An eighteen-year- old from the slums of Mumbai finds himself competing on the game show “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, ” where the questions he must answer offer a look back at his earlier life. The show’s host, however, insists that he must be cheating and takes steps to force young Jamal to admit that a boy from such an impoverished background could not possibly possess the knowledge necessary to win the show’s top prize.

Total Nominations (10)

Achievement in Cinematography
Achievement in Directing
Achievement in Film Editing
Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Score)
Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Song)
Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Song)
Best Motion Picture of the Year
Achievement in Sound Editing
Achievement in Sound Mixing
Adapted Screenplay

Oscars for Slumdog Millionaire (8)

Best Picture:

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Frost/Nixon
Milk
The Reader
Slumdog Millionaire

Winner: Slumdog Millionaire

Best Director:

Danny Boyle - Slumdog Millionaire
David Fincher - Benjamin Button
Ron Howard - Frost/Nixon
Stephen Daldry - The Reader
Gus Van Sant - Milk

Winner: Danny Boyle

Best Adapted Screenplay:

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Doubt
Frost/Nixon
The Reader
Slumdog Millionaire

Winner: Simon Beaufoy - Slumdog Millionaire

Best Motion Picture of the Year

Winner: Slumdog Millionaire (2008) - Christian Colson

Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Song

Winner: Slumdog Millionaire (2008) - A.R. Rahman , Sampooran Singh Gulzar (”Jai Ho”)

Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Score

Winner: Slumdog Millionaire (2008) - A.R. Rahman

Best Achievement in Editing

Winner: Slumdog Millionaire (2008) - Chris Dickens Best

Achievement in Sound

Winner: Slumdog Millionaire (2008) - Ian Tapp , Richard Pryke , Resul Pookutty