SLUMDOG & THE WRESTLER: Recent Awards & Nominations

(With hopefully more to come!)

SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE

ACADEMY AWARD® WINNER!

• Best Picture - Christian Colson, Producer
• Best Director - Danny Boyle
• Best Adapted Screenplay - Simon Beaufoy
• Best Original Score - A.R. Rahman
• Best Original Song - "Jai Ho," Music by A.R. Rahman and Lyrics by Gulzar
• Best Film Editing - Chris Dickens
• Best Cinematography - Anthony Dod Mantle
• Best Sound Mixing - Ian Tapp, Richard Pryke and Resul Pookutty 

Academy Award® Nominee

• Best Original Song - "O Saya," Music & Lyrics by A.R. Rahman and Maya Arulpragasam
• Best Sound Editing - Glenn Freemantle and Tom Sayers

Alliance of Women Film Journalists 2008 Awards

• Best Film
• Best Director - Danny Boyle
• Unforgettable Moment Award (Tie)
• Cultural Crossover Award

Alliance of Women Film Journalists 2008 Nominee

• Best Screenplay, Adapted - Simon Beaufoy

American Cinema Editors (ACE) Eddie Award

• Best Edited Film (Dramatic) - Chris Dickens 

American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) Award

• Anthony Dod Mantle, B.S.C.

Art Directors Guild Excellence in Production Design Award

• Best Contemporary Film - Production Designer Mark Digby

British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA) 

• Best Film - Christian Colson
• Best Director - Danny Boyle
• Best Adapted Screenplay - Simon Beaufoy
• Best Music - A. R. Rahman
• Best Cinematography - Anthony Dod Mantle
• Best Editing - Chris Dickens 
• Best Sound - Glenn Freemantle, Resul Pookutty, Richard Pryke, Tom Sayers, Ian Tapp

British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA) Nominees

• Outstanding British Film - Christian Colson, Danny Boyle, Simon Beaufoy
• Leading Actor - Dev Patel
• Supporting Actress - Freida Pinto
• Production Design – Mark Digby, Michelle Day

Broadcast Film Critics Association (BFCA) Critics Choice Awards

• Best Picture
• Best Director - Danny Boyle
• Best Writer - Simon Beaufoy
• Best Young Actor/Actress - Dev Patel
• Best Composer - A.R. Rahman

Boston Society of Film Critics Awards

• Best Picture (Tie)
• Best Film Editing - Chris Dickens

British Independent Film (BIFA) Awards

• Best British Independent Film
• Best Director - Danny Boyle 
• Most Promising Newcomer - Dev Patel

Broadcast Film Critics Associations (BFCA) Critics' Choice Nominees

• Best Picture
• Best Director - Danny Boyle
• Best Writer (Original or Adapted Screenplay) - Simon Beaufoy
• Best Young Actor/Actress (Under 21) - Dev Petal
• Best Song - "Jaiho" - Sukhwinder Singh/A.R. Rahman and Gulzar
• Best Composer - A.R. Rahman

Central Ohio Film Critics Association Awards

• Best Film (#2)
• Best Director - Danny Boyle
• Best Screenplay, Adapted - Simon Beaufoy
• Best Ensemble (Runner-up)
• Best Cinematography (Runner-up) - Anthony Dod Mantle
• Best Score (Runner-up) - A.R. Rahman

Chicago Film Critics Association Awards

• Best Director - Danny Boyle
• Best Adapted Screenplay - Simon Beaufoy
• Most Promising Performer - Dev Patel

Chicago Film Critics Association Nominees

• Best Picture
• Best Cinematography - Anthony Dod Mantle
• Best Original Score - A.R. Rahman 

Cinema Audio Society Awards Award

• Best Picture

Costume Designers Guild Award

• Best Contemporary Film - Suttirat Larlarb

Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards

• Best Film
• Best Director - Danny Boyle  
• Best Screenplay (Runner-up) - Simon Beaufoy

Detroit Film Critics Society Awards

• Best Film
• Best Director - Danny Boyle

Detroit Film Critics Society Nominee

• Best Newcomer - Dev Patel 

Directors Guild of America (DGA) Award 

•  Outstanding Directorial Achievement in a Feature Film - Danny Boyle 

Florida Film Critics Circle 2008 Awards

• Best Picture
• Best Director - Danny Boyle
• Best Screenplay (Original or Adapted) - Simon Beaufoy

Golden Globe® Awards

• Best Motion Picture, Drama         
• Best Director - Danny Boyle 
• Best Screenplay - Simon Beaufoy   
• Best Original Score - A.R. Rahman   

Houston Film Critics Society Awards

• Best Screenplay - Simon Beaufoy
• Best Direction of a Motion Picture - Danny Boyle
• Top 10 Movies Of the Year (#2)
• Best Cinematography, Runner-up - Anthony Dod Mantle
• Best Original Score, Runner-up - A.R. Rahman
• Best Original Song, Runner-up - "Jaiho"

International Press Academy Satellite Awards

• Best Motion Picture, Drama
• Best Director - Danny Boyle
• Best Original Score - A.R. Rahman

International Press Academy Satellite Nominees

• Screenplay, Adapted - Simon Beaufoy
• Original Song - "Jaiho"/A.R. Rahman and Gulzar
• Film Editing
• Top 10 Films of 2008

Iowa Film Critics Association Awards

• Best Picture
• Best Director - Danny Boyle

Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards

• Best Film
• Best Adapted Screenplay - Simon Beaufoy

London Film Critics' Circle Awards

• Attenborough Film of the Year - Danny Boyle
• British Director of the Year - Danny Boyle
• Screenwriter of the Year - Simon Beaufoy

London Critics Circle Nominees

• Director of the Year - Danny Boyle
• British Director of the Year - Dev Patel

Los Angeles Film Critics Association 2008 Awards

• Director - Danny Boyle
• Music/Score - A.R. Rahman
• Cinematography/Runner-Up: Anthony Dod Mantle

Motion Picture Sound Editors (MPSE) Golden Reel Award

• Best Sound Editing: Sound Effects, Foley, Dialogue & ADR in a Foreign Feature Film 

Motion Picture Sound Editors (MPSE) Golden Reel Nominee

• Best Sound Editing: Music in a Feature Film

National Board of Review Awards

• Best Film
• Breakthrough Performance by an Actor - Dev Patel
• Best Adapted Screenplay (tie) - Simon Beaufoy

National Society of Film Critics Awards

• Best Cinematography - Anthony Dod Mantle
• Best Director - Danny Boyle

NAACP Image Award

• Best Independent Motion Picture

NAACP Image Nominee

• Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture - Dev Patel

New York Film Critics Circle 2008 Award

• Best Cinematographer - Anthony Dod Mantle

New York Film Critics Online (NYFCO) Awards

• Best Picture 
• Best Director - Danny Boyle w/ Loveleen Tandan
• Best Cinematography - Anthony Dod Mantle
• Best Screenplay - Simon Beaufoy
• Best Score - A.R. Rahman

Oklahoma Film Critics Circle 2008 Film Awards 

• Best Film of 2008                                              
• Best Director - Danny Boyle
• Best Screenplay: Adaptation - Simon Beaufoy (Vikas Swarup, novelist)

Online Film Critics Society Award

• Best Editing - Chris Dickens

Online Film Critics Society Nominees

• Best Picture
• Best Director - Danny Boyle
• Best Adapted Screenplay - Simon Beaufoy
• Best Cinematography - Anthony Dod Mantle
• Best Original Score - A.R. Rahman
• Breakthrough Performance - Dev Patel

Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards

• Best Picture
• Best Director - Danny Boyle
• Best Screenplay Adapted From Another Medium - Simon Beaufoy
• Best Film Editing - Chris Dickens
• Breakout On Camera - Dev Patel
• Best Performance By a Youth, Male - Ayush Mahesh Khedekar

Producers Guild of America Award

• Darryl F. Zanuck Producer of the Year Award - Christian Colson

San Diego Film Critics Society Awards

• Best Picture
• Best Director - Danny Boyle
• Best Adapted Screenplay - Simon Beaufoy
• Best Cinematography - Anthony Dod Mantle
• Best Editing - Chris Dickens
• Best Score - A.R. Rahman

Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Award

• Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture

Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Nominee

• Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role - Dev Patel

Southeastern Film Critics Association 2008 Awards

• Best Picture (#2)
• Best Director - Danny Boyle
• Best Adapted Screenplay - Simon Beaufoy

St. Louis Film Critics Awards

• Best Director - Danny Boyle
• Best Foreign Film

St. Louis Film Critics Nominees 

• Best Picture
• Most Original, Creative or Innovative Film
• Best Cinematography - Anthony Dod Mantle
• Best Screenplay (Original or Adapted) - Simon Beaufoy and Vikas Swarup

Toronto Film Critics Association 2008 Award

• Best Director (Runner-up) - Danny Boyle

USC Libraries Scripter Award

• Simon Beaufoy ("Slumdog Millionaire" is based on the book "Q & A" by Vikas Swarup)

Vancouver Film Critics Awards Nominees

• Best Film
• Best Director - Danny Boyle

Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association (WAFCA) 2008 Awards

• Best Film
• Best Director - Danny Boyle
• Best Adapted Screenplay - Simon Beaufoy
• Best Breakthrough - Dev Patel

Writers Guild Of America (WGA) Award

• Adapted Screenplay - Simon Beaufoy, Based on the Novel "Q and A" by Vikas Swarup

Top Ten Lists

• Roger Ebert                       
• International Press Academy   
• New York Film Critics Online
• New York Post's Lou Lumenick (#1)
• New York Post's Kyle Smith (#1)
• SSG Syndicate's Susan Granger
• Staten Island Advance/Newhouse News Service's TODD HILL (#2)
• TIME's Richard Corliss
• US Weekly's Thelma Adams (#2)

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THE WRESTLER

Academy Award® Nominees

• Best Actor - Mickey Rourke
• Best Supporting Actress - Marisa Tomei 

Alliance of Women Film Journalists 2008 Award

• Bravest Performance Award - Mickey Rourke

Alliance of Women Film Journalists 2008 Nominees

• Best Actor - Mickey Rourke
• Unforgettable Moment Award (Special Mention)
• Best Depiction Of Nudity or Sexuality (Special Mention)

American Film Institute (AFI) Award

• Top 10 Movies of the Year 

Art Directors Guild Excellence in Production Design Nominee

• Best Contemporary Film - Production Designer Timothy Grimes 

British Academy Film Award (BAFTA) 

• Best Leading Actor - Mickey Rourke

British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA) Nominee

• Best Supporting Actress - Marisa Tomei

Broadcast Film Critics Association (BFCA) Critics Choice Award

• Best Song - “The Wrestler,” by Bruce Springsteen 

Boston Society of Film Critics Award

• Best Actor - Mickey Rourke (Tie) 

Broadcast Film Critics Associations (BFCA) Critics' Choice Nominees

• Best Picture
• Best Actor - Mickey Rourke
• Best Supporting Actor - Marisa Tomei
• Best Song - "The Wrestler"/Bruce Springsteen

Central Ohio Film Critics Association Awards

• Best Actor - Mickey Rourke
• Best Supporting Actress - Marisa Tomei

Chicago Film Critics Association Award

• Best Actor - Mickey Rourke

Costume Designers Guild Nominee

• Best Contemporary Film - Amy Westcott

Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards

• Top 10 Films Of the Year
• Best Actor (Runner-up) - Mickey Rourke
• Best Supporting Actress (Runner-up) - Marisa Tomei

Detroit Film Critics Society Awards

• Best Actor - Mickey Rourke 
• Best Supporting Actress - Marisa Tomei

Detroit Film Critics Society Nominees

• Best Film
• Best Director - Darren Aronofsky

Florida Film Critics Circle 2008 Awards

• Best Actor - Mickey Rourke
• Best Supporting Actress - Marisa Tomei

Golden Globe® Awards

• Best Actor, Drama - Mickey Rourke    
• Best Original Song - "The Wrestler," Music & Lyrics by Bruce Springsteen

Golden Globe® Nominee

• Best Supporting Actress - Marisa Tomei  

Gotham Independent Film Nominees

• Best Feature - Darren Aronofsky, director; Scott Franklin, Darren Aronofsky, producers

Houston Film Critics Society Awards

• Top 10 Movies Of the Year
• Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role, Runner-up - Mickey Rourke
• Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role, Runner-up - Marisa Tomei
• Best Original Song, Runner-up - "The Wrestler" by Bruce Springsteen

Independent Spirit Awards

• Best Feature - Producers Darren Aronofsky & Scott Franklin
• Best Male Lead - Mickey Rourke
• Best Cinematography - Maryse Alberti

International Press Academy Satellite Nominees

• Actor In A Motion Picture, Drama - Mickey Rourke
• Original Song - "The Wrestler"/Bruce Springsteen

Iowa Film Critics Association Awards

• Best Actor - Mickey Rourke
• Best Picture Yet to Open in Iowa

Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards

• Robert Altman Award for Best Director -  Darren Aronofsky
• Best Actor - Mickey Rourke
• Best Original Screenplay - Robert Siegel

London Film Critics' Circle Awards

• Film of the Year - Darren Aronofsky
• Actor of the Year - Mickey Rourke

 

London Critics Circle Nominee

• Director of the Year - Darren Aronofsky (Optimum)

Los Angeles Film Critics Association 2008 Awards

• Actor, Runner-Up - Mickey Rourke

National Board of Review Awards 

• Top Ten Films 

National Society of Film Critics Awards Award

• Best Actor - Mickey Rourke

New York Film Critics Online (NYFCO) Awards

• Ten Best Pictures of the Year

Oklahoma Film Critics Circle 2008 Film Awards

• Top Ten Films                                                            
• Best Actor - Mickey Rourke
• Best Supporting Actress - Marisa Tomei
• Best Original Screenplay - Robert D. Siegel

Online Film Critics Society Awards

• Best Actor - Mickey Rourke
• Best Supporting Actress - Marisa Tomei

Online Film Critics Society Nominees

• Best Picture
• Best Director - Darren Aronofsky
• Best Original Screenplay - Robert D. Siegel

Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards

• Top Ten Films of 2008
• Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role - Marisa Tomei
• Best Original Song - "The Wrestler," Music & Lyrics by Bruce Springsteen

San Diego Film Critics Society Awards

• Best Actor - Mickey Rourke
• Best Supporting Actress - Marisa Tomei

San Francisco Film Critics Circle Awards

• Best Actor (TIE) - Mickey Rourke
• Best Supporting Actress - Marisa Tomei

Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards Nominee

• Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role - Mickey Rourke

Southeastern Film Critics Association 2008 Awards

• Best Picture (#5)
• Best Actor, Runner-up - Mickey Rourke
• Best Original Screenplay, Runner-up - Robert D. Siegel

St. Louis Film Critics Nominees

• Best Actor - Mickey Rourke 

Toronto Film Critics Association 2008 Award

• Best Performance, Male - Mickey Rourke (Distributed in Canada by Alliance)

Utah Film Critics Association Awards

• Best Actor - Mickey Rourke
• Best Screenplay, Runner-up - Robert Siegel

Vancouver Film Critics Awards Nominees

• Best Actor - Mickey Rourke
• Best Supporting Actress - Marisa Tomei

Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association (WAFCA) 2008 Award

• Best Actor -Mickey Rourke

Writers Guild Awards Screen Nominee

• Original Screenplay - Robert Siegel

Top Ten Lists

• AFI Movies of the Year
• National Board of Review
• New York Film Critics Online
• New York Post's Kyle Smith - Top 5 Actors
• Staten Island Advance/Newhouse News Service's Todd Hill