“Slumdog Millionaire” has won eight Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Director, this Sunday night at the 81st annual Academy Awards ceremony. Moreover, Smile Pinki, a documentary based in India, beat out The Final Inch, another documentary based in India, to win Best Documentary Short Subject. It’s was really an incredible night for India. The Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars, are presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to recognize excellence of professionals in the film industry, including directors, actors, and writers. The 81st Academy Awards ceremony was held by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to honor its selection of the best films of 2008 on Sunday, February 22, 2009, at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles, California.

“Eight Oscars for Slumdog Millionaire are a clear sweep by a richly deserving film shot in India with a large ensemble of Indian cast and with a lot of Indian technicians. “It is to the credit of Director, Danny Boyle, that he made this film with Indian talent and that the entire world is applauding them today,” Yash Chopra

Complete list of Awards and their winners ::

• Best Picture — Slumdog Millionaire
• Best Actor — Sean Penn (Milk)
• Best Actress — Kate Winslet (The Reader)
• Best Director — Danny Boyle (Slumdog Millionaire)
• Best Foreign Film — Departures
• Best Music (Song) — Slumdog Millionaire
• Best Music (Score) — Slumdog Millionaire
• Best Film Editing — Slumdog Millionaire
• Best Sound Mixing — Slumdog Millionaire
• Best Sound Editing — The Dark Knight
• Best Visual Effects — The curious case of Benjamin Button
• Best Documentary Short — Smile Pinki
• Best Documentary Feature — Man on Wire
• Best Actor in Supporting Role — Heath Ledger
• Best Actress in Supporting Role — Penelope Cruz
• Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay) — Slumdog Millionaire
• Best Writing (Original Screenplay) — Milk
• Best Animated Feature Film — Wall-E
• Best Cinematography — Slumdog Millionaire
• Best Makeup — The curious case of Benjamin Button
• Best Costume Design — The Duchess
• Best Art Direction — The curious case of Benjamin Button

I must say, this is really a great achievement for Indian Cinema. Now we have Indian talents like A R Rehman, Irfan Khan, Dev Patel getting recognized in international film industry. Once again it has been proved that Indians are best in the world. Jai Ho India.

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