Oscars For Slumdog Millionaire

Now, it's nominated for 10 Academy Awards including nominations for best picture and best director for Danny Boyle. It also earned Oscar nominations for best adapted screenplay, cinematography, editing, original score, sound editing and sound mixing. The movie also nabbed two out of the three nominations for best song for "Jai ho" (A.R. Rahman) and "O Saya" (A.R. Rahman and M.I.A.). 

"When we first began working on the film I don't think any of us ever imagined that we might end up attending the Oscars ceremony as a result," said the new star Dev Patel after hearing of the nominations. "I'm just so proud to be a part of this project and I have been overwhelmed by the positive reaction to the film," he said. Rahman, the film's composer, also expressed his appreciation for the nominations. "Slumdog Millionaire has paid magical dividends for so many people around the globe. I am deeply honoured to be a part of a film that has inspired so many," he said.

Finally, an Indian movie is going to win an Oscar!!!

Nominations For the Film are

1. Achievement in Cinematography Anthony Dod Mantle
2. Achievement in Directing  Danny Boyle
3. Achievement in Film Editing Chris Dickens 
4. Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Score) A.R. Rahman
5. Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Song) Music by A.R. Rahman; Lyric by Gulzar
6. Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Song)Music by A.R. Rahman; Lyric by A.R. Rahman and Maya Arulpragasam
7. Best Motion Picture of the Year Christian Colson 
8. Achievement in Sound Editing Glenn Freemantle and Tom Sayers
9. Achievement in Sound Mixing  Ian Tapp, Richard Pryke and Resul Pookutty
10. Adapted Screenplay Screenplay by Simon Beaufoy

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