Jan 11 2009
‘Slumdog Millionaire’ Is Big Winner At Golden Globe Awards
Hollywood glittered in all of it’s star filled glory Sunday night, as everybody who is somebody in the celebrity world made an appearance at the 66th Annual Golden Globe Awards, presented by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.
The event proved to be glamorous, and in some cases emotional, with more than 50 presenters, and both predicted and surprise winners commanding the podium. But, the biggest honors of the evening belonged to the little film that could, “Slumdog Millionaire”, which won four awards on the evening, including Best Picture.
“Slumdog Millionaire”, based on the book ‘Q and A’ by Indian author Vikas Swarup, is the story of a poor street kid from Mumbai who who makes it to the last question on a game show patterned after “Who wants to be a Millionaire?”, but is accused of cheating. The film was directed by Danny Boyle, with the screenplay written by Simon Beaufoy of “The Full Monte”.
Other winners included:
-Mickey Rourke, Best Actor, Drama (The Wrestler)
-Danny Boyle, Best Director, Drama (Slumdog Millionaire)
-Heath Ledger, Best Supporting Actor, Drama (The Dark Knight)
-Bruce Springsteen, Best Original Song (The Wrestler)
-Simon Beaufoy, Best Screenplay (Slumdog Millionaire)
-A.R. Rahman, Best Original Score (Slumdog Millionaire)
Kate Winslet walked away with two awards for her roles in “Revolutionary Road (Best Actress, Drama) and “The Reader” (Best Supporting Actress).
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I enjoyed the awards too. There were some surprises (Slumdog Million multiple wins) and some non-surprises (Heath Ledger). It’s always fun to watch the Golden Globes and now it’s time to get ready for the Oscars!
The Golden Globes and Oscars always give me a chance to find out about movies I didn’t know about or remind me of good ones I’d missed. “Slumdog Millionaire” should get a good boost in interest from these awards!
I myself was really excited over Colin Farrell winning for “In Bruges”! I’d thought he was a longshot, but lo and behold he got the much-deserved award.