Big Picture Big Sound

After an unusually unbearable Red Carpet show hosted by Tim Gunn, Academy Awards host Hugh Jackman gave a nod to the recession with a typically kitschy opening number featuring cardboard sets and a cameo by a game Anne Hathaway. Mere minutes into the show the show's writers already referenced the unfortunate snubbing of "The Dark Knight" as well as the equally unfortunate inclusion of "The Reader".  Following a few more minutes of star-loving - and a wildly too-soon montage - the show began in earnest.

Despite protestations of downsizing the show, however, the producers decided to trot out past supporting actress winners to personally introduce the current nominees one at a time. Fifteens minutes into the show, still no awards.

We'll be updating this page in real time with the winners of the 81st Annual Academy Awards. In the list below, you'll see the Big Picture Big Sound pick (in italics, with a subtle "Our Pick!" next to them) and then you'll see the winners as they're announced in italics and boldface (with "Winner!" next to them).

And the Oscars went to...

PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Amy Adams, "Doubt"
Penélope Cruz, "Vicky Cristina Barcelona" - Winner!
Viola Davis, "Doubt"
Taraji P. Henson, "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" - Our Pick!
Marisa Tomei, "The Wrestler"

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
"Frozen River", Written by Courtney Hunt
"Happy-Go-Lucky", Written by Mike Leigh
"In Bruges", Written by Martin McDonagh - Our Pick!
"Milk", Written by Dustin Lance Black - Winner!
"WALL-E", Screenplay by Andrew Stanton, Jim Reardon

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button", Screenplay by Eric Roth
"Doubt", Written by John Patrick Shanley
"Frost/Nixon", Screenplay by Peter Morgan - Our Pick!
"The Reader", Screenplay by David Hare
"Slumdog Millionaire", Screenplay by Simon Beaufoy - Winner!

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
"Bolt", Chris Williams and Byron Howard
"Kung Fu Panda", John Stevenson and Mark Osborne
"WALL-E", Andrew Stanton - Our Pick! - Winner!

ACHIEVEMENT IN ART DIRECTION
"Changeling"
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" - Winner!
"The Dark Knight" - Our Pick!
"The Duchess"
"Revolutionary Road"

ACHIEVEMENT IN COSTUME DESIGN
"Australia"
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
"The Duchess" - Winner!
"Milk"
"Revolutionary Road" - Our Pick!

ACHIEVEMENT IN MAKEUP
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" - Winner!
"The Dark Knight"
"Hellboy II: The Golden Army"- Our Pick!

ACHIEVEMENT IN CINEMATOGRAPHY
"Changeling"
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" - Our Pick!
"The Dark Knight"
"The Reader"
"Slumdog Millionaire" - Winner!

PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Josh Brolin, "Milk"
Robert Downey Jr., "Tropic Thunder"
Philip Seymour Hoffman, "Doubt"
Heath Ledger, "The Dark Knight" - Our Pick! - Winner!
Michael Shannon, "Revolutionary Road"

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
"The Betrayal (Nerakhoon)"
"Encounters at the End of the World" - Our Pick!
"The Garden"
"Man on Wire" - Winner!
"Trouble the Water"

ACHIEVEMENT IN VISUAL EFFECTS
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" - Our Pick! - Winner!
"The Dark Knight"
"Iron Man"

ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND EDITING
"The Dark Knight" - Our Pick! - Winner!
"Iron Man"
"Slumdog Millionaire"
"WALL-E"
"Wanted"

ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND MIXING
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
"The Dark Knight"
"Slumdog Millionaire" - Winner!
"WALL-E" - Our Pick!
"Wanted"

ACHIEVEMENT IN FILM EDITING
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
"The Dark Knight"
"Frost/Nixon"
"Milk"
"Slumdog Millionaire" - Our Pick! - Winner!

ACHIEVEMENT IN MUSIC WRITTEN FOR MOTION PICTURES
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
"Defiance"
"Milk"
"Slumdog Millionaire" - Winner!
"WALL-E" - Our Pick!

ACHIEVEMENT IN MUSIC WRITTEN FOR MOTION PICTURES
(ORIGINAL SONG)
"Down to Earth" from "WALL-E"
"Jai Ho" from "Slumdog Millionaire" - Our Pick! - Winner!
"O Saya" from "Slumdog Millionaire"

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM OF THE YEAR
"The Baader Meinhof Complex"
"The Class"
"Departures" - Winner!
"Revanche"
"Waltz with Bashir" - Our Pick!

ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button", David Fincher
"Frost/Nixon", Ron Howard
"Milk", Gus Van Sant
"The Reader", Stephen Daldry
"Slumdog Millionaire", Danny Boyle - Our Pick! - Winner!

PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Anne Hathaway, "Rachel Getting Married" - Our Pick!
Angelina Jolie, "Changeling"
Melissa Leo, "Frozen River"
Meryl Streep, "Doubt"
Kate Winslet, "The Reader" - Winner!

PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Richard Jenkins, "The Visitor"
Frank Langella, "Frost/Nixon"
Sean Penn, "Milk" - Winner!
Brad Pitt, "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
Mickey Rourke, "The Wrestler" - Our Pick!

BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
"Frost/Nixon"
"Milk"
"The Reader"
"Slumdog Millionaire" - Our Pick! - Winner!

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