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| Date |
Headline |
| January 1, 2008 |
Oil prices reach record high of $100 per barrel |
| February 5, 2008 |
Super Tuesday primary elections held in the United States |
| March 14, 2008 |
Bear Stearns, a major investment bank, collapses |
| April 2, 2008 |
Barack Obama wins the Democratic nomination for President of the United States |
| May 12, 2008 |
Earthquake in China kills over 69,000 people |
| June 3, 2008 |
Barack Obama becomes the presumptive Democratic nominee for President of the United States |
| July 8, 2008 |
Oil prices reach record high of $147 per barrel |
| August 8, 2008 |
Opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics held in Beijing, China |
| September 15, 2008 |
Lehman Brothers, a major investment bank, files for bankruptcy |
| October 3, 2008 |
U.S. Congress passes $700 billion bailout package for financial institutions |
| November 4, 2008 |
Barack Obama elected President of the United States |
| December 1, 2008 |
General Motors, Ford, and Chrysler CEOs testify before Congress requesting bailout funds |
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Movies of the year
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| Movie Title |
Director |
Genre |
IMDb Rating |
| The Dark Knight |
Christopher Nolan |
Action, Crime, Drama |
9.0 |
| Slumdog Millionaire |
Danny Boyle |
Drama, Romance |
8.0 |
| WALL-E |
Andrew Stanton |
Animation, Adventure, Family |
8.4 |
| The Curious Case of Benjamin Button |
David Fincher |
Drama, Fantasy, Romance |
7.8 |
| Frost/Nixon |
Ron Howard |
Biography, Drama, History |
7.7 |
| Milk |
Gus Van Sant |
Biography, Drama |
7.5 |
| The Wrestler |
Darren Aronofsky |
Drama, Sport |
7.9 |
| Gran Torino |
Clint Eastwood |
Drama |
8.1 |
| Iron Man |
Jon Favreau |
Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi |
7.9 |
| Revolutionary Road |
Sam Mendes |
Drama, Romance |
7.3 |
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Oscar award winner of year
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| Award |
Winner |
Description |
| Best Picture |
Slumdog Millionaire |
A drama film about a young man from the slums of Mumbai who appears on a game show and recounts his life story to answer the questions. |
| Best Director |
Danny Boyle (Slumdog Millionaire) |
The director of Slumdog Millionaire, a British filmmaker known for his work on Trainspotting and 28 Days Later. |
| Best Actor |
Sean Penn (Milk) |
An American actor known for his roles in Mystic River, Milk, and Dead Man Walking. |
| Best Actress |
Kate Winslet (The Reader) |
A British actress known for her roles in Titanic, The Reader, and The Holiday. |
| Best Supporting Actor |
Heath Ledger (The Dark Knight) |
An Australian actor known for his roles in Brokeback Mountain, The Dark Knight, and A Knight's Tale. |
| Best Supporting Actress |
Pen�lope Cruz (Vicky Cristina Barcelona) |
A Spanish actress known for her roles in Volver, Vicky Cristina Barcelona, and Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides. |
| Best Original Screenplay |
Dustin Lance Black (Milk) |
An American screenwriter known for his work on Milk, J. Edgar, and When We Rise. |
| Best Adapted Screenplay |
Simon Beaufoy (Slumdog Millionaire) |
A British screenwriter known for his work on Slumdog Millionaire, 127 Hours, and The Full Monty. |
| Best Animated Feature |
WALL-E |
An American animated film about a robot named WALL-E who falls in love with another robot named EVE while cleaning up a polluted Earth. |
| Best Foreign Language Film |
Departures (Japan) |
A Japanese drama film about a cellist who becomes a mortician and learns about the beauty and dignity of life and death. |
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