"Slumdog Millionaire" sweeps the 2009 Oscars with 8 Awards

Los Angeles (24/7 News Network): Breaking News! Slumdog Millionaire has swept the 81st Annual Academy Awards, most popularly known as the Oscars, by winning 8 awards. The movie was nominated in 10 (read 9, as it was nominated twice in "Best Song") categories.

The only category in which it lost to "The Dark Knight" was the "Best Sound Editing". Slumdog Millionaire won the "Best Motion Picture", "Best Director", "Best Adapted Screenplay", "Best Cinematography", "Best Sound Mixing", "Best Film Editing", "Best Original Music Score" and "Best Song".

AR Rhaman made history by winning two Oscar Awards for "Slumdog Millionaire". Another Indian Resul Pookutty won the "Best Sound Mixing" award along with his teammates. Rahman won the "Best Original Music Score" and then "Best Song" along with Gulzar for the song "Jai Ho".

Actor Sean Penn won the "Best Actor Award" for "Milk", while the "Best Actress" award went to Kate Winslet for her performance in "The Reader". "Departures" (Japan) won the "Best Foreign Film" award. Another Indian documentary, "Smile Pinki" won the "Best Documentary Short Subject" award at the Oscars.

Here's the complete list of 81st Annual Academy Awards (Oscars) Winners:

• Best Motion Picture - Slumdog Millionaire
• Best Director - Danny Boyle (Slumdog Millionaire)
• Best Actor - Sean Penn (Milk)
• Best Actress - Kate Winslet (The Reader)
• Best Supporting Actress - Penelope Cruz (Vicky Cristina Barcelona)
• Best Supporting Actor - Heath Ledger (The Dark Knight)
• Best Adapted Screenplay - Simon Beaufoy (Slumdog Millionaire)
• Best Original Screenplay - Dustin Lance Black (Milk)
• Best Cinematography - Anthony Dod Mantle (Slumdog Millionaire)
• Best Costume Design - The Duchess
• Best Art Direction - Curious Case of Benjamin Button
• Best Makeup - Curious Case of Benjamin Button
• Best Visual Effects - Curious Case of Benjamin Button
• Best Sound Editing - The Dark Knight
• Best Sound Mixing - Resul Pookutty & Team (Slumdog Millionaire)
• Best Film Editing - Chris Dickens (Slumdog Millionaire)
• Best Original Score - AR Rehman (Slumdog Millionaire)
• Best Original Song - AR Rehman & Gulzar (Jai Ho) - Slumdog Millionaire
• Best Foreign Language Film - Departures (Japan)
• Best Animated Film - WALL-E
• Best Animated Short Film - La Maison en Petits Cubes
• Best Live Action Short Film - SPIELZEUGLAND (TOYLAND)
• Best Documentary Feature - Man on Wire