Welcome to the First Annual Stiletto Sports Academy Award Show! Thank you all for a wonderful nomination process! For a complete list of all the nominees please see The Complete List

Before we get to my awards, here’s a quick rundown of the 81st Annual Academy Awards

The Oscars went to

Best Picture: Slumdog Millioniare winner of 8 total Oscars!

Best Achievements in Direction: Slumdog Millionaire
Best Actress in a Supporting Role: Penelope Cruz, Vicky Christina Barcelona
Best Actress: Kate Winslet, The Reader
Best Actor in a Supporting Role: Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight

Best Actor: Sean Penn, Milk

Best Writing Original Screenplay: Milk
Best Writing Adapted Screenplay: Slumdog Millionaire

For a complete rundown check out Oscar.com

Now, back to Stiletto Sports Academy Awards

And the Oscar goes to…..

Click on any picture to take you to the nomination where you can see the video or hear the song that got these winners nominated!

Best Costume Design: NC State Women’s Basketball Team Think Pink Tribute to Kay Yow
Best Score or Soundtrack: NASCAR “Pedal to the Medal” Kazzer
Best Original Song: “Steeler Ladies Put A Ring on It”
Best National Anthem by a Former American Idol Contestant: Daughtry–Arizona Cardinals Home Opener

Best Animated Film or Sequence: “The NFL Paso Doble” Jason Taylor, DWTS Season 6
Best Visual Effects: Surfing, Billabong XXL Big Wave Nominees 2008
Best Attempt at a Make-up: Shaq/Kobe

Best Made for TV Movie Mini-Series: NCAA Final Four: 30 Days of Madness, The Road to Recovery

Best Short Film: ESPN “This Is Sportscenter:” What Happens in Sportscenter…
Best Foreign Language Film: Beijing 2008
Best Documentary Long: Yankee Stadium The End of an Era
Best Documentary Short: World Series of Beer Pong The Table of Champions

Best Director: Manager Joe Maddon Tampa Bay Rays: A Cinderella Story
Best Actress in a Supporting Role: The Central Washington University Softball Team: Without Pride or Prejudice
Best Actress: Danica Patrick, Driving Miss Danica: The First Female to Win an Indy Car Race
Best Actor in a Supporting Role: Arizona Cardinals’ Larry Fitzgerald Cool Hand Larry
Best Actor: Michael Phelps, 8 Medals

Best Writing Original Screenplay: The 2008 Arizona Cardinals
Best Writing Adapted Screenplay: The 2008 Tampa Bay Rays: A Cinderella Story, adapted from Cinderella
Best Picture: Beijing 2008

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