The 81st Academy Awards was chock full of beautiful, talented people winning well deserved accolades for their work. But, none were more deserving than Sean Penn for his role portraying Harvey Milk. Bravo, Sean Penn!
Congratulations to all the nominees! And, the winners are:
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 — Penélope Cruz (Vicky Cristina Barcelona)
Best Picture — Slumdog Millionaire
Best Director — Danny Boyle (Slumdog Millionaire)
Best Foreign Language Film — Departures – Japan
Best Documentary Feature — Man on Wire
Best Animated Feature — WALL·E
Best Writing Original Screenplay — Dustin Lance Black (Milk)
Best Writing Adapted Screenplay — Simon Beaufoy (Slumdog Millionaire)
Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award — Jerry Lewis
