Slumdog Millionaire hits the red carpet again! The movie wins 7 Orange British Academy of Film and Television Arts Awards (BAFTA) for 2009.

Slumdog Millionaire made a clean sweep at the BAFTA Awards ceremony last night. The flick, which had 11 BAFTA nominations, won 7 out of the 11 to the surprise and joy of the film crew.

The BAFTA Awards  2009 for Slumdog Millionaire:

Best Film – Christian Colson
Best Director – Danny Boyle
Best Adapted Screenplay – Simon Beaufoy
Best Music Score – A R Rahman
Best Cinematography – Anthony Dod Mantle
Best Editing – Chris Dickens
Best Sound Editing – Glenn Freemantle, Resul Pookutty, Richard Pryke, Tom Sayers, Ian Tapp

A R Rahman and Resul Pookutty have become the first Indians to win the BAFTA awards. With the Oscars just 2 weeks away, the BAFTA Awards come as a booster to the film crew, taking them a wee-bit closer to the Academy Awards.

Galatta.com congratulates A R Rahman and the Slumdog crew on the BAFTA Awards and wishes them all success at the 81st Academy Awards.

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