Here is a list of the winners of the big awards from the 81st Academy Awards that took place at the Nokia Theater on Sunday February 22nd.  The biggest disappointment of the night was Mickey Rourke losing the Oscar for Best Actor award to Sean Penn.

The biggest winner of the night was Slumdog Millionaire which took home eight Oscars.

• Best Motion Picture of the Year: Slumdog Millionaire
• Performance by an Actor in Leading Role: Sean Penn (Milk)
• Performance by an Actress in Leading Role: Kate Winslet (The Reader)
• Achievement in Directing: Slumdog Millionaire
• Best Foreign Language Film of the Year: Depatures – (Japan)
• Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures: Slumdog Millionaire
• Achievement in Film Editing: Slumdog Millionaire
• Achievement in Sound Mixing: Slumdog Millionaire
• Achievement in Sound Editing: The Dark Knight
• Achievement in Visual Effects: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
• Documentary Short: Smile Pinki
• Documentary Feature: Man on Wire
• Actor in Supporting Role: Heath Ledger (The Dark Knight)
• Short Film (Live Action): Spielzeugland (Toy Land)
• Cinematography: Slumdog Millionaire
• Makeup: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
• Short Film (Animated): La Maison En Petits Cubes
• Animated Feature Film: Wall-E
• Writing (Adapted Screenplay): Slumdog Millionaire
• Writing (Original Screenplay): Milk
• Actress in a Supporting Role: Penelope Cruz (Vicky Cristina Barcelona)