Call it a "walk in the park" for the Slumdog Millionaire team: the Fox Searchlight release (2008's "little film that could" ala Sideways, Juno, and Little Miss Sunshine) dominated this year's Broadcast Film Critics' Association awards, winning Best Picture, Director (for Danny Boyle), Screenplay (Simon Beaufoy, 1997's The Full Monty), Original Score (A.H. Rahman), and Best Young Actor/Actress for Dev Patel.
Dark Knight fans certainly have a lot of good news too, as the late Heath Ledger was adjudged as Best Supporting Actor, while the film was voted as Best Action Movie (a new category this year). Sean Penn added another trophy to his crowded mantel as his lauded performance in the Harvey Milk biopic was rewarded with Best Actor honors, while the cast was voted as Best Ensemble Performance.
The night's shocker turned out to be a tie between The Devil Wears Prada co-stars Meryl Streep (for Doubt) and Anne Hathaway (for Rachel Getting Married). The "greatest living actress in the world" was noticeably absent during the VH1-sponsored ceremony, though her co-star (and Best Sup. Actress nominee) Viola Davis accepted the award for her. Hathaway, though, was the center of the press.
Here is a complete list of winners:
BEST PICTURE - Slumdog Millionaire
BEST DIRECTOR - Danny Boyle, Slumdog
BEST ACTOR - Sean Penn, Milk
BEST ACTRESS - Anne Hathaway, Rachel Getting Married; Meryl Streep, Doubt (tied)
BEST SUP. ACTOR - Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight
BEST SUP. ACTRESS - Kate Winslet, The Reader (above; another surprise winner)
BEST SCREENPLAY - Simon Beaufoy, Slumdog
BEST ENSEMBLE PERFORMANCE - the cast of Milk
BEST YOUNG ACTOR/ACTRESS - Dev Patel, Slumdog
BEST ORIGINAL SONG - "The Wrestler," from the movie The Wrestler (music and lyric by Bruce Springsteen)
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE - A. H. Rahman, Slumdog
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE - WALL-E
BEST ACTION MOVIE - The Dark Knight
BEST COMEDY MOVIE - Tropic Thunder (!)
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM - Waltz With Bashir, Israel-France
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE - Man On Wire
BEST MADE-FOR-TV MOVIE - John Adams (HBO)
JOEL SIEGEL HUMANITARAN AWARD - Richard Gere
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