Awards & Winners

2008 Academy Awards

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Academy Award for Best Technical Achievement

Steve Hylén

(For the concept and his continued leadership in the further development of the Hylén Lens System for motion picture effects photography. When attached to a film or digital production camera, this versatile aerial image device can produce a wide variety of optical effects interactively, on set and in real time without post-production image manipulation.)
Academy Scientific and Technical Award (Scientific and Engineering award)

Erwin Melzner, Volker Schumacher, Timo Müller

(For the overall concept including the optical and cooling systems (Melzner), for the optical design (Schumacher) and for the mechanical design (Müller), of the Arrimax 18/12 lighting fixture for use in motion picture production. With its choice of vari-focus and specular reflectors, the superior optical and mechanical design of this lighting fixture allows it to operate at 18,000 watts, producing unsurpassed light quality while its innovative cooling system keeps the housing safe to touch.)
Academy Scientific and Technical Award (Scientific and Engineering award)

Jacques Delacoux, Alexandre Leuchter

(For the concept and electronic design (Delacoux) and for the software and electronic design (Leuchter) of the Transvideo-video assist monitors for the motion picture industry. Using color LCD screens, the Transvideo monitors provide flicker-free video assist bright enough for use in sunlight and have become a ubiquitous tool in both spherical and anamorphic cinematography.)
Academy Scientific and Technical Award (Scientific and Engineering award)

Bruno Coumert, Jacques Debize, Dominique Chervin, Christophe Reboulet

(For the optical design (Coumert/Debize) and for the mechanical design (Chervin/Reboulet) of the compact and lightweight Angenieux 15-40 and 28-76 zoom lenses for handheld motion picture photography. With focus and zoom functions that can be easily controlled by either the operator or focus puller while filming handheld, these lightweight zoom lenses demonstrate a very high degree of engineering, supporting both ease of use and quick interchange.)
John A. Bonner Medal of Commendation

Mark Kimball

(In appreciation for outstanding service and dedication in upholding the high standards of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.)

81st Academy Awards »

Academy Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role

Penélope Cruz

Honored for : Vicky Cristina Barcelona
(Role: Maria Elena)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Marisa Tomei The Wrestler
Role: Cassidy
Penélope Cruz Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Role: Maria Elena
Viola Davis Doubt
Role: Mrs. Miller
Taraji P. Henson The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Role: Queenie
Amy Adams Doubt
Role: Sister James
Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay

Dustin Lance Black

Honored for : Milk

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Nominee Nominated Work
Martin McDonagh In Bruges
Jim Reardon WALL-E
Pete Docter WALL-E
Andrew Stanton WALL-E
Dustin Lance Black Milk
Mike Leigh Happy-Go-Lucky
Courtney Hunt Frozen River
Academy Award for Best Writing Adapted Screenplay

Simon Beaufoy

Honored for : Slumdog Millionaire

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Nominee Nominated Work
John Patrick Shanley Doubt
Peter Morgan Frost/Nixon
Eric Roth The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Robin Swicord The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
David Hare The Reader
Simon Beaufoy Slumdog Millionaire
Academy Award for Best Animated Feature Film

Andrew Stanton

Honored for : WALL-E

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Nominee Nominated Work
Mark Osborne Kung Fu Panda
John Wayne Stevenson Kung Fu Panda
Andrew Stanton WALL-E
Chris Williams Bolt
Byron Howard Bolt
Academy Award for Best Short Film (Animated)

Kunio Kato

Honored for : The House of Small Cubes

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Doug Sweetland Presto
Konstantin Bronzit Lavatory Lovestory
Thierry Marchand Oktapodi
Emud Mokhberi Oktapodi
Kunio Kato The House of Small Cubes
Adam Foulkes This Way Up
Alan Smith This Way Up
Academy Award for Best Costume Design

Michael O'Connor

Honored for : The Duchess

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Nominee Nominated Work
Michael O'Connor The Duchess
Catherine Martin Australia
Albert Wolsky Revolutionary Road
Jacqueline West The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Danny Glicker Milk
Academy Award for Best Production Design

Victor J. Zolfo, Donald Graham Burt

Honored for : The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

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Nominee Nominated Work
Kristi Zea Revolutionary Road
Debra Schutt Revolutionary Road
James J. Murakami Changeling
Gary Fettis Changeling
Donald Graham Burt The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Victor J. Zolfo The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Nathan Crowley The Dark Knight
Peter Lando The Dark Knight
Rebecca Alleway The Duchess
Michael Carlin The Duchess
Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling

Greg Cannom

Honored for : The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

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Nominee Nominated Work
Mike Elizalde Hellboy II: The Golden Army
Thomas Floutz Hellboy II: The Golden Army
Greg Cannom The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Conor O'Sullivan The Dark Knight
John Caglione, Jr. The Dark Knight
Academy Award for Best Cinematography

Anthony Dod Mantle

Honored for : Slumdog Millionaire

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Tom Stern Changeling
Robert Elswit There Will Be Blood
Anthony Dod Mantle Slumdog Millionaire
Claudio Miranda The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Wally Pfister The Dark Knight
Chris Menges The Reader
Roger Deakins The Reader
Academy Award for Best Short Film (Live Action)

Jochen Alexander Freydank

Honored for : Toyland

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Elizabeth Marre Manon on the Asphalt
Olivier Pont Manon on the Asphalt
Tamara Anghie New Boy
Steph Green New Boy
Tivi Magnusson The Pig
Dorthe Warnø Høgh The Pig
Jochen Alexander Freydank Toyland
Reto Caffi On the Line
Academy Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role

Heath Ledger

Honored for : The Dark Knight
(Role: The Joker)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Philip Seymour Hoffman Doubt
Role: Father Brendan Flynn
Heath Ledger The Dark Knight
Role: The Joker
Robert Downey Jr. Tropic Thunder
Role: Kirk Lazarus
Josh Brolin Milk
Role: Dan White
Michael Shannon Revolutionary Road
Role: John Givings
Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature

Simon Chinn, James Marsh

Honored for : Man on Wire

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Nominee Nominated Work
Werner Herzog Encounters at the End of the World
Henry Kaiser Encounters at the End of the World
James Marsh Man on Wire
Simon Chinn Man on Wire
Scott Hamilton Kennedy The Garden
Carl Deal Trouble the Water
Tia Lessin Trouble the Water
Ellen Kuras Nerakhoon
Thavisouk Phrasavath Nerakhoon
Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Subject

Megan Mylan

Honored for : Smile Pinki

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Irene Taylor Brodsky The Final Inch
Tom Grant The Final Inch
Margaret Hyde The Witness - From the Balcony of Room 306
Adam Pertofsky The Witness - From the Balcony of Room 306
Megan Mylan Smile Pinki
Steven Okazaki The Conscience of Nhem En
Academy Award for Best Sound Editing

Richard King

Honored for : The Dark Knight

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Wylie Stateman Wanted
Christopher Boyes Iron Man
Frank Eulner Iron Man
Ben Burtt WALL-E
Matthew Wood WALL-E
Richard King The Dark Knight
Tom Sayers Slumdog Millionaire
Glenn Freemantle Slumdog Millionaire
Academy Award for Best Sound Mixing

Ian Tapp, Resul Pookutty, Richard Pryke

Honored for : Slumdog Millionaire

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Nominee Nominated Work
Ben Burtt WALL-E
Michael Semanick WALL-E
Tom Myers WALL-E
Ed Novick The Dark Knight
Gary Rizzo The Dark Knight
Lora Hirschberg The Dark Knight
Richard Pryke Slumdog Millionaire
Ian Tapp Slumdog Millionaire
Resul Pookutty Slumdog Millionaire
Mark Weingarten The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Ren Klyce The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Michael Semanick The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
David Parker The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Petr Forejt Wanted
Frank A. Montaño Wanted
Chris Jenkins Wanted
Academy Award for Best Original Music Score

A. R. Rahman

Honored for : Slumdog Millionaire

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
A. R. Rahman Slumdog Millionaire
Danny Elfman Milk
Alexandre Desplat The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
James Newton Howard Defiance
Thomas Newman WALL-E
Academy Award for Best Original Song

A. R. Rahman, Gulzar

Honored for : Jai Ho!
(Slumdog Millionaire)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
A. R. Rahman O\u2026Saya
Slumdog Millionaire
M.I.A. O\u2026Saya
Slumdog Millionaire
A. R. Rahman Jai Ho!
Slumdog Millionaire
Gulzar Jai Ho!
Slumdog Millionaire
Peter Gabriel Down To Earth
Wall-E
Thomas Newman Down To Earth
Wall-E
Academy Award for Best Visual Effects

Burt Dalton, Craig Barron, Eric Barba, Steve Preeg

Honored for : The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Shane Mahan Iron Man
Ben Snow Iron Man
John Nelson Iron Man
Daniel Sudick Iron Man
Chris Corbould The Dark Knight
Nick Davis The Dark Knight
Timothy Webber The Dark Knight
Paul J. Franklin The Dark Knight
Craig Barron The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Steve Preeg The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Eric Barba The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Burt Dalton The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Academy Award for Best Director

Danny Boyle

Honored for : Slumdog Millionaire

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Gus Van Sant Milk
Ron Howard Frost/Nixon
David Fincher The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Danny Boyle Slumdog Millionaire
Stephen Daldry The Reader
Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

Y?jir? Takita

Honored for : Departures
(Country: Japan; in Japanese)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Laurent Cantet The Class
Country: France; in French
Y?jir? Takita Departures
Country: Japan; in Japanese
Uli Edel The Baader Meinhof Complex
Country: Germany; in German
Götz Spielmann Revanche
Country: Austria; in German
Ari Folman Waltz with Bashir
Country: Israel; in Hebrew
Academy Award for Best Actress

Kate Winslet

Honored for : The Reader
(Role: Hanna Schmitz)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Anne Hathaway Rachel Getting Married
Role: Kym
Angelina Jolie Changeling
Role: Christine Collins
Melissa Leo Frozen River
Role: Ray Eddy
Meryl Streep Doubt
Role: Sister Aloysius Beauvier
Kate Winslet The Reader
Role: Hanna Schmitz
Academy Award for Best Actor

Sean Penn

Honored for : Milk
(Role: Harvey Milk)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Brad Pitt The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Role: Benjamin Button
Richard Jenkins The Visitor
Role: Walter
Frank Langella Frost/Nixon
Role: Richard Nixon
Sean Penn Milk
Role: Harvey Milk
Mickey Rourke The Wrestler
Role: Randy
Academy Award for Best Picture

Christian Colson

Honored for : Slumdog Millionaire

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Anthony Minghella The Reader
Donna Gigliotti The Reader
Sydney Pollack The Reader
Redmond Morris, 4th Baron Killanin The Reader
Eric Fellner Frost/Nixon
Brian Grazer Frost/Nixon
Ron Howard Frost/Nixon
Bruce Cohen Milk
Dan Jinks Milk
Cean Chaffin The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Kathleen Kennedy The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Frank Marshall The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Christian Colson Slumdog Millionaire
Academy Award for Best Film Editing

Chris Dickens

Honored for : Slumdog Millionaire

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Chris Dickens Slumdog Millionaire
Lee Smith The Dark Knight
Daniel P. Hanley Frost/Nixon
Mike Hill Frost/Nixon
Elliot Graham Milk
Angus Wall The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Kirk Baxter The Curious Case of Benjamin Button