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On Saturday night, Danny Boyle won the top honor from the Directors Guild of America, by being named the best director of 2008 for “Slumdog Millionaire.”
This is the first guild win for the 52-year-old British director which puts him on the inside track for the same prize on the 22nd of February at the Academy Awards. Among the many nominations he received, he has won critics' groups honors, as well as the Golden Globe, Critics Choice and the British Independent Film Award for the same picture. Not to mention the fact that he is also nominated to be awarded with an Oscar for the best director category concerning the drama of a poor Indian young man who grew up on the streets on Mumbai and who gets the chance to participate on a TV game show in order to get rich and impress the girl he is in love with.
“Slumdog Millionaire” turned out to be an Oscar favorite after starting as an underdog that nearly went straight on DVD.
The audiences have embraced Boyle's story, therefore the film triumphed at the Golden Globes and Producers Guild of America Awards, and took the prize for best ensemble cast from the Screen Actors Guild.
In spite of the fact that the film was warmly received in the United Stated, in India it has caused a series of protests over its depiction of people who live in Indian slums.
Apparently, making this movie was a dream for Danny Boyle who, while receiving his award on Saturday’s ceremony, challenged the other film and television makers to press on with work in which they believe.
Danny Boyle’s award competed with David Fincher’s nomination for "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," Gus Van Sant’s for "Milk," Christopher Nolan’s for "The Dark Knight" and Ron Howard’s for "Frost/Nixon."
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