Oscars 2009 The 81st Academy Awards: Highlights Recap best moments *SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE*

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Photo montage of the celebs, presenters, winners, performers, arrivals and other moments at the 2009 Academy Awards A look back, Watch it in HQ please

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Host Hugh Jackman started the night off well with some charming jokes and an opening musical number. Jackman perused the crowd calling out the front row celebrities.

The first award was presented by Eva Marie Saint, Whoopi Goldberg, Goldie Hawn, Tilda Swinton and Angelica Houston. The female talent powerhouses honored each of the Supporting Actress nominees. The Oscar for Best Supporting Actress went to Penelope Cruz.

Next up Tina Fey and Steve Martin rocked their jokes and the screenplay awards. Best Adapted Screenplay went to Simon Beaufoy for Slumdog Millionaire. and Best Original Screenplay went to Dustin Lance Black for Milk

Then Jennifer Aniston presented the award for Best Animated Feature with Jack Black. Wall-E won! and the Short Animated Films went to La Maison en Petits Cubes.

Sarah Jessica Parker and Daniel Craig were next up to present the awards for Art Direction, Costume Design and Make-Up. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button took home its first and second Oscars of the evening (out of 13 nominations) for Art Direction and Make-Up. The Duchess won for Costume Design.

Natalie Portman was radiant as she presented the award for Best Cinematography with Ben Stiller, who mocked Joaquin Phoenix with full-on beard, shades. Even Portman lost her composure and started to laugh as Stiller said he wanted to retire from comedic acting, become a cinematographer and then wandered away from the podium. The winner of the category? The Oscar for Best Cinematography goes to Slumdog Millionaire.

Judd Apatow, James Franco and Seth Rogen presented the award for Best Live Action Short. The winner? Spielzeugland.

Heath Ledger won the posthumously as Best Supporting Actor. Ledger's family came onstage to accept the award on his behalf.

Bill Maher presented The Oscar for Best Documentary Feature went to Man on Wire. The Oscar for Best Documentary Short went to Smile Pinki.

Will Smith presented multiple awards for what are traditionally the action flicks categories. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button took home its third award of the evening for Visual Effects. The Dark Knight took home the Oscar for Sound Editing.

And chalk another three wins up for Slumdog Millionaire for Sound Mixing, Film Editing, Music Score and Song. Which song? It was nominated for two. "Jai Ho" was the winner.

Departures from Japan won the Oscar for Best Foreign Feature.

In a shocking turn, the Best Director award was presented before the Best Actor and Actress awards. In a not-so-shocking turn, Slumdog Millionaire won.

And the Oscar for Best Actress went to Kate Winslet.
The Best Actor went to Sean Penn for his Role in Milk.

Steven Spielberg presented the Oscar for Best Picture to Slumdog Millionaire.

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[smkhairi87]

great pic... what the title of the song? what i know is circus by britney... but in remix. great songs...

[adriana90210]

Hey it's Circus the David Morales Epic Remix

[kanzaki88]

great video.

[ennylekalb]

Worst part was Robert pattinsons face!

[72Roo67]

@Rushthatspeaks no, im just saying no need to go on like the biggest douche on earth just cos you dont like the movie. what im trying to say is, no need to get all worked up, its probably best if you keep it to yourself

[Rushthatspeaks]

@72Roo67 So only people who liked it get to say anything about it? Fuck you repressive asshole. 

[72Roo67]

@Rushthatspeaks umm if you dont like the movie keep it to yourself man, dont bring us all down with your douche presence

[nellie2581]

I heard the kids still live in the slums even when they were supposed to get to live in a new house.

[Paperbagman555]

I've seen many better movies and the film was predictable but it was very good and the story was brilliant but the movies these days don't compare to the old ones and i'm only 16.

[Rushthatspeaks]

Nah I want good films to win that's all, fucking asshole. BIg difference. By the way almost every person I know saw that film and thought it sucked, and unlike you I actually know some very intelligent people. They just dont happen to be pussywhipped politically correct assholes who'd rather have a shitty film win because of political correctness than one that actually deserves it.

By the way douchy I realize i'd be wiped out too and that's just fine as long as said asshole idiots got it too.

[cptru2314]

you are probably some redneck piece of shit who would rather have some steven seagal movie to win best picture and has no idea what a good film is and by the way if 2012 is true which it is not that means the whole world would be destroyed including you, dumb shit

[Rushthatspeaks]

When I see this pussywhipped politically correct world vote for movies like Slumdog Millionaire to win Oscars, I pray 2012 the movie actually happens, so that at least hopefully a good chunk of the population that would vote for fucking cunt shit movies like Scumdog Thousandaire to win Oscars gets wiped out permanently and aren't able to reproduce more asshole idiots who would vote for movies like that.

[Zebred2001]

THE best Oscar awards show of all time (actually entertaining and with a kick-ass closing song by Beck!). 2009-2010 was a weak year in movies and last night's 82nd Oscars (2010) was a return to the more conventional (boring dance numbers etc.). Bring back Hugh Jackman for March 2011!