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This page provides annual, real-time coverage of the Academy Awards ceremony and winners.
The 2009 Oscars took place on February 22, 2009 and air on ABC. Hosted by Hugh Jackman the ceremony celebrated its 81th anniversary.
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2009 Fast Facts
- Date: February 22, 2009
- Network: ABC
- Host: Hugh Jackman
- Nominations announced: January 22, 2009
- Voted on by members of the Academy Film and Television Arts and Sciences
- Best Picture: Slumdog Millionaire
- Best Actor: Sean Penn for Milk
- Best Acterss: Kate Winslet for The Reader
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2009 Oscar Live Coverage
- All Times Eastern
- 11:55 PM: Hugh Jackman closes the show by urging everyone to keep making and going to movies.
- 11:53 PM: Danny Boyle and the cast and crew of Slumdog take the stage to accept their award. Producer Christian Colson speaks about the "extraordinary journey" of trying to get the movie made. They didn't have enough money to make the film they had initially wanted to, but were inspired by the script. They all shared a love for the city of Mumbai. He thanks his parents for their love and support, and his girl, and the Academy.
- 11:52 PM: And the Best Picture Oscar goes to...Slumdog Millionaire
- 11:51 PM: In montage, they're comparing this year's nominees to previous winners. The Reader was juxtaposed with The Graduate, Good Will Hunting to The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and so on.
- 11:47 PM: Steven Spielberg is there to present Best Picture.
- Nominees:
- 11:43 PM: Sean Penn gets a standing ovation. He calls the audience "Commie Homo Sons of Guns." He makes it "very clear" that he knows how hard he makes it to appreciate him and his work. He's touched. He thanks his best friend, Saito Matsuzama. He thanks the writer, Dustin Lance Black, the producers and director Gus Van Sant. He thinks it's a good time for those who voted against gay marriage to reflect on what they have done and to feel shame. He's proud to live in a country that elected "an elegant man president," and a country that's tough and creates courageous artists. He has great respect for all the nominees, but singles out Mickey Rourke, whom he calls his brother.
- 11:41 PM: And the Best Actor Oscar goes to...Sean Penn for Milk
- 11:38 PM: De Niro asks how, for so many years, Sean Penn got so many roles as straight men.
- 11:37 PM: Robert De Niro, Ben Kingsley, Anthony Hopkins, Adrien Brody and Michael Douglas are there to present the award for Best Actor.
- Nominees:
- 11:35 PM: Now we see a montage of Best Actor recipients. They include Adrien Brody, Dustin Hoffman, Lee Marvin, Dustin Hoffman, Robert De Niro, Jack Nicholson, Tom Hanks, Denzel Washington, Marlon Brando, Yul Brenner, David Niven, Al Pacino, Gene Hackman and Daniel Day-Lewis.
- 11:34 PM: Winslet said she practiced this speech with a shampoo bottle when younger. She thanks Peter Jackson, her husband Sam Mendes, and the makers of The Reader. She says she can't believe she was even in the same category as Meryl Streep. She closes by thanking the Academy. This is her first Oscar.
- 11:28 PM: And the Best Actress Oscar goes to...Kate Winslet for The Reader
- 11:26 PM: Sophia Loren, Shirley MacLaine, Halle Berry, Nicole Kidman and Marion Cotillard take the stage to present Best Actress:
- 11:24 PM: The show returns with a montage of previous Best Actress winners, including Meryl Streep, Cher, Audrey Hepburn, Elizabeth Taylor, Kathy Bates, Halle Berry, Shirley MacLaine, Charlize Theron, Nicole Kidman, Hilary Swank, Reese Witherspoon, Susan Sarandon, Jodie Foster, Gwyneth Paltrow, Marion Cotillard and others.
- 11:20 PM: Boyle jumps up and down in excitement. He promised his kids that if he ever won an Oscar, he would accept in the spirit of Tigger from Winnie the Pooh. He commends the Academy for the show this year, which he calls "bloody well done." He thanks his kids and his family "for letting me be Tigger for so long." He thanks a lot of his friends back home, the crew from Celador and Pathe and Warner Bros. and Fox Searchlight. He calls the film a tribute to its cast and crew. He realized two weeks ago that the man who choreographed the film's final dance sequence was left out of the credits and apologizes now. He then thanks the people of Mumbai.
- 11:20 PM: And the Best Director Oscar goes to...Danny Boyle for Slumdog Millionaire
- 11:18 PM: Reese Witherspoon is here to present Best Director.
- Best Director Oscar Nominees:
- 11:17 PM: We're back with Hugh Jackman discussing the incoming Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences administration. Current president Sid Ganis waves but declines to make a speech...for once.
- 11:10 PM: Queen Latifah presents the annual memorial video dedicated to those we lost in 2008. She sings Billie Holiday's "I'll Be Seeing You."
- Included in the montage: Abby Mann, Anthony Minghella, Bernie Mac, Charles Joffe, Charles Schneer, Charlton Heston, Claude Berri, David Watkin, Evelyn Keyes, Isaac Hayes, James Whitmore, John Michael Hayes, Joseph Caracciolo, Jules Dassin, Kon Ichikawa, Leonard Rosenman, Maila Nurmi, Manny Farber, Ned Tanen, Paul Newman, Paul Scofield, Ricardo Montalban, Richard Widmark, Robert Doqui, Robert Mulligan, Roy Scheider, Stan Winston, Sydney Pollack and Warren Cowan
- YouTube Video: In Memoriam- Queen Latifah Sings
- 11:07 PM: Departures director Yojiro Takita thanks the Academy and everyone who helped him with this film. He says he is "very happy" and that he is here because of films. He hopes to be back.
- 11:06 PM: And the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar goes to...Departures from Japan.
- 11:05 PM: Freida Pinto and Liam Neeson are there to present the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar.
- Nominees:
- 11:05 PM: Jackman thanks John Legend and the Soweto South African choir who performed the songs.
- 11:02 PM: The phrase "jai ho" is a "victory shout." So there you go.
- 11:01 PM: A.R. Rahman again thanks the crew of Slumdog Millionaire, particularly Danny Boyle, and the people of Mumbai. He says the essence of the film is about optimism and hope. He says he has had a choice between hate and love and choosing love has brought him here.
- 10:59 PM: And the Best Original Song Oscar goes to..."Jai Ho" featured in Slumdog Millionaire; Music by A.R. Rahman; lyrics by Gulzar
- 10:55 PM: Keys and Efron move into the Best Original Song nominees, which are performed in brief including John Legend performing the Wall-E song that Peter Gabriel refused to do, because it would be cut short from the full version.
- Nominees:
- YouTube: Best Song Performances
- 10:54 PM: A.R. Rahman says he feels anxious, as he did during his marriage. His mother is in the crowd and he's grateful she's there. He thanks the Academy, the Slumdog crew, his assistants in Mumbai and he says "God is Great," a traditional line at Indian award shows.
- 10:54 PM: And the Best Original Score Oscar goes to...A.R. Rahman for Slumdog Millionaire
- 10:53 PM: Zac Efron and Alicia Keys take the stage. They're presenting the Best Original Score award.
- Nominees:
- The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, music by Alexandre Desplat
- Defiance, music by James Newton Howard
- Milk, music by Danny Elfman
- Slumdog Millionaire, music by A.R. Rahman
- Wall-E, music by Thomas Newman
- 10:53 PM: We see Steven Spielberg in the crowd for the first time.
- 10:50 PM: Jackman is back on stage discussing the importance of film music. He introduces a compilation of the year's nominated original scores. The conductor is Michael Giacchino.
- 10:45 PM: Lewis says he always thought doing good did not necessarily come with a commendation for acts of kindness. He says the award touches him because of who the award is from. The humility, he says, is staggering and will stay with him for the rest of his life. He calls the movie business "a joy."
- YouTube: 2009 Oscars: Jerry Lewis Accepts Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award
- 10:44 PM: Murphy presents the award "from one 'Nutty Professor' to another." Lewis comes out on stage looking healthier than he has in a while. He receives a standing ovation.
- 10:41 PM: Eddie Murphy is there to present the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award to actor and comedian Jerry Lewis. Murphy says that Lewis had a huge influence on his own career, but that pales in comparison to the impact he's had on "Jerry's Kids." We then see a montage of great Jerry Lewis comedies. Included are The Bellboy, The Ladies Man, Cinderfella, The Family Jewels and The Delicate Delinquent. The film then moves in to clips from old Jerry Lewis telethons.
- 10:35 PM: Dickens thanks everyone who voted for him, and says he had a fantastic time working on Slumdog. He thanks his Indian crew first, calling them "fantastic," and then moves on to the British crew who helped finish the film. He thanks his sisters by name, and then his parents, and his wife Cleo. Then he thanks Danny Boyle who gives him a big thumbs up from the crowd.
- 10:34 PM: And the Best Film Editing Oscar goes to...Chris Dickens for Slumdog Millionaire.
- 10:33 PM: Smith is still here. He suggests Hugh Jackman is napping. He moves into the award for Best Film Editing
- Nominees:
- 10:33 PM: We cut to Jennifer Aniston and John Mayer in the audience. She looks like she doesn't know where she is.
- 10:32 PM: Resul Pookutty accepts the award. He calls it "unbelievable." He and the rest of the team are out of breath. We see Slumdog star Dev Patel looking on in disbelief. He dedicates the award to India. He says it is not just a Sound Award, but history being handed over to him.
- 10:31 PM: And the Best Sound Mixing Oscar goes to...Ian Tapp, Richard Pryke and Resul Pookutty for Slumdog Millionaire.
- 10:30 PM: Smith speeds right along into Best Sound Mixing:
- Nominees:
- 10:30 PM: King says that he never expected to be here, and says that work is fun every day. We cut to Knight director Christopher Nolan in the crowd as King thanks him for being "detail-oriented" and making going to work fun.
- 10:29 PM: And the Best Sound Editing Oscar goes to...Richard King for The Dark Knight.
- 10:28 PM: Will Smith moves into Best Sound Editing:
- Nominees:
- 10:27 PM: Eric Barba accepts the award for the effects team. They thank all the visual effects teams that worked on the film. He also thanks the team at Digital Domain, his mentor, his producers and his wife, Roma, and his son and daughter.
- 10:26 PM: And the Best Visual Effects Oscar goes to...The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
- 10:25 PM: Will Smith comes out on stage. He asked to present at this part of the show because he loves action movies. He's presenting the Best Visual Effects award.
- Nominees:
- 10:22 PM: Jackman is back. He presents a montage of great 2008 action sequences and car chases. We see shots from Quantum of Solace, Speed Racer, Valkyrie, Body of Lies, Wanted, The Dark Knight, Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Death Race, The Golden Army, Rambo, Hancock and others. The song in the background is "Tick Tick Boom" by the Hives.
- 10:17 PM: Pinki producer/director Megan Mylan thanks the talent in the room and her family. She calls documentary filmmaking "a complete team sport," and thanks her crew. She discusses children with a cleft palates and the team from Operation Smile and Smile Train who allowed her to tell their story.
- Official Site:: Oscars: Megah Myland Accepts Best Short Documentary Award
- 10:17 PM: And the Best Documentary Short Oscar goes to...Smile Pinki
- 10:16 PM: Maher moves right into Best Documentary Short:
- Nominees:
- 10:16 PM: Man on Wire's subject Philippe Petit gives "the shortest speech in Oscar history": "Yes!" He also thanks the Academy for believing in magic and then balances the Oscar on his chin.
- 10:15 PM: And the Best Documentary Feature Oscar goes to...Man on Wire.
- 10:13 PM: Bill Maher comes out to present the Best Documentary award. He thanks Albert Maysles, the great documentarian, for producing the Best Documentary montage. He mentions that his own film, Religulous, was not nominated in this category. he urges people to see more documentaries, including his own.
- Best Documentary Oscar Nominees
- 10:10 PM: Werner Herzog, on video, introduces a montage of great 2008 feature documentaries. We also see clips from the nominated films: The Garden, The Betrayal, Encounters at the End of the World, Man on Wire and Trouble the Water.
- 10:08 PM: Heath's father, Kim Ledger, mother Sally Ledger and sister are accepting the award on his behalf. Kim describes the experience as humbling. He's thanking the Academy, Warner Bros. and Christopher Nolan for "allowing Heath the creative license to develop and explore this crazy Joker character." They are choosing to celebrate Heath's accomplishments and accept the award on behalf of his daughter, Matilda Rose Ledger.
- 10:04 PM: And the Best Supporting Actor Oscar goes to...Heath Ledger for The Dark Knight
- YouTube: 2009 Oscars: Best Supporting Actor Presentation
- 10:02 PM: Christopher Walken, Kevin Kline, Cuba Gooding Jr., Alan Arkin and Joel Grey come out to introduce the award for Best Supporting Actor:
- Best Supporting Actor Oscar Nominees
- 10:00 PM: We come back from commercial with a collection of memorable Oscar Acceptance Speeches. It includes George Burns, Robin Williams, Sean Connery, Denzel Washington, Jack Lemmon, Jack Lemmon, Michael Caine and Jack Nicholson.
- 9:51 PM: Jackman announces that, with the success of Mamma Mia, the musical is back! He's excited to see Doubt: The Musical. This leads into another musical number with Jackman. He's joined by an entire chorus line in top and tails. He's then joined by Beyonce in a red sequined gown. They break into "You're the One That I Want" from Grease, then numbers from West Side Story and Chicago. Then "Lady Marmelade" from Moulin Rouge. Then Beyonce goes into "At Last," despite warnings from Etta James. Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens are on stage as well, along with Amanda Seyfried and Dominic Cooper from Mamma Mia. It wraps up with "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" from The Wizard of Oz. The number was apparently put together by Baz Luhrmann.
- YouTube Video: 2009 Oscars: Hugh Jackman and Beyonce Performance
- 9:47 PM: Director Jochen Alexander Freydank calls this a "surreal moment." He spent 4 years of his life on this 14 minute movie.
- 9:47 PM: And the Best Live Action Short Oscar goes to...Toyland
- 9:45 PM: Franco, Rogen and Kaminski then come out on stage. They're here to present Best Live Action Short:
- Nominees:
- 9:42 PM: A Judd Apatow short film with the guys from Pineapple Express - Seth Rogen and James Franco - pays tribute to both the nominated films and the year's biggest comedies. They find The Reader hilarious and wonder why The Love Guru went unnominated. They sing a little ditty about Mamma Mia set to the tune of "Take a Chance on Me." Doubt also tickles their funny bone. Thinks turn a bit more serious when they see a clip of Franco kissing Sean Penn in Milk. They notice that Janusz Kaminski is hanging out in their apartment, and he then joins them on the couch to watch You Don't Mess With the Zohan.
- 9:38 PM: Jessica Biel discusses the Scientific and Technical Oscars that were presented at a separate ceremony.
- 9:35 PM: Anthony Dod Mantle says he found Ben's performance very inspiring. He wished he could use as few words on a set and get away with it. He could thank thousands, but it's not possible, so he thanks the Academy, all the cast and crew that worked on Slumdog and all the people who have worked with him on other films. He thanks his wife and two sons, who should get to bed. He also wants to thank his parents and family. He ends with thanking Danny Boyle.
- 9:35 PM: And the Best Cinematography Oscar goes to...Anthony Dod Mantle for Slumdog Millionaire
- 9:31 PM: Natalie Portman and Ben Stiller present the nominees for Best Cinematography. He's in a big crazy Joaquin Phoenix beard and looking at his feet, appearing distracted. Portman says he looks like he works at a Hasidic meth lab. Stiller wanders away from the podium while Portman speaks:
- YouTube: 2009 Oscars: Natalie Portman and Ben Stiller Present Best Cinematography
- 9:25 PM: Robert Pattinson and Amanda Seyfried present a montage of 2008 romance movies. It includes clips from Wall-E, Twilight, The Wrestler, Vicky Cristina Barcelona, Last Chance Harvey, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, The Dark Knight, Iron Man, High School Musical, Australia, Revolutionary Road, Sex and the City, The Reader, Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Milk, Slumdog Millionaire, Mamma Mia and others.
- YouTube: Oscars: Robert Pattinson and Amanda Seyfreid present Best Romantic Moments
- 9:24 PM: Cannom speeds through all his thank-yous, running out of breath. He ends with the cast and the city of New Orleans.
- 9:23 PM: And the Best Make-up Oscar goes to...Greg Cannom for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
- 9:22 PM: Parker and Craig remain on stage to present Best Make-up:
- Nominees:
- 9:21 PM: Michael O'Connor thanks Paramount Vantage and Pathe studios. He feels they did a great job showcasing the film. He thanks his crew. He also thanks his agent, Michelle Arnold, who's a "lovely lady" and got him the job. He was a risk to hire, but "it paid off." He finally thanks the cast, including Ralph Fiennes, Charlotte Rampling and Keira Knightley, "one classy lady."
- 9:20 PM: And the Best Costume Design Oscar goes to...Michael O'Connor for The Duchess
- 9:19 PM: Craig and Parker move right into Best Costume Design:
- 9:17 PM: Donald Graham Burt and Victor Zolfo take the stage. They thank the Academy and the crew in the art department in New Orleans, Montreal, St. Thomas and Los Angeles. Burt thanks the film's producers. "Our producers were great because they did what every producer should do - leave us alone." David Fincher is singled out as a great director and great human being. Zolfo starts to speak but is cut off by the orchestra.
- 9:17 PM: And the Best Art Direction Oscar goes to...The Curious Case of Benjamin Button: Donald Graham Burt (Art Director) and Victor Zolfo (Set Decorator)
- 9:14 PM: Sarah Jessica Parker and Daniel Craig come out to present the award for Best Art Direction:
- 9:09 PM: Kunio Kato, director La Maison En Petits Cubes, gives a thank-you speech and clearly struggles with speaking in English a bit. He ends with "Domo Arigato, Mr. Roboto."
- YouTube: Oscars: Kunio Kato Accepts Best Animated Short Award
- 9:08 PM: And the Best Animated Short Oscar goes to...La Maison En Petits Cubes
- 9:08 PM: Black and Aniston now introduce the Best Animated Short nominees:
- YouTube: 2009 Oscars: Jack Black and Jennifer Aniston Present Best Animated Short
- 9:07 PM: Director Andrew Stanton thanks Steve Jobs and John Lasseter, his wife and family, and his high school drama teacher.
- 9:06 PM: And the Best Animated Feature Oscar goes to...Wall-E.
- 9:06 PM: Black and Aniston present the Best Animated Feature Oscar:
- Best Animated Film Nominees
- 9:04 PM: The video is a mash-up of 2008 animated films, including nominated the nominated films, as well as Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Horton Hears a Who, Madagascar 2 and Space Chimps. They're all being viewed by Wall-E from Wall-E.
- 9:03 PM: Black says he does one DreamWorks animated film per year, then bets the money he makes on Pixar winning the Oscar.
- 9:02 PM: Jennifer Aniston and Jack Black take the stage to present a look at 2008 in animation.
- 9:02 PM: Beaufoy didn't think he'd ever be here. He thanks the author of the novel on which Slumdog was based, the producers, his parents, his wife Jane, Susan Landau and Charlotte Knight, his manager and agent, and Dev Patel and the rest of the cast and crew of Slumdog, who taught him about writing and about India. He also thanks Danny Boyle.
- 9:01 PM: And the Best Adapted Screenplay Oscar goes to...Simon Beaufoy for Slumdog Millionaire
- YouTube: 2009 Oscars: Tina Fey and Steve Martin Present Best Adapted Screenplay
- 8:58 PM: Martin and Fey move us right into Best Adapted Screenplay. Martin interrupts to warn Fey not to fall in love with him.
- Best Adapted Screenplay Oscar Nominees
- 8:56 PM: Black says this was not an easy film to make, and he thanks all the real people who knew Harvey Milk who shared their stories. He thanks Gus Van Sant, the cast and the producers who took on the challenge of telling Milk's story. Black's mother and father moved him to California as a child and the story of Harvey Milk gave him hope that he could live his life openly as who he was. He hopes that one day he can fall in love and get married. He thanks his mom, who has always loved him for who he is. If Harvey Milk had not died, he thinks Black would want him to address gay kids who feel that they are inferior, and say that they are beautiful and that God loves them. "Very soon, I promise you, you will have equal rights, federally, across this great nation of ours."
- 8:56 PM: And the Best Original Screenplay Oscar goes to...Dustin Lance Black for Milk
- 8:54 PM: Martin and Fey present the nominees for Best Original Screenplay:
- 8:53 PM: Martin and Fey say "that to write is to live forever," but the man who wrote that is dead. Every great movie starts with a great screenplay or a great idea for a poster.
- 8:52 PM: Jackman wants to take you through the process of making a movie. It all starts with a screenwriter. We get a comedy bit with Steve Martin and Tina Fey who narrate the show as if it were a screenplay.
- 8:47 PM: Cruz asks if anyone has ever fainted on stage. She thanks the Academy and shares the award with her fellow nominees and the ensemble of actors in Vicky Cristina. She thanks Woody Allen for trusting her with the character, and for writing some great female characters over the years. She thanks Pedro Almoldovar for making her part of his adventures. She then thanks Spanish filmmaker Bigas Luna, who gave her some of her early roles, and Harvey Weinstein. She used to watch the Oscars as a child and felt that the Oscars were a celebration of unity. She closes the speech in Spanish.
- 8:47 PM: And the Best Supporting Actress Oscar goes to...Penelope Cruz for Vicky Cristina Barcelona.
- 8:45 PM: Whoopi confesses that it's not easy to play a nun. (It's a reference to her famous role in Sister Act and its sequel.)
- 8:42 PM: Eva Marie Saint, Angelica Huston, Goldie Hawn, Tilda Swinton and Whoopi Goldberg come out on stage to announce the winner for Best Supporting Actress.
- 8:41 PM: We see a montage of Best Supporting Actress winners through the years. Included are Cate Blanchett, Tilda Swinton, Whoopi Goldberg, Hattie McDaniel, Anna Paquin and others.
- 8:40 PM: Congratulating Meryl Streep on a record 15 career Oscar nominations. "When someone puts up numbers like that, it's hard not to think 'steroids.'" Streep flexes her muscles. Her first win was for Kramer vs. Kramer.
- 8:39 PM: Jackman wants Mickey Rourke to say whatever's on his mind because they have a 20-minute delay. He then introduces Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, both nominated for big acting awards. He doesn't have a joke about them, but is contractually obligated to mention them 5 times during the show.
- 8:38 PM: Jackman tells Anne Hathaway she has nothing to worry about the entire night, joking because she's a nominee for Best Actress. He then says he would have pulled Frank Langella up on stage but didn't want to have to kiss him.
- 8:37 PM: The number closes out with a recreated scene from The Wrestler and Jackman announcing "I am Wolverine!"
- 8:36 PM: More dances appear for a bit about how Jackman hasn't seen The Reader because he spent too much time designing his Batmobile prop.
- 8:34 PM: He pulls Anne Hathaway up on stage, reluctantly, to help with his tribute to Frost/Nixon. They break into a pre-choreographed duet with him as David Frost and her as Richard Nixon.
- 8:34 PM: Jackman wonders why The Dark Knight was not nominated, and suggests maybe it would have been had he "aged backwards," like Benjamin Button.
- 8:32 PM: The opening performance starts with a tribute to Slumdog Millionaire, then moves into a tribute to Milk featuring "The Craigslist Dancers."
- YouTube: Hugh Jackman Oscar Opening Number
- 8:32 PM: Jackman will do an opening number despite cutbacks due to the recession. He's put together a home-made tribute to the nominated films.
- 8:31 PM: Jackman praises range, noting Kate Winslet's take on a German woman and Robert Downey Jr's take on a black man in Tropic Thunder. Both are nominated. He, playing an Australian in Australia, is just hosting.
- 8:30 PM: The show opens with a swing rendition of the theme from Lawrence of Arabia and introduction of host Hugh Jackman.
- 8:30 PM: Oscar ceremony is underway!
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