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2009 Academy Awards

Release Date:
Sunday, February 22, 2009

MPAA Rating:
NR

Genre:
Various

Starring:
Hugh Jackman, and a host of presentors

Written By:
Various

Director:
Various

Synopsis:
Hugh Jackman will host the 81st Academy Awards® telecast, producer Laurence Mark and executive producer Bill Condon announced. This will be Jackman's first time center stage at the Oscar show, although he has previously been a presenter.

"Hugh Jackman is a consummate entertainer and an internationally renowned movie star," said Mark and Condon in a joint statement. "He also has style, elegance and a sense of occasion. Hugh is the ideal choice to host a celebration of the year's movies -- and to have fun doing it."

Jackman stars in the current release Australia, directed by Baz Luhrmann. He will next be seen in X-Men Origins: Wolverine, having portrayed the title character in the previous three smash-hit X-Men movies. His other film credits include The Prestige, Flushed Away, The Fountain, Happy Feet, Van Helsing, Kate & Leopold and Swordfish.

A native of Australia, Jackman won the 2004 Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical for his performance in The Boy from Oz. He has served as host of the Tony Awards ceremony and won a 2005 Emmy for that assignment. Jackman's other stage credits include Carousel, Oklahoma!, Sunset Boulevard and Beauty and the Beast.

2009 Academy Awards | Tag

Nominations Announced
Greg Wright

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Performance by an actor in a leading role

  • Richard Jenkins in "The Visitor" (Overture Films)
  • Frank Langella in "Frost/Nixon" (Universal)
  • Sean Penn in "Milk" (Focus Features)
  • Brad Pitt in "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" (Paramount and Warner Bros.)
  • Mickey Rourke in "The Wrestler" (Fox Searchlight)

 

Performance by an actor in a supporting role

  • Josh Brolin in "Milk" (Focus Features)
  • Robert Downey Jr. in "Tropic Thunder" (DreamWorks, Distributed by DreamWorks/Paramount)
  • Philip Seymour Hoffman in "Doubt" (Miramax)
  • Heath Ledger in "The Dark Knight" (Warner Bros.)
  • Michael Shannon in "Revolutionary Road" (DreamWorks, Distributed by Paramount Vantage)

 

Performance by an actress in a leading role

  • Anne Hathaway in "Rachel Getting Married" (Sony Pictures Classics)
  • Angelina Jolie in "Changeling" (Universal)
  • Melissa Leo in "Frozen River" (Sony Pictures Classics)
  • Meryl Streep in "Doubt" (Miramax)
  • Kate Winslet in "The Reader" (The Weinstein Company)

 

Performance by an actress in a supporting role

  • Amy Adams in "Doubt" (Miramax)
  • Penélope Cruz in "Vicky Cristina Barcelona" (The Weinstein Company)
  • Viola Davis in "Doubt" (Miramax)
  • Taraji P. Henson in "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" (Paramount and Warner Bros.)
  • Marisa Tomei in "The Wrestler" (Fox Searchlight)

 

Best animated feature film of the year

  • "Bolt" (Walt Disney): Chris Williams and Byron Howard
  • "Kung Fu Panda" (DreamWorks Animation, Distributed by Paramount): John Stevenson and Mark Osborne
  • "WALL-E" (Walt Disney): Andrew Stanton

 

Achievement in art direction

  • "Changeling" (Universal): Art Direction by James J. Murakami, Set Decoration by Gary Fettis
  • "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" (Paramount and Warner Bros.): Art Direction by Donald Graham Burt, Set Decoration by Victor J. Zolfo
  • "The Dark Knight" (Warner Bros.): Art Direction by Nathan Crowley, Set Decoration by Peter Lando
  • "The Duchess" (Paramount Vantage, Pathé and BBC Films): Art Direction by Michael Carlin, Set Decoration by Rebecca Alleway
  • "Revolutionary Road" (DreamWorks, Distributed by Paramount Vantage): Art Direction by Kristi Zea, Set Decoration by Debra Schutt

 

Achievement in cinematography

  • "Changeling" (Universal): Tom Stern
  • "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" (Paramount and Warner Bros.): Claudio Miranda
  • "The Dark Knight" (Warner Bros.): Wally Pfister
  • "The Reader" (The Weinstein Company): Chris Menges and Roger Deakins
  • "Slumdog Millionaire" (Fox Searchlight): Anthony Dod Mantle

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