AR Rahman bagged Two Oscar Awards

The eagerly awaited list of Oscar Award Winners was presented in the 81st annual Academy Awards,on 22nd February 2009, Sunday night, at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles.

The film “Slumdog Millionaire” which was nominated for 10 awards has bagged 7 including 2 Oscar awards for the Indian Man of Music AR RAHMAN.

AR Rahman has become the first Indian to bag two oscar awards.

Speech by AR Rahman at oscar awards:

“Before coming, I was excited and terrified. The last time I felt like that was during my marriage. There’s a dialogue from a Hindi film called “Mere paas ma hai,” which means “I have nothing but I have a mother,” so mother’s here, her blessings are there with me. I am grateful for her to have come all the way. And I want to thank the Academy for being so kind, all the jury members. I want to thank Sam Schwartz, I/D PR, all the crew of Slumdog, Mr. Gulzar, Raqueeb Alam, Blaaze, my musicians in Chennai and Mumbai. And I want to tell something in Tamil, which says, which I normally say after every award which is… “God is great.” Thank you.”

One more Indian Resul Pookutty has bagged Oscar award this year becoming the third Indian to receive an Oscar Award

The following is the list of Winners of the 81st Oscar Awards:-

* Best Direction- SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE-Danny Boyle
* Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Song) SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE-AR RAHMAN and Gulzar- Jai Ho
* Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Score)- SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE –AR RAHMAN
* Achievement in Film Editing- SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
* Achievement in Sound Mixing- SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE- Resul Pookutty /(India), Ian Tapp and Richard Pryke
* Achievement in Cinematography- SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
* Adapted Screenplay- SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
* Best Foreign Language Film of the Year-Departures Departures
* Achievement in Sound Editing-THE DARK KNIGHT THE DARK KNIGHT
* Achievement in Visual Effects- THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
* Best Documentary Short Subject- SMILE PINKI
* Best Documentary Feature- MAN ON WIRE
* Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role-Heath Ledger- THE DARK KNIGHT
* Best Live Action Short Film-SPIELZEUGLAND (TOYLAND)
* Achievement in Makeup- THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
* Achievement in Costume Design- THE DUCHESS THE DUCHESS
* Achievement in Art Direction- THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
* Best Animated Short Film- La Maison en Petits Cubes
* Best Animated Feature Film of the Year- WALL-E
* Original Screenplay- MILK
* Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role- Penelope Cruz-
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