Slam Dunk for "Slumdog Millionaire" at Golden Globe Awards

By Alexander Toldt
18:04, January 12th 2009
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Slam Dunk for "Slumdog Millionaire" at Golden Globe Awards

There were several winners at this year’s edition of the Golden Globe. Among them, there were the late Heath Ledger and actress Kate Winslet. But THE WINNER was undoubtedly the Bollywood production "Slumdog Millionaire."

The Indian fantasy drama which takes place on the streets of Mumbai took home four awards on Sunday. It’s a very impressive win for a film with a cast of unknown actors. It’s hard to believe and the one who had the hardest time believing what happened was Freida Pinto, one of the actors who played in it.

"Slumdog Millionaire" won the award for best drama and managed to surpass other nominees such as Brad Pitt's "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio's "Revolutionary Road" and Ron Howard's "Frost/Nixon."

Danny Boyle, who won the best-director prize, talked about an Indian expression for something done from the heart and then elaborated about the fact that "Slumdog Millionaire" was exactly that.

The movie also won awards for best screenplay and best musical to give it a push in the race for the Academy Awards. The story of "Slumdog Millionaire" is quite simple and catchy: an orphan boy who manages to rise above his every-day hardship and becomes a champ on India's version of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire.” The film’s hero also makes efforts to reunite with a lost love from his childhood.

Kate Winslet showed her fighter spirit. After her pregnancy she seemed desperate about her looks and terrified that she won’t play any important roles in big films as the “Titanic.” However, she’s back in the game and has the awards to prove it. Winslet won best actress and best supporting actress for her roles in Revolutionary Road and The Reader, respectively.

As for the other stars who were nominated for the Golden Globes, Mickey Rourke won best dramatic actor for “The Wrestler,” Bruce Springsteen took home the prize for best song and Woody Allen's romance “Vicky Cristina Barcelona” won for best musical or comedy film.

Heath Ledger was posthumously awarded the prize for best supportive actor for “The Dark Night.” The prize was accepted on the late actor’s behalf by Christopher Nolan, the movie’s director.

Meanwhile, the three movies that were in “pole position” to take at least one award home – “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,” “Doubt” and “Frost/Nixon” – all left the ceremony empty-handed.

Tina Fey and Alec Baldwin won acting Globes in a musical or comedy, while “Mad Men” won best TV drama and “30 Rock” took home the award for best comedy series.



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