After scooping 7 Oscars Slumdog Millionaire gets the last Oscar of the night giving them a whopping 8 Oscars.

The last award was for Best Picture, this now means I have to go out an buy it.

"Slumdog Millionaire" is the Academy Awards champion, wrapping up its ghetto-to-glory story by winning best picture and seven other Oscars, including the directing honor for Danny Boyle.

A story of hope amid squalor in Mumbai, India, "Slumdog Millionaire" also had wins that include adapted screenplay, cinematography, editing and both music Oscars, score and song.

Director Boyle offered warm gratitude to the people of Mumbai, saying they "dwarf even this guy" as he held up his Oscar statue.

SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
Christian Colson

ACADEMY AWARDS HISTORY
This is the first Academy Award nomination for Christian Colson.

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Sean Penn wins the Oscar for an Actor in a Leading Role.

Sean Penn
MILK

NOMINATED ROLE
Sean Penn plays Harvey Milk, the camera store owner whose decision to campaign for a place on San Francisco's Board of Supervisors becomes a landmark event within the gay rights movement.

ACADEMY AWARDS HISTORY
This is the fifth Academy Award nomination for Sean Penn. He was previously nominated for:

MYSTIC RIVER (2003) Winner, Actor in a Leading Role
I AM SAM (2001) Nominee, Actor in a Leading Role
SWEET AND LOWDOWN (1999) Nominee, Actor in a Leading Role
DEAD MAN WALKING (1995) Nominee, Actor in a Leading Role

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Kate Winslet Wins Best Actress Oscar.

Kate Winslet has finally won an Oscar. After five previous nominations she is best actress for her role in The Reader. The crowd goes wild.

Kate Winslet goes up on stage to speak. She says she has been making a version of this address since before she was eight years old. kate Winslet thanks her friends and family. She asks her dad to whistle. He does so and she waves to him.

Kate Winslet - Actress in a Leading Role

Kate Winslet
THE READER

NOMINATED ROLE
Kate Winslet plays Hanna Schmitz, a German woman in her thirties whose teenage lover is unaware of the dark secret in her past.

ACADEMY AWARDS HISTORY
This is the sixth Academy Award nomination for Kate Winslet. She was previously nominated for:

LITTLE CHILDREN (2006) -- Nominee, Actress in a Leading Role
ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND (2004) -- Nominee, Actress in a Leading Role
IRIS (2001) -- Nominee, Actress in a Supporting Role
TITANIC (1997) -- Nominee, Actress in a Leading Role
SENSE AND SENSIBILITY (1995) -- Nominee, Actress in a Supporting Role

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Yes, Yes, Yes..... Slumdog have done it again... i would be better putting them all on one post..

Danny Boyle has won the Oscar for Directing.

SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
Danny Boyle

ACADEMY AWARDS HISTORY
This is the first Academy Award nomination for Danny Boyle.

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I cant believe it, Slumdog Millionaire does it again, and again.

Oscar for Music (Score)

SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
A.R. Rahman

ACADEMY AWARDS HISTORY
Including his two nominations this year for Original Song for SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE, this is the third Academy Award nomination for A.R. Rahman.

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