"Corporation demolished the illegal slums where Azharuddin Mohammed Ismail was living. On 7 July 2009 ""The Guardian"" reported that Azharuddin Mohammed Ismail and his mother had been given a new home. ""I was shocked when I saw this house,"" Azhar is reported to have said, adding ""I want to thank Danny Boyle for giving us this flat."" Controversial issues surrounding Slumdog Millionaire The film ""Slumdog Millionaire"", which won eight Academy Awards in 2009, has been subjected to a number of criticisms, notably regarding how it portrays Indian society and alleged exploitation of some of the actors. One of the first"
"2009, the critics’ group have agreed with the Academy on six occasions: Steven Soderbergh for ""Traffic"" (2000), Clint Eastwood for ""Million Dollar Baby"" (2004), Ang Lee for ""Brokeback Mountain"" (2005), Martin Scorsese for ""The Departed"" (2006), Joel Coen and Ethan Coen for ""No Country for Old Men"" (2007), and Kathryn Bigelow for ""The Hurt Locker"" (2009). Oscar winner denoted by * New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Director The New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Director is one of the awards given by the New York Film Critics Circle to honour the finest achievements in filmmaking."
"telecast garnered almost 37 million viewers in the United States. The nominees for the 81st Academy Awards were announced on January 22, 2009, at 5:38 p.m. PST (13:38 UTC) at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills, California, by Sid Ganis, president of the Academy, and the actor Forest Whitaker. ""The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"" received the most nominations with thirteen (the ninth film to garner that many nominations); ""Slumdog Millionaire"" came in second with ten. The winners were announced during the awards ceremony on February 22, 2009. ""Slumdog Millionaire"" was the eleventh film, and last to date, to"
"Two films led the pack with just two wins each: ""Slumdog Millionaire"" took top honors in the Best Picture and Best Director (Danny Boyle) categories while ""The Dark Knight"" took Best Supporting Actor (Heath Ledger) and Best Cinematography (Wally Pfister). Along with the 11 ""best of"" category awards, the group also presented the Russell Smith Award to ""Wendy and Lucy"" as the ""best low-budget or cutting-edge independent film"" of the year. The award is named in honor of late ""Dallas Morning News"" film critic Russell Smith. Winners are listed first and highlighted with boldface. Other films ranked by the annual"
"14th Critics' Choice Awards The 14th Critics' Choice Awards were presented on January 8, 2009 at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, honoring the finest achievements of 2008 filmmaking. The nominees were announced on December 9, 2008. Slumdog Millionaire Danny Boyle – ""Slumdog Millionaire"" Sean Penn – ""Milk"" Anne Hathaway – ""Rachel Getting Married"" (TIE) Meryl Streep – ""Doubt"" (TIE) Heath Ledger – ""The Dark Knight"" Kate Winslet – ""The Reader"" Dev Patel – ""Slumdog Millionaire"" Milk The Dark Knight Tropic Thunder WALL-E Man on Wire ""Waltz with Bashir (Vals im Bashir)"" • Israel John Adams A. R. Rahman – ""Slumdog"
"Millionaire"" ""The Wrestler"" (performed by Bruce Springsteen) – ""The Wrestler"" Simon Beaufoy – ""Slumdog Millionaire"" Richard Gere Number of nominations (minimum 2) Number of awards (minimum 2) 14th Critics' Choice Awards The 14th Critics' Choice Awards were presented on January 8, 2009 at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, honoring the finest achievements of 2008 filmmaking. The nominees were announced on December 9, 2008. Slumdog Millionaire Danny Boyle – ""Slumdog Millionaire"" Sean Penn – ""Milk"" Anne Hathaway – ""Rachel Getting Married"" (TIE) Meryl Streep – ""Doubt"" (TIE) Heath Ledger – ""The Dark Knight"" Kate Winslet – ""The Reader"" Dev Patel –"
"of Goo NHL 09 ""WarGames"" Winners: Losers: Winners: Losers: 13th Satellite Awards The 13th Satellite Awards, honoring the best in film and television of 2008, were given on December 14, 2008. Auteur Award – Baz Luhrmann Mary Pickford Award – Louis Gossett Jr. Nikola Tesla Award – Rick Baker Outstanding New Talent – Brandon Walters Richard Jenkins – ""The Visitor"" Ricky Gervais – ""Ghost Town"" Angelina Jolie – ""Changeling"" Sally Hawkins – ""Happy-Go-Lucky"" WALL-E Australia Australia The Duchess Danny Boyle – ""Slumdog Millionaire"" "" (TIE) Man on Wire"" (TIE) Iron Man Slumdog Millionaire Happy-Go-Lucky ""Gomorrah (Gomorra)"" • Italy ""Slumdog Millionaire"""
"13th Satellite Awards The 13th Satellite Awards, honoring the best in film and television of 2008, were given on December 14, 2008. Auteur Award – Baz Luhrmann Mary Pickford Award – Louis Gossett Jr. Nikola Tesla Award – Rick Baker Outstanding New Talent – Brandon Walters Richard Jenkins – ""The Visitor"" Ricky Gervais – ""Ghost Town"" Angelina Jolie – ""Changeling"" Sally Hawkins – ""Happy-Go-Lucky"" WALL-E Australia Australia The Duchess Danny Boyle – ""Slumdog Millionaire"" "" (TIE) Man on Wire"" (TIE) Iron Man Slumdog Millionaire Happy-Go-Lucky ""Gomorrah (Gomorra)"" • Italy ""Slumdog Millionaire"" – A. R. Rahman ""Another Way to Die"" –"
"Controversial issues surrounding Slumdog Millionaire The film ""Slumdog Millionaire"", which won eight Academy Awards in 2009, has been subjected to a number of criticisms, notably regarding how it portrays Indian society and alleged exploitation of some of the actors. One of the first celebrities to discuss the film was Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan, from whom young Jamal eagerly seeks an autograph shortly after the beginning of the film and who was the original presenter for ""Kaun Banega Crorepati"", the Indian version of ""Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?"" On 13 January 2009 Bachchan wrote that in another part of his"
"2009 and won eightthe most for any 2008 filmincluding Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Adapted Screenplay. It won seven BAFTA Awards including Best Film, five Critics' Choice Awards and four Golden Globes. However it was also the subject of controversy, especially in India, due to its portrayal of Indian society, the use of the word ""slumdog"" in the title and perceived exploitation of some of the younger actors. 18-year-old Jamal Malik, an Indian Muslim from the Dharavi slum, is a contestant on the Indian version of ""Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?, and is one question away from the"
"2008 National Society of Film Critics Awards The 43rd National Society of Film Critics Awards, given on 3 January 2009, honored the best in film for 2008. 1. ""Waltz with Bashir"" (""Vals Im Bashir"")<br> 2. ""Happy-Go-Lucky""<br> 2. ""WALL-E"" 1. Mike Leigh – ""Happy-Go-Lucky""<br> 2. Gus Van Sant – ""Milk"" and ""Paranoid Park""<br> 3. Danny Boyle – ""Slumdog Millionaire"" 1. Sean Penn – ""Milk""<br> 2. Mickey Rourke – ""The Wrestler""<br> 3. Clint Eastwood – ""Gran Torino"" 1. Sally Hawkins – ""Happy-Go-Lucky""<br> 2. Melissa Leo – ""Frozen River""<br> 3. Michelle Williams – ""Wendy and Lucy"" 1. Eddie Marsan – ""Happy-Go-Lucky""<br> 2. Heath"
"to win the Academy Award for Best Director. Spielberg was also the first to win Best Director from both the Saturn Awards and the Academy Awards at the same year, but for different movies (Saturn Award for ""Jurassic Park"", and Academy Award for ""Schindler's List"", both in 1993); Peter Jackson was the first to win both for the same film ("""", in 2003) while Alfonso Cuarón was the second (for ""Gravity"" in 2013). Notes: ""†"" indicates an Academy Award-winning movie on the same category. ""‡"" indicates an Academy Award-nominated movie on the same category. Saturn Award for Best Director The"
"a purported list of winners was posted online. The list, which bore a purported signature from Academy president Sid Ganis, stated that Mickey Rourke won for Best Actor, Kate Winslet won for Best Actress, Amy Adams won for Best Supporting Actress, Heath Ledger won for Best Supporting Actor, and ""Slumdog Millionaire"" won for Best Picture. AMPAS spokeswoman Leslie Unger later revealed that the list was ""a complete fraud"", and that PricewaterhouseCoopers had just begun to count the ballots. The show received a mixed reception from media publications. Some media outlets received the broadcast more positively. Television critic Robert Bianco of"
"2009 New York Film Critics Circle Awards The 75th New York Film Critics Circle Awards, honoring the best in film for 2009, were announced on 14 December 2009 and presented on 11 January 2010. 1. George Clooney – ""Up in the Air"" and ""Fantastic Mr. Fox""<br> 2. Jeff Bridges – ""Crazy Heart""<br> 3. Jeremy Renner – ""The Hurt Locker"" 1. Meryl Streep – ""Julie & Julia""<br> 2. Tilda Swinton – ""Julia""<br> 3. Carey Mulligan – ""An Education"" 1. ""Fantastic Mr. Fox""<br> 2. ""Up""<br> 3. ""Coraline"" 1. Christian Berger – ""The White Ribbon (Das weiße Band)""<br> 2. Mauro Fiore – ""Avatar""<br>"
"the New York Film Critics Online Awards (NYFCCO Awards), which awarded ""Best Director"" to ""Danny Boyle with Loveleen Tandan"". Loveleen Tandan Loveleen Tandan is an Indian film director and casting director. She is the ""Co-Director: India"" of the four time Golden Globe, seven time BAFTA Award and eight Academy Award winning (including best picture) ""Slumdog Millionaire"" (2008), for which she shared a New York Film Critics Online Award, Rotterdam International Film Festival Award and Amanda Awards, Norway, of ""Best Director"" with Danny Boyle. She has also been the Casting Director for several other films, including the Golden Lion winning and"
"2009 National Society of Film Critics Awards The 44th National Society of Film Critics Awards, given on 3 January 2010, honored the best in film for 2009. 1. The Hurt Locker<br> 2. ""Summer Hours"" (""L'Heure d'été"")<br> 3. ""Inglourious Basterds"" 1. Kathryn Bigelow – ""The Hurt Locker""<br> 2. Olivier Assayas – ""Summer Hours"" (""L'Heure d'été"")<br> 3. Wes Anderson – ""Fantastic Mr. Fox"" 1. Jeremy Renner – ""The Hurt Locker""<br> 2. Jeff Bridges – ""Crazy Heart""<br> 3. Nicolas Cage – """" 1. Yolande Moreau – ""Séraphine""<br> 2. Meryl Streep – ""Julie & Julia"" and ""Fantastic Mr. Fox""<br> 3. Abbie Cornish – ""Bright"
"He gets in and has a philosophical conversation with (a visible) Shroom. Billy tells Shroom ""I love you,"" then returns to the reality of the limo and Bravo Squad members, each of whom responds with ""I love you."" ""Slumdog Millionaire""s Oscar-winning screenwriter, Simon Beaufoy, was in 2014 adapting the novel for the screen, produced by Film4 in collaboration with a U.S. production company, The Ink Factory, and Sony Pictures' TriStar film studio division. Also involved in the production are China's Bona Film Group and Studio 8, which is backed by the Chinese conglomerate Fosun International. Ang Lee would direct the"
"Best Picture and Best Director. From ""The NY Times"" report: ""[T]hough it had no actors nominated for prizes, [it also] swept many awards other than those on the top line, including prizes for cinematography, sound mixing, score and film editing. ""Slumdog""'s eight Oscars was the largest total won by a single film since """" won 11 in 2004."" The film was released in the UK on 9 January 2009 and in India on 23 January with William Losch. Swarup's second novel ""Six Suspects"", published by Transworld, was released on 28 July 2008 and has been translated into more than 30"
"the ten best films of 2009 in ""Artforum"", stating ""If Ingmar Bergman had committed suicide, gone to hell, and come back to earth to direct an exploitation/art film for drive-ins, [""Antichrist""] is the movie he would have made."" The film won the award for Best Cinematographer at the 2009 European Film Awards, shared with ""Slumdog Millionaire"" as both films were shot by Anthony Dod Mantle. It was nominated for Best Director and Best Actress but the awards lost to Michael Haneke for ""The White Ribbon"" and Kate Winslet for ""The Reader"" respectively. In a 2016 international poll by BBC, critics"
"worked again with Wright on ""Hot Fuzz"" (2007). Dickens' editing of ""Slumdog Millionaire"" has been discussed by several critics. Peter Caranicas wrote, ""'Slumdog' has a complex structure that interweaves three story strands into a single braid, yielding a rich, almost fugal narrative."" In May 2017, after over three months of shooting, Dickens was replaced as the editor of the film """", which was released in May 2018. Chris Dickens Chris Dickens is a British film and television editor. His work on ""Slumdog Millionaire"" (2008), directed by Danny Boyle, won the Academy Award for Best Film Editing, BAFTA Award for Best"
"den rätte komma in)"", Sweden ""WALL-E"" – Thomas Newman ""Slumdog Millionaire"" – Simon Beaufoy ""WALL-E"" – Andrew Stanton and Jim Reardon Heath Ledger – ""The Dark Knight"" (posthumously) Kate Winslet – ""The Reader"" Tomas Alfredson – ""Let the Right One In (Låt den rätte komma in)"" Dev Patel – ""Slumdog Millionaire"" Chicago Film Critics Association Awards 2008 The 21st Chicago Film Critics Association Awards, given by the CFCA on December 18, 2008, honored the best in film for 2008. Disney/Pixar's ""WALL-E"" became the most successful film in this year's ceremony, won four awards, including Best Film, out of five nominations."
"Hearts Club Band"" album cover – to celebrate the British cultural figures of his lifetime. Danny Boyle Daniel Boyle (born 20 October 1956) is an English director, producer, screenwriter and theatre director, known for his work on films including ""Shallow Grave"", ""Trainspotting"" with its 2017 sequel, ""The Beach"", ""28 Days Later"", ""Sunshine"", ""Slumdog Millionaire"", ""127 Hours"", and ""Steve Jobs"". His debut film ""Shallow Grave"" won the BAFTA Award for Best British Film. The British Film Institute ranked ""Trainspotting"" the 10th greatest British film of the 20th century. Boyle's 2008 film ""Slumdog Millionaire"", the most successful British film of the decade,"
"Madhur Mittal Madhur Mittal (born 20 February 1991) is an Indian actor. He is best known for his performance as Salim Malik in the film ""Slumdog Millionaire"", which won the Academy Award for Best Picture of 2008 and for which he won the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture. Madhur was born in Agra, India In 1997, Madhur won ""Boogie Woogie"" a popular reality-based dance show on television. Shortly after, his family moved to Mumbai where he joined AVM High for his schooling and Madhur forayed into acting and dancing on stage"
"Kingsley CBE, American actor Josh Hartnett, director and producer Danny Boyle & Christian Colson, tennis champions Serena & Venus Williams, and opera singer Monica Yunus. Sir Ben Kingsley CBE was awarded for his continued aid of disadvantaged young people and children and for his portrayal of the humanitarian role-models Simon Wiesenthal, Itzhak Stern and Gandhi. Danny Boyle & Christian Colson, director & producer of the film Slumdog Millionaire, were awarded for their creation of an international children’s development organization focused on education and sanitation, and designed to improve the lives of children in Mumbai’s slum communities and for the Jai"
"Chris Dickens Chris Dickens is a British film and television editor. His work on ""Slumdog Millionaire"" (2008), directed by Danny Boyle, won the Academy Award for Best Film Editing, BAFTA Award for Best Editing, and the American Cinema Editors Award for Best Edited Feature Film – Dramatic. Chris went to Hailsham Community College in his teenage years and graduated from Arts University Bournemouth in 1990. He worked in television for a number of years, including a stint with the director Edgar Wright on the television series ""Spaced"". Dickens subsequently edited Wright's first feature film, ""Shaun of the Dead"" (2004). He"
"films in 2016, and also eliminate two venues that had been used in prior years. Films such as ""American Beauty"", ""Ray"", ""Mr. Nobody"", ""127 Hours"", ""Black Swan"", ""The Five Obstructions"", ""Singapore Sling"", and ""I Am Love"" have premiered at TIFF. Jamie Foxx's portrayal of Ray Charles ultimately won him the Academy Award for Best Actor while ""Slumdog Millionaire"" went on to win eight Oscars at the 2009 Academy Awards. ""Precious"", which won the 2009 TIFF People's Choice Award, went on to win two Oscars at the 82nd Academy Awards. ""The King's Speech"", the winner of the 2010 TIFF People's Choice"
"2009 taking top honors in the Best Picture, Best Director (Jason Reitman), Best Actor (George Clooney), and Best Screenplay (Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner) categories. This was the only film to win more than one category for 2009 although ""Precious"" garnered a Best Actress (Mo'Nique) honor as well as the Russell Smith Award from the critics association. Along with the 11 ""best of"" category awards, the group also presented the Russell Smith Award to ""Precious"" as the ""best low-budget or cutting-edge independent film"" of the year. The award is named in honor of late ""Dallas Morning News"" film critic Russell"
"81st Academy Awards The 81st Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored the best films of 2008 and took place on February 22, 2009, at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles beginning at 5:30 p.m. PST / 8:30 p.m. EST. During the ceremony, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences presented Academy Awards (commonly referred to as Oscars) in 24 categories. The ceremony was televised in the United States by ABC, and was produced by Bill Condon and Laurence Mark and directed by Roger Goodman. Actor Hugh Jackman hosted the"
"Awards, six Hispanic/Latino directors have been nominated a total of eight times in this category with four wins among them. Academy Award for Best Director The Academy Award for Best Director (officially known as the Academy Award for Best Directing) is an award presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). It is given in honor of a film director who has exhibited outstanding directing while working in the film industry. The 1st Academy Awards ceremony was held in 1929 with the award being split into ""Dramatic"" and ""Comedy"" categories; Frank Borzage and Lewis Milestone won"
"Academy Award for Best Director The Academy Award for Best Director (officially known as the Academy Award for Best Directing) is an award presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). It is given in honor of a film director who has exhibited outstanding directing while working in the film industry. The 1st Academy Awards ceremony was held in 1929 with the award being split into ""Dramatic"" and ""Comedy"" categories; Frank Borzage and Lewis Milestone won for ""7th Heaven"" and ""Two Arabian Knights"", respectively. However, these categories were merged for all subsequent ceremonies. Nominees are determined"
"Vikas Swarup Vikas Swarup (born 1963) is an Indian writer and diplomat who formerly served as the official spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs of India and currently the High Commissioner of India to Canada. He is best known as the author of the novel ""Q & A"", adapted in film as ""Slumdog Millionaire"", the winner of Best Film for the year 2009 at the Academy Awards, Golden Globe Awards and BAFTA Awards. Swarup joined the Indian Foreign Service in 1986 and served in Turkey, the United States, Ethiopia, the United Kingdom, South Africa and Japan in various Indian"
"on December 5, 2008. Were eligible all the films released in the United States from November 15, 2006 to November 14, 2008. The big winners were ""Slumdog Millionaire"" with four awards including ""Best Picture"", and ""The Dark Knight"" with four awards. Best Picture Top Ten Films Best Director Best Actor Best Actress Best Supporting Actor Best Supporting Actress Best Ensemble Cast Best Original Screenplay Best Adapted Screenplay Best Cinematography Best Production Design Best Editing Best Original Score Best Visual Effects The winners of the ""2nd Edition"" were revealed on January 9, 2011. The nominees were revealed on December 5, 2010."
"Danny Boyle (Slumdog Millionaire, 127 Hours)<br> 2007 Oliver Stone (Platoon, Wall Street)<br> 2006 Sydney Pollack (Out of Africa, Tootsie) 2015 Chris Cooper (The Bourne Identity), (American Beauty)<br> 2014 Edward Zwick (Glory), (Legends of the Fall)<br> 2013 Susan Sarandon (Dead Man Walking), (Atlantic City), (Thelma & Louise)<br> 2011 Johnny Depp (Edward Scissorhands, Alice In Wonderland, Pirates of the Caribbean) 2013 Barry Josephson (Columbia Pictures), (Enchanted), (Bones) Since 1994, Austin Film Festival has been recognizing the work of the writer through the Screenplay and Teleplay Competitions. With representatives from agencies and production companies participating in the judging process, advancing writers and their"