Slumdog Victorious

Last night was the Critics' Choice Awards, aired on the most unlikely of channels, VH1. And Slumdog the underdog came out on top. When Dev Patel, its shining star, won The Best Young Actor award (sadly, he wasn't there to accept it), things were looking bright but not extremely positive. Then, Slumdog Millionaire, the little film that could, continued winning. It took home Best Screenplay (update- it's adapted, not original, based on a book called Q & A) and Best Score. But the first big surprise of the night was when Danny Boyle was named Best Director. Most of the time, if a film wins Best Director, it also wins Best Picture. And that was certainly the case this time. Slumdog, in an incredible feat, beat out nine other critically acclaimed and more typically award-worthy films (Changeling, Benjamin Button, Doubt, The Dark Knight, Wall-E, The Wrestler, Milk, The Reader, Frost/Nixon) to win the ultimate title: Best Picture of the Year! My favorite little film was #1! And let's not overlook the likelihood that this same outcome will ring true next month at a little show called the Academy Awards. Could this be the year that the heartwarming indie flick take the top prize? I don't want to jinx anything, so I'll shut up. But I think there's a little gold man in this movie's future.