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Slumdog Steamrolls Oscars
Slumdog Millionaire was the big winner at the 81st Academy Awards, taking home eight prizes, including Best Picture, Director, Adapted Screenplay, and a number of technical awards. Sean Penn’s Best Actor win for Milk was a slight upset—he made sure to mention fellow nominee (and rumored favorite) “his brother” Mickey Rourke. Kate Winslet received a Best Actress Oscar for The Reader, saying, “I would be lying if I said I hadn't made a version of this speech. I was eight years old and this [the Oscar] was a shampoo bottle." The Best Supporting Actor statue was awarded posthumously to Heath Ledger, with his parents and sister accepting on the actor’s behalf, and Penelope Cruz took the Best Supporting Actress award. Throughout, host Hugh Jackman injected a little Tony song-and-dance flair to the proceedings with multiple production numbers alongside Beyonce and Mamma Mia! and High School Musical stars.
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It will take a couple of years before people start realizing what an overhyped piece of crap this movie is. Bad acting, a story only a 14 year old could appreciate, and a view of India that says--"Why look at them, culture smulture, they're just like us! All they want is to win the money and the girl." Pathetic. We need to raise our standards--though there wasn't much in the way of competition.
Thanks for the quick recap. I'm so happy I don't have to watch it now.
Thank you.
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