2008 · 2h 0m · Crime, Drama, Romance

Slumdog Millionaire

IMDb

8.0

916K votes

Metacritic

critics

Rotten Tomatoes

92%

critics

Box office

$378M

25.2x its $15M budget

Released Aug 30, 2008 by CPL Productions and Film4 Productions

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Critics (Metacritic)84

Audience (IMDb x 10)80

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19 nominations, 17 wins

Best Cinematography · Academy Awards 2009
Anthony Dod Mantle
Won
Best Director · Academy Awards 2009
Danny Boyle
Won
Best Film Editing · Academy Awards 2009
Chris Dickens
Won
Best Original Score · Academy Awards 2009
A.R. Rahman
Won
Best Original Song · Academy Awards 2009
Music by A.R. Rahman; Lyric by Gulzar
Won
Best Original Song · Academy Awards 2009
Music and Lyric by A.R. Rahman and Maya Arulpragasam
Nominated
Best Picture · Academy Awards 2009
Christian Colson, Producer
Won
Best Sound Editing · Academy Awards 2009
Glenn Freemantle and Tom Sayers
Nominated
Best Sound · Academy Awards 2009
Ian Tapp, Richard Pryke and Resul Pookutty
Won
Best Adapted Screenplay · Academy Awards 2009
Screenplay by Simon Beaufoy
Won
Best Motion Picture, Drama · Golden Globe Awards 2009
Slumdog Millionaire
Won
Best Director · Golden Globe Awards 2009
Danny Boyle
Won
Best Director · Critics Choice Awards 2009
Danny Boyle
Won
Best Picture · Critics Choice Awards 2009
Slumdog Millionaire
Won
Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture · Actor Awards (formerly SAG Awards) 2009
Slumdog Millionaire
Won
Best Theatrical Motion Picture · Producers Guild Awards 2009
Slumdog Millionaire
Won
Outstanding Directing, Feature Film · Directors Guild Awards 2009
Danny Boyle
Won
Best Director · BAFTA Film Awards 2009
Danny Boyle
Won
Best Film · BAFTA Film Awards 2009
Slumdog Millionaire
Won