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'Slumdog' Wins 5 Prizes at the Critics' Choice Awards

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Awards for "Slumdog Millionaire" included Danny Boyle for director and Dev Patel for best young actor, accepted by Freida Pinto. (By Kevork Djansezian -- Getty Images For Vh1)
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Associated Press
Friday, January 9, 2009

SANTA MONICA, Calif., Jan. 8 -- The critics have spoken, and "Slumdog Millionaire" is their final answer.

The rags-to-riches tale won five prizes, including best picture, at Thursday night's Critics' Choice Awards, telecast on VH1. "Slumdog" also won honors for director Danny Boyle, writer Simon Beaufoy, star Dev Patel and composer A.R. Rahman.

Sean Penn was a double winner, earning best actor honors and sharing the acting ensemble prize for "Milk." "The Dark Knight" also won a pair of trophies: best action movie and best supporting actor for Heath Ledger.

"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" had eight nominations, but didn't win a single award.

Kate Winslet was named best supporting actress for "The Reader," while Anne Hathaway and Meryl Streep tied for best actress for "Rachel Getting Married" and "Doubt" respectively.

Bruce Springsteen won best song for "The Wrestler," from the movie of the same name. "WALL E" was the best animated feature and "Tropic Thunder" was best comedy.

The 14th annual Critics' Choice Awards, presented by the Broadcast Film Critics Association at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, honored cinematic excellence in 17 categories. The group, which represents more than 200 TV, radio and online critics from the United States and Canada, founded the Critics' Choice Awards in 1995.



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