The 81st Academy Awards honoring the best in film for 2008 was held on Sunday, February 22, 2009 at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood.

ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE 

Penelope Cruz wins The Oscar

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BEST PICTURE OF THE YEAR

And the Oscar goes to …  Slumdog Millionaire

The story of Jamal Malik, an 18 year-old orphan from the slums of Mumbai, who is about to experience the biggest day of his life. With the whole nation watching, he is just one question away from winning a staggering 20 million rupees on India’s “Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?”

Have a look at these two videos, the first is the trailer and the second an NBC interview:

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