Critics Choice: 'Slumdog Millionaire' Big Winners Brangelina Big Losers.

Posted on 09. Jan, 2009 by CSS in Awards!!, Entertainment

As it turns out, The Los Angeles Times was right about every major category win at the Critics Choice Awards on Thursday night.

The major winners were: Sean Penn for Best Actor, Meryl Streep (Doubt) and Anne Hathaway (Rachel Getting Married) for Best Actress, Slumdog Millionaire for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Score and Best Young Actor. Best Supporting Actors were Kate Winslet (The Reader) and the late Heath Ledger (The Dark Knight), and Milk got Best Ensemble.

The critics have spoken, and “Slumdog Millionaire” is their final answer.

The rags-to-riches tale won a leading five prizes, including best picture, at Thursday night’s Critics’ Choice Awards. “Slumdog” also won honors for director Danny Boyle, writer Simon Beaufoy, star Dev Patel and composer A.R. Rahman.

Sean Penn was a double winner, earning best actor honors and sharing the acting-ensemble prize for “Milk.” ”The Dark Knight” also won a pair of trophies: best action movie and best supporting actor for Heath Ledger.

-From The Guardian