Here are the winners of the 2009 Oscars which were announced at the 81st Annual Academy Awards ceremony held at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, California.

Best Original Screenplay
Dustin Lance Black – Milk

Best Adapted Screenplay
Simon Beaufoy – Slumdog Millionaire

Best Animated Feature Film
Wall-E

Best Animated Short Film
La Maison en Petits Cubes

Best Live-Action Short Film
Spielzeugland (Toyland)

Art Direction
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Cinematography
Anthony Dod Mantle – Slumdog Millionaire

Costume Design
The Duchess

Makeup
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Best Documentary Feature
Man on Wire

Best Documentary Short Subject
Smile Pinki

Visual Effects
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Sound Editing
The Dark Knight

Sound Mixing
Slumdog Millionaire

Film Editing
Slumdog Millionaire

Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award
Jerry Lewis

Best Original Score
A.R. Rahman – Slumdog Millionaire

Best Original Song
Jai Ho – Slumdog Millionaire

Best Foreign Language Film
Departures – Japan

Best Supporting Actress
Penelope Cruz – Vicky Cristina Barcelona

Best Supporting Actor
Heath Ledger – The Dark Knight

Best Director
Danny Boyle – Slumdog Millionaire

Best Actress
Kate Winslet – The Reader

Best Actor
Sean Penn – Milk

Best Picture
Slumdog Millionaire