2009 in awards
10 ceremonies · 10 awards bodies · 1,107 nominations · 237 winners
Most awarded of 2009
Works that won more than once, counting every body at once.
- 21 Slumdog Millionaire Academy Awards · BAFTA Film Awards · DGA Awards · Golden Globes · SAG Awards
- 8 30 Rock Golden Globes · Emmys · SAG Awards
- 7 Billy Elliot the Musical Tonys
- 6 The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Academy Awards · BAFTA Film Awards
- 5 The Dark Knight Academy Awards · BAFTA Film Awards · Golden Globes · SAG Awards
- 4 Mad Men BAFTA TV Awards · Golden Globes · Emmys · SAG Awards
- 4 The Reader Academy Awards · BAFTA Film Awards · Golden Globes · SAG Awards
- 3 Vicky Cristina Barcelona Academy Awards · BAFTA Film Awards · Golden Globes
- 3 WALL-E Academy Awards · BAFTA Film Awards · Golden Globes
- 3 John Adams Golden Globes · SAG Awards
66th Golden Globes
- Winner Best Motion Picture – Drama · Slumdog Millionaire · Christian Colson
- Winner Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy · Vicky Cristina Barcelona · Letty Aronson, Jaume Roures, Stephen Tenenbaum, Gareth Wiley
- Winner Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama · Mickey Rourke · The Wrestler
- Winner Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama · Kate Winslet · Revolutionary Road
- Winner Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy · Colin Farrell · In Bruges
15th SAG Awards
- Winner Cast in a Motion Picture · Slumdog Millionaire · Rubina Ali, Tanay Chheda, Ashutosh Lobo Gajiwala, Azharuddin Mohammed Ismail, Anil Kapoor, Irrfan Khan, Ayush Mahesh Khedekar, Tanvi Ganesh Lonkar, Madhur Mittal, Dev Patel, Freida Pinto
- Winner Male Actor in a Leading Role · Sean Penn · Milk
- Winner Female Actor in a Leading Role · Meryl Streep · Doubt
- Winner Male Actor in a Supporting Role · Heath Ledger · The Dark Knight
- Winner Female Actor in a Supporting Role · Kate Winslet · The Reader
61st DGA Awards
- Winner Outstanding Directing – Feature Film · Danny Boyle · Slumdog Millionaire
- Winner Outstanding Directing – Documentaries · Ari Folman · Waltz with Bashir
- Winner Outstanding Directing – Drama Series · Dan Attias · Transitions from The Wire
- Winner Outstanding Directing – Comedy Series · Paul Feig · Dinner Party from The Office
- Winner Outstanding Directing – Movies for Television and Limited Series · Jay Roach · Recount
62nd BAFTA Film Awards
- Winner Best Film · Slumdog Millionaire
- Winner Outstanding British Film · Man on Wire · Simon Chinn, James Marsh
- Winner Best Direction · Danny Boyle · Slumdog Millionaire
- Winner Best Actor in a Leading Role · Mickey Rourke · The Wrestler
- Winner Best Actress in a Leading Role · Kate Winslet · The Reader
51st Grammys
- Winner Album of the Year · Raising Sand · Robert Plant, Alison Krauss
- Winner Record of the Year · Please Read the Letter · Robert Plant, Alison Krauss
- Winner Song of the Year · Viva la Vida · Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion, Chris Martin
- Winner Best New Artist · Adele
- Winner Best Alternative Music Album · In Rainbows · Radiohead
81st Academy Awards
- Winner Best Picture · Slumdog Millionaire · Christian Colson
- Winner Best Actor · Sean Penn · Milk
- Winner Best Actress · Kate Winslet · The Reader
- Winner Best Supporting Actor · Heath Ledger · The Dark Knight
- Winner Best Supporting Actress · Penélope Cruz · Vicky Cristina Barcelona
5th BAFTA Games Awards
- Winner Best Game · Super Mario Galaxy · Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development
- Winner Game Design · Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare · Aspyr, Infinity Ward, Treyarch
- Winner Narrative · Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare · Aspyr, Infinity Ward, Treyarch
- Winner Multiplayer · Left 4 Dead · Turtle Rock Studios, Valve Corporation
- Winner Family · Boom Blox · Danger Close Games
BAFTA TV Awards 2009
- Winner Best Drama Series · Wallander
- Winner Best Mini-Series · Criminal Justice
- Winner Best Single Drama · White Girl
- Winner Best Soap and Continuing Drama · The Bill
- Winner Best Scripted Comedy · The IT Crowd
63rd Tonys
- Winner Best Play · God of Carnage · Yasmina Reza, Yasmina Reza
- Winner Best Musical · Billy Elliot the Musical
- Winner Best Actor in a Play · Geoffrey Rush · Exit the King
- Winner Best Actress in a Play · Marcia Gay Harden · God of Carnage
- Winner Best Actor in a Musical · David Alvarez · Billy Elliot the Musical
61st Emmys
- Winner Outstanding Drama Series · Mad Men · Andre Jacquemetton, Scott Hornbacher
- Winner Outstanding Comedy Series · 30 Rock · Lorne Michaels, Tina Fey, Marci Klein, David Miner, Robert Carlock, John Riggi, Jack Burditt, Ron Weiner, Matt Hubbard, Jeff Richmond, Don Scardino, Jerry Kupfer
- Winner Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series · Little Dorrit
- Winner Outstanding Television Movie · Grey Gardens · Lucy Barzun Donnelly, Rachael Horovitz, Michael Sucsy
- Winner Outstanding Variety Talk Series · The Daily Show · Jon Stewart, David Javerbaum, Rory Albanese, Josh Lieb, Kahane Corn, Jim Margolis, Steve Bodow, Adam Lowitt