Slumdog sweeps the Oscars with 8 awards

A R Rahman has become the first Indian to win two Oscars for his scintillating music in ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ which swept the Academy awards winning eight with one going to sound engineer Resul Pookutty.

Here is the list of the result of the much awaited OSCAR award winners, presented in order of acceptance at the 81st Annual Academy Awards.

Best Actress in a Supporting Role- Penelope Cruz - (Vicky Cristina Barcelona)

Best Original Screenplay - Milk

Best Adapted Screenplay - Slumdog Millionaire

Best Animated Feature - WALL-E

Best Animated Short Film - La Maison en Petits Cubes

Best Art Direction - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Best Costume Design - The Duchess

Best Makeup - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Best Cinematography - Slumdog Millionaire

Best Short Film, Live Action - Spielzeugland

Best Documentary Feature - Man on Wire

Best Short Documentary - Smile Pinki

Best Visual Effects - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Best Sound Editing - The Dark Knight

Best Sound Mixing - Slumdog Millionaire

Best Film Editing - Slumdog Millionaire

Best Original Score - A.R. Rahman (Slumdog Millionaire)

Best Original Song - Jai Ho (Slumdog Millionaire)

Best Foreign Language Film - Departures

Best Direction - Danny Boyle (Slumdog Millionaire)

Best Actress in Leading Role - Kate Winslet (The Reader)

Best Actor in Leading Role - Sean Penn (Milk)

Best Picture - Slumdog Millionaire