Sat 29 Aug 2009 19.01 EDT First published on Sat 29 Aug 2009 19.01 EDT
A most unlikely film led the British charge at this year's Oscars.
Made for just $15m and with Skins actor Dev Patel heading a cast of relative unknowns, Boyle's pacey Indian fairy tale tells the story of a Mumbai call-centre worker appearing on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?, and traces how the events of a tumultuous life have supplied him with a winning streak of correct answers. But despite its modest origins, Boyle's film became a rags-to-riches tale in more ways than one; after success at the box office, it received eight Academy Awards.
• Slumdog Millionaire; Danny Boyle (2008), starring Dev Patel, Saurabh Shukla, Anil Kapoor