81st Annual Academy Awards
Director: Allen P. Haines, Roger Goodman
Writer: Jenny Bicks, Jon Macks
Studio: American Broadcasting Company (ABC)
Release Date: 02/2009
Countries: USA
Runtime: USA:210 min (including commercials)
Awards: Won 4 Primetime Emmys. Another 6 nominations
Actors
| Danny Elfman | Himself - Nominee: Best Original Score |
| Will Smith | Himself - Presenter |
| Peter Gabriel | Himself - Nominee: Best Original Song |
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| James Newton Howard | Himself - Nominee: Best Original Score |
| Jack Black | Himself - Presenter: Best Animated Feature / Best Animated Short Film |
| Gus Van Sant | Himself - Nominee: Best Director |
| Whoopi Goldberg | Herself - Presenter: Best Supporting Actress |
| Thomas Newman | Himself - Nominee: Best Original Score & Best Original Song |
| Steve Martin | Himself - Presenter |
| Eddie Murphy | Himself - Presenter: Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award |
| Alicia Keys | Herself - Presenter |
| Nicole Kidman | Herself - Presenter: Best Actress in a Leading Role |
| Queen Latifah | Herself - Performer: I'll Be Seeing You |
| Goldie Hawn | Herself - Presenter: Best Supporting Actress |
| Charlton Heston | Himself - Memorial Tribute (archive footage) |
| Michael Crichton | Himself - Memorial Tribute (archive footage) |
| Kate Winslet | Herself - Winner: Best Actress |
| Leonard Rosenman | Himself - Memorial Tribute (archive footage) |
| Meryl Streep | Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Leading Role |
| Paul Newman | Himself - Memorial Tribute (archive footage) |
| Alexandre Desplat | Himself - Nominee: Best Original Score |
| Sophia Loren | Herself - Presenter: Best Actress in a Leading Role |
| John Legend | Himself - Performer (song "Down to Earth") |
| Jerry Lewis | Himself - Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award Recipient |
| Van Johnson | Himself - Memorial Tribute (archive footage) |
| Miley Cyrus | Herself - Audience |
| Vanessa Hudgens | Herself - Performer |
| Bill Maher | Himself - Presenter |
| Michael Shannon | Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Supporting Role |
| Paul Newman | Himself - Memorial Tribute (archive footage) |
| Adam Davenport | Himself |
| Alan Arkin | Himself - Presenter: Best Supporting Actor |
| Andrew Stanton | Himself - Winner: Best Animated Film / Nominee: Best Original Screenplay |
| Angelina Jolie | Herself - Nominee: Best Actress |
| Anjelica Huston | Herself - Presenter: Best Supporting Actress |
| Anthony Hopkins | Himself - Presenter: Best Actor |
| Anthony Minghella | Himself - Nominee: Best Picture / Memorial Tribute (archive footage) |
| Ben Burtt | Himself - Nominee: Best Sound & Best Sound Editing |
| Ben Stiller | Himself - Presenter: Best Cinematography |
| Chris Menges | Himself - Nominee: Best Cinematography |
| Christopher Walken | Himself - Presenter: Best Supporting Actor |
| Courtney Hunt | Herself - Nominee: Best Original Screenplay |
| Craig Barron | Himself - Winner: Best Visual Effects |
| Danny Boyle | Himself - Winner: Best Director |
| David Fincher | Himself - Nominee: Best Director |
| David Hare | Himself - Nominee: Best Adapted Screenplay |
| Dustin Lance Black | Himself - Winner: Best Original Screenplay |
| Faye Dunaway | Herself (archive footage) |
| Frank Marshall | Himself - Nominee: Best Picture |
| Harold Pinter | Himself - Memorial Tribute (archive footage) |
| James Franco | Himself - Presenter: Best Live Action Short |
| Janusz Kaminski | Himself - Presenter: Best Live Action Short Film |
| Jennifer Aniston | Herself - Presenter: Best Animated Feature, Best Animated Short Subject |
| Jochen Alexander Freydank | Himself - Winner: Best Live Action Short Film |
| John Patrick Shanley | Himself - Nominee: Best Adapted Screenplay |
| Josh Brolin | Himself - Nominee: Best Supporting Actor |
| Kevin Kline | Himself - Presenter: Best Supporting Actor |
| Kon Ichikawa | Himself - Memorial Tribute (archive footage) |
| Kunio Katô | Himself - Winner - Best Animated Short Film |
| Martin McDonagh | Himself - Nominee: Best Original Screenplay |
| Megan Mylan | Herself - Winner: Best Documentary Short Subject |
| Michael Douglas | Himself - Presenter: Best Actor |
| Michael O'Connor | Himself - Winner: Best Costume Design |
| Mike Hill | Himself - Nominee: Best Editing |
| Mike Leigh | Himself - Nominee: Best Original Screenplay |
| Natalie Portman | Herself - Presenter: Best Cinematography |
| Nina Foch | Herself - In Memoriam (archive footage) |
| Pete Docter | Himself - Nominee: Best Original Screenplay |
| Robert De Niro | Himself - Presenter: Best Actor |
| Robert Mulligan | Himself - Memorial Tribute (archive footage) |
| Robin Swicord | Herself - Nominee: Best Adapted Screenplay |
| Ron Howard | Himself - Nominee: Best Director |
| Sean Penn | Himself - Winner: Best Actor |
| Shirley MacLaine | Herself - Presenter: Best Actress in a Leading Role |
| Simon Beaufoy | Himself - Winner: Best Adapted Screenplay |
| Stan Winston | Himself - Memorial Tribute (archive footage) |
| Stephen Daldry | Himself - Nominee: Best Director |
| Steven Spielberg | Himself - Presenter: Best Picture |
| Sydney Pollack | Himself - In Memoriam (archive footage) |
| Tom Stern | Himself - Nominee: Best Cinematography |
| Werner Herzog | Himself - Nominee: Best Documentary |
| A.R. Rahman | Himself - Winner: Best Original Score / Best Original Song |
| Abby Mann | Himself - Memorial Tribute (archive footage) |
| Adrien Brody | Himself - Presenter: Best Actor |
| Amanda Seyfried | Herself - Performer |
| Amy Adams | Herself - Nominee: Best Supporting Actress |
| Angus Wall | Himself - Nominee: Best Editing |
| Anne Hathaway | Herself - Nominee |
| Anthony Dod Mantle | Himself - Winner: Best Cinematography |
| Ben Kingsley | Himself - Presenter: Best Actor |
| Bernie Mac | Himself - In Memoriam (archive footage) |
| Beyoncé Knowles | Herself - Performer (as Beyoncé) |
| Brad Pitt | Himself - Nominee - Best Actor |
| Brett Padelford | Performer - USC Trojan Marching Band) |
| Burt Dalton | Himself - Winner: Best Visual Effects |
| Charles H. Joffe | Himself - Memorial Tribute (archive footage) |
| Charlize Theron | Herself (archive footage) |
| Chris Dickens | Himself - Winner: Best Editing |
| Christian Colson | Himself - Winner: Best Picture |
| Claudio Miranda | Himself - Nominee: Best Cinematography |
| Cuba Gooding Jr. | Himself - Presenter: Best Supporting Actor |
| Cyd Charisse | Herself - Memorial Tribute (archive footage) |
| Daniel Craig | Himself - Presenter: Best Costume Design / Best Makeup / Best Art Direction |
| Daniel P. Hanley | Himself - Nominee: Best Editing |
| David Watkin | Himself - Memorial Tribute (archive footage) |
| Dominic Cooper | Himself - Performer |
| Donald Graham Burt | Himself - Winner: Best Art Direction |
| E. Anthony Martinez | Performer - USC Trojan Marching Band |
| Elliot Graham | Himself - Nominee: Best Editing |
| Eric Barba | Himself - Winner: Best Visual Effects |
| Eric Roth | Himself - Nominee: Best Adapted Screenplay |
| Eva Marie Saint | Herself - Presenter: Best Supporting Actress |
| Evelyn Keyes | Herself - Memorial Tribute (archive footage) |
| Frank Langella | Himself - Nominee - Best Actor |
| Freida Pinto | Herself - Presenter: Best Foreign Language Film |
| Gina Tuttle | Announcer |
| Greg Cannom | Himself - Winner: Best Makeup |
| Halle Berry | Herself - Presenter: Best Actress |
| Heath Ledger | Himself - Winner: Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role (archive footage) |
| Hugh Jackman | Himself - Host / Performer |
| Ian Tapp | Himself - Winner: Best Sound |
| James Whitmore | Himself - Memorial Tribute (archive footage) |
| Jessica Biel | Herself - Presenter: Technical Awards |
| Jim Reardon | Himself - Nominee: Best Original Screenplay |
| Joel Grey | Himself - Presenter: Best Supporting Actor |
| John Michael Hayes | Himself - Memorial Tribute (archive footage) |
| Jules Dassin | Himself - Memorial Tribute (archive footage) |
| Julia Bantner | Dancer |
| Kathleen Kennedy | Herself - Nominee: Best Picture |
| Kirk Baxter | Himself - Nominee: Best Editing |
| Kristine Bendul | Dancer |
| Lee Smith | Himself - Nominee: Best Editing |
| Manny Farber | Himself - Memorial Tribute (archive footage) |
| Marion Cotillard | Herself - Presenter: Best Actress in a Leading Role |
| Marisa Tomei | Herself - Nominee: Best Supporting Actress |
| Marlon Brando | Himself (archive footage) |
| Matthew Wood | Himself - Nominee: Best Sound Editing |
| Melissa Leo | Herself - Nominee: Best Actress |
| Mickey Rourke | Himself - Nominee |
| Ollie Johnston | Himself - In Memoriam (archive footage) |
| Pat Hingle | Himself - Memorial Tribute (archive footage) |
| Paul Scofield | Himself - Memorial Tribute (archive footage) |
| Penélope Cruz | Herself - Winner: Best Supporting Actress |
| Peter Morgan | Himself - Nominee: Best Adapted Screenplay |
| Philip Seymour Hoffman | Himself - Nominee: Best Supporting Actor |
| Reese Witherspoon | Herself - Presenter: Best Director |
| Resul Pookutty | Himself - Winner: Best Sound |
| Ricardo Montalban | Himself - Memorial Tribute (archive footage) |
| Richard Jenkins | Himself - Nominee: Best Actor |
| Richard King | Himself - Winner: Best Sound Editing |
| Richard Pryke | Himself - Winner: Best Sound |
| Richard Widmark | Himself - Memorial Tribute (archive footage) |
| Robert DoQui | Himself - Memorial Tribute (archive footage) |
| Robert Downey Jr. | Himself - Nominee - Best Supporting Actor |
| Robert Pattinson | Himself - Presenter |
| Roger Deakins | Himself - Nominee: Best Cinematography |
| Roy Scheider | Himself - Memorial Tribute (archive footage) |
| Sarah Jessica Parker | Herself - Presenter: Best Costume Design / Best Makeup / Best Art Direction |
| Seth Rogen | Himself - Presenter: Best Live Action Short |
| Sidney Ganis | Himself |
| Steve Preeg | Himself - Winner: Best Visual Effects |
| Taraji P. Henson | Herself - Nominee: Best Supporting Actress |
| Tilda Swinton | Herself - Presenter: Best Supporting Actress |
| Tina Fey | Herself - Presenter |
| Vampira | Herself - Memorial Tribute (archive footage) |
| Victor J. Zolfo | Himself - Winner: Best Art Direction |
| Viola Davis | Herself - Nominee: Best Supporting Actress |
| Wally Pfister | Himself - Nominee: Best Cinematography |
| Zac Efron | Himself - Presenter / Performer |
