Slumdog Millionaire won the Best Picture Academy Award at the 2009 Oscars on February 22, 2009. Producer Christian Colson accepted the award while the stage filled with members of the cast and crew who were in attendance. The Best Picture Oscar was the last of the eight Academy Awards the film received that night.BBC: Winning Eight Oscars Including Best Director and Best Picture (February 23, 2009)

"Thank you so much to the Academy. As you can see, our film was a collaboration between hundreds of people, and I am so happy that so many of them could be with us here tonight to share this moment. Together we've been on an extraordinary, extraordinary journey. When we started out, we had no stars, we had no power or muscle. We didn't have enough money really to do what we wanted to do. But what we had was a script that has inspired mad love in everyone who read it. We had a genius, for a director. We had a cast and crew who were unwavering in their commitment and whose talents are up on the screen for all of you to see. We had partners in Film4 and Celador. In Pathe and FOX Searchlight, who had the courage to support us. We had a shared love for the extraordinary city of Mumbai, where we made the movie. Most of all we had passion and we had belief and out film showed that if you have those two things, truly anything is possible. I want to thank on a personal note, my mum and my dad for their support over the years... And I want to thank all of you very much indeed. Thank you."—Chris ColsonOfficial Site: 2009 Oscars

1. Release date: November 12, 2008 (limited)
2. Director: Danny BoyleVariety: Slumdog Millionaire Review
3. Screenwriter: Simon BeaufoyVariety: Slumdog Millionaire Review
4. Producer: Christian ColsonVariety: Slumdog Millionaire Review
5. Cinematographer: Anthony Dod Mantle
6. Distributor: Fox SearchlightVariety: Slumdog Millionaire Review
7. Run time: 116 minVariety: Slumdog Millionaire Review
8. Based on the novel Q&A by Vikas SwarupVariety: Slumdog Millionaire Review
9. MPAA: R

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• "Thank you so much to the Academy. As you can see, our film was a collaboration between hundreds of people, and I am so happy that so many of them could be with us here tonight to share this moment. Together we've been on an extraordinary, extraordinary journey. When we started out, we had no stars, we had no power or muscle. We didn't have enough money really to do what we wanted to do. But what we had was a script that has inspired mad love in everyone who read it. We had a genius, for a director. We had a cast and crew who were unwavering in their commitment and whose talents are up on the screen for all of you to see. We had partners in Film4 and Celador. In Pathe and FOX Searchlight, who had the courage to support us. We had a shared love for the extraordinary city of Mumbai, where we made the movie. Most of all we had passion and we had belief and out film showed that if you have those two things, truly anything is possible. I want to thank on a personal note, my mum and my dad for their support over the years... And I want to thank all of you very much indeed. Thank you."—Christian Colson