London
(ANI):
Slumdog
Millionaire
won
seven
gongs
at
the
BAFTAs,
including
the
Best
Music
award
for
AR
Rahman.
The
story
of
an
18-year-old
boy
from
rags-to-riches
also
won
the
Best
Film
and
Best
Director
for
Danny
Boyle.
Resul
Pookutty
was
the
other
Indian
to
win
a
BAFTA
award
for
best
sound
editing.
Other
awards
included
Best
Editing,
Best
Cinematography
and
Best
Screenplay.
"It
feels
pretty
nice
to
be
here.
I''ve
been
directing
a
long
time.
It's
a
real
honour
for
the
film
and
I'm
delighted
for
everyone,
especially
the
actors," the
Sun
quoted
director
Boyle
as
saying.
"I
thought
I
would
never
want
to
do
a
film
about
a
gameshow.
I'm
not
really
a
big
time
director.
I
try
to
concentrate
on
projects
I
can
keep
control
on.
So
it's
extraordinary
when
something
like
this
takes
off,"
he
added.
Kate
Winslet
and
Mickey
Rourke
walked
away
with
the
top
awards
for
The
Reader
and
The
Wrestler,
respectively.
Heath
Ledger
won
the
posthumous
gong
for
Best
Supporting
for
his
dramatic
role
as
Dark
Knight
villain
The
Joker,
while
Penelope
Cruz
won
the
Best
Supporting
Actress
for
her
role
in
Vicky
Cristina
Barcelona.
The
list
of
winners
as
follows:
Best
Actor:
Mickey
Rourke,
The
Wrestler
Best
Actress:
Kate
Winslet,
The
Reader
Best
Film:
Slumdog
Millionaire
Best
Music:
AR
Rahman,
Slumdog
Millionaire
Best
Director:
Danny
Boyle,
Sulmdog
Millionaire
Best
Screenplay:
Simon
Beaufoy,
Slumdog
Millionaire
Best
Supporting
Actor:
Heath
Ledger,
Dark
Knight
Best
Supporting
Actress:
Penelope
Cruz,
Vicky
Cristina
Barcelona