Slumdog sweeps the Oscars...

Here's the list of winners of the 81st Annual Academy Awards, with the Slumdog sweeping almost in all the categories it has been nominated for. Slumdog Millionaire has won a total of 8 awards.

Hail Rahman.

A.R. Rahman has won both Oscars for which he has been nominated for. More than the awards he gave a scintillating performance which dominated the performance of his competitor from the movie Wall-E. I watched the awards ceremony with my heart pounding and was literally shouting at the top of my voice when Rahman won both the awards. I feel proud with my chest bulging out. I am proud to be an Indian once again. 

Here goes the list::

Best picture

"Slumdog Millionaire"

Director

Danny Boyle, "Slumdog Millionaire" 

Actor
 Sean Penn, "Milk" 

Actress
 Kate Winslet, "The Reader"

Supporting actor
 Heath Ledger, "The Dark Knight" 

Supporting actress
 Penelope Cruz, "Vicky Cristina Barcelona" 

Animated feature
 "WALL-E" 

Adapted screenplay
 "Slumdog Millionaire," screenplay by Simon Beaufoy 

Original screenplay
 "Milk," written by Dustin Lance Black 

Art direction
 "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," Donald Graham Burt; set decoration: Victor J. Zolfo 

Cinematography
 "Slumdog Millionaire," Anthony Dod Mantle

Costume design
 "The Duchess," Michael O'Connor 

Documentary feature
 "Man on Wire"

Documentary short 
 "Smile Pinki" 

Film editing
 "Slumdog Millionaire," Chris Dickens

Foreign language film
 "Departures," Japan 

Makeup

 "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," Greg Cannom 

Original score
 "Slumdog Millionaire," A.R. Rahman 

Original song

 "Jai Ho" from "Slumdog Millionaire," music by A.R. Rahman, lyrics by Gulzar 

Animated short

"La Maison en Petits Cubes" 

Live-action short 

 "Spielzeugland"

Sound editing

 "The Dark Knight," Richard King 

Sound mixing

 "Slumdog Millionaire," Ian Tapp, Richard Pryke and Resul Pookutty 

Visual effects

 "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," Eric Barba, Steve Preeg, Burt Dalton and Craig Barron 

Source:: CNN