The Ceremony of the 81st Academy Awards:

This years oscars which was held on Feb 22nd at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles turned out to be the event of greatest significance.The show's producers Laurence Mark and Bill Condon had committed to offer a totally different kind of show and it was indeed one of the best telecasts of oscar history.The ceremony was telecast live on the ABC Television Network as well as in more than 200 countries worldwide.

The greatest surprise was the opening song and dance medley by the first time host Hugh Jackman(in picture).The medley was a spoof of all the pictures which were nominated for the night.It was greatly appreciated by the audience and it received a standing ovation from them.The acting awards were presented in a unique manner as the previous 5 Oscar winners in each category took turns and introduced the nominees and applauded their work.

The best picture award was given to "SlumDog Millionaire" .In total this film received 8 awards.Sean Penn won the best actor award , Kate Winslet won the best actress award while Penelope Cruz won the best supporting actress award.Late Heath Ledger was given the oscar for the best supporting actor.Actor, writer , director and producer Jerry Lewis was honoured with the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award.