2009 Oscar Highlights Include Kunio Kato's Speech: Domo Arigato, Mr. Roboto

Celebrity Oscar news: Kunio Kato's speech ends on a high note; Penelope Cruz wins Oscar as Twitter users give a collective boo; Jerry Lewis award the Oscar humanitarian award; Kate Winslett won her first Oscar for her role in "The Reader."

The best Oscar speech may have been given by the winner of the best animated short film, "La Maison en Petits Cubes", Kunio Kato. He was having a issue with his English in his acceptance speech but with just one line he nailed it. Kunio Kato said at the end of his speech "Domo arigato, Mr. Roboto." It was a perfect ending to his speech. The Oscar crowd went wild and online sites like Twitter were on fire over his Domo arigato, Mr. Roboto reference. Domo arigato is a Japanese phrase that means thank you very much in English. Domo arigato, Mr. Roboto was made a popular phrase here in the US after being a hit song from the group Styx in 1983. TMZ has posted the video of Kunio Kato's speech here.

The younger generation is having a hard time grasping what he was talking about. Google has been filled with requests for Domo arigato, Mr. Roboto lyrics. If you are looking for the lyrics, you can find them here.

Penelope Cruz won a Oscar for best supporting actress for Vicky Christina Barcelona. You could almost hear the Twitterverse chant a giant boo. Penelope Cruz definitely was not the pick to win on Twitter. What does the twitterverse know anyway? I think Penelope Cruz deserved the Oscar.

Jerry Lewis received a humanitarian award at the Oscars. Eddy Murphy was on hand to present Jerry Lewis with the humanitarian Oscar award. Jerry Lewis gave a touching Oscar speech saying, "For most of my life I thought that doing good for someone didn't mean you would receive commendation for that act of kindness, At least until now."

Kate Winslet finally won a Oscar for her role in "The Reader" I am thankful she finally won a Oscar. Kate Winslett had already been nominated. In her acceptance speech, you could tell she was genuinely thankful for the award. Kate Winslet thanked her parents and asked her father to whistle so she knew exactly where he was. It is so nice to see an actress that is so appreciative.

Complete Oscar and Nominee and winners list posted on the ABC Oscar.com website

Best Motion Picture of the Year
Curious Case Benjamin Button
Frost/Nixon
Milk
The Reader
Slumdog Millionaire (Winner)

Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
Richard Jenkins- The Visitor
Frank Langella-Frost/Nixon
Sean Penn-Milk (winner)
Brad Pitt-Curious Case Benjamin Button
Mickey Rourke-The Wrestler

Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
Anne Hathaway- Rachel getting married
Angelina Jolie- Changeling
Melissa Leo- Frozen River
Meryl Streep- Doubt
Kate Winslet-The Reader (winner)

Achievement in Directing
Curious Case Benjamin Button
Frost/Nixon
Milk
The Reader
Slumdog Millionaire (Winner)

Best Foreign Language Film of the Year
The Baader Meinhof Complex
The Class
Departures (winner)
Revanche
Waltz With Bashir

Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Song)
"Down to Earth"- WALL-E
"Jai Ho"- SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE (winner)
"O Saya"- SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE

Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Score)
Curious Case Benjamin Button
Frost/Nixon
Milk
Defiance
The Reader
Slumdog Millionaire (Winner)
WALL-E

Achievement in Film Editing
Curious Case Benjamin Button
Frost/Nixon
Milk
The Dark Knight
Slumdog Millionaire (Winner)

Achievement in Sound Mixing
Curious Case Benjamin Button
Wanted
WALL-E
The Dark Knight
Slumdog Millionaire (Winner)

Achievement in Sound Editing
The Dark Knight(winner)
Iron Man
Wanted
WALL-E
Slumdog Millionaire

Achievement in Visual Effects
The Curious Case Benjamin Button (winner)
The dark knight
Iron Man

Best Documentary Short Subject
The Conscience of Nhem En
The Final Inch
Smile Pinki (Winner)
The Witness - From the Balcony of Room 306

Best Documentary Feature
The Betrayal (Nerakhoon)
Encounters at the End of the World
The Garden
Man on Wire (Winner)
Trouble the Water

Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
Josh Brolin- Milk
Robert Downey Jr.- Tropic Thunder
Philip Seymour Hoffman-Doubt
Heath Ledger-The Dark Knight winner)
Michael Shannon-Revolutionary Road

Best Live Action Short Film
Auf der Strecke (On the Line)
Manon on the Asphalt
New Boy
The Pig
Spielzeugland (Toyland)"(Winner)

Achievement in Cinematography
Changeling, Tom Stern
Slumdog Millionaire, Anthony Dod Mantle (Winner)
The Reader, Chris Menges
The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button, Claudio Miranda
The Dark Knight, Wally Pfister

Achievement in Makeup
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (Winner)
The Dark Knight
Hellboy II: The Golden Army

Achievement in Costume Design
Australia, Catherine Martin
The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button, Jacqueline West
The Duchess, Michael O'Conner (Winner)
Milk, Danny Glicker
Revolutionary Road, Albert Wolsky

Art direction
Changeling
The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button (Winner)
The Dark Knight
The Duchess
Revolutionary Road

Best Animated Short Film
La Maison en Petits Cubes (Winner)
Lavatory - Lovestory
Oktapodi
Presto
This Way Up

Best Animated Feature Film of the Year
Bolt
Kung Fu Panda
WALL-E (winner)

Adapted Screenplay
Simon Beaufoy, Slumdog Millionaire (Winner)
David Hare, The Reader
Peter Morgan, Frost/Nixon
John Patrick Shanley, Doubt
Eric Roth, Robin Swicord, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Original Screenplay
Dustin Lance Black, Milk (Winner)
Courtney Hunt, Frozen River
Mike Leigh, Happy-Go-Lucky
Martin McDonagh, In Bruges
Andrew Stanton, and Jim Reardon; original story by Stanton and Pete Docter WALL-E

Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
Amy Adams-Doubt
Penelope Cruz -Vicky Cristina Barcelona (winner)
Viola Davis-Doubt
Taraji P. Henson-The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Marisa Tomei-The Wrestler

Sources

The best Oscar speech ever -TMZ
Domo arigato, Mr. Roboto lyrics at sing365.com
Wiki Mr. Roboto
Oscar winner Penelope Cruz VICKY CRISTINA BARCELONA -Oscar.com
Jerry Lewis awarded humanitarian Oscar -AP
Kate Winslet Wins First Career Oscar -Access Hollywood
Oscar.com Nomineesa and winners list