'Slumdog Millionaire' bags 10 Oscar nominations

BEVERLY HILLS: Inching closer towards an Oscar, composer A R Rahman on Thursday got himself nominated for three Academy awards for his score in

British-Indian movie "Slumdog Millionaire", which was in all shortlisted for 10 categories including best film and best director.

"Something good is happening and I am really happy about it," was the reaction of Rahman, who became the first Indian to win a triple Oscar nomination. 43-year-old Rahman was nominated for Best Original Score and the numbers ‘Jai Ho’ and ‘O Saya’ were shortlisted for the Best Original Song.

Close on the heels of the dual-language film winning four Golden Globes, including one for Rahman, earlier this month, Danny Boyle and Simon Beaufoy were shortlisted for best director and best adapted screenplay categories.

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The film also won nominations in cinematography, sound mixing, sound editing and film editing. David Fincher’s romantic periodical "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button", starring Brad Pitt, topped this year’s race with a whopping 13 nominations.

The nominations were announced at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ Samuel Goldwyn Theatre by Oscar-winning actor Forest Whitaker. The winners will be named on February 22 at Hollywood’s Kodak Theatre.

Only two Indian have won the coveted Oscar till date, Bhanu Athaiya (for costume design in "Gandhi") and Satyajit Ray, who was given an honorary Oscar for his contribution to films.

This is also the first time that an Indian has won more than one nomination in Oscars history.

Reacting to the nominations, Rahman said, "I did not think it will get there. God has been really kind. And I have to really thank the prayers of all the people and their good wishes. "There is a kind of optimism in the film and so much of positive vibes as you leave the movie hall."

In the original score category, Rahman will compete with Alexandre Desplat ("The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"), James Newton Howard ("Defiance"), Danny Elfman ("Milk") and Thomas Newman ("WALL-E").

Rahman will compete with Peter Gabriel and Thomas Newman ("Down to earth" from "WALL-E") in the original song category. Gulzar has penned the lyrics of "Jai Ho" and Mia Arulpragasam "O Saya".

Co-director Loveelyn Tandon said "We have proved everyone wrong. It’s a crazy feeling beyond words. Ten nominations is something unbelievable." She said all Rahman’s work has been awarded and the "world has finally woken up to his talent". The films for the best picture race are "Milk", "Frost/Nixon", "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" and "The Reader".

Those nominated in the best director category along with Boyle are David Fincher ("The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"), Stephen Daldry ("The Reader"), Gus Van Sant ("Milk") and Ron Howard ("Frost/Nixon").

After bagging awards at the Golden Globe Awards, Slumdog Millionaire has done it again – this time, though, more grander – bagging Oscar Nominations. Bagging an incredible 10 nominations in various categories, it has brought joy to India as well as the director and all the people associated with the film. The film is really a good one with awesome music provided by the Indian musician A. R. Rahman. The film has bagged an incredible 10 Oscar Nominations with 3 alone for A. R. Rahman for his incredible music.

Here’s a movie made describing about the city of Mumbai, the poverty and the way people live their lives in slums. The movie centrally revolves around the story of how a slum boy named Jamal (the lead character) gets a chance to participate in the famous television show ‘Who Wants to Be a Millinaire’. It makes the audience ponder as to how a boy living in the slum is able to answer all the questions in order to win the million.

The questions are all related to the hardships and difficulties that Jamal had gone through in his life, not forgetting the occasional enjoyment too. The encounters faced by him through his life, right from childhood, is depicted corresponding to each question and so he is able to answer all the questions correctly. The film details the life that an average slum boy has to face in his life. The love in his life and the threats from external environment is depicted beautifully and accurately in the movie.

Critics are not silent, though. They are pointing out the glorifying of the poverty in Mumbai which may not go down well with the people livinig in Mumbai too. Also, extreme scenes depicting the boy falling in a puddle of human excreta, electric shocks given to the boy, pouring of hot oil into the eye and scenes of young girls acting as prostitutes may well be a point of debate.

Whatever be the reactions, the movie has captured the attention of the world and it is a momentous occasion for India as many actors and unit assistants associated with the film are Indians. The emotions among the people are understandable and we surely hope that it does with the Oscars.

‘Slumdog Millionaire’ bags 10 Oscar nominations

Slumdog Millionaire Bags 10 Oscar Nominations

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