The rag-to-riches drama from director Danny Boyle, 'Slumdog Millionaire', has won four pizes at the 66th Annual Golden Globes Awards, nailing the Best Dramatic Film and Best Screenplay among others. *
- January 12, 2009
AceShowbiz -
"Slumdog Millionaire" has added four Golden Globe statuettes to its awards collection. On Sunday, January 11 at the 66th Annual Golden Globes Awards, the Danny Boyle-directed drama about a poor Indian boy getting a shot at winning millions in a television game show has collected Best Screenplay in Motion Picture for its screenwriter Simon Beaufoy and Best Original Score for its composer A.R. Rahman among others.
The award of Best Screenplay was presented by "Zack and Miri Make a Porno" co-stars, Elizabeth Banks and Seth Rogen, while the award for Best Score was given away by P. Diddy and Kate Beckinsale. Having already collected kudos in those categories, "Slumdog" also brought a Best Director prize for its helmer Danny Boyle, and was hailed Best Dramatic Picture nearing the end of the awards' ceremony.
For the Best Picture category, the rag-to-riches drama was up against "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button", "Frost/Nixon", "The Reader" and "Revolutionary Road", while for the Best Director, Danny Boyle had to face strong contenders, Stephen Daldry of "The Reader", David Fincher of "Benjamin Button", Ron Howard of "Frost/Nixon" and Sam Mendes of "Revolutionary Road".
