‘Slumdog Millionaire’ Wins at National Board of Review
Slumdog Millionaire was the big winner at today’s National Board of Review awards. In addition to winning best film, the picture took home the prize for breakthrough performance, actor (Dev Patel) and tied for best screenplay with The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. Oscar Frenzy correctly predicted Slumdog as well as Josh Brolin for Best Supporting Actor.
Film: Slumdog Millionaire
Director: David Fincher, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Actor: Clint Eastwood, Gran Torino
Actress: Anne Hathaway, Rachel Getting Married
Supporting actor: Josh Brolin, Milk
Supporting actress: Penelope Cruz, Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Foreign-language film: Mongol
Documentary: Man on Wire
Animated feature: WALL·E
Ensemble cast: Doubt
Breakthrough performance,actor: Dev Patel, Slumdog Millionaire
Breakthrough performance, actress: Viola Davis, Doubt
Directorial debut: Courtney Hunt, Frozen River
Original screenplay: Nick Schenk, Gran Torino
Adapted screenplay: Slumdog Millionaire and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (tie)
Spotlight award: Melissa Leo, Frozen River, and Richard Jenkins, The Visitor
NBR Freedom of Expression award: Trumbo
Source: USA Today
Diego(uruguay) wrote:
Changeling and wall-E at the top 10!! Great!!!!
Posted on 04-Dec-08 at 2:56 pm | Permalink
julius (a22) wrote:
no dark knight… i am very disapointed. the film award don’t like superhero movies and very biased i guess… then no one will care for the academy for being biased and not putting great movies.
Posted on 04-Dec-08 at 11:28 pm | Permalink
julius (a22) wrote:
no dark knight… i am very disapointed. the film award don’t like superhero movies and very biased i guess… then no one will care for the academy for being biased and not putting great movies.
Posted on 04-Dec-08 at 11:28 pm | Permalink
jack the movie goer wrote:
yea mate, almost all my friends and people i know doesn’t really car for the academy sometimes they do. but they think it is biased and not very good.
i might be the only one who cares in my family and friends
Posted on 04-Dec-08 at 11:31 pm | Permalink
julius (a22) wrote:
and plus, CCBB hasn’t even came out yet!
Posted on 06-Dec-08 at 5:42 pm | Permalink
texas poker wrote:
Slumdog Millionaire is as acerbic as it is clear-eyed about the brutal power dynamics in modern-day Mumbai. But, at the same time, what makes it so warming and what has been inspiring audiences all across the world to cheer at its rousing ending. In the crowd of violant, action flicks and the movies revolving around poker on tv and in the big screen. No doubt in such atmosphere slumdog millionaire brings a fresh and exciting subject to the audiences.
Posted on 27-Jan-09 at 4:15 am | Permalink