The 81st Annual Academy Awards (Oscars) night held last Sunday, February 22 (February 23 in Manila) was marked by victories of multi-cultural talents, not to mention the show's host Hugh Jackman, who is an Australian.
The winners in the 2009 Oscars were highly diverse as they come from different races, most especially the Asians who figured prominently in different categories.
Slumdog Millionaire, a British film shot in India and stars mostly Indian actors, won 8 of its 10 nominations, being the most awarded movie on this year's Oscars.
Indian composer Allah Rakha (A.R.) Rahman received two Oscar statuettes, Best Original Music Score and Best Original Song, for Slumdog Millionaire, with the last one shared with Indian lyricist Gulzar.
The Best Sound Mixing Award was handed out to another Indian, Resul Pookutty, alongside British mixers Richard Pryke and Ian Tapp.
The Best Foreign Language Film award was won by Japan for its entry Departures (produced by Yojiro Takita), which was the biggest surprise of the night, beating favorites such as Israel's Waltz with Bashir and France's The Class.
It was Japan's first ever Best Foreign Language Film award in the Academy history after being nominated 12 times in the said category.
During the 50's, Japan had 3 honorary Oscar awards.
La Maison En Petits Cubes by Kunio Kato, another Japanese entry, was honored with the Best Animated Short award.
Winning Best Director was British director Danny Bolye (his first) for Slumdog Millionaire while Kate Winslet, who is also British, won her first ever Oscar award after 6 nominations in 14 years.
The late Heath Ledger, an Australian actor, also won his first and last Oscar Best Supporting Actor trophy while Spanish actress Penelope Cruz was her female counterpart.
It was all first-time Oscar victory for the major winners (acting and directing), except for American actor Sean Penn, who won his 2nd Oscar already. He first won the Oscar in 2003 for Mystic River.
Germans also have the reason to celebrate with the victory of Toyland (Spielzeugland) in the Best Live Action Short category.
Here's the complete list of winners in the 2009 Oscar Awards:
BEST PICTURE: Slumdog Millionaire
BEST DIRECTOR: Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire
BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE: Sean Penn, Milk
BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE: Kate Winslet, The Reader
BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE: Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight
BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE: Penelope Cruz, Vicky Cristina Barcelona
BEST WRITING (ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY): Milk, Dustin Lance Black
BEST WRITING (ADAPTED SCREENPLAY): Slumdog Millionaire, Simon Beaufoy
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM: WALL-E
BEST SHORT FILM (ANIMATED): La Maison En Petits Cubes
BEST ART DIRECTION: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: Slumdog Millionaire
BEST COSTUME DESIGN: The Duchess
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE: Man on Wire
BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT: Smile Pinki
BEST EDITING: Slumdog Millionaire
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM: Departures (Japan)
BEST SHORT FILM (LIVE ACTION): Spielzeugland (Toyland)
BEST MAKEUP: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
BEST MUSIC (ORIGINAL SCORE): Slumdog Millionaire, A.R. Rahman
BEST MUSIC (ORIGINAL SONG): ''Jai Ho,'' Slumdog Millionaire
BEST SOUND EDITING: The Dark Knight
BEST SOUND MIXING: Slumdog Millionaire
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award: Jerry Lewis
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A day before the Oscars, I posted my fearless predictions of the 2009 Oscar winners and amazingly, I was able to predict the winners in 19 (out of 24) categories. That's almost 80%. Good job!
Source URL: https://mykiru1.blogspot.com/2009/02/asian-victories-in-2009-oscar-awards.htmlThe winners in the 2009 Oscars were highly diverse as they come from different races, most especially the Asians who figured prominently in different categories.
Slumdog Millionaire, a British film shot in India and stars mostly Indian actors, won 8 of its 10 nominations, being the most awarded movie on this year's Oscars.
Indian composer Allah Rakha (A.R.) Rahman received two Oscar statuettes, Best Original Music Score and Best Original Song, for Slumdog Millionaire, with the last one shared with Indian lyricist Gulzar.
The Best Sound Mixing Award was handed out to another Indian, Resul Pookutty, alongside British mixers Richard Pryke and Ian Tapp.
The Best Foreign Language Film award was won by Japan for its entry Departures (produced by Yojiro Takita), which was the biggest surprise of the night, beating favorites such as Israel's Waltz with Bashir and France's The Class.
It was Japan's first ever Best Foreign Language Film award in the Academy history after being nominated 12 times in the said category.
During the 50's, Japan had 3 honorary Oscar awards.
La Maison En Petits Cubes by Kunio Kato, another Japanese entry, was honored with the Best Animated Short award.
Winning Best Director was British director Danny Bolye (his first) for Slumdog Millionaire while Kate Winslet, who is also British, won her first ever Oscar award after 6 nominations in 14 years.
The late Heath Ledger, an Australian actor, also won his first and last Oscar Best Supporting Actor trophy while Spanish actress Penelope Cruz was her female counterpart.
It was all first-time Oscar victory for the major winners (acting and directing), except for American actor Sean Penn, who won his 2nd Oscar already. He first won the Oscar in 2003 for Mystic River.
Germans also have the reason to celebrate with the victory of Toyland (Spielzeugland) in the Best Live Action Short category.
Here's the complete list of winners in the 2009 Oscar Awards:
BEST PICTURE: Slumdog Millionaire
BEST DIRECTOR: Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire
BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE: Sean Penn, Milk
BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE: Kate Winslet, The Reader
BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE: Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight
BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE: Penelope Cruz, Vicky Cristina Barcelona
BEST WRITING (ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY): Milk, Dustin Lance Black
BEST WRITING (ADAPTED SCREENPLAY): Slumdog Millionaire, Simon Beaufoy
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM: WALL-E
BEST SHORT FILM (ANIMATED): La Maison En Petits Cubes
BEST ART DIRECTION: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: Slumdog Millionaire
BEST COSTUME DESIGN: The Duchess
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE: Man on Wire
BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT: Smile Pinki
BEST EDITING: Slumdog Millionaire
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM: Departures (Japan)
BEST SHORT FILM (LIVE ACTION): Spielzeugland (Toyland)
BEST MAKEUP: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
BEST MUSIC (ORIGINAL SCORE): Slumdog Millionaire, A.R. Rahman
BEST MUSIC (ORIGINAL SONG): ''Jai Ho,'' Slumdog Millionaire
BEST SOUND EDITING: The Dark Knight
BEST SOUND MIXING: Slumdog Millionaire
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award: Jerry Lewis
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A day before the Oscars, I posted my fearless predictions of the 2009 Oscar winners and amazingly, I was able to predict the winners in 19 (out of 24) categories. That's almost 80%. Good job!
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