London, Feb 8 (PTI) "Slumdog Millionaire" with 11 nominations including for best picture is one of this year's front-runners for the British film awards, popularly known as the BAFTAs, along with "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button".
The British Academy Film Awards draws a large contingent of Hollywood talent alongside the British stars and is seen as an indicator of who will win at the Oscars.
"Slumdog Millionaire," British director Danny Boyle's underdog saga about a Mumbai street boy is widely expected to maintain its winning march in the British equivalent of Oscars after its triumph at the Golden Globes and a slew of awards given by Hollywood writers, producers and critics.
Among the 11 nominations for the movie set and shot in Mumbai are for Best Film, Best Leading Actor for 18-year-old Dev Patel, Best Music for Indian maestro A R Rahman and Best Director for Danny Boyle.
It is competing for best picture against "Benjamin Button," which stars Brad Pitt as a man who ages backwards, political drama "Frost/Nixon," biopic "Milk" and Nazi-themed drama "The Reader."
Source: PTI
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