Meski dibintangi oleh aktor dan aktris asal India dan nggak didukung satupun nama besar Hollywood, Slumdog Millionaire ternyata bisa memborong delapan piala Oscar dari 10 kategori yang dinominasikan. Penghargaan itu termasuk untuk kategori sutradara terbaik (Danny Boyle), sinematografi terbaik, dan film terbaik.

Seperti udah diprediksi banyak pihak, Heath Ledger keluar sebagai juara di kategori Best Supporting Actor. Piala ini diterima oleh kedua orang tua Heath serta adiknya, Kate Ledger, yang bersama-sama naik ke atas panggung. Nantinya, piala Oscar milik Heath akan diberikan kepada Matilda Ledger (3), anak tunggalnya, setelah Matilda berusia 18 tahun.

Setelah enam kali masuk nominasi Oscar tapi belum pernah menang, Kate Winslet tahun ini akhirnya berhasil membawa pulang piala emas sebagai Best Actress untuk perannya di film The Reader. Sedangkan piala untuk Best Actor diraih oleh Sean Penn lewat film Milk.

Ini dia daftar lengkap pemenang Academy Awards 2009.

Best Motion Picture of the Year
Slumdog Millionaire (2008) - Christian Colson

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
Sean Penn for Milk (2008)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
Kate Winslet for The Reader (2008)

Best Achievement in Directing
Danny Boyle for Slumdog Millionaire (2008)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
Penélope Cruz for Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
Heath Ledger for The Dark Knight (2008)

Best Animated Feature Film of the Year
WALL·E (2008) - Andrew Stanton

Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published
Slumdog Millionaire (2008) - Simon Beaufoy

Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen
Milk (2008/I) - Dustin Lance Black

Best Foreign Language Film of the Year
Okuribito (2008)(Japan)

Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Song
Slumdog Millionaire (2008) - A.R. Rahman, Sampooran Singh Gulzar("Jai Ho")

Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Score
Slumdog Millionaire (2008) - A.R. Rahman

Best Achievement in Editing
Slumdog Millionaire (2008) - Chris Dickens

Best Achievement in Sound
Slumdog Millionaire (2008) - Ian Tapp, Richard Pryke, Resul Pookutty

Best Achievement in Sound Editing
The Dark Knight (2008) - Richard King

Best Achievement in Visual Effects
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) - Eric Barba, Steve Preeg, Burt Dalton, Craig Barron

Best Documentary, Short Subjects
Smile Pinki (2008) - Megan Mylan

Best Documentary, Features
Man on Wire (2008) - James Marsh, Simon Chinn

Best Short Film, Live Action
Spielzeugland (2007) - Jochen Alexander Freydank

Best Achievement in Cinematography
Slumdog Millionaire (2008) - Anthony Dod Mantle

Best Achievement in Makeup
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) - Greg Cannom

Best Achievement in Costume Design
The Duchess (2008) - Michael O'Connor

Best Achievement in Art Direction
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) - Donald Graham Burt, Victor J. Zolfo

Best Short Film, Animated
Maison en petits cubes, La (2008) - Kunio Katô