'Slumdog Millionaire' wins 4 Golden Globes
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Tucson, Arizona | Published: 01.12.2009
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — — "Slumdog Millionaire" lived up to its underdog theme at Sunday's Golden Globes, sweeping all four of its categories, including best drama and director for Danny Boyle.
Kate Winslet won two Globes all on her own, best dramatic actress for "Revolutionary Road" and supporting actress for "The Reader."
"The Wrestler" also had two Globes, dramatic actor for Mickey Rourke and best song for Bruce Springsteen.
"Golden Globes, or the GGs as we very affectionately refer to them — your mad, pulsating affection for our film is much appreciated. Really, deeply appreciated," Boyle said.
"Slumdog Millionaire" also won best screenplay and musical score, firming up its prospects for the Academy Awards (nominations to be announced Jan. 22; Oscars to be presented Feb. 22). The film features a generally unknown cast in the story of an orphan boy in Mumbai who rises from terrible hardship to become a champ on India's version of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire," all the while trying to reunite with a lost love from his childhood.
"We really weren't expecting to be here in America at all at one time, so it's just amazing to be here," said Simon Beaufoy, whose winning script was adapted from Vikas Swarup's novel "Q & A."
Winslet won for her role as a woman in a crumbling marriage in "Revolutionary Road" and as a former Nazi concentration-camp guard in "The Reader."
Woody Allen's Spanish romance "Vicky Cristina Barcelona" won for best musical or comedy film.
The late Heath Ledger earned the supporting-actor Globe for his turn as the Joker in the Batman hit "The Dark Knight." The award was accepted by its director, Christopher Nolan.
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