Slumdog Millionaire; From Zero to Hero

From Zero to Hero

“Slumdog” composer A.R. Rahman, a dual Oscar winner for the score and song, said the movie was about “optimism and the power of hope.”

“All my life, I’ve had a choice of hate and love,” Rahman said. "I chose love, and I’m here."

Complete list of winners at the 81st annual Oscars

• Motion Picture: “Slumdog Millionaire.”

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  Beaufoy accepts the Oscar for best adapted screenplay for his work on ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ during the 81st Academy Awards at Los Angeles

  Actor: Sean Penn, “Milk.”

• Actress: Kate Winslet, “The Reader.”

• Supporting Actor: Heath Ledger, “The Dark Knight.”

• Supporting Actress: Penelope Cruz, “Vicky Cristina Barcelona.”

• Director: Danny Boyle, “Slumdog Millionaire.”

• Foreign Film: “Departures,” Japan.

• Adapted Screenplay: Simon Beaufoy, “Slumdog Millionaire.”

• Original Screenplay: Dustin Lance Black, “Milk.”

• Animated Feature Film: “WALL-E.”

• Art Direction: “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.”

• Cinematography: “Slumdog Millionaire.”

• Sound Mixing: “Slumdog Millionaire.”

• Sound Editing: “The Dark Knight.”

• Original Score: “Slumdog Millionaire,” A.R. Rahman.

• Original Song: “Jai Ho” from “Slumdog Millionaire,” A.R. Rahman and Gulzar.

• Costume: “The Duchess.”

• Documentary Feature: “Man on Wire.”

• Documentary (short subject): “Smile Pinki.”

• Film Editing: “Slumdog Millionaire.”

• Makeup: “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.”

• Animated Short Film: “La Maison en Petits Cubes.”

• Live Action Short Film: “Spielzeugland (Toyland).”

• Visual Effects: “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.”

-More inspiring stories; read here:

• 1) Mumbai people celebrates. "I’m poor, but no one can call me a dog"
• 2) "All indians can dance"; From Slums of Mumbai to Academy
• 3) rags-to-riches tale; Slumdog becoming a cash-cow at US box office