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25Jan2009

'Slumdog' Wins Producers Guild and SAG Awards

DateSunday, January 25, 2009 at 8:43PM
Two incredibly important awards presentations were made this weekend, and once again (or twice again), Slumdog Millionaire takes the top prize(s). On Saturday night, the film was the honoree for Best Picture at the Producers Guild Awards, which is a fair predictor of what could happen on Oscar night. Other PGA winners included Wall-E, Man on Wire, John Adams, 30 Rock, and Mad Men, in the categories you'd expect.

Earlier tonight, Slumdog picked up a major win at the Screen Actors Guild Awards, earning Best Ensemble Cast. I'd count this as an upset, with Milk, Doubt, Benjamin Button, and Frost/Nixon unable to break through.

There was one other slight surprise, depending on your perspective: Sean Penn won Best Actor, curbing for the moment Mickey Rourke's momentum for The Wrestler. As Penn noted during his acceptance speech, there is no competition between actors, although that race is clearly going to be the one to watch. Best Actress is a toss-up, too, but somehow there's more drama in the Best Actor race.

Best Ensemble Cast - Slumdog Millionaire
Best Lead Actress - Meryl Streep, Doubt
Best Lead Actor - Sean Penn, Milk
Best Supporting Actress - Kate Winslet, The Reader
Best Supporting Actor - Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight
Lifetime Achievement - James Earl Jones

Awards Daily has the rundown of TV awards, as well.

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AuthorColin Boyd | | in , , , , , | Print ArticlePrint Article | | Comment1 Comment |

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A great film! I have seen it and I liked it soo much! I tried to find an interview with the actors and I only found it here http://www.picktorrent.com
It was a very interesting interview, I even did not expect such answers from the actors and the producer.

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