'Slumdog Millionaire' takes Oscars Academy Award 2009

"Slumdog Millionaire" won eight awards in total, including for best adapted screenplay, cinematography, sound mixing, film editing, best original score and best song.


Indian composer AR Rahman, who received two Oscars Award 2009 for best song and best score praised the city which inspired the book and subsequently the film "Slumdog Millionaire"

AR Rahman hailed "all the people from Mumbai and the essence of the film, which is about optimism and the power of hope and our lives".

Indians crowded around television sets in dorm rooms, restaurants and homes, exhaling in relief as Rahman's name was announced as the winner. They high-fived each other, hugged and wept.

Here is the full list of winners Oscar 2009 Academy Awards:

Best picture: Slumdog Millionaire

Best director: Danny Boyle (Slumdog Millionaire)

Best actor: Sean Penn (Milk)

Best actress: Kate Winslet (The Reader)

Best supporting actor: Heath Ledger (The Dark Knight)

Best supporting actress: Penelope Cruz (Vicky Cristina Barcelona)

Best original screenplay: Milk

Best adapted screenplay: Slumdog Millionaire

Best animated feature film: Wall-E

Best animated short film: La Maison en Petits Cubes

Best foreign language film: Departures (Japan)

Best documentary feature: Man on Wire

Best documentary short subject: Smile Pinki

Best Art direction: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Best Costume design: The Duchess

Best Make-up: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Best Cinematography: Slumdog Millionaire

Best live action short film: Spielzeugland (Toyland)

Best Visual effects: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Best Sound editing: The Dark Knight

Best Sound mixing: Slumdog Millionaire

Best Film editing: Slumdog Millionaire

Best original score: Slumdog Millionaire

Best original song: "Jai Ho..." Slumdog Millionaire

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