Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2008 were presented on Sunday, February 22, 2009, at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center®.

• Best Picture
• 'Slumdog Millionaire'
• Best Director
• Danny Boyle 'Slumdog Millionaire'
• Best Actor
• Sean Penn 'Milk'
• Best Actress
• Kate Winslet 'The Reader'
• Best Supporting Actor
• Heath Ledger 'The Dark Knight'
• Best Supporting Actress
• Penelope Cruz 'Vicky Cristina Barcelona'
• Best Animated Feature Film
• 'Wall-E'
• Best Foreign Film
• 'Departures'
• Best Original Screenplay
• 'Milk'

  Dustin Lance Black

• Best Adapted Screenplay
• 'Slumdog Millionaire'

  Simon Beaufoy

• Best Documentary Feature
• 'Man on Wire'
• Best Original Score
• 'Slumdog Millionaire'
• Best Original Song
• 'Slumdog Millionaire'

• 'Jai Ho'

• Best Film Editing
• 'Slumdog Millionaire'

  Chris Dickens

• Best Documentary - Short Subject

• 'Smile Pinki'

• Best Cinematography
• 'Slumdog Millionaire'

  Anthony Dod Mantle

• Best Costume Design
• 'The Duchess'

  Michael O'Connor

• Best Sound Mixing
• 'Slumdog Millionaire'

  Ian Tapp, Richard Pryke, Resul Pookutty

• Best Sound Editing
• 'The Dark Knight'

  Richard King

• Best Live Action Short Film

• 'Spielzeugland (Toyland)'

• Best Animated Short Film

• 'La Maison de Petits Cubes'

• Best Makeup
• 'The Curious Case of Benjamin Button'

  Greg Cannom

• Best Art Direction
• 'The Curious Case of Benjamin Button'

  Donald Graham Burt, Victor J. Zolfo

• Best Visual Effects
• 'The Curious Case of Benjamin Button'

  Eric Barba, Steve Preeg, Burt Dalton, Craig Barron