The 81st Annual Academy Awards (2009)

Plot Summary

Annual awards presentation honoring the best film achievements of 2008.

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Awards

Primetime Emmy Awards (2009)

Primetime Emmy 2009

Nominated

Outstanding Art Direction for Variety, Music or Nonfiction Programming

David Rockwell Joe Celli Dave Edwards

Primetime Emmy 2009

Winner

Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics

William Ross John Kimbrough Dan Harmon Rob Schrab Ben Schwartz

Primetime Emmy 2009

Winner

Outstanding Short Form Picture Editing

Kyle Cooper Hal Honigsberg

Primetime Emmy 2009

Winner

Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Variety or Music Series or Special

Ed Greene Dan Wallin Robert Douglass Patrick Baltzell Pablo Munguia Mike Parker Brian Riordan Adrian Ordonez Conner Moore Preston Edmondson

Primetime Emmy 2009

Nominated

Outstanding Lighting Direction (Electronic, Multi-Camera) for Variety, Music or Comedy Programming

Robert A. Dickinson Robert T. Barnhart Andy O'Reilly

Primetime Emmy 2009

Nominated

Outstanding Special Class Programs

Michael B. Seligman Bill Condon Laurence Mark Hugh Jackman

Primetime Emmy 2009

Winner

Outstanding Choreography

Rob Ashford

Primetime Emmy 2009

Nominated

Outstanding Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video Control for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special

John B. Field Rick Edwards John Pritchett Theodore Ashton Danny Bonilla John Burdick Dave Eastwood Dean Hall Marc Hunter Charlie Huntley David Levisohn Lyn Noland Rob Palmer David Plakos Hector Ramirez Brian Reason Mark Whitman Kris Wilson Easter Xua Keith Dicker Ernie Jew Steve Martyniuk Tore Livia Bruce Oldham Manny Bonilla Mark Sanford Keith Winikoff Guy Jones

Primetime Emmy 2009

Nominated

Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Special

Jon Macks Jenny Bicks Bill Condon John Hoffman Phil Alden Robinson Bruce Vilanch Dan Harmon Rob Schrab Ben Schwartz Joel Stein

Primetime Emmy 2009

Nominated

Outstanding Directing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Special

Roger Goodman