Academy Awards archive
Slumdog Millionaire Oscar Nominations & Wins
Slumdog Millionaire has 10 Academy Award records in the AwardWentTo archive, including 8 wins.
Wins recorded in the archive
Music by A.R. Rahman; Lyric by Gulzar
Jai Ho
2008 film yearChristian Colson, Producer
2008 film yearIan Tapp, Richard Pryke and Resul Pookutty
2008 film yearScreenplay by Simon Beaufoy
2008 film yearAll 10 award records
Counts reflect film-linked records in this archive. Historical, special and honorary awards may be included; these are not a verified competitive-award total. Years identify the source film eligibility year.
| Film year | Category / credited nominee | Recorded result |
|---|---|---|
| Film year2008 | Cinematography Credited nominee / recipientAnthony Dod Mantle | Win recorded |
| Film year2008 | Best Director Credited nominee / recipientDanny Boyle | Win recorded |
| Film year2008 | Film Editing Credited nominee / recipientChris Dickens | Win recorded |
| Film year2008 | Original Score Credited nominee / recipientA.R. Rahman | Win recorded |
| Film year2008 | Original Song Credited nominee / recipientMusic by A.R. Rahman; Lyric by Gulzar Jai Ho | Win recorded |
| Film year2008 | Original Song Credited nominee / recipientMusic and Lyric by A.R. Rahman and Maya Arulpragasam O Saya | Nomination recorded |
| Film year2008 | Best Picture Credited nominee / recipientChristian Colson, Producer | Win recorded |
| Film year2008 | Sound Editing Credited nominee / recipientGlenn Freemantle and Tom Sayers | Nomination recorded |
| Film year2008 | Sound Mixing Credited nominee / recipientIan Tapp, Richard Pryke and Resul Pookutty | Win recorded |
| Film year2008 | Adapted Screenplay Credited nominee / recipientScreenplay by Simon Beaufoy | Win recorded |
Who else was nominated?
Compare Slumdog Millionaire with the film-linked nominees recorded in the same category and ceremony. Each performance or song keeps its own credit; winners are marked in gold.
Comparisons are shown only for unambiguous competitive results. Honorary awards, ties and groups with unresolved source notes remain in the award history above.
Cinematography 2008 film year · Ceremony 81
- Nominee
- Nominee
- Nominee
- The ReaderNomineeChris Menges and Roger Deakins
- Slumdog Millionaire This film★ Winner
Best Director 2008 film year · Ceremony 81
- Nominee
- Nominee
- Nominee
- Nominee
- Slumdog Millionaire This film★ Winner
Film Editing 2008 film year · Ceremony 81
- The Curious Case of Benjamin ButtonNomineeKirk Baxter and Angus Wall
- Nominee
- Frost/NixonNomineeMike Hill and Dan Hanley
- Nominee
- Slumdog Millionaire This film★ Winner
Original Score 2008 film year · Ceremony 81
- Nominee
- Nominee
- Nominee
- Slumdog Millionaire This film★ Winner
- Nominee
Original Song 2008 film year · Ceremony 81
- Nominee
- Slumdog Millionaire This film★ Winner
Jai Ho
Music by A.R. Rahman; Lyric by Gulzar - Slumdog Millionaire This filmNominee
O Saya
Music and Lyric by A.R. Rahman and Maya Arulpragasam
Best Picture 2008 film year · Ceremony 81
- The Curious Case of Benjamin ButtonNomineeKathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall and Ceán Chaffin, Producers
- Frost/NixonNomineeBrian Grazer, Ron Howard and Eric Fellner, Producers
- MilkNomineeDan Jinks and Bruce Cohen, Producers
- The ReaderNomineeAnthony Minghella, Sydney Pollack, Donna Gigliotti and Redmond Morris, Producers
- Slumdog Millionaire This film★ WinnerChristian Colson, Producer
Sound Editing 2008 film year · Ceremony 81
Sound Mixing 2008 film year · Ceremony 81
- The Curious Case of Benjamin ButtonNomineeDavid Parker, Michael Semanick, Ren Klyce and Mark Weingarten
- The Dark KnightNomineeLora Hirschberg, Gary Rizzo and Ed Novick
- Slumdog Millionaire This film★ WinnerIan Tapp, Richard Pryke and Resul Pookutty
- WALL-ENomineeTom Myers, Michael Semanick and Ben Burtt
- WantedNomineeChris Jenkins, Frank A. Montaño and Petr Forejt
Adapted Screenplay 2008 film year · Ceremony 81
- The Curious Case of Benjamin ButtonNomineeScreenplay by Eric Roth; Screen story by Eric Roth and Robin Swicord
- DoubtNomineeWritten by John Patrick Shanley
- Frost/NixonNomineeScreenplay by Peter Morgan
- The ReaderNomineeScreenplay by David Hare
- Slumdog Millionaire This film★ WinnerScreenplay by Simon Beaufoy
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