | ... | Himself - Memorial Tribute (archive footage) |
 | Richard Widmark | ... | Himself - Memorial Tribute (archive footage) |
 | Kate Winslet | ... | Herself - Winner: Best Actress |
 | Stan Winston | ... | Himself - Memorial Tribute (archive footage) |
 | Reese Witherspoon | ... | Herself - Presenter: Best Director |
 | Matthew Wood | ... | Himself - Nominee: Best Sound Editing |
| Victor J. Zolfo | ... | Himself - Winner: Best Art Direction |
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USA:210 min (including commercials)
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All five Best Picture nominees also received nominations for their respective directors.
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Miscellaneous: Just before the presentation of "Best Supporting Actress" the curtain that was supposed to open to reveal the presentation screens don't open. You can then hear a stagehand from backstage yell, "We're doing it. Steve open it!" (his voice was probably picked up through Hugh Jackman's lapel mic.)
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I didn't care for this year's Academy Awards. I was upset particularly of how they paid tribute to those we have lost in the past year. I felt Queen Latifah's singing "I'll be seeing you," distracted their final bow and the screen wasn't used fully for their memory. Hugh Jackman was okay but he was more song and dance and the opening was okay. The presenters especially in the acting categories was a change from annual tradition of last year's winners presenting this year's winners. There were no clips shown neither but several collages of film retrospective which I found took up too much time. Jerry Lewis should have received a longer tribute. Maybe they should have also honored somebody who has been nominated numerous times but never won like Glenn Close but her time will come I'm sure. The winners in the acting categories were pretty predictable as well. Everybody I rooted for were long-shots and long like Frank Langella, Melissa Leo, etc. I was glad that Slumdog Millionaire won the awards particularly because it was a great movie that didn't have star power except for Anil Kapoor but it had a great story on screen and off-screen of how the story was made to film. It's a feel good movie and we all need to feel pretty good nowadays.