These young kids are extremely lucky to be at the Academy Awards right now… [ Photo from AP]
6 10 of the slum dwellers who acted in the movie were flown from Mumbai to watch the event!
BTW, the movie has collected two awards now: best adapted screenplay and best cinematography.
Updated at 1.15pm – Slumdog Millionaire wins 8 awards in total:
— Motion Picture
— Director: Danny Boyle,
— Adapted Screenplay: Simon Beaufoy,
— Cinematography
— Sound Mixing
— Original Score: A.R. Rahman.
— Original Song: “Jai Ho” – A.R. Rahman and Gulzar.
— Film Editing