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By The Associated Press – 9 hours ago
LONDON (AP) — Winners of the 2009 Orange British Academy Film Awards, presented Sunday:
Film — "Slumdog Millionaire"
British Film — "Man on Wire"
Actor — Mickey Rourke, "The Wrestler"
Actress — Kate Winslet, "The Reader"
Supporting Actor — Heath Ledger, "The Dark Knight"
Supporting Actress — Penelope Cruz, "Vicky Christina Barcelona"
Director — Danny Boyle, "Slumdog Millionaire"
First-time Director — Steve McQueen, "Hunger"
Rising Star — Noel Clarke
Original Screenplay — Martin McDonagh, "In Bruges"
Adapted Screenplay — Simon Beaufoy, "Slumdog Millionaire"
Film Not in the English Language — "I've Loved You So Long"
Music — A.R. Rahman, "Slumdog Millionaire"
Cinematography — Anthony Dod Mantle, "Slumdog Millionaire"
Editing — Chris Dickens, "Slumdog Millionaire"
Production Design — "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
Costume Design — "The Duchess"
Sound — "Slumdog Millionaire"
Visual Effects — "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
Makeup and Hair — "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
Animated Feature — "WALL-E"
Short Animation — "Wallace and Gromit: A Matter of Loaf and Death"
Short Film — "September"
Academy Fellowship — Terry Gilliam
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