Slumdog Millionaire: Best Picture · Danny Boyle: directing
Oscars 2009: winning films and award nominations
Slumdog Millionaire won Best Picture at the 2009 Oscars, with Danny Boyle recognised for directing the same film. Kate Winslet received the leading actress award for The Reader. Sean Penn won for Milk.
- 50Films
- 24Categories
- 111Nomination entries
- 13Winners
- February 22, 2009Ceremony date
Winning films and category recognition at Oscars 2009
Slumdog Millionaire won Best Picture at the 2009 Oscars. Sean Penn won for Milk, while Kate Winslet received leading actress recognition for The Reader.
Nominated films and award entries at Oscars 2009
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and Frost/Nixon competed for Best Picture alongside Slumdog Millionaire at the 2009 Oscars. Explore their other category entries as well: a film can have several nominations and win in a different category.
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Wins are included in nomination counts.
Explore Oscars 2009 nominations and winners by category
The Duchess received Costume Design recognition at the 2009 Oscars, while The Curious Case of Benjamin Button won Makeup. Explore the other category shortlists and their credited winners within the same ceremony year.
Best Picture
5 nominations
Winner Slumdog Millionaire Christian Colson Directing
5 nominations Winner Slumdog Millionaire Danny Boyle Actor in a Leading Role
5 nominations
Winner Milk Sean Penn Actress in a Leading Role
5 nominations
Winner The Reader Kate Winslet Actor in a Supporting Role
5 nominations
Winner The Dark Knight Heath Ledger Actress in a Supporting Role
5 nominations
Winner Vicky Cristina Barcelona Penélope Cruz Animated Feature Film
3 nominations
Winner WALL·E Andrew Stanton Cinematography
5 nominations Winner Slumdog Millionaire Anthony Dod Mantle Costume Design
5 nominations
Winner The Duchess Michael O'Connor Documentary (Feature)
5 nominations
Winner Man on Wire James Marsh, Simon Chinn Documentary (Short Subject)
4 nominations
Winner Smile Pinki Megan Mylan Film Editing
5 nominations Winner Slumdog Millionaire Chris Dickens Foreign Language Film
5 nominations
Winner Departures Japan Makeup
3 nominations
Winner The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Greg Cannom Music (Original Score)
5 nominations Winner Slumdog Millionaire A.R. Rahman Music (Original Song)
3 nominations Winner Jai Ho Slumdog Millionaire A.R. Rahman, Gulzar Art Direction
5 nominations Winner The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Donald Graham Burt, Victor J. Zolfo Short Film (Animated)
5 nominations
Winner La Maison en Petits Cubes Kunio Kato Short Film (Live Action)
5 nominations
Winner Toyland Jochen Alexander Freydank Sound Mixing
5 nominations Winner Slumdog Millionaire Ian Tapp, Richard Pryke, Resul Pookutty Visual Effects
3 nominations Winner The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Eric Barba, Steve Preeg, Burt Dalton, Craig Barron Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
5 nominations Winner Slumdog Millionaire Simon Beaufoy Writing (Original Screenplay)
5 nominations Winner Milk Dustin Lance Black Sound Editing
5 nominations Winner The Dark Knight Richard King About these results
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- Ceremony date
- February 22, 2009
- Last verified
- October 29, 2026
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Oscars 2009: Winners and Nominees
Sean Penn won for Milk, and Kate Winslet for The Reader. Acting recognition at the 2009 Oscars sits alongside craft awards, including Costume Design for The Duchess. Follow the individual categories to distinguish nominated entries from confirmed wins.
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