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The Slumdog Millionaire team at the 81st Academy Awards. The nominees for the 81st Academy Awards were announced on January 22, 2009, at 5:38 p.m. PST (13:38 UTC) at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills, California, by Sid Ganis, president of the Academy, and the actor Forest Whitaker. [12]
The other three were selected by the Academy's foreign film executive committee. [8] [9] The official nominees were announced on January 22, 2009. [10] Japan won the award for the fourth time, its first competitive win after three Honorary Awards in the 50's, with Departures by Yōjirō Takita. [11]
Beginning with the 7th Academy Awards, held in February 1935, each year's awards are presented for films that were first shown during the full preceding calendar year from January 1 to December 31 in Los Angeles County, California. For the first five ceremonies, the eligibility period spanned twelve months from August 1 to July 31. [4]
Films receiving the most Academy Award nominations per ceremony. With only one exception – Dreamgirls – every film on this list above was nominated for Best Picture. Films receiving the most Academy Awards and the most Academy Award nominations per ceremony. A total of 69 films appear on both lists above. That is, there are 69 films that ...
The 31st Academy Awards, Hollywood Pantages Theatre, 1959 The 81st Academy Awards, Dolby Theatre, 2009 The 95th Academy Awards, Dolby Theatre, 2023 The major awards are presented at a live televised ceremony, commonly in late February or early March following the relevant calendar year, and six weeks after the announcement of the nominees.
At the 81st Academy Awards, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button received a leading 13 Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture, Best Director for Fincher, Best Actor for Pitt, and Best Supporting Actress for Taraji P. Henson, and won three, for Best Art Direction, Best Makeup, and Best Visual Effects.
As of the 81st Academy Awards, producers can submit at most two songs from the same film for Best Original Song; prior to this, four films received three nominations in the category. There is no statutory limit on the number of acting nominees from the same film in a single category.
The Dark Knight garnered numerous awards and nominations with particular praise for Heath Ledger's performance of the Joker. The film received eight Academy Award nominations at the 81st Academy Awards in 2009, winning two for Best Sound Editing and Best Supporting Actor (posthumously awarded to Ledger). [4]