'Slumdog' is 4th highest Oscar-winning flick

Danny Boyle's ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ has become the fourth film along with ‘Gandhi’ to get the highest number of  Oscar awards. 

The film, which tracks the journey of an 18-year-old boy from rags-to-riches, won eight Oscars out of the 10 categories it was nominated for. The flick has not only earned the Best Director gong for Danny Boyle, but also the Best Film award. 

It also bagged awards for Original score, Original song, Film Editing, Adapted Screenplay, Cinematography and Best Sound Mixing. Kate Winslet and Sean Penn walked away with the top honours for Best Actress and Actor for The Reader and Milk respectively. 

Actor Health Ledger was honoured with the posthumous Oscar in the Supporting Actor for his role as the Joker in The Dark Knight. Penelope Cruz won the Best Supporting actor gong for Woody Allen's Vicky Cristina Barcelona. 

The 2009 Oscar winners are: 

Best Film 
Slumdog Millionaire 

Best Director 
Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire 

Best Actor 
Sean Penn, Milk 

Best Actress 
Kate Winslet, The Reader 

Best Original Score 
AR Rahman, Slumdog Millionaire 

Best Original Song 
Jai Ho, Slumdog Millionaire 

Best Supporting Actor 
Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight 

Best Supporting Actress 
Penelope Cruz, Vicky Cristina Barcelona 

Best Cinematography 
Anthony Dod Mantle, Slumdog Millionaire 

Best Sound Mixing 
Ressul Pookutty, Slumdog Millionaire 

Adapted Screenplay 
Simon Beaufoy, Slumdog Millionaire 

Film Editing 
Chris Dickens, Slumdog Millionaire

Sources by:

The Times of India

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