Slumdog Millionaire

2008

IMDb

Director

Danny Boyle

Year

2008

Genres

Crime Drama Romance

Content Rating

TV-14

Stars

Dev Patel, Saurabh Shukla, Freida Pinto, Anil Kapoor

Languages

🇬🇧 English, 🇮🇳 Hindi

Origin Countries

🇬🇧 United Kingdom, 🇫🇷 France, 🇺🇸 United States, 🇮🇳 India

Synopsis

When a teenager from the slums of Mumbai is interrogated about his suspicious performance on a quiz show, he revisits various events from his past to explain how he knew all the answers.

ScoresGoldMetascore: 84

Major Awards

Overall

12 wins — 3 nominations

Wins (12)

Best Picture

Goya Awards (2010)

Best European Film (Mejor Película Europea)

David di Donatello Awards (2009)

Best European Film (Miglior Film dell'Unione Europea)

BAFTA Awards (2009)

Best Film

Golden Globes, USA (2009)

Best Motion Picture - Drama

Critics Choice Awards (2009)

Best Picture

Best Director

BAFTA Awards (2009)

Best Director

Golden Globes, USA (2009)

Best Director - Motion Picture

Academy Awards, USA (2009)

Best Achievement in Directing

Critics Choice Awards (2009)

Best Director

Best Screenplay

BAFTA Awards (2009)

Best Screenplay - Adapted

Writers Guild of America, USA (2009)

Best Adapted Screenplay

Golden Globes, USA (2009)

Best Screenplay - Motion Picture

Nominations (3)

Best Picture

European Film Awards (2009)

European Film

César Awards, France (2010)

Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger)

Best Actor

BAFTA Awards (2009)

Best Leading Actor