Slumdog Milionaire(2008)

Synopsis
Accused of cheating and desperate to prove his innocence, an eighteen-year-old orphan from the slums of Mumbai reflects back on his tumultuous life while competing to win 20 million rupees on India's Who Wants to Be a Millionaire in Danny Boyle's inspirational drama. Jamal Malik (Dev Patel) may not have a penny to his name, but that could all change in a matter of hours. He's one question away from taking the top prize on India's most popular television game show, but as with everything else in Jamal's life, it isn't going to be easy.
Director:
The Director of Slumdog Millionaire is Danny Boyle, he is also known for these movies, which are also produced by Film Four.
- Trainspotting (1996)
- A Like Less Ordnary (1997)
- Shallow Grave (1994)
Budget
The Budget that was given for Slumdog Millionaire was $15.1 million
Production Companies
The companies that produced Slumdog Millionaire are:
Celador Films (presents)
Film4 (presents)
Pathé Pictures International
Where was it filmed?
Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India

Juhu, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

ND Studios, Karjat, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
(Studio)
Actors
Dev Patel as Jamal K.Malik
Freida Pinto as Latika
Madhur Mittal as Salim
Dev Patel is known for appearing in skins before Slumdog millionaire where as Fredia Pinto hadn’t appeared o anything before slumdog millionaire.
Distrubuted
USA:R (certificate #44838) UK:15 Ireland:15A Australia:MA Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) Czech Republic:15 New Zealand:R13 Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario) Norway:11 India:A (cinema release) Finland:K-15 Hong Kong:IIB Singapore:NC-16 Portugal:M/12 (Qualidade) Netherlands:12 South Africa:13V Brazil:16 South Korea:15 Peru:14 Argentina:16 Spain:13 Sweden:15 Germany:12 Japan:PG-12 Philippines:PG-13 (MTRCB) Belgium:KT Mexico:B Iceland:12 New Zealand:R16 (DVD rating) France:U
What Country is the film from?
I am not sure where the film is from because the people who produced the film was from Britain, however the film was not filmed in Britain and the most of the actors are not British actors, this is a tricky one.
Awards
Won 8 Oscars. Another 93 wins & 39 nominations

Academy Awards, USA
2009
Won
Oscar
Best Achievement in Cinematography
Anthony Dod Mantle
Best Achievement in Directing
Danny Boyle
Best Achievement in Editing
Chris Dickens
Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Score
A.R. Rahman
Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Song
A.R. Rahman (music)
Gulzar (lyrics)
For the song "Jai Ho".
Best Achievement in Sound
Ian Tapp
Richard Pryke
Resul Pookutty
Best Motion Picture of the Year
Christian Colson
Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published
Simon Beaufoy

Nominated
Oscar
Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Song
A.R. Rahman
Maya Arulpragasam
For the song "O Saya".
Best Achievement in Sound Editing
Tom Sayers
Glenn Freemantle

Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA
2009
Nominated
Saturn Award
Best International Film
Best Performance by a Younger Actor
Dev Patel


Amanda Awards, Norway
2009
Won
Best Foreign Feature Film (Årets utenlandske kinofilm)
Danny Boyle
Loveleen Tandan


American Cinema Editors, USA
2009
Won
Eddie
Best Edited Feature Film (Dramatic)
Chris Dickens

American Society of Cinematographers, USA
2009
Won
Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Theatrical Releases
Anthony Dod Mantle

Art Directors Guild
2009
Won
Contemporary Films
Mark Digby (production designer)
Abhishek Redkar (art director)
Arwel Evans (stand-by art director)
Manoj N. Bhoyar (assistant art director)
Wahid Shaikh (assistant art director)
Brendan Houghton (storyboard artist)
Praveen Kumar Hendway (graphic designer)
Sushil Kumar Giri (graphic designer)
Michelle Day (set decorator)

Austin Film Festival
2008
Won
Audience Award
Out of Competition Feature
Danny Boyle (director)
Simon Beaufoy (writer)

BAFTA Awards
2009
Won
Best Cinematography
Anthony Dod Mantle
Best Director
Danny Boyle
Best Editing
Chris Dickens
Best Film
Christian Colson
Best Music
A.R. Rahman
Best Screenplay - Adapted
Simon Beaufoy
Best Sound
Glenn Freemantle
Resul Pookutty
Richard Pryke
Tom Sayers
Ian Tapp

Nominated
Best Leading Actor
Dev Patel
Best Production Design
Mark Digby
Michelle Day
Best Supporting Actress
Freida Pinto
Outstanding British Film
Christian Colson
Danny Boyle
Simon Beaufoy

Bmi Film&TV Awards
2009
Won
A.R. Rahman

Black Reel Awards
2008
Won
Best Actor
Dev Patel
Best Breakthrough Performance
Dev Patel
Best Soundtrack
Nominated
Best Ensemble
Dev Patel
Freida Pinto
Madhur Mittal
Anil Kapoor
Irrfan Khan
Tanay Chheda

Boston Society of Film Critics Awards
2008
Won
Best Film Editing
Chris Dickens
Best Picture
Tied with WALL·E (2008).

British Independent Film Awards
2008
Won
Best British Independent Film
Best Director
Danny Boyle
Most Promising Newcomer
Dev Patel

Nominated
Best Screenplay
Simon Beaufoy
Best Technical Achievement
Anthony Dod Mantle For cinematography.
Most Promising Newcomer
Ayush Mahesh Khedekar

Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards
2009
Won
Best Composer
A.R. Rahman
Best Director
Danny Boyle
Best Picture
Best Writer
Simon Beaufoy
Best Young Actor/Actress (Under 21)
Dev Patel

Nominated
Best Song
Sukhwinder Singh
A.R. Rahman
Gulzar
For the song "Jaiho".

Camerimage
2008
Won
Golden Frog
Anthony Dod Mantle


Central Ohio Film Critics Association
2009
Won
Best Director
Danny Boyle
Best Screenplay - Adapted
Simon Beaufoy

Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
2008
Won
Best Director
Danny Boyle
Best Screenplay, Adapted
Simon Beaufoy
Most Promising Performer
Dev Patel

Nominated
Best Cinematography
Anthony Dod Mantle
Best Original Score
A.R. Rahman
Best Picture

Chicago International Film Festival
2008
Won
Audience Choice Award
Danny Boyle
Tied with The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (2008).

Cinema Audio Society, USA
2009
Won
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Motion Pictures
Resul Pookutty (production mixer)
Ian Tapp (re-recording mixer)
Richard Pryke (re-recording mixer)

Costume Designers Guild Awards
2009
Won
Excellence in Costume Design for Film - Contemporary
Suttirat Anne Larlarb

Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards
2008
Won
Best Director
Danny Boyle
Best Picture

David di Donatello Awards
2009
Won
Best European Union Film (Miglior Film dell'Unione Europea)
Danny Boyle

Directors Guild of America, USA
2009
Won
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures
Danny Boyle
Sanjay Kumar (unit production manager) (plaque)
Raj Acharya (first assistant director) (plaque)
Avani Batra (second assistant director) (plaque)
Sonia Nemawarkar (second second assistant director) (plaque)

Evening Standard British Film Awards
2009
Won
Best Technical Achievement
Mark Digby (production designer)

Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards
2009
Won
Best Foreign Film - English Language
Danny Boyle

Florida Film Critics Circle Awards
2008
Won
Best Director
Danny Boyle
Best Picture
Best Screenplay
Simon Beaufoy

Golden Globes, USA
2009
Won
Best Director - Motion Picture
Danny Boyle
Best Motion Picture - Drama
Best Original Score - Motion Picture
A.R. Rahman
Best Screenplay - Motion Picture
Simon Beaufoy

Image Awards
2009
Won
Outstanding Independent Motion Picture
Nominated
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
Dev Patel

Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards
2009
Won
Best Film
Best Screenplay - Adapted
Simon Beaufoy

London Critics Circle Film Awards
2009
Won
British Director of the Year
Danny Boyle
British Film of the Year
Screenwriter of the Year
Simon Beaufoy

Nominated
British Actor of the Year
Dev Patel
Director of the Year
Danny Boyle

Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
2008
Won
Best Director
Danny Boyle


MTV Movie Awards
2009
Nominated
Best Kiss
Dev Patel
Freida Pinto
Best Movie
Best Song from a Movie
A.R. Rahman
For the song "Jai'Ho (You Are My Destiny)".
Best WTF Moment
Ayush Mahesh Khedekar
Jumping in the poop shed.
Breakthrough Performance Female
Freida Pinto
Breakthrough Performance Male
Dev Patel

Motion Picture Sound Editors, USA
2009
Won
Best Sound Editing - Sound Effects, Foley, Dialogue and ADR in a Foreign Feature Film
Glenn Freemantle (supervising sound editor/designer)
Tom Sayers (supervising sound editor/designer)
Gillian Dodders (supervising dialogue editor/supervising adr editor)
Hugo Adams (supervising foley editor)
Lee Herrick (dialogue editor)
Niv Adiri (sound effects editor)
Ben Barker (sound effects editor)
Peter Burgis (foley artist)
Ricky Butt (foley artist)
Jack Stew (foley artist)

Nominated
Best Sound Editing - Music in a Feature Film
Niv Adiri (supervising music editor)

National Board of Review, USA
2008
Won
Best Breakthrough Performance - Male
Dev Patel
Best Film
Best Screenplay - Adapted
Simon Beaufoy

National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA
2009
Won
Best Cinematography
Anthony Dod Mantle

New York Film Critics Circle Awards
2008
Won
Best Cinematography
Anthony Dod Mantle

Online Film Critics Society Awards
2009
Nominated
Best Director
Danny Boyle
Best Picture
Best Screenplay, Adapted
Simon Beaufoy


PGA Awards
2009
Won
Motion Picture Producer of the Year Award
Theatrical Motion Pictures
Christian Colson


Palm Springs International Film Festival
2009
Won
Breakthrough Performance Award
Freida Pinto

Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards
2008
Won
Best Director
Danny Boyle
Best Film Editing
Chris Dickens
Best Performance by a Youth - Male
Ayush Mahesh Khedekar
Best Picture
Best Screenplay Adapted from Another Medium
Simon Beaufoy
Breakout on Camera
Dev Patel


Rotterdam International Film Festival
2009
Won
Audience Award
Danny Boyle
Loveleen Tandan
MovieZone Award
Danny Boyle
Loveleen Tandan

San Diego Film Critics Society Awards
2008
Won
Best Cinematography
Anthony Dod Mantle
Best Director
Danny Boyle
Best Editing
Chris Dickens
Best Picture
Best Score
A.R. Rahman
Best Screenplay, Adapted
Simon Beaufoy

Satellite Awards
2008
Won
Best Director
Danny Boyle
Best Motion Picture, Drama
Best Original Score
A.R. Rahman

Nominated
Best Film Editing
Chris Dickens
Best Original Song
A.R. Rahman
Gulzar
For the song "Jaiho".
Best Screenplay, Adapted
Simon Beaufoy

Screen Actors Guild Awards
2009
Won
Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
Rubina Ali
Tanay Chheda
Ashutosh Lobo Gajiwala
Azharuddin Mohammed Ismail
Anil Kapoor
Irrfan Khan
Ayush Mahesh Khedekar
Tanvi Ganesh Lonkar
Madhur Mittal
Dev Patel
Freida Pinto

Nominated
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
Dev Patel

Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards
2008
Won
Best Director
Danny Boyle
Best Screenplay, Adapted
Simon Beaufoy

St. Louis International Film Festival
2008
Won
Audience Choice Award
Best International Feature
Danny Boyle

Teen Choice Awards
2009
Nominated
Choice Movie Actor: Drama
Dev Patel
Choice Movie Actress: Drama
Freida Pinto
Choice Movie Fresh Face Female
Freida Pinto
Choice Movie Fresh Face Male
Dev Patel
Choice Movie Liplock
Dev Patel
Freida Pinto
Choice Movie: Drama

Toronto International Film Festival
2008
Won
People's Choice Award
Danny Boyle

USC Scripter Award
2009
Won
Simon Beaufoy (screenwriter)
Vikas Swarup (author)

Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards
2008
Won
Best Adapted Screenplay
Simon Beaufoy
Best Breakthrough Performance
Dev Patel
Best Director
Danny Boyle
Best Film

World Soundtrack Awards
2009
Won
Best Original Song Written for Film
A.R. Rahman (music by/performer)
Gulzar (lyrics by)
Tanvi Shah (lyrics by/performer)
Sukhwinder Singh (performer)
Mahalakshmi Iyer (performer)
Vijay Prakash (performer)
For the song "Jai Ho".

Writers Guild of America, USA
2009
Won
Best Adapted Screenplay
Simon Beaufoy


Young Artist Awards
2009
Won
Outstanding International Feature Film Ensemble
Ayush Mahesh Khedekar
Azharuddin Mohammed Ismail
Rubina Ali
Tanay Chheda
Ashutosh Lobo Gajiwala
Tanvi Ganesh Lonkar
Farzana Ansari
Chirag Parmar
Siddesh Patil