Oscar glory for 'Slumdog', Ledger and Rahman

81st ACADEMY AWARDS...

 Picture -  'Slumdog Millionaire'

 Best Director - Danny Boyle for 'Slumdog Millionaire'

 Best Actor -  Sean Penn for 'Milk'

 Best Actress -  Kate Winslet for 'The Reader'

 Best Supporting Actor -  Heath Ledger for 'The Dark Knight'

 Best Supporting Actress -  Penelope Cruz for 'Vicky Cristina Barcelona'

 Best Original Screenplay -  Dustin Lance Black for 'Milk'

 Best Adapted Screenplay -  Simon Beaufoy for 'Slumdog Millionaire'

 Best Animated Feature -  'WALL-E'

 Best Animated Short -  'La Maison en Petits Cubes'

 Best Foreign Language Film -  'Departures'

 Best Art Direction -  Donald Graham Burt and Victor J. Zolfo for'The Curious Case of Benjamin Button'

 Best Cinematography - Anthony Dod Mantle for 'Slumdog Millionaire' 

 Best Costume Design - Michael O'Connor for 'The Duchess'

 Best Documentary Feature -  'Man on Wire'

 Best Documentary Short - 'Smile Pinki'

 Best Editing -  Chris Dickens for 'Slumdog Millionaire'

 Best Live Action Short -  'Spielzeugland' (Toyland)

 Best Makeup -  Greg Cannom for 'The Curious Case of Benjamin Button'

 Best Original Score -  A.R. Rahman for 'Slumdog Millionaire'

 Best Original Song -  "Jai Ho" by A R Rahman

 Best Sound Editing -  Richard King for 'The Dark Knight'

 Best Sound Mixing - Ian Tapp, Richard Pryke and Resul Pookutty for 'Slumdog Millionaire'

 Best Visual Effects -  'The Curious Case of Benjamin Button'