Best Motion Picture of the Year Winner: Slumdog Millionaire (2008) - Christian Colson Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role Winner: Sean Penn for Milk (2008/I) Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role Winner: Kate Winslet for The Reader (2008) Best Achievement in Directing Winner: Danny Boyle for Slumdog Millionaire (2008) Best Foreign Language Film of the Year Winner: Okuribito (2008)(Japan) Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Song Winner: Slumdog Millionaire (2008) - A.R. Rahman, Sampooran Singh Gulzar("Jai Ho") Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Score Winner: Slumdog Millionaire (2008) - A.R. Rahman Best Achievement in Editing Winner: Slumdog Millionaire (2008) - Chris Dickens Best Achievement in Sound Winner: Slumdog Millionaire (2008) - Ian Tapp, Richard Pryke, Resul Pookutty Best Achievement in Sound Editing Winner: The Dark Knight (2008) - Richard King Best Achievement in Visual Effects Winner: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) - Eric Barba, Steve Preeg, Burt Dalton, Craig Barron Best Documentary, Short Subjects Winner: Smile Pinki (2008) - Megan Mylan Best Documentary, Features Winner: Man on Wire (2008) - James Marsh, Simon Chinn Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role Winner: Heath Ledger for The Dark Knight (2008) Best Short Film, Live Action Winner: Spielzeugland (2007) - Jochen Alexander Freydank Best Achievement in Cinematography Winner: Slumdog Millionaire (2008) - Anthony Dod Mantle Best Achievement in Makeup Winner: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) - Greg Cannom Best Achievement in Costume Design Winner: The Duchess (2008) - Michael O'Connor Best Achievement in Art Direction Winner: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) - Donald Graham Burt, Victor J. Zolfo Best Short Film, Animated Winner: Maison en petits cubes, La (2008) - Kunio Katô Best Animated Feature Film of the Year Winner: WALL·E (2008) - Andrew Stanton Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published Winner: Slumdog Millionaire (2008) - Simon Beaufoy Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen Winner: Milk (2008/I) - Dustin Lance Black Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role Winner: Penélope Cruz for Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008) .