2009 Oscars — Best Picture

Slumdog Millionaire won Best Picture at the 2009 Oscars. All 5 nominees are listed below, winner first. The other nominees were Frost/Nixon, Milk, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and The Reader. Each film links to its complete award history. The links below go to the 2008 and 2010 Best Picture races.

Last updated August 12, 2026

Slumdog Millionaire(2008)
Christian Colson, Producer
Winner
Frost/Nixon(2008)
Brian Grazer, Ron Howard and Eric Fellner, Producers
Milk(2008)
Dan Jinks and Bruce Cohen, Producers
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button(2008)
The Reader(2008)
Anthony Minghella, Sydney Pollack, Donna Gigliotti and Redmond Morris, Producers