5 awards go to ’Slumdog Millionaire’ by critics
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The Associated Press
Oluşturulma Tarihi: Ocak 10, 2009 00:00
SANTA MONICA - The critics have spoken, and "Slumdog Millionaire" is their final answer. The rags-to-riches tale won a leading five prizes, including best picture, at Thursday night's Critics' Choice Awards. "Slumdog" also won honors for director Danny Boyle, writer Simon Beaufoy, star Dev Patel and composer A.R. Rahman.
"It's amazing to see how generous you've been to our film," said Boyle, who called the movie "a love song" to Mumbai.
"The Dark Knight" also won a pair of trophies: best action movie and best supporting actor for Heath Ledger. The crowd rose to its feet as the film's director, Christopher Nolan, accepted the award for Ledger, who died of an accidental drug overdose in January 2007.
Sean Penn was another double winner, earning best actor honors and sharing the acting-ensemble prize for "Milk."
A humble Penn said the real Harvey Milk would have been his first choice for the starring role.Milk came into the contest with eight nominations. "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" also had eight nods, but didn't win a single award.
Winslet and Streep
Kate Winslet was named best supporting actress for "The Reader," while Anne Hathaway and Meryl Streep tied for best actress for "Rachel Getting Married" and "Doubt" respectively.
Winslet and Streep weren't on hand to accept their awards, nor was Bruce Springsteen, who won best song for "The Wrestler," from the movie of the same name."WALL-E" was the best animated feature and "Tropic Thunder" was best comedy.
Richard Gere received a standing ovation as he accepted the Joel Siegel award, which recognizes an entertainer's humanitarian efforts. The 59-year-old actor is a longtime supporter of Tibet. The 14th edition of Critics' Choice Awards honored cinematic excellence in 17 categories.
"The Dark Knight" also won a pair of trophies: best action movie and best supporting actor for Heath Ledger. The crowd rose to its feet as the film's director, Christopher Nolan, accepted the award for Ledger, who died of an accidental drug overdose in January 2007.
Sean Penn was another double winner, earning best actor honors and sharing the acting-ensemble prize for "Milk."
A humble Penn said the real Harvey Milk would have been his first choice for the starring role.Milk came into the contest with eight nominations. "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" also had eight nods, but didn't win a single award.
Winslet and Streep
Kate Winslet was named best supporting actress for "The Reader," while Anne Hathaway and Meryl Streep tied for best actress for "Rachel Getting Married" and "Doubt" respectively.
Winslet and Streep weren't on hand to accept their awards, nor was Bruce Springsteen, who won best song for "The Wrestler," from the movie of the same name."WALL-E" was the best animated feature and "Tropic Thunder" was best comedy.
Richard Gere received a standing ovation as he accepted the Joel Siegel award, which recognizes an entertainer's humanitarian efforts. The 59-year-old actor is a longtime supporter of Tibet. The 14th edition of Critics' Choice Awards honored cinematic excellence in 17 categories.