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| Award |
Winner |
Description |
| Best Picture |
Slumdog Millionaire |
A drama film about a young man from the slums of Mumbai who appears on a game show and recounts his life story to answer the questions. |
| Best Director |
Danny Boyle (Slumdog Millionaire) |
The director of Slumdog Millionaire, a British filmmaker known for his work on Trainspotting and 28 Days Later. |
| Best Actor |
Sean Penn (Milk) |
An American actor known for his roles in Mystic River, Milk, and Dead Man Walking. |
| Best Actress |
Kate Winslet (The Reader) |
A British actress known for her roles in Titanic, The Reader, and The Holiday. |
| Best Supporting Actor |
Heath Ledger (The Dark Knight) |
An Australian actor known for his roles in Brokeback Mountain, The Dark Knight, and A Knight's Tale. |
| Best Supporting Actress |
Pen�lope Cruz (Vicky Cristina Barcelona) |
A Spanish actress known for her roles in Volver, Vicky Cristina Barcelona, and Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides. |
| Best Original Screenplay |
Dustin Lance Black (Milk) |
An American screenwriter known for his work on Milk, J. Edgar, and When We Rise. |
| Best Adapted Screenplay |
Simon Beaufoy (Slumdog Millionaire) |
A British screenwriter known for his work on Slumdog Millionaire, 127 Hours, and The Full Monty. |
| Best Animated Feature |
WALL-E |
An American animated film about a robot named WALL-E who falls in love with another robot named EVE while cleaning up a polluted Earth. |
| Best Foreign Language Film |
Departures (Japan) |
A Japanese drama film about a cellist who becomes a mortician and learns about the beauty and dignity of life and death. |
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