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Writers:
Jon Macks (written by) and
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Release Date:
22 February 2009 (USA) more
Plot:
Annual awards presentation honoring the best film achievements of 2008. | add synopsis
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Awards:
Won 4 Primetime Emmys. Another 6 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(28 articles)
Slideshow: 20-Image Gallery From Back Stage at 81st Annual Academy Awards
 (From HollywoodChicago.com. 25 February 2009, 2:12 PM, PST)
And the Winner Is: Oscars 2009
 (From Tribeca Film. 25 February 2009, 5:27 AM, PST)
User Comments:
Marked improvement from last year. more (15 total)

Cast

  (Credited cast)

Amy Adams ... Herself - Nominee: Best Supporting Actress

Jennifer Aniston ... Herself - Presenter: Best Animated Feature, Best Animated Short Subject

Alan Arkin ... Himself - Presenter: Best Supporting Actor

Julia Bantner ... Dancer
Eric Barba ... Himself - Winner: Best Visual Effects
Craig Barron ... Himself - Winner: Best Visual Effects
Kirk Baxter ... Himself - Nominee: Best Editing
Simon Beaufoy ... Himself - Winner: Best Adapted Screenplay
Kristine Bendul ... Dancer

Halle Berry ... Herself - Presenter: Best Actress

Jessica Biel ... Herself - Presenter: Technical Awards
Dustin Lance Black ... Himself - Winner: Best Original Screenplay

Jack Black ... Himself - Presenter: Best Animated Feature / Best Animated Short Film

Danny Boyle ... Himself - Winner: Best Director

Marlon Brando ... Himself (archive footage)

Adrien Brody ... Himself - Presenter: Best Actor

Josh Brolin ... Himself - Nominee: Best Supporting Actor
Donald Graham Burt ... Himself - Winner: Best Art Direction
Ben Burtt ... Himself - Nominee: Best Sound & Best Sound Editing
Greg Cannom ... Himself - Winner: Best Makeup

Cyd Charisse ... Herself - Memorial Tribute (archive footage)
Christian Colson ... Himself - Winner: Best Picture

Dominic Cooper ... Himself - Performer

Marion Cotillard ... Herself - Presenter: Best Actress in a Leading Role

Daniel Craig ... Himself - Presenter: Best Costume Design / Best Makeup / Best Art Direction
Michael Crichton ... Himself - Memorial Tribute (archive footage)

Penélope Cruz ... Herself - Winner: Best Supporting Actress

Miley Cyrus ... Herself - Audience

Stephen Daldry ... Himself - Nominee: Best Director
Burt Dalton ... Himself - Winner: Best Visual Effects
Jules Dassin ... Himself - Memorial Tribute (archive footage)
Adam Davenport ... Himself

Viola Davis ... Herself - Nominee: Best Supporting Actress
Roger Deakins ... Himself - Nominee: Best Cinematography

Robert De Niro ... Himself - Presenter: Best Actor
Alexandre Desplat ... Himself - Nominee: Best Original Score
Chris Dickens ... Himself - Winner: Best Editing
Pete Docter ... Himself - Nominee: Best Original Screenplay
Anthony Dod Mantle ... Himself - Winner: Best Cinematography

Robert DoQui ... Himself - Memorial Tribute (archive footage)

Michael Douglas ... Himself - Presenter: Best Actor

Robert Downey Jr. ... Himself - Nominee - Best Supporting Actor

Faye Dunaway ... Herself (archive footage)

Zac Efron ... Himself - Presenter / Performer

Danny Elfman ... Himself - Nominee: Best Original Score

Mike Elizalde ... Himself
Manny Farber ... Himself - Memorial Tribute (archive footage)

Tina Fey ... Herself - Presenter

David Fincher ... Himself - Nominee: Best Director

Nina Foch ... Herself - In Memoriam (archive footage)

James Franco ... Himself - Presenter: Best Live Action Short
Jochen Alexander Freydank ... Himself - Winner: Best Live Action Short Film
Peter Gabriel ... Himself - Nominee: Best Original Song
Sidney Ganis ... Himself

Whoopi Goldberg ... Herself - Presenter: Best Supporting Actress

Cuba Gooding Jr. ... Himself - Presenter: Best Supporting Actor
Elliot Graham ... Himself - Nominee: Best Editing
Joel Grey ... Himself - Presenter: Best Supporting Actor
Daniel P. Hanley ... Himself - Nominee: Best Editing
David Hare ... Himself - Nominee: Best Adapted Screenplay

Anne Hathaway ... Herself - Nominee

Goldie Hawn ... Herself - Presenter: Best Supporting Actress
John Michael Hayes ... Himself - Memorial Tribute (archive footage)

Taraji P. Henson ... Herself - Nominee: Best Supporting Actress

Werner Herzog ... Himself - Nominee: Best Documentary

Charlton Heston ... Himself - Memorial Tribute (archive footage)
Mike Hill ... Himself - Nominee: Best Editing
Pat Hingle ... Himself - Memorial Tribute (archive footage)

Philip Seymour Hoffman ... Himself - Nominee: Best Supporting Actor

Anthony Hopkins ... Himself - Presenter: Best Actor
James Newton Howard ... Himself - Nominee: Best Original Score

Ron Howard ... Himself - Nominee: Best Director

Vanessa Hudgens ... Herself - Performer
Courtney Hunt ... Herself - Nominee: Best Original Screenplay

Anjelica Huston ... Herself - Presenter: Best Supporting Actress
Kon Ichikawa ... Himself - Memorial Tribute (archive footage)

Hugh Jackman ... Himself - Host / Performer

Richard Jenkins ... Himself - Nominee: Best Actor
Charles H. Joffe ... Himself - Memorial Tribute (archive footage)

Van Johnson ... Himself - Memorial Tribute (archive footage)
Ollie Johnston ... Himself - In Memoriam (archive footage)

Angelina Jolie ... Herself - Nominee: Best Actress
Janusz Kaminski ... Himself - Presenter: Best Live Action Short Film
Kunio Katô ... Himself - Winner - Best Animated Short Film
Kathleen Kennedy ... Herself - Nominee: Best Picture
Evelyn Keyes ... Herself - Memorial Tribute (archive footage)

Alicia Keys ... Herself - Presenter

Nicole Kidman ... Herself - Presenter: Best Actress in a Leading Role
Richard King ... Himself - Winner: Best Sound Editing

Ben Kingsley ... Himself - Presenter: Best Actor

Kevin Kline ... Himself - Presenter: Best Supporting Actor

Beyoncé Knowles ... Herself - Performer (as Beyoncé)

Frank Langella ... Himself - Nominee - Best Actor

Queen Latifah ... Herself - Performer: I'll Be Seeing You

Heath Ledger ... Himself - Winner: Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role (archive footage)
John Legend ... Himself - Performer (song "Down to Earth")

Mike Leigh ... Himself - Nominee: Best Original Screenplay

Melissa Leo ... Herself - Nominee: Best Actress

Jerry Lewis ... Himself - Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award Recipient

Sophia Loren ... Herself - Presenter: Best Actress in a Leading Role

Bernie Mac ... Himself - In Memoriam (archive footage)

Shirley MacLaine ... Herself - Presenter: Best Actress in a Leading Role

Bill Maher ... Himself - Presenter
Abby Mann ... Himself - Memorial Tribute (archive footage)

Frank Marshall ... Himself - Nominee: Best Picture
E. Anthony Martinez ... Performer - USC Trojan Marching Band

Steve Martin ... Himself - Presenter
Martin McDonagh ... Himself - Nominee: Best Original Screenplay
Chris Menges ... Himself - Nominee: Best Cinematography

Anthony Minghella ... Himself - Nominee: Best Picture / Memorial Tribute (archive footage)
Claudio Miranda ... Himself - Nominee: Best Cinematography

Ricardo Montalban ... Himself - Memorial Tribute (archive footage)
Peter Morgan ... Himself - Nominee: Best Adapted Screenplay
Robert Mulligan ... Himself - Memorial Tribute (archive footage)

Eddie Murphy ... Himself - Presenter: Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award
Megan Mylan ... Herself - Winner: Best Documentary Short Subject

Paul Newman ... Himself - Memorial Tribute (archive footage)
Thomas Newman ... Himself - Nominee: Best Original Score & Best Original Song
Michael O'Connor ... Himself - Winner: Best Costume Design
Brett Padelford ... Performer - USC Trojan Marching Band)

Sarah Jessica Parker ... Herself - Presenter: Best Costume Design / Best Makeup / Best Art Direction

Robert Pattinson ... Himself - Presenter

Sean Penn ... Himself - Winner: Best Actor
Wally Pfister ... Himself - Nominee: Best Cinematography
Harold Pinter ... Himself - Memorial Tribute (archive footage)

Freida Pinto ... Herself - Presenter: Best Foreign Language Film

Brad Pitt ... Himself - Nominee - Best Actor

Sydney Pollack ... Himself - In Memoriam (archive footage)
Resul Pookutty ... Himself - Winner: Best Sound

Natalie Portman ... Herself - Presenter: Best Cinematography
Steve Preeg ... Himself - Winner: Best Visual Effects
Richard Pryke ... Himself - Winner: Best Sound
A.R. Rahman ... Himself - Winner: Best Original Score / Best Original Song
Jim Reardon ... Himself - Nominee: Best Original Screenplay

Seth Rogen ... Himself - Presenter: Best Live Action Short
Leonard Rosenman ... Himself - Memorial Tribute (archive footage)
Eric Roth ... Himself - Nominee: Best Adapted Screenplay

Mickey Rourke ... Himself - Nominee

Eva Marie Saint ... Herself - Presenter: Best Supporting Actress

Roy Scheider ... Himself - Memorial Tribute (archive footage)

Paul Scofield ... Himself - Memorial Tribute (archive footage)

Amanda Seyfried ... Herself - Performer
John Patrick Shanley ... Himself - Nominee: Best Adapted Screenplay

Michael Shannon ... Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Lee Smith ... Himself - Nominee: Best Editing

Will Smith ... Himself - Presenter

Steven Spielberg ... Himself - Presenter: Best Picture

Andrew Stanton ... Himself - Winner: Best Animated Film / Nominee: Best Original Screenplay
Tom Stern ... Himself - Nominee: Best Cinematography

Ben Stiller ... Himself - Presenter: Best Cinematography

Meryl Streep ... Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Leading Role
Robin Swicord ... Herself - Nominee: Best Adapted Screenplay

Tilda Swinton ... Herself - Presenter: Best Supporting Actress
Ian Tapp ... Himself - Winner: Best Sound

Charlize Theron ... Herself (archive footage)

Marisa Tomei ... Herself - Nominee: Best Supporting Actress

Gina Tuttle ... Announcer
Vampira ... Herself - Memorial Tribute (archive footage)

Gus Van Sant ... Himself - Nominee: Best Director

Christopher Walken ... Himself - Presenter: Best Supporting Actor
Angus Wall ... Himself - Nominee: Best Editing
David Watkin ... Himself - Memorial Tribute (archive footage)
James Whitmore ... Himself - Memorial Tribute (archive footage)

Richard Widmark ... Himself - Memorial Tribute (archive footage)

Kate Winslet ... Herself - Winner: Best Actress

Stan Winston ... Himself - Memorial Tribute (archive footage)

Reese Witherspoon ... Herself - Presenter: Best Director

Matthew Wood ... Himself - Nominee: Best Sound Editing
Victor J. Zolfo ... Himself - Winner: Best Art Direction
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Runtime:
USA:210 min (including commercials)
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Stereo
Certification:
Greece:K | USA:TV-14
Filming Locations:
Kodak Theatre - 6801 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood & Highland, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
Company:
American Broadcasting Company (ABC) more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
All five Best Picture nominees also received nominations for their respective directors. more
Goofs:
Miscellaneous: Just before the presentation of "Best Supporting Actress" the curtain that was supposed to open to reveal the presentation screens don't open. You can then hear a stagehand from backstage yell, "We're doing it. Steve open it!" (his voice was probably picked up through Hugh Jackman's lapel mic.) more
Quotes:
Sean Penn: [the first line of his acceptance speech] You commie, homo-loving sons of guns! more
Movie Connections:
Features Twilight (2008/I) more
Soundtrack:
Musical Is Back more

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2 out of 3 people found the following comment useful.
Marked improvement from last year., 28 February 2009
8/10
Author: Alex P (miskatonic86) from Baltimore, Maryland

Let's face it, last year's Oscars were pretty mediocre at best. However, I mostly blame that on the writers strike, which eventually resulted in a rushed and terrible ceremony. This year, it's much better.

Hugh Jackman as host=He was quite comical and who knew he could sing.

The Presentations=Just seeing so many old and new Oscar-winning actors and actresses presenting the honors to this year's lucky actors and actresses made a huge difference. Eva-Marie Saint still looks great even in her mid 80s.

The ultimate winners: All of them good choices, I mean, the ultimate awards deserved it. No surprises though, I pretty much guessed everything.

Timing: No time being wasted at this ceremony.

As a whole, it wasn't a perfect ceremony, but was pretty good compared to 2008. It doesn't get a perfect 10 simply because during the memorials segment, it focused more on fancy camera-work rather than honoring the movie people who died in the past year.

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