81st Oscars\' winners

 

SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE

Christian Colson

ACADEMY AWARDS HISTORY

This is the first Academy Award nomination for Christian Colson.

 

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

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