How many Oscars did Slumdog Millionaire receive?

Slumdog Millionaire, British dramatic film, released in 2008 and directed by Danny Boyle, that won eight Academy Awards, including those for best picture and best director, as well as several BAFTA awards and Golden Globe Awards, including those for best film and best director.
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How many Oscars did Slumdog Millionaire won?

It was nominated for ten Academy Awards in 2009 and won eight—the most for any 2008 film—including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Adapted Screenplay. It won seven BAFTA Awards including Best Film, five Critics' Choice Awards and four Golden Globes.
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Why Slumdog Millionaire won an Oscar?

Pookutty bagged the Academy Award for Best Sound Mixing in 2009 for his work in 'Slumdog Millionaire', while Rahman won the Best Original Score and Best Original Song.
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Who got 2 Oscars for Slumdog Millionaire?

AR Rahman won two Oscars in 2009 for his work in Slumdog Millionaire. In 2011, music director Ismail Darbar created controversy when he claimed that fellow composer AR Rahman had 'bought' the Oscars he won for his work in the film Slumdog Millionaire.
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Which films have won 11 Oscars?

"Ben-Hur" (1959), "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" (2003), and "Titanic" (1997) each received 11 Oscars.
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Has India won Oscar?

Bhanu Athaiya became the first Indian to win an Academy Award in 1983 for designing costumes.
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Which Indian movie has won Oscar?

(1988) and Lagaan (2001). In 1992, filmmaker Satyajit Ray was bestowed with an Honorary Academy Award, becoming the only Indian to date to receive the honour. Resul Pookutty and A. R. Rahman won the Academy Award for Best Sound Mixing and Best Original Score respectively for the 2008 British film Slumdog Millionaire.
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Which movie won the most Oscars ever?

Which film has won the most Oscars of all time? Three films hold the record of winning the most Academy Awards, having garnered 11 Oscars each: Ben-Hur (1959), Titanic (1997) and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003).
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Who is the first Indian to win an Oscar?

Bhanu Athaiya was the first Indian to win an Academy Award for designing the costumes (55th Academy Awards).
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Was Slumdog Millionaire a true story?

He was dubbed the real Slumdog millionaire after he became the first person to win the Indian version of Who Wants to be a Millionaire? Like the hero of the Oscar-winning film, Sushil Kumar used his wits to win a fortune - but one year on, his life has changed only a little.
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Is Jamal Malik a real person?

Jamal Malik is a fictional contestant and the main character of the film Slumdog Millionaire. He is portrayed by Dev Patel as an adult, by Ayush Mahesh Khedekar as a child, and by Tanay Chheda as a teenager.
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How many Oscars did Lord of the Rings?

"Lord of the Rings" Wins 11 Oscars.
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Has any Pakistani movie won Oscar?

In 2012, Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy became the first Pakistani to win an Oscar, winning the Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Subject alongside co-director Daniel Junge for their film Saving Face.
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Who won 2 Oscars in India?

Music composer AR Rahman is the only Indian to have won two Oscar awards, which is the most for any Indian. Rahman won the 'Best Original Song' and 'Best Original Score' awards in 2009 for his composition in 'Slumdog Millionaire'.
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Is Grammy same as Oscar?

They are both popular award shows, but the Oscars is the most viewed. The Grammy's are for music and the Oscars are for film. The Oscars are less confusing to the public than the Grammy's. The Grammy's are filled with performances while the Oscars are not.
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Which movie won all 5 Oscars?

As of the 94th Academy Awards (2021), a total of 43 films have been nominated in all five of these award categories. Only three films have won all five of these major awards: It Happened One Night (1934), One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975), and The Silence of the Lambs (1991).
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Who has won 3 Oscars for Best Actor?

Daniel Day-Lewis

Hepburn starred in dozens of movies, while Day-Lewis is more selective. He's been nominated only six times, but he's won three Oscars for Best Actor.
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Who nominated Oscar 52?

Legendary composer John Williams has the most Oscar nominations of any living person, with 52 nods. Williams has won five times, for his work on "Fiddler on the Roof," "Jaws," "Star Wars," "E.T. the Extra Terrestrial," and "Schindler's List."
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