| Academy Awards, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
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| 2009 | Won | Oscar |
Best Achievement in Cinematography Anthony Dod Mantle |
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Best Achievement in Directing Danny Boyle |
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Best Achievement in Film Editing Chris Dickens |
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Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Score A.R. Rahman |
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Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Song A.R. Rahman (music) Gulzar (lyrics) For the song "Jai Ho". |
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Best Achievement in Sound Mixing Ian Tapp Richard Pryke Resul Pookutty |
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Best Motion Picture of the Year Christian Colson |
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Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay Simon Beaufoy |
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| Nominated | Oscar |
Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Song A.R. Rahman Maya Arulpragasam For the song "O Saya". |
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Best Achievement in Sound Editing Tom Sayers Glenn Freemantle |
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| Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2009 | Nominated | Saturn Award |
Best International Film |
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Best Performance by a Younger Actor Dev Patel |
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| Amanda Awards, Norway | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2009 | Won | Amanda |
Best Foreign Feature Film (Årets utenlandske kinofilm) Danny Boyle Loveleen Tandan |
| American Cinema Editors, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2009 | Won | Eddie |
Best Edited Feature Film (Dramatic) Chris Dickens |
| American Society of Cinematographers, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2009 | Won | ASC Award |
Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Theatrical Releases Anthony Dod Mantle |
| Art Directors Guild | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2009 | Won | Excellence in Production Design Award |
Contemporary Film Brendan Houghton (storyboard artist) Manoj N. Bhoyar (assistant art director) Wahid Shaikh (assistant art director) Sushil Kumar Giri (graphic designer) Abhishek Redkar (art director) Michelle Day (set decorator) Praveen Kumar Hendway (graphic designer) Mark Digby (production designer) Arwel Evans (stand-by art director) |
| Austin Film Critics Association | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2008 | Nominated | Austin Film Critics Award |
Best Film |
| Austin Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2008 | Won | Audience Award |
Out of Competition Feature Danny Boyle (director) Simon Beaufoy (writer) |
| Awards of the Japanese Academy | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2010 | Nominated | Award of the Japanese Academy |
Best Foreign Film |
| BAFTA Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2009 | Won | BAFTA Film Award |
Best Cinematography Anthony Dod Mantle |
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Best Director Danny Boyle |
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Best Editing Chris Dickens |
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Best Film Christian Colson |
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Best Music A.R. Rahman |
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Best Screenplay - Adapted Simon Beaufoy |
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Best Sound Glenn Freemantle Resul Pookutty Richard Pryke Tom Sayers Ian Tapp |
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| Nominated | BAFTA Film Award |
Best Leading Actor Dev Patel |
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Best Production Design Mark Digby Michelle Day |
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Best Supporting Actress Freida Pinto |
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Outstanding British Film Christian Colson Danny Boyle Simon Beaufoy |
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| BMI Film & TV Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2009 | Won | BMI Film Music Award |
A.R. Rahman
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| Black Reel Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2008 | Won | Black Reel |
Best Actor Dev Patel |
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Best Breakthrough Performance Dev Patel |
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Best Soundtrack |
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| Nominated | Black Reel |
Best Ensemble Gail Stevens (Casting Director) Loveleen Tandan (Casting Director) |
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| Boston Society of Film Critics Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2008 | Won | BSFC Award |
Best Film Tied with WALL·E (2008). |
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Best Film Editing Chris Dickens |
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| 2nd place | BSFC Award |
Best Cinematography Anthony Dod Mantle |
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| British Independent Film Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2008 | Won | British Independent Film Award |
Best British Independent Film |
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Best Director Danny Boyle |
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Most Promising Newcomer Dev Patel |
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| Nominated | British Independent Film Award |
Best Screenplay Simon Beaufoy |
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Best Technical Achievement Anthony Dod Mantle For cinematography. |
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Most Promising Newcomer Ayush Mahesh Khedekar |
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| British Society of Cinematographers | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2009 | Nominated | Best Cinematography Award |
Anthony Dod Mantle
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| Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2009 | Won | Critics Choice Award |
Best Composer A.R. Rahman |
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Best Director Danny Boyle |
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Best Picture |
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Best Writer Simon Beaufoy |
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Best Young Actor/Actress (Under 21) Dev Patel |
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| Nominated | Critics Choice Award |
Best Song Sukhwinder Singh A.R. Rahman Gulzar For the song "Jaiho". |
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| Camerimage | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2008 | Won | Golden Frog |
Anthony Dod Mantle
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| Central Ohio Film Critics Association | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2009 | Won | COFCA Award |
Best Director Danny Boyle |
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Best Screenplay - Adapted Simon Beaufoy |
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| 2nd place | COFCA Award |
Best Cinematography Anthony Dod Mantle |
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Best Ensemble Rubina Ali Tanay Chheda Freida Pinto Madhur Mittal Dev Patel Irrfan Khan Ayush Mahesh Khedekar Anil Kapoor Amit Leonard Ashutosh Lobo Gajiwala |
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Best Picture |
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Best Score A.R. Rahman |
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| Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2008 | Won | CFCA Award |
Best Director Danny Boyle |
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Best Screenplay, Adapted Simon Beaufoy |
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Most Promising Performer Dev Patel |
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| Nominated | CFCA Award |
Best Cinematography Anthony Dod Mantle |
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Best Original Score A.R. Rahman |
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Best Picture |
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| Chicago International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2008 | Won | Audience Choice Award |
Danny Boyle
Tied with The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (2008). |
| Chlotrudis Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2009 | Nominated | Chlotrudis Award |
Best Cinematography Anthony Dod Mantle |
| Cinema Audio Society, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2009 | Won | C.A.S. Award |
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Motion Pictures Resul Pookutty (production mixer) Ian Tapp (re-recording mixer) Richard Pryke (re-recording mixer) |
| Cinema Brazil Grand Prize | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2010 | Nominated | Cinema Brazil Grand Prize |
Best Foreign-Language Film (Melhor Filme Estrangeiro) Danny Boyle UK. |
| Cinema Writers Circle Awards, Spain | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2010 | Nominated | CEC Award |
Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera) |
| Costume Designers Guild Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2009 | Won | CDG Award |
Excellence in Contemporary Film Suttirat Anne Larlarb |
| César Awards, France | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2010 | Nominated | César |
Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger) Danny Boyle UK. |
| Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2008 | Won | DFWFCA Award |
Best Director Danny Boyle |
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Best Picture |
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| 2nd place | DFWFCA Award |
Best Screenplay Simon Beaufoy |
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| David di Donatello Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2009 | Won | David |
Best European Film (Miglior Film dell'Unione Europea) Danny Boyle |
| Directors Guild of America, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2009 | Won | DGA Award |
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures Danny Boyle Sanjay Kumar (unit production manager) (plaque) Raj Acharya (first assistant director) (plaque) Avani Batra (second assistant director) (plaque) Sonia Nemawarkar (second second assistant director) (plaque) |
| European Film Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2009 | Won | Audience Award |
Danny Boyle
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| European Film Award |
Best Cinematographer Anthony Dod Mantle Also for Antichrist (2009). |
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| Nominated | European Film Award |
Best Actor Dev Patel |
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Best Director Danny Boyle |
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Best Film |
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Best Screenwriter Simon Beaufoy |
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| Evening Standard British Film Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2009 | Won | Evening Standard British Film Award |
Best Technical Achievement Mark Digby (production designer) |
| Nominated | Evening Standard British Film Award |
Best Director Danny Boyle |
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Most Promising Newcomer Dev Patel (actor) |
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| Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2009 | Won | FCCA Award |
Best Foreign Film - English Language Danny Boyle |
| Florida Film Critics Circle Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2008 | Won | FFCC Award |
Best Director Danny Boyle |
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Best Film |
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Best Screenplay Simon Beaufoy |
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| Gaudí Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2010 | Nominated | Gaudí Award |
Best European Film (Millor Pel·lícula Europea) Danny Boyle |
| Golden Eagle Awards, Russia | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2009 | Won | Golden Eagle |
Best Foreign Film Danny Boyle (Volga). |
| Golden Globes, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2009 | Won | Golden Globe |
Best Director - Motion Picture Danny Boyle |
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Best Motion Picture - Drama |
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Best Original Score - Motion Picture A.R. Rahman |
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Best Screenplay - Motion Picture Simon Beaufoy |
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| Goya Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2010 | Won | Goya |
Best European Film (Mejor Película Europea) Danny Boyle |
| Grammy Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2010 | Won | Grammy |
Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media "various artists" |
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Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media Deepak P.A. (Mixer) Vivianne Chalk (engineer) A.R. Rahman (producer) H. Sridhar (Mixer) |
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Best Song Written for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media Gulzar A.R. Rahman Tanvi Shah For the song "Jai Ho". |
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| Humanitas Prize | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2009 | Nominated | Humanitas Prize |
Feature Film Category Simon Beaufoy (writer) |
| Image Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2009 | Won | Image Award |
Outstanding Independent Motion Picture |
| Nominated | Image Award |
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture Dev Patel |
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| Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2009 | Won | Silver Ribbon |
Best European Director (Regista del Miglior Film Europeo) Danny Boyle |
| Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2009 | Won | KCFCC Award |
Best Film |
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Best Screenplay - Adapted Simon Beaufoy |
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| London Critics Circle Film Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2009 | Won | ALFS Award |
British Director of the Year Danny Boyle |
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British Film of the Year |
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Screenwriter of the Year Simon Beaufoy |
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| Nominated | ALFS Award |
British Actor of the Year Dev Patel |
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Director of the Year Danny Boyle |
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| Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2008 | Won | LAFCA Award |
Best Director Danny Boyle |
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Best Music A.R. Rahman |
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| 2nd place | LAFCA Award |
Best Cinematography Anthony Dod Mantle |
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| MTV Movie Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2009 | Nominated | MTV Movie Award |
Best Kiss Dev Patel Freida Pinto |
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Best Movie |
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Best Song from a Movie A.R. Rahman For the song "Jai'Ho (You Are My Destiny)". |
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Best WTF Moment Ayush Mahesh Khedekar Jumping in the poop shed. |
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Breakthrough Performance Female Freida Pinto |
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Breakthrough Performance Male Dev Patel |
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| Motion Picture Sound Editors, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2009 | Won | Golden Reel Award |
Best Sound Editing - Sound Effects, Foley, Dialogue and ADR in a Foreign Feature Film Glenn Freemantle (supervising sound editor/designer) Tom Sayers (supervising sound editor/designer) Gillian Dodders (supervising dialogue editor/supervising adr editor) Hugo Adams (supervising foley editor) Lee Herrick (dialogue editor) Niv Adiri (sound effects editor) Ben Barker (sound effects editor) Peter Burgis (foley artist) Ricky Butt (foley artist) Jack Stew (foley artist) |
| Nominated | Golden Reel Award |
Best Sound Editing - Music in a Feature Film Niv Adiri (supervising music editor) |
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| National Board of Review, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2008 | Won | NBR Award |
Best Adapted Screenplay Simon Beaufoy |
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Best Film |
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Breakthrough Performance by an Actor Dev Patel |
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| National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2009 | Won | NSFC Award |
Best Cinematography Anthony Dod Mantle |
| 3rd place | NSFC Award |
Best Director Danny Boyle |
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| New York Film Critics Circle Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2008 | Won | NYFCC Award |
Best Cinematographer Anthony Dod Mantle |
| 2nd place | NYFCC Award |
Best Director Danny Boyle |
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| Online Film Critics Society Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2009 | Won | OFCS Award |
Best Editing Chris Dickens |
| Nominated | OFCS Award |
Best Cinematography Anthony Dod Mantle |
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Best Director Danny Boyle |
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Best Original Score A.R. Rahman |
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Best Picture |
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Best Screenplay, Adapted Simon Beaufoy |
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Breakthrough Performance Dev Patel |
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| PGA Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2009 | Won | PGA Award |
Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures Christian Colson |
| Palm Springs International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2009 | Won | Breakthrough Performance Award |
Freida Pinto
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| Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2008 | Won | PFCS Award |
Best Director Danny Boyle |
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Best Film Editing Chris Dickens |
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Best Performance by a Youth - Male Ayush Mahesh Khedekar |
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Best Picture |
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Best Screenplay Adapted from Another Medium Simon Beaufoy |
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Breakout on Camera Dev Patel |
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| Robert Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2010 | Won | Robert |
Best Non-American Film (Årets ikke-amerikanske film) Danny Boyle |
| Rotterdam International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2009 | Won | Audience Award |
Danny Boyle
Loveleen Tandan |
| MovieZone Award |
Danny Boyle
Loveleen Tandan |
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| San Diego Film Critics Society Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2008 | Won | SDFCS Award |
Best Cinematography Anthony Dod Mantle |
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Best Director Danny Boyle |
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Best Editing Chris Dickens |
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Best Picture |
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Best Score A.R. Rahman |
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Best Screenplay, Adapted Simon Beaufoy |
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| Satellite Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2009 | Nominated | Satellite Award |
Best Overall DVD |
| 2008 | Won | Satellite Award |
Best Director Danny Boyle |
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Best Motion Picture, Drama |
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Best Original Score A.R. Rahman |
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| Nominated | Satellite Award |
Best Film Editing Chris Dickens |
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Best Original Song A.R. Rahman Gulzar For the song "Jaiho". |
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Best Screenplay, Adapted Simon Beaufoy |
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| Screen Actors Guild Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2009 | Won | Actor |
Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Madhur Mittal Tanay Chheda Dev Patel Rubina Ali Ayush Mahesh Khedekar Azharuddin Mohammed Ismail Irrfan Khan Tanvi Ganesh Lonkar Anil Kapoor Ashutosh Lobo Gajiwala Freida Pinto |
| Nominated | Actor |
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role Dev Patel |
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| Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2008 | Won | SEFCA Award |
Best Director Danny Boyle |
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Best Screenplay, Adapted Simon Beaufoy |
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| 2nd place | SEFCA Award |
Best Picture |
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| St. Louis International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2008 | Won | Audience Choice Award |
Best International Feature Danny Boyle |
| Teen Choice Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2009 | Nominated | Teen Choice Award |
Choice Movie Actor: Drama Dev Patel |
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Choice Movie Actress: Drama Freida Pinto |
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Choice Movie Fresh Face Female Freida Pinto |
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Choice Movie Fresh Face Male Dev Patel |
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Choice Movie Liplock Dev Patel Freida Pinto |
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Choice Movie: Drama |
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| Toronto Film Critics Association Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2009 | Nominated | TFCA Award |
Best Director Danny Boyle |
| Toronto International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2008 | Won | People's Choice Award |
Danny Boyle
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| USC Scripter Award | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2009 | Won | USC Scripter Award |
Simon Beaufoy
(screenwriter)
Vikas Swarup (author) |
| Vancouver Film Critics Circle | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2009 | Nominated | VFCC Award |
Best Director Danny Boyle |
| Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2008 | Won | WAFCA Award |
Best Adapted Screenplay Simon Beaufoy |
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Best Breakthrough Performance Dev Patel |
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Best Director Danny Boyle |
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Best Film |
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| World Soundtrack Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2009 | Won | World Soundtrack Award |
Best Original Song Written for a Film Vijay Prakash (performer) Mahalakshmi Iyer (performer) A.R. Rahman (music by/performer) Sukhwinder Singh (performer) Gulzar (lyrics by) Tanvi Shah (lyrics by/performer) For the song "Jai Ho". |
| Nominated | World Soundtrack Award |
Best Original Song Written for a Film A.R. Rahman (music by/lyrics by/performer) Maya Arulpragasam (music by/lyrics by/performer) For the song "O Saya". |
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Best Original Soundtrack of the Year A.R. Rahman |
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| Writers Guild of America, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2009 | Won | WGA Award (Screen) |
Best Adapted Screenplay Simon Beaufoy |
| Young Artist Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2009 | Won | Young Artist Award |
Outstanding International Feature Film Ensemble Ayush Mahesh Khedekar Azharuddin Mohammed Ismail Rubina Ali Tanay Chheda Ashutosh Lobo Gajiwala Tanvi Ganesh Lonkar Farzana Ansari Chirag Parmar Siddesh Patil |
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