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Slumdog Millionaire' strikes it rich with 8 Oscar wins. The film's eight trophies including best picture, direction, adapted screenplay and cinematography cement the reputation of Fox Searchlight as a champion of work that Hollywood won't risk.
It's time to party, Slumdoggystyle, What an achievement. What a night. The whole cast and crew is up on the dais, over twenty strong. Jai Hindi! They're calling Mumbai a 'fabulous' city.
Anil Kapoor is there, immaculate mustache on display! What a night!
As A R Rahman and Resul Pookutty scripted history by picking up three Oscars for Slumdog Millionaire, members of the film fraternity here joined voices to applaud the enviable feat achieved by the duo.
Lyricist Gulzar, who penned the Oscar-winning song Jai ho for which Rahman won an Oscar, said, "It is a great thing to be a part of this composition which has won an award. It is an extra happiness and extra thrill for me."
"Ella pughalum iraivanuke (All glory and fame is to God)" was how music maestro A R Rahman reacted to his double-Oscar feat. Besides God, the 'Mozart of Madras' also dedicated his Oscars to his "loving" mother Kareema Begum, who was seated among the audience at the Kodak Theatre.
Rahman has always dedicated his awards to them. "I always had a choice between love and hate in my life. And I chose love and I am here," a beaming Rahman said at the Awards Ceremony.
OSCARS AWARD 2009 OSCARS WINNERS Best Picture Christian Colson of Slumdog Millionaire
Best Director Danny Boyle of Slumdog Millionaire
Best Actor Sean Penn of Milk
Best Actress Kate Winslet of The Reader
Best Supporting Actor Heath Ledger of Batman The Dark Knight (received by his mother, father, and sister Kate Ledger
Best Supporting Actress Penelope Cruz of Vicki Cristina Barcelona
Best Original Screenplay Dustin Lance Black of Milk
Best Adapted Screenplay Simon Beaufoy of Slumdog Millionaire
Best Foreign language Film Departures by Yojiro Takita (Japan )
Best Original Song Jai Ho by A. R. Rahman and Gulzar of Slumdog Millionaire
Best Original Music Score A. R. Rahman of Slumdog Millionaire
Best Film Editing Chris Dickens of Slumdog Millionaire
Best Sound Editing Richard King of Batman The Dark Knight
Best Sound Mixing Resul Pookutty, Ian Tapp, and Richard Pryke of Slumdog Millionaire
Best Feature Documentary Film Megan Mylan of Smile Pinki
Best Short Documentary Film James Marsh, Simon Chinn of Man On Wire
Best Animated Feature Film WALL-E
Best Animated Short Film La Maison En Petits Cubes
Best Cinematography Anthony Dod Mantle of Slumdog Millionaire
Best Visual Effects The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | Eric Barba, Burt Dalton, Steve Preeg, and Craig Barron (received by Eric Barba)
Best Art Direction Donald Graham Burt of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Best Makeup Greg Cannom of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Best Costume Design Michael O'Connor of The Duchess Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award Jerry Lewis
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