2008 (81st Annual Awards)
Academy Award Overview
Shown below is an overview of the 2008 Academy Awards, comprised of selected items from the WebMaster’s collection. (All of the items for a given category—for example, all Reminder Lists—can be found in the “Gallery” section.)
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The 2008 Preliminaries
 
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Eligibility Period: January 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008 Reminder List of Eligible Releases Text of Voting Rules |
The 2008 Ceremony
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Sunday, February 22, 2009 5:30 PM Kodak Theatre, Hollywood & Highland Ceremony Poster Ceremony Program Nominations & Winners Winners Only Nominations by Film Nomination Statistics by Film See Also: Nominations & Winners by Category Winners Only by Category |
The 2008 Winners
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Best Picture: Slumdog Millionaire Celador Films Production; Fox Searchlight (United Kingdom) Christian Colson, Producer Best Picture Poster Best Picture Home Page Background |
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Best Actor: Sean Penn as Harvey Milk in the film Milk |
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Best Actress: Kate Winslet as Hanna Schmitz in the film The Reader |
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Best Supporting Actor: Heath Ledger as The Joker in the film The Dark Knight |
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Best Supporting Actress: Penélope Cruz as Maria Elena in the film Vicky Cristina Barcelona |
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Best Song: Jai Ho from the film Slumdog Millionaire Music by A. R. Rahman; lyric by Gulzar Best Song Lyrics |
The 2008 Academy Board of Governors Ball
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The Grand Ballroom, Hollywood & Highland Governors Ball Program/Menu Governors Ball Attendee Gift Dinner Menu |