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List of accolades received by Slumdog Millionaire

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{{Infobox awards list

| title = List of accolades received by Slumdog Millionaire

| film = Slumdog Millionaire

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| image1 = Danny Boyle May 2019.jpg

| alt1 = Danny Boyle in May 2019

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| caption = Danny Boyle won several accolades for directing Slumdog Millionaire.

| wins = 118

| nominations = 175

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{{Custom award|AARP's Movies for Grownups Awards|1|1}}

{{Custom award|Academy Awards|8|10}}

{{Custom award|Alliance of Women Film Journalists|4|6}}

{{Custom award|American Cinema Editors Awards|1|1}}

{{Custom award|American Society of Cinematographers|1|1}}

{{Custom award|Art Directors Guild Awards|0|1}}

{{Custom award|Austin Film Critics Association|1|1}}

{{Custom award|Austin Film Festival|1|1}}

{{Custom award|Black Reel Awards|3|4}}

{{Custom award|British Academy Film Awards|7|11}}

{{Custom award|British Independent Film Awards|3|6}}

{{Custom award|Camerimage|1|1}}

{{Custom award|César Awards|0|1}}

{{Custom award|Chicago Film Critics Association|4|6}}

{{Custom award|Cinema Audio Society Awards|1|1}}

{{Custom award|Costume Designers Guild Awards|1|1}}

{{Custom award|Critics' Choice Movie Awards|5|6}}

{{Custom award|Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association|2|3}}

{{Custom award|David di Donatello|1|1}}

{{Custom award|Detroit Film Critics Society|2|3}}

{{Custom award|Directors Guild of America Awards|1|1}}

{{Custom award|European Film Awards|2|6}}

{{Custom award|Evening Standard British Film Awards|1|3}}

{{Custom award|Florida Film Critics Circle|3|3}}

{{Custom award|Golden Eagle Award|1|1}}

{{Custom award|Golden Globe Awards|4|4}}

{{Custom award|Golden Reel Awards|1|2}}

{{Custom award|Golden Globe Awards|1|1}}

{{Custom award|Grammy Awards|2|2}}

{{Custom award|Hollywood Critics Association Awards|4|7}}

{{Custom award|Houston Film Critics Society|2|5}}

{{Custom award|Humanitas Prize|1|1}}

{{Custom award|London Film Critics' Circle|3|6}}

{{Custom award|Los Angeles Film Critics Association|3|3}}

{{Custom award|MTV Movie Awards|0|6}}

{{Custom award|NAACP Image Awards|1|2}}

{{Custom award|National Board of Review|3|3}}

{{Custom award|National Society of Film Critics|1|1}}

{{Custom award|New York Film Critics Circle Awards|1|3}}

{{Custom award|New York Film Critics Online|5|5}}

{{Custom award|Online Film Critics Society|1|7}}

{{Custom award|Palm Springs International Film Festival|1|1}}

{{Custom award|Producers Guild of America Award|1|1}}

{{Custom award|Rotterdam International Film Festival|2|2}}

{{Custom award|San Diego Film Critics Society|6|6}}

{{Custom award|San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle|1|6}}

{{Custom award|Santa Barbara International Film Festival|1|1}}

{{Custom award|Satellite Awards|1|8}}

{{Custom award|Screen Actors Guild Awards|1|2}}

{{Custom award|St. Louis Film Critics Association|2|6}}

{{Custom award|St. Louis International Film Festival|1|1}}

{{Custom award|Teen Choice Awards|0|6}}

{{Custom award|Toronto International Film Festival|1|1}}

{{Custom award|USC Scripter Award|1|1}}

{{Custom award|Vancouver Film Critics Circle|0|1}}

{{Custom award|Visual Effects Society|0|1}}

{{Custom award|Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association|4|4}}

{{Custom award|World Soundtrack Awards|1|3}}

{{Custom award|Writers Guild of America Awards|0|1}}

{{Custom award|Young Artist Award|1|1}}

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Slumdog Millionaire is a 2008 British romantic drama film directed by Danny Boyle and written by Simon Beaufoy. It stars Dev Patel, Freida Pinto, Madhur Mittal, Anil Kapoor, and Irrfan Khan.{{cite news |title=Slumdog Millionaire - Full Cast & Crew |url=https://www.tvguide.com/movies/slumdog-millionaire/cast/2030161832/ |work=TV Guide |access-date=14 June 2018 |archive-date=29 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210429200552/https://www.tvguide.com/movies/slumdog-millionaire/cast/2030161832/ |url-status=live }} Based on Vikas Swarup's 2005 novel Q & A, the film focuses on an 18-year old game show contestant named Jamal Malik (Patel). After being accused of cheating on Kaun Banega Crorepati, the Indian version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?, he recounts to the police how events in his life story enabled him to answer every question correctly.{{cite magazine |last1=Travers |first1=Peter |title=Slumdog Millionaire |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-reviews/slumdog-millionaire-120433/ |access-date=10 March 2021 |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=13 November 2008 |archive-date=29 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210429200552/https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-reviews/slumdog-millionaire-120433/ |url-status=live }} A. R. Rahman composed the film's musical score, while Anthony Dod Mantle and Chris Dickens were the cinematographer and film editor, respectively.

The film premiered on 30 August 2008 at the Telluride Film Festival in Colorado.{{cite news |last1=McCarthy |first1=Todd |title=Telluride Buzzing Over 'Slumdog' |url=https://variety.com/2008/film/awards/telluride-buzzing-over-slumdog-1117991425/ |access-date=20 September 2014 |work=Variety |date=1 September 2008 |archive-date=18 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210518083213/https://variety.com/2008/film/awards/telluride-buzzing-over-slumdog-1117991425/ |url-status=live }} It was then shown at the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival where it won the Toronto International Film Festival People's Choice Award.{{cite news |last1=Punter |first1=Jennie |title=Toronto honors Boyle's 'Millionaire' |url=https://variety.com/2008/scene/awards/toronto-honors-boyle-s-millionaire-1117992154/?jwsource=cl |access-date=10 March 2021 |work=Variety |date=13 September 2008 |archive-date=29 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210429200555/https://variety.com/2008/scene/awards/toronto-honors-boyle-s-millionaire-1117992154/?jwsource=cl |url-status=live }} Fox Searchlight gave the film a limited release in ten cinemas in the United States on 12 November 2008.{{cite web |last1=Pandya |first1=Gitesh |title=Box Office Guru Wrapup: Bond Tops Toons With $70M |url=https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/article/Box-Office-Guru-Wrapup-Bond-Tops-Toons-With-70M/ |publisher=Rotten Tomatoes |access-date=7 April 2021 |date=16 November 2009 |archive-date=29 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210429200553/https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/article/Box-Office-Guru-Wrapup-Bond-Tops-Toons-With-70M/ |url-status=live }} The film was given a wide release in the United Kingdom on 9 January 2009 and the United States on 23 January.{{cite news |last1=McClintock |first1=Pamela |title=Studios Breaking the Golden Rules |url=https://variety.com/2009/film/features/studios-breaking-the-golden-rules-1117998712/ |access-date=7 April 2021 |work=Variety |date=16 January 2009 |archive-date=29 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210429200552/https://variety.com/2009/film/features/studios-breaking-the-golden-rules-1117998712/ |url-status=live }} The film earned a worldwide box office total of more than $378 million.{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/releasegroup/gr289427973/|title=Slumdog Millionaire (2008)|publisher=Box Office Mojo|access-date=27 August 2010|archive-date=30 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210130204637/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/releasegroup/gr289427973/|url-status=live}} Rotten Tomatoes, a review aggregator, surveyed 289 reviews and judged 91% to be positive.{{cite web |title=Slumdog Millionaire (2008) |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/slumdog_millionaire |publisher=Rotten Tomatoes |access-date=7 April 2021 |archive-date=22 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210322200324/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/slumdog_millionaire |url-status=live }}

The film garnered several awards and nominations with particular praise for Boyle's direction, Beaufoy's screenplay, Rahman's score, Mantle's cinematography, and Dicken's editing. The film garnered ten nominations at the 81st Academy Awards, and went on to win eight awards, including Best Picture, Best Director (Boyle), and Best Adapted Screenplay (Beaufoy).{{cite news |last1=Moore |first1=Roger |title=Oscar Surprises Few, Far Between |work=Orlando Sentinel |date=23 February 2009 |pages=A2}} At the 62nd British Academy Film Awards, the film earned eleven nominations and won eight awards, including Best Film, Best Director, and Best Adapted Screenplay.{{cite news |title='Slumdog' nabs seven BAFTAs |url=https://variety.com/2009/film/awards/slumdog-nabs-seven-baftas-1117999806/ |access-date=14 June 2016 |work=Variety |date=8 February 2009 |archive-date=29 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210429200554/https://variety.com/2009/film/awards/slumdog-nabs-seven-baftas-1117999806/ |url-status=live }} The film won all four categories it was nominated in at the 66th Golden Globe Awards, including Best Motion Picture – Drama and Best Director.{{cite news |last1=LeMire |first1=Christy |title=A 'Slumdog' sweep at the Golden Globes |url=https://www.seattlepi.com/ae/movies/article/A-Slumdog-sweep-at-the-Golden-Globes-1297229.php |access-date=7 April 2021 |work=Seattle Post-Intelligencer |date=12 January 2009 |archive-date=29 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210429200554/https://www.seattlepi.com/ae/movies/article/A-Slumdog-sweep-at-the-Golden-Globes-1297229.php |url-status=live }}

At the 20th Producers Guild of America Awards, Slumdog Millionaire won for Best Theatrical Motion Picture. Boyle won Outstanding Directing – Feature Film at the 61st Directors Guild of America Awards, and Beaufoy won Best Adapted Screenplay at the 61st Writers Guild of America Awards.{{cite news |last1=King |first1=Susan |title=Boyle Wins DGA Award |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2009-feb-01-me-dga1-story.html |access-date=20 September 2016 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=1 February 2009 |archive-date=18 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200918223734/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2009-feb-01-me-dga1-story.html |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last1=Tourtellotte |first1=Bob |title="Slumdog" wins top screenwriting award |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-writers/slumdog-wins-top-screenwriting-award-idUKTRE51709120090208 |access-date=14 June 2020 |work=Reuters |date=7 February 2009 |archive-date=23 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210423015720/https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-writers/slumdog-wins-top-screenwriting-award-idUKTRE51709120090208 |url-status=live }} At the 15th Screen Actors Guild Awards, the film's cast won the award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture. The film received six nominations at the 14th Critics' Choice Awards and won five awards including Best Picture. In addition, the National Board of Review named it the Best Film of 2008.

Accolades

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|+ List of accolades received by Slumdog Millionaire

scope="col"| Award

!scope="col"| Date of ceremony

!scope="col"| Category

!scope="col"| Recipients

!scope="col"| Result

! scope="col" class="unsortable"| {{Abbr|Ref.|References}}

scope="row" | AARP Movies for Grownups Awards

| {{dts|March 2009}}

| Best Director

| {{sort|Boyle|Danny Boyle}}

| {{sort|100|{{nominated}}}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web |last1=Newcott |first1=Bill |title=Movies for Grownups Awards 2009 |url=https://www.aarp.org/entertainment/movies-for-grownups/info-01-2009/Movies_for_Grownups_Awards_2009.html |publisher=AARP |access-date=14 June 2020 |archive-date=30 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180730204704/https://www.aarp.org/entertainment/movies-for-grownups/info-01-2009/Movies_for_Grownups_Awards_2009.html |url-status=live }}

scope="row" rowspan="10"| Academy Awards

| rowspan="10"| {{sort|2009-02-22|22 February 2009}}

| Best Picture

| {{sort|Colson|Christian Colson}}

| {{sort|1|{{won}}}}

| rowspan="10" style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web |title=The 81st Academy Awards (2009) |date=7 October 2014 |url=https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2009 |publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |access-date=20 September 2015 |archive-date=17 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180417093609/https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2009 |url-status=live }}

Best Director

| {{sort|Boyle|Danny Boyle}}

| {{sort|1|{{won}}}}

Best Adapted Screenplay

| {{sort|Beaufoy|Simon Beaufoy}}

| {{sort|1|{{won}}}}

Best Cinematography

| {{sort|Dod|Anthony Dod Mantle}}

| {{sort|1|{{won}}}}

Best Film Editing

| {{sort|Dickens|Chris Dickens}}

| {{sort|1|{{won}}}}

Best Original Score

| {{sort|Rahman|A. R. Rahman}}

| {{sort|1|{{won}}}}

rowspan="2"|Best Original Song

| {{sort|Jai|"Jai Ho" by A. R. Rahman and Gulzar}}

| {{sort|1|{{won}}}}

{{sort|O|"O Saya" by A. R. Rahman and M.I.A.}}

| {{sort|100|{{nominated}}}}

Best Sound Editing

| {{sort|Freemantle|Glenn Freemantle}} and Tom Sayers

| {{sort|100|{{nominated}}}}

Best Sound Mixing

| Resul Pookutty, Richard Pryke, and Ian Tapp

| {{sort|1|{{won}}}}

scope="row" rowspan="6" | Alliance of Women Film Journalists

| rowspan="6" |{{dts|15 December 2008}}

| Best Film

| Slumdog Millionaire

| {{sort|1|{{won}}}}

| rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;"|{{cite web|url=https://awfj.org/blog/2008/12/14/2008-eda-awards-winners/|title=2008 EDA Awards Winners!|date=14 December 2008|publisher=Alliance of Women Film Journalists|access-date=15 August 2010|archive-date=8 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150208221207/http://awfj.org/blog/2008/12/14/2008-eda-awards-winners/|url-status=live}}
{{cite web|url=https://awfj.org/blog/2008/12/07/2008-awfj-eda-awards-nominations/|title=2008 AWFJ EDA Awards Nominations|date=7 December 2008|publisher=Alliance of Women Film Journalists|access-date=15 August 2010|archive-date=12 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140312063450/http://awfj.org/blog/2008/12/07/2008-awfj-eda-awards-nominations/|url-status=live}}

Best Director

| {{sort|Boyle|Danny Boyle}}

| {{sort|1|{{won}}}}

Best Adapted Screenplay

| {{sort|Beaufoy|Simon Beaufoy}}

| {{sort|100|{{nominated}}}}

rowspan="2"| Unforgettable Moment Award

| {{sort|Young|"Young Jamal jumps into the poop"}}

| {{sort|1|{{won}}}}{{efn|Tied with The Dark Knight for the Joker's first scene|name=|group=}}

{{sort|Eye|"Eye gouging"}}

| {{sort|100|{{nominated}}}}

Cultural Crossover Award

| Slumdog Millionaire

| {{sort|1|{{won}}}}

scope="row"| American Cinema Editors

| {{sort|2009-02-15|15 February 2009}}

| Best Edited Feature Film – Dramatic

| {{sort|Dickens|Chris Dickens}}

| {{sort|1|{{won}}}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite news |last1=Kilday |first1=Gregg |title='Slumdog,' 'WALL-E' win Eddies |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/slumdog-wall-e-win-eddies-79348 |access-date=20 September 2015 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=15 February 2009 |archive-date=23 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210423225929/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/slumdog-wall-e-win-eddies-79348 |url-status=live }}

scope="row"| American Society of Cinematographers

| {{sort|2009-02-15|15 February 2009}}

| Outstanding Cinematography in a Theatrical Release

| {{sort|Dod|Anthony Dod Mantle}}

| {{sort|1|{{won}}}}

| style="text-align:center;" | {{cite news |last1=Giardina |first1=Carolyn |title='Slumdog': ASC Shooting Star |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/slumdog-asc-shooting-star-79394 |access-date=14 June 2019 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=17 February 2009 |archive-date=23 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210423230607/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/slumdog-asc-shooting-star-79394 |url-status=live }}

scope="row"| Art Directors Guild

| {{sort|2009-02-14|14 February 2009}}

| Excellence in Production Design for a Contemporary Film

| {{sort|Digby|Mark Digby}}

| {{sort|1|{{won}}}}

| style="text-align:center;" | {{cite news |last1=DiOrio |first1=Carl |title='Button,' 'Knight' Among ADG Winners |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/button-knight-adg-winners-79344 |access-date=20 September 2015 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=15 February 2009 |archive-date=23 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210423231058/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/button-knight-adg-winners-79344 |url-status=live }}

scope="row"| Austin Film Festival

| {{dts|16 October 2008}}

| Audience Award: Out of Competition Film

| {{sort|Beaufoy|Simon Beaufoy}} and Danny Boyle

| {{sort|1|{{won}}}}

| style="text-align:center;" | {{cite web |title=Audience Award Winners Announced! |url=https://austinfilmfestival.com/blog/news/audience-award-winners-announced/ |publisher=Austin Film Festival |access-date=16 July 2016 |date=30 October 2008 |archive-date=6 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200806004612/https://austinfilmfestival.com/blog/news/audience-award-winners-announced/ |url-status=live }}

scope="row"| Austin Film Critics Association

| {{sort|2008-12-16|16 December 2008}}

| Top 10 Films

| Slumdog Millionaire

|{{sort|2|{{Draw|2nd Place}}}}

| style="text-align:center;" | {{cite web | title = 2008 Awards | url = https://austinfilmcritics.org/2008-awards-3821473b73ce | publisher = Austin Film Critics Association | access-date = 2021-06-25 | date = 2016-12-07 | archive-date = 2019-08-10 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190810115848/https://austinfilmcritics.org/2008-awards-3821473b73ce?gi=71a61fb5cb10 | url-status = live}}

scope="row" rowspan="4"| Black Reel Awards

| rowspan="4"| {{sort|2008-12-15|15 December 2008}}

| Best Actor

| {{sort|Patel|Dev Patel}}

| {{sort|1|{{won}}}}

| rowspan="4" style="text-align:center;" | {{cite web |title=BRAs Winners |url=http://blackreelawards.com/past-winners/ |publisher=Black Reel Awards |access-date=14 June 2017 |archive-date=26 February 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160226112208/http://blackreelawards.com/past-winners/ |url-status=live }}
{{cite web |title="Cadillac" Cruises With Nine Black Reel Award Noms! |url=https://blackreelawards.wordpress.com/2008/12/17/%e2%80%9ccadillac%e2%80%9d-cruises-with-nine-black-reel-award-noms/ |publisher=Black Reel Awards |access-date=16 July 2009 |archive-date=23 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210423232451/https://blackreelawards.wordpress.com/2008/12/17/%E2%80%9Ccadillac%E2%80%9D-cruises-with-nine-black-reel-award-noms/ |url-status=live }}

Best Soundtrack

| {{sort|Rahman|A. R. Rahman}}

| {{sort|1|{{won}}}}

Best Ensemble

| Slumdog Millionaire

| {{sort|100|{{nominated}}}}

Breakthrough Performance

| {{sort|Patel|Dev Patel}}

| {{sort|1|{{won}}}}

scope="row" rowspan="2"| Boston Society of Film Critics

|rowspan="2"| {{sort|2008-12-14|14 December 2008}}

| Best Picture

| Slumdog Millionaire

| {{sort|1|{{won}}}}{{efn|Tied with WALL-E|name=|group=}}

| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | {{cite web |title=BSFC Winners 2000s |url=https://bostonfilmcritics.org/past-winners-2000s/ |publisher=Boston Society of Film Critics |access-date=20 September 2015 |archive-date=9 December 2018 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20181209030319/https://bostonfilmcritics.org/past-winners-2000s/ |url-status=live }}

Best Film Editing

| {{sort|Dickens|Chris Dickens}}

| {{sort|1|{{won}}}}

scope="row" rowspan="11"| British Academy Film Awards

|rowspan="11"| {{sort|2009-02-08|8 February 2009}}

| Best Film

| {{sort|Colson|Christian Colson}}

| {{sort|1|{{won}}}}

| rowspan="11" style="text-align:center;" | {{cite web |title=Film in 2009 |url=https://awards.bafta.org/award/2009/film |publisher=British Academy of Film and Television Arts |access-date=16 July 2011 |archive-date=7 April 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407093302/http://awards.bafta.org/award/2009/film |url-status=live }}

Best Director

| {{sort|Boyle|Danny Boyle}}

| {{sort|1|{{won}}}}

Best British Film

| Slumdog Millionaire

| {{sort|100|{{nominated}}}}

Best Adapted Screenplay

| {{sort|Beaufoy|Simon Beaufoy}}

| {{sort|1|{{won}}}}

Best Actor in a Leading Role

| {{sort|Patel|Dev Patel}}

| {{sort|100|{{nominated}}}}

Best Actress in a Supporting Role

| {{sort|Pinto|Freida Pinto}}

| {{sort|100|{{nominated}}}}

Best Cinematography

| {{sort|Dod|Anthony Dod Mantle}}

| {{sort|1|{{won}}}}

Best Editing

| {{sort|Dickens|Chris Dickens}}

| {{sort|1|{{won}}}}

Best Production Design

| {{sort|Day|Michelle Day}} and Mark Digby

| {{sort|100|{{nominated}}}}

Best Film Music

| {{sort|Rahman|A. R. Rahman}}

| {{sort|1|{{won}}}}

Best Sound

| {{sort|Freemantle|Glenn Freemantle}}, Resul Pookutty, Richard Pryke, Tom Sayers and Ian Tapp

| {{sort|1|{{won}}}}

scope="row" rowspan="6"| British Independent Film Awards

| rowspan="6"| {{sort|2008-11-30|30 November 2008}}

| Best British Independent Film

| Slumdog Millionaire

| {{sort|1|{{won}}}}

| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" rowspan="6"| {{cite web |title=Winners & Nominations: The 2008 Awards |date=24 October 2008 |url=https://www.bifa.film/awards/2008/winners-nominations/ |publisher=British Independent Film Awards |access-date=29 April 2015 |archive-date=15 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190115132500/https://www.bifa.film/awards/2008/winners-nominations/ |url-status=live }}

Best Director

| {{sort|Boyle|Danny Boyle}}

| {{sort|1|{{won}}}}

Best Screenplay

| {{sort|Beaufoy|Simon Beaufoy}}

| {{sort|100|{{nominated}}}}

Best Technical Achievement in Cinematography

| {{sort|Dod|Anthony Dod Mantle}}

| {{sort|100|{{nominated}}}}

rowspan="2"| Most Promising Newcomer

| {{sort|Patel|Dev Patel}}

| {{sort|1|{{won}}}}

{{sort|Khedekar|Ayush Mahesh Khedekar}}

| {{sort|100|{{nominated}}}}

scope="row"| Camerimage

| {{dts|29 November 2008}}

| Best Cinematography

| {{sort|Dod|Anthony Dod Mantle}}

| {{sort|1|{{won}}}}

| style="text-align:center;" | {{cite web |title=8 Oscars Went to Golden Frog |url=https://camerimage.pl/en/8-oskarow-dla-zlotej-zaby/264/ |publisher=Camerimage |access-date=23 November 2011 |date=26 February 2009 |archive-date=27 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210427224259/https://camerimage.pl/en/8-oskarow-dla-zlotej-zaby/264/ |url-status=live }}

scope="row" | César Awards

| {{sort|2010-02-27|27 February 2010}}

| Best Foreign Film

| {{sort|Boyle|Danny Boyle}}

| {{sort|100|{{nominated}}}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite news |last1=Mintzer |first1=Jordan |title='A Prophet' tops Cesar nominations |url=https://variety.com/2010/film/awards/a-prophet-tops-cesar-nominations-1118014171/ |access-date=20 September 2016 |work=Variety |date=22 January 2010 |archive-date=19 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200919223031/https://variety.com/2010/film/awards/a-prophet-tops-cesar-nominations-1118014171/ |url-status=live }}

scope="row" rowspan="6"| Chicago Film Critics Association

| rowspan="6"| {{sort|2008-12-18|18 December 2008}}

| Best Film

| Slumdog Millionaire

| {{sort|100|{{nominated}}}}

| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="6" | {{cite web | url = http://www.chicagofilmcritics.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=62&Itemid=60 | title = 2008 - Winners of the 21st Annual Chicago Film Critics Awards (nominees below in alphabetical order) | publisher = Chicago Film Critics Association | access-date = 2012-05-22 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120522060400/http://www.chicagofilmcritics.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=62&Itemid=60 | archive-date = 2012-05-22}}

Best Director

| {{sort|Boyle|Danny Boyle}}

| {{sort|1|{{won}}}}

Best Adapted Screenplay

| {{sort|Beaufoy|Simon Beaufoy}}

| {{sort|1|{{won}}}}

Most Promising Performer

| {{sort|Patel|Dev Patel}}

| {{sort|1|{{won}}}}

Best Cinematography

| {{sort|Dod|Anthony Dod Mantle}}

| {{sort|100|{{nominated}}}}

Best Original Score

| {{sort|Rahman|A. R. Rahman}}

| {{sort|100|{{nominated}}}}

scope="row"| Cinema Audio Society

| {{sort|2009-02-14|14 February 2009}}

| Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for a Motion Picture – Live Action

| {{sort|Pookutty|Resul Pookutty}}, Richard Pryke, and Ian Tapp

| {{sort|1|{{won}}}}

| style="text-align:center;" |{{cite news |last1=Giardina |first1=Carolyn |title='Slumdog' tops audio nods |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/slumdog-tops-audio-nods-79342 |access-date=14 June 2009 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=15 February 2009 |archive-date=27 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210427230141/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/slumdog-tops-audio-nods-79342 |url-status=live }}

scope="row"| Costume Designers Guild

| {{sort|2009-02-17|17 February 2009}}

| Excellence in Contemporary Film

| {{sort|Larlarb|Suttirat Anne Larlarb}}

| {{sort|1|{{won}}}}

| style="text-align:center;" | {{cite news |last1=Kilday |first1=Gr |title='Slumdog,' 'Duchess' Top Costume Nods |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/slumdog-duchess-top-costume-nods-79454 |access-date=1 February 2018 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=17 February 2009 |archive-date=27 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210427230508/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/slumdog-duchess-top-costume-nods-79454 |url-status=live }}

scope="row" rowspan="6"| Critics' Choice Awards

| rowspan="6"| {{sort|2009-01-08|8 January 2009}}

| Best Picture

| Slumdog Millionaire

| {{sort|1|{{won}}}}

| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" rowspan="6"| {{cite news |last1=Hayes |first1=Dade |title=Critics Choice Favors 'Milk,' 'Button' |url=https://variety.com/2008/film/awards/critics-choice-favors-milk-button-1117997072/ |access-date=16 July 2016 |work=Variety |date=9 December 2008 |archive-date=25 July 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150725115939/http://variety.com/2008/film/awards/critics-choice-favors-milk-button-1117997072/ |url-status=live }}
{{cite news |title='Slumdog' Wins Big with Critics |url=https://variety.com/2009/film/awards/slumdog-wins-big-with-critics-1117998235/ |access-date=20 September 2016 |work=Variety |date=8 January 2009 |archive-date=27 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210527081009/https://variety.com/2009/film/awards/slumdog-wins-big-with-critics-1117998235/ |url-status=live }}

Best Director

| {{sort|Boyle|Danny Boyle}}

| {{sort|1|{{won}}}}

Best Young Actor/Actress

| {{sort|Patel|Dev Patel}}

| {{sort|1|{{won}}}}

Best Writer

| {{sort|Beaufoy|Simon Beaufoy}}

| {{sort|1|{{won}}}}

Best Composer

| {{sort|Rahman|A. R. Rahman}}

| {{sort|1|{{won}}}}

Best Song

| {{sort|Jai|"Jai Ho"}}

| {{sort|100|{{nominated}}}}

scope="row" rowspan="3"| Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association

| rowspan="3"| {{sort|2008-12-17|17 December 2008}}

| Best Film

| Slumdog Millionaire

| {{sort|1|{{won}}}}

| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="3" | {{cite news |last1=Maxwell |first1=Erin |title=Dallas critics love 'Slumdog' |url=https://variety.com/2008/film/awards/dallas-critics-love-slumdog-1117997528/ |access-date=14 June 2016 |work=Variety |date=17 December 2008 |archive-date=26 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200126113858/https://variety.com/2008/film/awards/dallas-critics-love-slumdog-1117997528/ |url-status=live }}

Best Director

| {{sort|Boyle|Danny Boyle}}

| {{sort|1|{{won}}}}

Best Screenplay

| {{sort|Beaufoy|Simon Beaufoy}}

| {{sort|2|{{runner-up}}}}

scope="row"|David di Donatello

| {{dts|8 May 2009}}

| Best Foreign Film

| Slumdog Millionaire

| {{sort|1|{{won}}}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite news |last1=Lyman |first1=Eric J. |title='Gomorrah Is Boss |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/gomorrah-boss-83683/ |access-date=20 September 2016 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=11 May 2009 |archive-date=11 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210511115649/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/gomorrah-boss-83683/ |url-status=live }}

scope="row" rowspan="3"| Detroit Film Critics Society

| rowspan="3"| {{sort|2008-12-19|19 December 2008}}

| Best Film

| Slumdog Millionaire

| {{sort|1|{{won}}}}

| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="3" | {{cite web|url=http://detroitfilmcritics.com/Home_Page.html |title=Happenings & 'Round The Town |publisher=Detroit Film Critics Society |access-date=21 August 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110709015310/http://detroitfilmcritics.com/Home_Page.html |archive-date=9 July 2011 }}

Best Director

| {{sort|Boyle|Danny Boyle}}

| {{sort|1|{{won}}}}

Best Newcomer

| {{sort|Patel|Dev Patel}}

| {{sort|100|{{nominated}}}}

scope="row"| Directors Guild of America

| {{sort|2009-01-31|31 January 2009}}

| Outstanding Directing in a Feature Film

| {{sort|Boyle|Danny Boyle}}

| {{sort|1|{{won}}}}

| style="text-align:center;" | {{cite news |last1=Waxman |first1=Sharon |title=Danny Boyle takes DGA Award |url=https://www.thewrap.com/danny-boyle-takes-dga-award-1199/ |access-date=29 April 2016 |work=TheWrap |date=31 January 2009 |archive-date=15 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151015002010/http://www.thewrap.com/danny-boyle-takes-dga-award-1199/ |url-status=live }}

scope="row" rowspan="6"| European Film Awards

|rowspan="6"| {{sort|2009-12-12|12 December 2009}}

| Best Film

| Slumdog Millionaire

| {{sort|100|{{nominated}}}}

| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="6" |{{cite web|url=https://www.systematrix.europeanfilmacademy.org/2010/06/01/2009-2/|title=European Film Awards 2009|publisher=European Film Academy|access-date=26 December 2010}}
{{cite web|url=https://www.systematrix.europeanfilmacademy.org/2010/06/01/2009/|title=European Film Awards 2009 Nominations|publisher=European Film Academy|access-date=26 December 2010}}

Best Director

| {{sort|Boyle|Danny Boyle}}

| {{sort|100|{{nominated}}}}

Best Screenwriter

| {{sort|Beaufoy|Simon Beaufoy}}

| {{sort|100|{{nominated}}}}

Best Actor

| {{sort|Patel|Dev Patel}}

| {{sort|100|{{nominated}}}}

Best Cinematographer

| {{sort|Dod|Anthony Dod Mantle}}

| {{sort|1|{{won}}}}

Audience Award

| {{sort|Boyle|Danny Boyle}}

| {{sort|1|{{won}}}}

scope="row" rowspan="3"| Evening Standard British Film Awards

| rowspan="3"| {{sort|2009-02-01|1 February 2009}}

| Best Director

| {{sort|Boyle|Danny Boyle}}

| {{sort|100|{{nominated}}}}

| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="3" | {{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2009/feb/02/steve-mcqueen-hunger-wins-prize|title=Hunger named best picture at Evening Standard British Film awards|last=Child|first=Ben|date=2 February 2009|work=The Guardian|access-date=11 August 2010|location=London|archive-date=1 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151001124053/http://www.theguardian.com/film/2009/feb/02/steve-mcqueen-hunger-wins-prize|url-status=live}}

Best Technical Achievement

| {{sort|Digby|Mark Digby}}

| {{sort|1|{{won}}}}

Most Promising Newcomer

| {{sort|Patel|Dev Patel}}

| {{sort|100|{{nominated}}}}

scope="row" rowspan="3"| Florida Film Critics Circle

| rowspan="3"| {{sort|2008-12-18|18 December 2008}}

| Best Film

| Slumdog Millionaire

| {{sort|1|{{won}}}}

| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="3" | {{cite web|url=https://floridafilmcriticscircle.webs.com/awards.htm |title=FFCC Award Winners |publisher=Florida Film Critics Circle |access-date=21 August 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111209013615/http://floridafilmcriticscircle.webs.com/awards.htm |archive-date=9 December 2011 }}

Best Director

| {{sort|Boyle|Danny Boyle}}

| {{sort|1|{{won}}}}

Best Adapted Screenplay

| {{sort|Beaufoy|Simon Beaufoy}}

| {{sort|1|{{won}}}}

scope="row"| Golden Eagle Award

|{{dts|29 January 2010}}

| Best Foreign Language Film

| Slumdog Millionaire

| {{sort|1|{{won}}}}

| style="text-align:center;" | {{cite web|url=http://english.ruvr.ru/2010/01/30/4031598.html|title=Golden Eagles awarded in Moscow|date=30 January 2010|work=The Voice of Russia|access-date=20 August 2010|archive-date=18 March 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120318120339/http://english.ruvr.ru/2010/01/30/4031598.html|url-status=live}}
{{cite web|url=https://ruskino.ru/award/orel/2009|script-title=ru:Золотой Орел 2009|trans-title=Golden Eagle 2009|publisher=Ruskino.ru|access-date=6 March 2017|language=Russian|archive-date=7 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170307045724/https://ruskino.ru/award/orel/2009|url-status=live}}

scope="row" rowspan="4"| Golden Globe Awards

| rowspan="4"| {{sort|2009-11-01|11 January 2009}}

| Best Drama Film

| Slumdog Millionaire

| {{sort|1|{{won}}}}

| style="text-align:center;"rowspan="4" | {{cite web |title=Winners & Nominees 2009 |url=https://www.goldenglobes.com/winners-nominees/2009 |publisher=Hollywood Foreign Press Association |access-date=20 September 2016 |archive-date=10 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190410120857/https://www.goldenglobes.com/winners-nominees/2009 |url-status=live }}

Best Director

| {{sort|Boyle|Danny Boyle}}

| {{sort|1|{{won}}}}

Best Screenplay

| {{sort|Beaufoy|Simon Beaufoy}}

| {{sort|1|{{won}}}}

Best Original Score

| {{sort|Rahman|A. R. Rahman}}

| {{sort|1|{{won}}}}

scope="row" rowspan="2"| Golden Reel Awards

|rowspan="2"| {{dts|21 February 2009 }}

| Best Sound Editing in a Foreign Feature Film

| {{sort|Adams|Hugo Adams}}, Niv Adiri, Peter Burgis, Ricky Butt, Gillian Dodders, Lee Herrick, Tom Sayers, and Jack Stew

| {{sort|1|{{won}}}}

| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| {{cite news |last1=Jones |first1=Michael |title=Sound Editors Cue Nominations |url=https://variety.com/2009/scene/awards/sound-editors-cue-nominations-1117999048/ |access-date=20 September 2015 |work=Variety |date=25 January 2009 |archive-date=2 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602215503/https://variety.com/2009/scene/awards/sound-editors-cue-nominations-1117999048/ |url-status=live }}
{{cite news|url=https://www.variety.com/article/VR1118000439.html?categoryid=1009&cs=1|title='Dark Knight' wins prize pair at Reels|last=Stewart|first=Andrew|date=22 February 2009|work=Variety|access-date=13 August 2010|archive-date=4 January 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100104190403/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118000439.html?categoryid=1009&cs=1|url-status=live}}

Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Feature Underscore

| {{sort|Adiri|Niv Adiri}}

| {{sort|100|{{nominated}}}}

scope="row" | Goya Awards

| {{sort|2010-02-14|14 February 2010}}

| Best European Film

| {{sort|Boyle|Danny Boyle}}

| {{sort|1|{{won}}}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite news |last1=Rolfe |first1=Pamela |title='Cell 211' is the big winner at Goya Awards |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/cell-211-big-winner-goya-20659/ |access-date=20 September 2016 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=14 February 2010 |archive-date=2 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602215659/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/cell-211-big-winner-goya-20659/ |url-status=live }}

scope="row" rowspan="2"| Grammy Awards

|rowspan="2"| {{sort|2009-02-08|8 February 2009}}

| Best Soundtrack for a Motion Picture

| Slumdog Millionaire: Music from the Motion Picture (A. R. Rahman, producer; Vivianne Chaix, P. A. Deepak, and H. Sridhar)

| {{sort|1|{{won}}}}

| style="text-align:center;"rowspan="2" | {{cite web |title=2009 Grammy Winners |url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/awards/52nd-annual-grammy-awards-2009 |publisher=Recording Academy |access-date=29 August 2017 |archive-date=11 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201111162607/https://www.grammy.com/grammys/awards/52nd-annual-grammy-awards-2009 |url-status=live }}

Best Song Written for a Motion Picture

| {{sort|Jai|"Jai Ho" by Gulzar, A. R. Rahman, and Tanvi Shah}}

| {{sort|1|{{won}}}}

scope="row" rowspan="5"| Houston Film Critics Society

| rowspan="5"| {{sort|2008-12-17|17 December 2008}}

| Best Director

| {{sort|Boyle|Danny Boyle}}

| {{sort|1|{{won}}}}

| style="text-align:center;"rowspan="5" | {{cite web|url=https://houstonfilmcritics.com/files/HFCS%202008%20Winners%20Press%20Release.pdf|title=HFCS 2008 Winners Press Release|publisher=Houston Film Critics Society|access-date=21 August 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101217021641/http://www.houstonfilmcritics.com/files/HFCS%202008%20Winners%20Press%20Release.pdf|archive-date=17 December 2010|url-status=dead}}
{{cite web|url=https://houstonfilmcritics.com/files/HFCS%202008%20Awards%20Ballot.pdf|title=HFCS 2008 Awards Ballot|publisher=Houston Film Critics Society|access-date=21 August 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101217021546/http://www.houstonfilmcritics.com/files/HFCS%202008%20Awards%20Ballot.pdf|archive-date=17 December 2010|url-status=dead}}

Best Screenplay

| {{sort|Beaufoy|Simon Beaufoy}}

| {{sort|1|{{won}}}}

Best Cinematography

| {{sort|Dod|Anthony Dod Mantle}}

| {{sort|100|{{nominated}}}}

Best Original Score

| {{sort|Rahman|A. R. Rahman}}

| {{sort|100|{{nominated}}}}

Best Original Song

| {{sort|Jai|"Jai Ho"}}

| {{sort|100|{{nominated}}}}

scope="row" | Humanitas Prize

| {{dts|17 September 2009}}

| Feature Film

| {{sort|Beaufoy|Simon Beaufoy}}

| {{sort|100|{{nominated}}}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite news |last1=Kilday |first1=Gregg |title=Nominees for Humanitas Prize Announced |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/nominees-humanitas-prize-announced-87770/ |access-date=20 September 2015 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=17 August 2009 |archive-date=11 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210511090146/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/nominees-humanitas-prize-announced-87770/ |url-status=live }}

scope="row" rowspan="6"| London Film Critics' Circle

|rowspan="6"| {{sort|2009-02-04|4 February 2009}}

| British or Irish Film Of The Year

| Slumdog Millionaire

| {{sort|1|{{won}}}}

| style="text-align:center;"rowspan="6" | {{cite news |last1=Child |first1=Ben |title=Slumdog Millionaire leads London critics' nominations |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2008/dec/19/london-critics-circle-awards |access-date=16 July 2009 |work=The Guardian |date=19 December 2008 |archive-date=7 November 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107022812/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2008/dec/19/london-critics-circle-awards |url-status=live }}
{{cite news |last1=Thomas |first1=Archie |title=London loves 'Wrestler,' 'Slumdog' |url=https://variety.com/2009/film/news/london-loves-wrestler-slumdog-1117999560/ |access-date=20 September 2014 |work=Variety |date=4 February 2009 |archive-date=29 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210429080812/https://variety.com/2009/film/news/london-loves-wrestler-slumdog-1117999560/ |url-status=live }}

Best Director Of The Year

| {{sort|Boyle|Danny Boyle}}

| {{sort|100|{{nominated}}}}

British Director Of The Year

| {{sort|Boyle|Danny Boyle}}

| {{sort|1|{{won}}}}

Screenwriter Of The Year

| {{sort|Beaufoy|Simon Beaufoy}}

| {{sort|1|{{won}}}}

British Actor Of The Year

| {{sort|Patel|Dev Patel}}

| {{sort|100|{{nominated}}}}

Young British Performer Of The Year

| {{sort|Patel|Dev Patel}}

| {{sort|100|{{nominated}}}}

scope="row" rowspan="3"| Los Angeles Film Critics Association

|rowspan="3"| {{sort|2008-12-09|9 December 2008}}

| Best Director

| {{sort|Boyle|Danny Boyle}}

| {{sort|1|{{won}}}}

| style="text-align:center;"rowspan="3" | {{cite news |last1=Chang |first1=Justin |title=L.A. critics wired for 'Wall-E' |url=https://variety.com/2008/film/awards/l-a-critics-wired-for-wall-e-1117997085/ |access-date=16 June 2015 |work=Variety |date=9 December 2008 |archive-date=7 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151107050915/http://variety.com/2008/film/awards/l-a-critics-wired-for-wall-e-1117997085/ |url-status=live }}

Best Music

| {{sort|Rahman|A. R. Rahman}}

| {{sort|1|{{won}}}}

Best Cinematography

| {{sort|Dod|Anthony Dod Mantle}}

| {{sort|2|{{runner-up}}}}

scope="row" rowspan="6"| MTV Movie Awards

|rowspan="6"| {{sort|2009-05-31|31 May 2009}}

| Best Film

| Slumdog Millionaire

| {{sort|100|{{nominated}}}}

| rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;"| {{cite news |last1=Christianson |first1=Emily |title=2009 MTV Movie Award Nominations: 'Twilight' takes on 'Slumdog' |url=https://latimesblogs.latimes.com/awards/2009/05/mtv-movie-award-nominations-twilight-takes-on-slumdog.html |access-date=29 April 2015 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=4 May 2009 |archive-date=23 January 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140123074305/http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/awards/2009/05/mtv-movie-award-nominations-twilight-takes-on-slumdog.html |url-status=live }}
{{cite web|url= https://movieweb.com/the-2009-mtv-movie-awards-winners/ |title= The 2009 MTV Movie Awards Winners! |first= Cat |last= Parker |work= MovieWeb |date= June 1, 2009 |access-date= November 26, 2023 |archive-date= November 26, 2023 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20231126125147/https://movieweb.com/the-2009-mtv-movie-awards-winners/ |url-status=live}}

Best Song From a Movie

| {{sort|Jai|"Jai Ho"}}

| {{sort|100|{{nominated}}}}

Best Kiss

| {{sort|Patel|Dev Patel}} and Freida Pinto

| {{sort|100|{{nominated}}}}

Best WTF Moment

| {{sort|Khedekar|Ayush Mahesh Khedekar}}

| {{sort|100|{{nominated}}}}

Female Breakthrough Performance

| {{sort|Pinto|Freida Pinto}}

| {{sort|100|{{nominated}}}}

Male Breakthrough Performance

| {{sort|Patel|Dev Patel}}

| {{sort|100|{{nominated}}}}

scope="row" rowspan="2"| NAACP Image Awards

|rowspan="2"| {{sort|2009-02-12|12 February 2009}}

| Outstanding Independent Motion Picture

| Slumdog Millionaire

| {{sort|1|{{won}}}}

| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web|url=https://naacpimageawards.net/40/nom_movies.php |title=40th NAACP Image Awards Nominations |publisher=NAACP Image Awards |access-date=26 December 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090211235604/http://www.naacpimageawards.net/40/nom_movies.php |archive-date=11 February 2009 }}
{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/2009/02/13/jennifer-huds-1-3/|title=NAACP Image Awards:Winners list|last=Lyons|first=Margaret|date=13 February 2009|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=26 December 2010|archive-date=5 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170205011059/http://ew.com/article/2009/02/13/jennifer-huds-1-3/|url-status=live}}

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture

| {{sort|Patel|Dev Patel}}

| {{sort|100|{{nominated}}}}

scope="row" rowspan="3"| National Board of Review

| rowspan="3"| {{sort|2008-12-04|4 December 2008}}

| Best Film

| Slumdog Millionaire

| {{sort|1|{{won}}}}

| rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;" | {{cite news|url=https://www.variety.com/awardcentral_article/VR1117996815.html|title=NBR names 'Slumdog' best of year|work=Variety|date=4 December 2008|access-date=4 December 2008|first=Dade|last=Hayes|archive-date=15 December 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081215031153/http://www.variety.com/awardcentral_article/VR1117996815.html|url-status=live}}

Breakthrough Performance, Male

| {{sort|Patel|Dev Patel}}

| {{sort|1|{{won}}}}

Best Adapted Screenplay

| {{sort|Beaufoy|Simon Beaufoy}}

| {{sort|1|{{won}}}}

scope="row"| National Society of Film Critics

| {{sort|2009-01-05|5 January 2009}}

| Best Cinematography

| {{sort|Dod|Anthony Dod Mantle}}

| {{sort|1|{{won}}}}

| style="text-align:center;" | {{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2009-jan-04-et-nationalcritics4-story.html|title='Bashir' takes top honors from National Society of Film Critics|last=King|first=Susan|date=4 January 2009|work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=20 August 2010|archive-date=28 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200428000146/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2009-jan-04-et-nationalcritics4-story.html|url-status=live}}

scope="row" rowspan="3"| New York Film Critics Circle Awards

|rowspan="3"| {{sort|2008-12-10|10 December 2008}}

| Best Cinematographer

| {{sort|Dod|Anthony Dod Mantle}}

| {{sort|1|{{won}}}}

| rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;" | {{cite web |title=2008 Awards |url=https://www.nyfcc.com/awards/?awardyear=2008 |publisher=New York Film Critics Circle |access-date=14 June 2013 |archive-date=21 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200321174058/https://www.nyfcc.com/awards/?awardyear=2008 |url-status=live }}
{{cite news |last1=O'Neil |first1=Tom |title='Milk,' Sean Penn and Sally Hawkins Win New York Film Critics Circle Awards |url=https://goldderby.latimes.com/awards_goldderby/2008/12/new-york-film-c.html |access-date=20 September 2015 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=10 December 2008 |archive-date=6 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306030449/http://goldderby.latimes.com/awards_goldderby/2008/12/new-york-film-c.html |url-status=live }}

Best Film

| Slumdog Millionaire

| {{sort|3|{{Draw|3rd Place}}}}{{efn|Tied with Happy-Go-Lucky|name=|group=}}

Best Director

| {{sort|Boyle|Danny Boyle}}

| {{sort|2|{{Draw|2nd Place}}}}

scope="row" rowspan="5"| New York Film Critics Online

| rowspan="5"| {{sort|2008-12-15|15 December 2008}}

| Best Picture

| Slumdog Millionaire

| {{sort|1|{{won}}}}

| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web |title=NYFCO Awards 2001-2019 |url=http://www.nyfco.net/awards-archive/ |publisher=New York Film Critics Online |access-date=14 June 2018 |archive-date=3 February 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170203162344/http://www.nyfco.net/awards-archive/ |url-status=live }}

Best Director

| {{sort|Boyle|Danny Boyle}} with Loveleen Tandan

| {{sort|1|{{won}}}}

Best Cinematography

| {{sort|Dod|Anthony Dod Mantle}}

| {{sort|1|{{won}}}}

Best Screenplay

| {{sort|Beaufoy|Simon Beaufoy}}

| {{sort|1|{{won}}}}

Best Music Score

| {{sort|Rahman|A. R. Rahman}}

| {{sort|1|{{won}}}}

scope="row" rowspan="7"| Online Film Critics Society Awards

|rowspan="7"| {{sort|2009-01-19|19 January 2009}}

| Best Picture

| {{sort|Colson|Christian Colson}}

| {{sort|100|{{nominated}}}}

| rowspan="7" style="text-align:center;" | {{cite web |title=2008 Awards (12th Annual) |date=3 January 2012 |url=https://ofcs.org/awards/2008-awards-12th-annual/ |publisher=Online Film Critics Society |access-date=21 April 2016 |archive-date=21 January 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130121121636/https://ofcs.org/awards/2008-awards-12th-annual/ |url-status=live }}

Best Director

| {{sort|Boyle|Danny Boyle}}

| {{sort|100|{{nominated}}}}

Best Adapted Screenplay

| {{sort|Beaufoy|Simon Beaufoy}}

| {{sort|100|{{nominated}}}}

Best Editing

| {{sort|Dickens|Chris Dickens}}

| {{sort|1|{{won}}}}

Best Cinematography

| {{sort|Dod|Anthony Dod Mantle}}

| {{sort|100|{{nominated}}}}

Best Original Score

| {{sort|Rahman|A. R. Rahman}}

| {{sort|100|{{nominated}}}}

Best Breakthrough Performance

| {{sort|Patel|Dev Patel}}

| {{sort|100|{{nominated}}}}

scope="row"| Palm Springs International Film Festival

| {{dts|6 January 2009}}

| Breakthrough Performance Award

| {{sort|Pinto|Freida Pinto}}

| {{sort|1|{{won}}}}

| style="text-align:center;" | {{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Frieda-to-be-honoured-at-Palm-Springs/articleshow/3922127.cms|title=Frieda to be honoured at Palm Springs|date=2 January 2009|work=The Times of India|access-date=15 August 2010|location=New Delhi|archive-date=20 January 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100120103820/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Frieda-to-be-honoured-at-Palm-Springs/articleshow/3922127.cms|url-status=live}}

scope="row"| Producers Guild of America

| {{sort|2009-01-24|24 January 2009}}

| Best Theatrical Picture

| {{sort|Colson|Christian Colson}}

| {{sort|1|{{won}}}}

| style="text-align:center;" | {{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2009-jan-25-et-pga25-story.html|title=Producer of the Year Award goes to 'Slumdog Millionaire'|last=King|first=Susan|date=25 January 2009|work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=13 August 2010|archive-date=28 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200428080603/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2009-jan-25-et-pga25-story.html|url-status=live}}

scope="row" rowspan="2"| Rotterdam International Film Festival

|rowspan="2"| {{dts|29 January 2009}}

| Audience Award

| Slumdog Millionaire

| {{sort|1|{{won}}}}

| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web |title=Festival audience chooses Slumdog Millionaire and Teza |url=http://www.filmfestivalrotterdam.com/professionals/press/press_releases/festival-audience-chooses-slumdog-millionaire-and-teza/ |publisher=International Film Festival Rotterdam |date=31 January 2009 |access-date=17 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110613021355/http://www.filmfestivalrotterdam.com/professionals/press/press_releases/festival-audience-chooses-slumdog-millionaire-and-teza/ |archive-date=13 June 2011}}

MovieZone Award

| Slumdog Millionaire

| {{sort|1|{{won}}}}

scope="row" rowspan="6"| San Diego Film Critics Society

|rowspan="6"| {{sort|2008-12-15|15 December 2008}}

| Best Film

| Slumdog Millionaire

| {{sort|1|{{won}}}}

| rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web|url=http://www.sdfcs.org/2008-awards/|title=2008 Awards|publisher=San Diego Film Critics Society|access-date=20 August 2010|archive-date=24 January 2018|archive-url=https://archive.today/20180124033657/http://www.sdfcs.org/2008-awards/|url-status=live}}

Best Director

| {{sort|Boyle|Danny Boyle}}

| {{sort|1|{{won}}}}

Best Adapted Screenplay

| {{sort|Beaufoy|Simon Beaufoy}}

| {{sort|1|{{won}}}}

Best Cinematography

| {{sort|Dod|Anthony Dod Mantle}}

| {{sort|1|{{won}}}}

Best Editing

| {{sort|Dickens|Chris Dickens}}

| {{sort|1|{{won}}}}

Best Music Score

| {{sort|Rahman|A. R. Rahman}}

| {{sort|1|{{won}}}}

scope="row" | Santa Barbara International Film Festival

| {{sort|2009-01-22|22 January – 1 February 2009}}

| Outstanding Director of the Year

| {{sort|Boyle|Danny Boyle}}

| {{sort|1|{{won}}}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web |title=Festival 2009 |url=http://sbiff.org/main/about-the-festival/festival-2009/ |publisher=Santa Barbara International Film Festival |access-date=20 September 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090219195424/http://sbiff.org/main/about-the-festival/festival-2009/ |archive-date=19 February 2009}}
{{cite web |title=Celebrity Tributes |url=https://sbiff.org/film-festival/celebrity-tributes/ |publisher=Santa Barbara International Film Festival |access-date=20 September 2015 |archive-date=27 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210227221611/https://sbiff.org/film-festival/celebrity-tributes/ |url-status=live }}

scope="row" rowspan="6"| Satellite Awards

|rowspan="6"| {{sort|2008-12-14|14 December 2008}}

| Best Drama Film

| Slumdog Millionaire

| {{sort|1|{{won}}}}

| rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web|url=http://www.pressacademy.com/satawards/awards2008.shtml |title=Nominees and Winners; 2008 13th Annual SATELLITE Awards |publisher=International Press Academy |access-date=10 August 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081202035312/http://www.pressacademy.com/satawards/awards2008.shtml |archive-date=2 December 2008 }}

Best Director

| {{sort|Boyle|Danny Boyle}}

| {{sort|1|{{won}}}}

Best Adapted Screenplay

| {{sort|Beaufoy|Simon Beaufoy}}

| {{sort|100|{{nominated}}}}

Best Editing

| {{sort|Dickens|Chris Dickens}}

| {{sort|100|{{nominated}}}}

Best Original Score

| {{sort|Rahman|A. R. Rahman}}

| {{sort|1|{{won}}}}

Best Original Song

| {{sort|Jai|"Jai Ho" }}

| {{sort|100|{{nominated}}}}

scope="row" rowspan="2"| Screen Actors Guild

|rowspan="2"| {{sort|2009-01-25|25 January 2009}}

| Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role

| {{sort|Patel|Dev Patel}}

| {{sort|100|{{nominated}}}}

| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web |title=The 15th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards |url=https://www.sagawards.org/awards/nominees-and-recipients/15th-annual-screen-actors-guild-awards |publisher=SAG-AFTRA |access-date=29 April 2016 |archive-date=13 September 2012 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120913042509/http://www.sagawards.org/awards/nominees-and-recipients/15th-annual-screen-actors-guild-awards |url-status=live }}

Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture

| {{sort|Ali|Rubina Ali}}, Tanay Hemant Chheda, Ashutosh Lobo Gajiwala, Azharuddin Mohammed Ismail, Anil Kapoor, Irrfan Khan, Ayush Mahesh Khedekar, Tanvi Ganesh Lonkar, Madhur Mittal, Dev Patel, Freida Pinto

| {{sort|1|{{won}}}}

scope="row" rowspan="6"| St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association

| rowspan="6"| {{sort|2008-12-15|15 December 2008}}

| Best Picture

| Slumdog Millionaire

| {{sort|100|{{nominated}}}}

| rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web |last1=Adams |first1=Ryan |title=St. Louis Film Critics Awards |url=https://www.awardsdaily.com/2008/12/09/st-louis-film-critics-awards/ |publisher=Awards Daily |access-date=20 September 2015 |date=9 December 2008 |archive-date=24 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181224072939/http://www.awardsdaily.com/2008/12/09/st-louis-film-critics-awards/ |url-status=live }}
{{cite web|url=http://www.stlfilmcritics.org/awards.html |title=St. Louis Film Critics' Awards 2008 |publisher=St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association |access-date=18 August 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100617182741/http://www.stlfilmcritics.org/awards.html |archive-date=17 June 2010 }}

Best Foreign Language Film

| Slumdog Millionaire

| {{sort|1|{{won}}}}

Most Original, Creative or Innovative Film

| Slumdog Millionaire

| {{sort|100|{{nominated}}}}

Best Director

| {{sort|Boyle|Danny Boyle}}

| {{sort|1|{{won}}}}

Best Screenplay

| {{sort|Beaufoy|Simon Beaufoy}}

| {{sort|100|{{nominated}}}}

Best Cinematography

| {{sort|Dod|Anthony Dod Mantle}}

| {{sort|100|{{nominated}}}}

scope="row"| St. Louis International Film Festival

| {{dts|13 November 2008 }}

| Best International Feature

| Slumdog Millionaire

| {{sort|1|{{won}}}}

| style="text-align:center;" | {{cite news |last1=Williams |first1=Joe |title=St. Louis filmfest lures Schrader, "Wrestler," Apted and blacklisted actress |url=https://www.stltoday.com/entertainment/movies/joe-williams/article_6ccb446b-2867-50f7-a6da-bf320ffac919.html?print=1 |work=St. Louis Post-Dispatch |date=28 November 2008 |page=G26 |access-date=29 April 2021 |archive-date=29 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210429195945/https://www.stltoday.com/entertainment/movies/joe-williams/article_6ccb446b-2867-50f7-a6da-bf320ffac919.html?print=1 |url-status=live }}

scope="row" rowspan="6"| Teen Choice Awards

| rowspan="6"| {{sort|2009-08-09|August 9, 2009}}

| Choice Movie - Drama

| Slumdog Millionaire

| {{sort|100|{{nominated}}}}

| rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;"| {{cite news |title=Teen Choice Awards 2009 Nominees |url=https://latimesblogs.latimes.com/awards/2009/06/teen-choice-awards-2009-nominees.html |access-date=20 September 2015 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=15 June 2009 |archive-date=4 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190404095216/https://latimesblogs.latimes.com/awards/2009/06/teen-choice-awards-2009-nominees.html |url-status=live }}

Choice Movie Actor – Drama

| {{sort|Patel|Dev Patel}}

| {{sort|100|{{nominated}}}}

Choice Movie Actress – Drama

| {{sort|Pinto|Freida Pinto}}

| {{sort|100|{{nominated}}}}

Choice Movie – Female Fresh Face

| {{sort|Pinto|Freida Pinto}}

| {{sort|100|{{nominated}}}}

Choice Movie – Male Fresh Face

| {{sort|Patel|Dev Patel}}

| {{sort|100|{{nominated}}}}

Choice Movie Liplock

| {{sort|Patel|Dev Patel}} and Freida Pinto

| {{sort|100|{{nominated}}}}

scope="row"| Toronto International Film Festival

| {{sort|2008-09-04|4 September 2008}}

| People's Choice Award

| {{sort|Boyle|Danny Boyle}}

| {{sort|1|{{won}}}}

| style="text-align:center;" |

scope="row"|USC Scripter Award

| {{sort|2009-01-30|30 January 2009}}

| Best Screenplay

| {{sort|Beaufoy|Simon Beaufoy}}

| {{sort|1|{{won}}}}

| style="text-align:center;" | {{cite news |last1=King |first1=Susan |title=Slumdog Millionaire/Written by Simon Beaufoy |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2009-jan-31-me-scripter31-story.html |access-date=20 September 2015 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=31 January 2009 |archive-date=3 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200903172913/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2009-jan-31-me-scripter31-story.html |url-status=live }}

scope="row" rowspan="2"| Vancouver Film Critics Circle

| rowspan="2"| {{sort|2009-01-13|13 January 2009}}

| Best Film

| Slumdog Millionaire

| {{sort|100|{{nominated}}}}

| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| {{cite news |last1=Maxwell |first1=Erin |title='Milk,' 'Slumdog' tops in Vancouver |url=https://variety.com/2009/film/awards/milk-slumdog-tops-in-vancouver-1117997945/ |access-date=20 September 2015 |work=Variety |date=5 January 2009 |archive-date=23 February 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160223024205/http://variety.com/2009/film/awards/milk-slumdog-tops-in-vancouver-1117997945/ |url-status=live }}

Best Director

| {{sort|Boyle|Danny Boyle}}

| {{sort|100|{{nominated}}}}

scope="row" rowspan="4"| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association

|rowspan="4" | {{sort|2008-12-07|7 December 2008}}

| Best Film

| Slumdog Millionaire

| {{sort|1|{{won}}}}

| rowspan="4" style="text-align:center;" | {{cite web|url=http://www.dcfilmcritics.com/awards/2008.htm|title=WAFCA: Awards – 2008|publisher=Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association|access-date=9 August 2010|archive-date=12 November 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111112105753/http://www.dcfilmcritics.com/awards/2008.htm|url-status=live}}

Best Director

| {{sort|Boyle|Danny Boyle}}

| {{sort|1|{{won}}}}

Best Breakthrough Performance

| {{sort|Patel|Dev Patel}}

| {{sort|1|{{won}}}}

Best Adapted Screenplay

| {{sort|Beaufoy|Simon Beaufoy}}

| {{sort|1|{{won}}}}

scope="row" rowspan="3"| World Soundtrack Awards

| rowspan="3"| {{dts|17 October 2009}}

| rowspan="2"| Best Original Song Written for a Film

| {{sort|Jai|"Jai Ho" by A. R. Rahman, Gulzar, and Tanvi Shah}}

| {{sort|1|{{won}}}}

| rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;" | {{cite news |last1=Challogan |first1=Steve |title=World Soundtrack Awards unveils noms |url=https://variety.com/2009/music/news/world-soundtrack-awards-unveils-noms-1118007468/ |access-date=14 June 2018 |work=Variety |date=19 August 2009 |archive-date=29 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210429195003/https://variety.com/2009/music/news/world-soundtrack-awards-unveils-noms-1118007468/ |url-status=live }}
{{cite web |title=Alexandre Desplat Named Film Composer of the Year at World Soundtrack Awards |url=https://www.bmi.com/news/entry/alexandre_desplat_named_film_composer_of_the_year_at_world_soundtrack_award |publisher=Broadcast Music, Inc. |access-date=20 September 2016 |date=24 October 2009 |archive-date=31 May 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150531040841/http://www.bmi.com/news/entry/alexandre_desplat_named_film_composer_of_the_year_at_world_soundtrack_award |url-status=live }}

{{sort|O|"O Saya" by A. R. Rahman and Mathangi Arulpragasam}}

| {{sort|100|{{nominated}}}}

Best Original Score of the Year

| {{sort|Rahman|A. R. Rahman}}

| {{sort|100|{{nominated}}}}

scope="row"| Writers Guild of America

| {{sort|2009-02-07|7 February 2009}}

| Best Adapted Screenplay

| {{sort|Beaufoy|Simon Beaufoy}}

| {{sort|1|{{won}}}}

| style="text-align:center;" | {{cite web |date=8 February 2009 |title=Winners Announced for 2009 Writers Guild Awards |url=https://www.wgaeast.org/winners-announced-for-2009-writers-guild-awards/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190629183532/https://www.wgaeast.org/winners-announced-for-2009-writers-guild-awards/ |archive-date=29 June 2019 |access-date=16 July 2016 |publisher=Writers Guild of America East}}

scope="row"| Young Artist Award

| {{sort|2009-03-29|29 March 2009}}

| Outstanding International Feature Film Ensemble

| Slumdog Millionaire

| {{sort|1|{{won}}}}

| style="text-align:center;" | {{cite web|url=https://www.youngartistawards.org/noms30.html |title=30th Annual Young Artist Awards |publisher=Young Artist Award |access-date=11 May 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719205923/http://www.youngartistawards.org/noms30.html |archive-date=19 July 2011 }}

See also

Notes

{{Notelist}}

References

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