Slumdog Millionaire sweeps BAFTA Awards

By: praveen_kumarh

London : United Kingdom | 9 months ago

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Slumdog Millionaire swept the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Awards 2009 winning seven awards from the 11 categories it was nominated in.

Slumdog Millionaire won awards in the following categories: Best Film, Best Director (Danny BoyDanny Boyle), Best Adapted Screenplay (Simon Beaufoy), Best Music (AR Rahman), Best Editing (Chris Dickens), Best Sound (Resul Pookutty, Glen Freemantle, Richard Pryke, Tom Sayers, Ian Tapp) and Best Cinematography (Anthony Dod Mantle)

The awards were presented at a glittering ceremony on Sunday night at The Royal Opera House in London, England.

Apart from Rahman, Pookutty is the other Indian to win a BAFTA Award for Best Sound for Slumdog Millionaire.

Slumdog Millionaire's Dev Patel who was nominated for Best Actor lost to Hollywood actor Mickey RourkeMickey Rourke for The Wrestler.

Freida Pinto who was nominated for Best Supporting Actress lost to Penelope CruzPenelope Cruz who won for Vicki Cristina Barcelona.

Other winners at BAFTA:

Best Actor: Mickey Rourke (The Wrestler)
Best Actress: Kate WinsletKate Winslet (The Reader)
Best Supporting Actor: Heath LedgerHeath Ledger (The Dark Knight)
Best Supporting Actress: Penelope Cruz (Vicki Cristina Barcelona)
Best Production Design: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Best Make-Up & Hair: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Best Visual Effects: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Best Original Screenplay: In Bruges

The BAFTA Awards are often called the British Oscars, so it is certainly an important night for the team before they head for the grandest night of all - the Oscars in Los Angeles.

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