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Oscar night: The little film that could

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Oscar night: The little film that could

Oscar night: The little film that could

Slumdog cast invaded the stage to grab the ultimate prize.


Oscar night: The little film that could

Danny Boyle

Oscar night: The little film that could

Sixth time's a charm

Oscar night: The little film that could

The Penn-ultimate award for Best Actor

Oscar night: The little film that could

One missing

Oscar night: The little film that could

Almost never in doubt, Ledger's award was picked by his family

Oscar night: The little film that could

Brad Pitt was nominated for Best Actor in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, while Angelina Jolie for Best Actress in The Changeling

Oscar night: The little film that could

Andrew Stanton's Wall-E won the Best Animated Feature hands down

Slumdog Millionaire swept the 81st Academy Awards, grabbing eight Oscars, including for Best Picture and Best Director for Danny Boyle, and flooring the big studio favourite The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, which only got three after having 13 nominations. Kate WInslet won Best Actress at the sixth time of asking, while Mickey Rourke's comeback faltered just short of the pinnacle, Best Actor going to Sean Penn. Doubt and Frost/Nixon went home empty-handed despite having five nominations each, while 2008's indisputable box-office king The Dark Knight got two awards from eight nominations, including the posthumous Oscar for Heath Ledger as Best Supporting Actor.

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