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09Jan

Critics Choice: Hathaway, Streep, and 'Slumdog'

DateFriday, January 9, 2009 at 3:04AM
The Golden Globes are Sunday night, but it's far from being the only awards show in town. On Thursday night, the Critics Choice Awards were handed out, voted on by members of the Broadcast Film Critics Association.

The big night featured a tie for Best Actress between Anne Hathaway and Meryl Streep. When you think about it, that's the best of both worlds for the industry. Streep, the unbeatable veteran giving her best performance in a long time, and Hathaway, one of Hollywood's most cherished younger leading ladies who uglied up this time around. Hell, they should have a tie every year!

OK, maybe not.

But that dead heat obscured the five wins by Slumdog Millionaire, taking home the big two awards, plus screenplay, musical score, and best young actor. Is this part of a clean sweep for Slumdog this awards season?

Here's the full list, courtesy of Awards Daily:

Best Picture - Slumdog Millionaire
Best Director - Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire
Best Actor - Sean Penn, Milk
Best Actress - Anne Hathaway, Rachel Getting Married/Meryl Streep, Doubt
Best Supporting Actor - Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight
Best Supporting Actress - Kate Winslet, The Reader
Best Song - Bruce Springsteen, The Wrestler
Best Composer - A.R. Rahman, Slumdog Millionaire
Best Action Film - The Dark Knight
Best Writer - Simon Beaufoy, Slumdog Millionaire
Best Young Actor/Actress - Dev Patel, Slumdog Millionaire
Best Ensemble - Milk
Best Foreign Language Film - Waltz With Bashir
Best Comedy Movie - Tropic Thunder

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AuthorColin Boyd | | in , , , , , | Print ArticlePrint Article | | Comment4 Comments

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I'm really happy to see Dev Patel win this. I thought his performance was beautiful, and a big chunk of what makes Slumdog so visceral and amazing. That's a nice win for him.

Friday, January 9, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterKim

Ties make for great picture perfect moments, but it seems strange that two such different actresses would tie in such a case. I have yet to see Slumdog Millionare, but I imagine it deserves all of these awards and more.

Friday, January 9, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterErin

I'm not going to hate on Slumdog here. I get that you and many others love it, therefore there are many merits to it. I simply have the same problem with your, and some others, reaction to the film that you had with The Dark Knight fanbase. Slumdog is a flawed film, my main problem is that it tries to both be a faerie tale and a grounded drama alongside the fact that Boyle did the same thing better with Millions. That said I'm still hoping for Wall-e or Milk to bring home the big gold.

Friday, January 9, 2009 | Unregistered Commenterknives

Hey Colin you were right Dev Patel did have it in him huh???

I loved Slumdog and think it is the Best Pic of 2008 but to me his performance was bland and flat for some reason....

But you were right I think you said sumthing like he didn't need to be this and that and you were right...

Shit I was fooled but Im actually gonna see the movie for a 2nd time and watch closer!

Friday, January 9, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterSEAN

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