oscar awards 2009
Seven up-and-coming fashion designers are vying to have their original evening gown worn by one of the Awards escorts on Oscar Night. [1]
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button leads the nominations with a total of 13. [...] The animated film WALL?E received six, tying it with Beauty and The Beast for the most nominated animated film in Oscar history. [...] The 81st Academy Awards ceremony will be held by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to honor its selection of the best films of 2008. [2]
(Note: This is the production year of the films considered, not the year of the awards ceremony. [3]
PST (13:38 UTC) by Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences president Sid Ganis and Oscar-winning actor Forest Whitaker at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in the Academy’s Beverly Hills headquarters. [2]
Until 1954, the Oscars were presented mostly on a Thursday evening. [...] The awards (and gold-plated statuettes) have been presented annually (the first awards ceremony was held in May of 1929) by a non-profit professional organization - the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), based in Beverly Hills, California, and founded in 1927. [3]
Slumdog Millionaire received ten, The Dark Knight and Milk received eight, and Doubt, The Reader, and Frost/Nixon each received five. [...] The ceremony has received recent controversies prior to its broadcast, most notably the Academy’s alleged snubbing of films such as The Dark Knight and Doubt, threats from a possible Screen Actors Guild strike, and fear of the Oscar telecast’s recent low viewership. [2]
It was a year in which a horror movie won best picture for the first time in 17 years. [...] Dark-horse “Crash” won best film three years ago, leaving favorite “Brokeback Mountain” in the dust. [4]
The Academy screened of all 10 of the Oscar-nominated animated and live-action short films followed by onstage discussions with the nominees. [1]
“Benjamin Button” sweeps every category it’s nominated in. [4]
The Animated Feature nominees discussed their film’s development and their creative process. [1]
Sources:
[1] 81st Academy Awards and the Oscars | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and …
[2] 81st Academy Awards - Wikipedia
[3] Academy Awards - The Oscars - Greatest Films
[4] The Academy Awards - The Envelope