Welcome to the 6th episode of Season 2 of our retrospective Oscar podcast series — And the Winner Still Is. Hosted by film editor Marisa Carpico and senior editor Matt Taylor (Way too Early Oscar Predictions Podcast) this series looks at various years in Oscar history. Pop Break's music editor Kat Manos joins the episode.The winner of Best Picture is spotlighted and then the other films in the category are discussed. The duo also breaks down the director and the acting categories as well as other another notable categories. Of course their own our personal snubs will be addressed as well.The episode focuses on the 2008 Oscars aka the 81st Academy Awards. Nominated for Best Picture were: Slumdog Millionaire, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Frost/Nixon, Milk, and The Reader. Winning individual awards were: Sean Penn (Milk), Kate Winslet (The Reader), Heath Ledger (The Dark Knight), Penelope Cruz (Vicky Cristina Barcelona), and Danny Boyle (Slumdog Millionaire).