highlight 2009 Academy Award winners

Below, we highlight 2009 Academy Award winners in the top categories.

Best Picture

'The Curious Case of Benjamin ...'

'Frost/Nixon'

'Milk'

'The Reader'

'Slumdog Millionaire'

Best Actor

Richard Jenkins
'The Visitor'

Frank Langella

'Frost/Nixon'

Sean Penn

'Milk'

Brad Pitt

'The Curious Case of Benjamin Button'

Mickey Rourke
'The Wrestler'

Best Actress

Anne Hathaway
'Rachel Getting Married'

Angelina Jolie

'Changeling'

Melissa Leo

'Frozen River'

Meryl Streep

'Doubt'

Kate Winslet

'The Reader'

Best Supporting Actor

Josh Brolin

'Milk'

Robert Downey Jr.

'Tropic Thunder'

Heath Ledger

'The Dark Knight'

Philip Seymour Hoffman
'Doubt'

Michael Shannon
'Revolutionary Road'

Best Supporting Actress

Amy Adams

'Doubt'

Penélope Cruz
'Vicky Cristina Barcelona'

Viola Davis
'Doubt'

Taraji P. Henson
'The Curious Case of Benjamin Button'

Marisa Tomei

'The Wrestler'

Best Director

Danny Boyle

'Slumdog Millionaire'

Stephen Daldry

'The Reader'

David Fincher

'The Curious Case of Benjamin Button'

Ron Howard
'Frost/Nixon'

Gus Van Sant

'Milk'