2009 Oscar nomination for slumdog millionaire.

2009 Oscar nomination has materialised for slumdog millionaire.Golden globe awards are over.Star signs predicted that Slumdog Millionaire was everywhere though but Kate Winslet,the British actress got rave reviews for her performance in THE READER and REVOLUTIONARY ROAD.Now everyone is betting for Oscar awards or Academy awards as they are known sometimes.Oscar is a totally different ball game.Usually the Americans like to vote for their own films.However everyone is betting on SLUMDOG MIILIONAIRE to sweep the Oscar awards as the film “GANDHI” did once.Though the film is just being released all over the world,everyone is aware of this new film from Mumbai.Lately Mumbai became famous for the terrorist attack from the Pakistani government.Star signs starvice hates pakistan.
Danny Boyle's Mumbai is seen through a different prism in this film.The film has generated a controversy among well heeled Indians though.Star signs blog argues that India is always portrayed as country of slums and snake charmers although it has become the fourth largest economy with maximum billionaires coming from India.However the rest of Indians have expressed their happiness that SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE has indeed impressed the jury.One Indian film legend has openly expressed his distaste for this film.Is it jealousy?Well _ !!
Another actor who has impressed the world is not present in this World anymore.Heath Ledger was given a posthumous supporting actor prize for The Dark Knight, while Mickey Rourke was named best actor in a drama for The Wrestler.Mickey Rourke has made a comeback after so many years and has indeed impressed with his performance.
However Star signs bets that SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE will not only be nominated but will win too.Composer Rahman is sure to get the nomination for best music composition,while Danny Boyle will be nominated for best direction.The Slumdof actress Freida Pinto was born in Mumbai to Sylvia Pinto, a principal of St. John’s High School (Goregaon), and Frederick Pinto, a senior branch manager at the Bank of Baroda. Her family hails from the Mangalorean Catholic community, a prominent Christian community in Bombay. Her older sister Sharon Pinto is an associate producer on the NDTV news channel. Pinto graduated from St. Xavier's College, Mumbai.Recently Dev Patel has been signed to make a film with night M Shyamalan.