Sunday
22Feb2009
Oscars: 'Slumdog Millionaire' Wins Best Picture
Sunday, February 22, 2009 at 9:55PM
Best Picture:
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Frost/Nixon
Milk
The Reader
Slumdog Millionaire Winner: Slumdog Millionaire
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Frost/Nixon
Milk
The Reader
Slumdog Millionaire Winner: Slumdog Millionaire
Reader Comments (15)
I am so excited that this was recognized as the great film that it is. Maybe more people will go see it now. YAY!
Again opinion doe not equal fact. Personally I see it as the academy getting it very wrong again. But that's my opinion and yours can differ, but treat it as an opinion.
Actually, opinion can be the same as a fact.
Not in this case at least. Actually could you tell when opinion = fact?
Knives, what is your best picture?
I should point out, by the way, that as a movie critic, my informed opinion is kind of an essential part of the job. And in this instance, my opinion was formed by watching hundreds of movies in 2008, and I certainly saw plenty of good movies. Just none that did as many things right as often as Slumdog.
Chris, I would say Boy A but I don't think that was eligible, so Wall-E, but as far as the nominees Milk. I understand at least Colin wouldn't agree and it is not for everyone, but as far as the nominees the one i found both the best put together and enjoyable was Milk. And while Slumdog didn't even make my top twenty for the year I'm glad it made somebodies therefore proving it has worth. I just would like an admittance that Slumdog while being your favorite doesn't necessarily make it everyones favorite and doesn't lessen their opinion's worth.
FACT: All articles on this website are written by Colin Boyd from the first person perspective and therefore should be interpreted as the opinion of the author. FACT: Stating an opinion in no way implies the lessening of anyone else's opinion. Get off your it's cool to diss Slumdog high horse.
Did I in any way diss Colin's, and other's, opinion on Slumdog? No, I gave them their right to Slumdog. I actually said it deserved its cinematography award actually. I just feel Colin is treating Slumdog as the no doubts absolute best film put out this year which it isn't. Or at least people can form the opinion it isn't. Now I can point out the reasons why I feel Slumdog didn't deserve its BP win but I don't think that's what this is about. I actually don't mind if it won, worse have, but I do have a problem with the blind adoration mixed with the blowing off that others don't share his opinion.
I'm not blowing off that you don't share my opinion or have one of your own, just that the filter we run all those things throw points to the conclusion that it was the best film of the year. How about this: It was the consensus best film of 2008, according to people who see more than 15 films a year?
I wouldn't go that far, as this is really the only place I've seen Slumdog championed, but I have to give that at least 21% of the academy thought it was the most enjoyable, which a lot of people.
Wow that was way too many spelling errors.
This website is the only place you've seen Slumdog championed? How is that possible? So winning at the Golden Globes didn't register, or winning guild awards from the PGA, SAG, DGA, sound technicians, editors, cinematographers, and the Writers Guild, and taking home the BAFTA didn't move the needle a little?
It also won the Critics Choice Awards and topped the National Board of Review list, and took home people's choice awards at festivals in Toronto, Austin, and St. Louis, as well as earning Best Picture from several critics groups last year. Its championing is hardly new or limited to our own coverage.
Personally, I would have liked the Academy to go out on a limb and nominate WALL-E for Best Picture.
I would have, too. And Andrew Stanton for Best Director. If not this year, then I don't know when.