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Honors for "Slumdog" included a best-director statuette for Boyle and adapted screenplay for Simon Beaufoy at the 81st Annual Academy Awards in Los Angeles, telecast tonight by Walt Disney Co.'s ABC.

- Best Picture : "Slumdog Millionaire"

- Best Actor : Sean Penn, "Milk"

- Best Actress : Kate Winslet, "Reader"

- Best Director : Danny Boyle, "Slumdog Millionaire"

- Supporting Actor: Heath Ledger, ``The Dark Knight.''

 - Supporting Actress: Penelope Cruz, ``Vicky Cristina Barcelona.''

 - Foreign Film: ``Departures,'' Japan.

 - Adapted Screenplay: Simon Beaufoy, ``Slumdog Millionaire.''

 - Original Screenplay: Dustin Lance Black, ``Milk.''

 - Animated Feature Film: ``WALL-E.''

 - Art Direction: ``The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.''

 - Cinematography: ``Slumdog Millionaire.''

 - Sound Mixing: ``Slumdog Millionaire.''

 - Sound Editing: ``The Dark Knight.''

 - Original Score: ``Slumdog Millionaire,'' A.R. Rahman.

 - Original Song: ``Jai Ho'' from ``Slumdog Millionaire,'' A.R. Rahman and Gulzar.

 - Costume: ``The Duchess.''

 - Documentary Feature: ``Man on Wire.''

 - Documentary (short subject): ``Smile Pinki.''

 - Film Editing: ``Slumdog Millionaire.''

 - Makeup: ``The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.''

 - Animated Short Film: ``La Maison en Petits Cubes.''

 - Live Action Short Film: ``Spielzeugland (Toyland).''

 - Visual Effects: ``The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.''