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The film critics spoke, and "Slumdog Millionaire" is the final answer.

The film that tells a story of poverty to affluence on Thursday took the presea for best film among the five who won to lead the winners of the Awards Critics' Choice. "Slumdog" also won awards for director Danny Boyle, screenwriter Simon Beaufoy, the young actor Dev Patel and composer AR Rahman.


Sean Penn won two awards by being named the best actor award and share the division acting for "Milk." The new Batman saga, "The Dark Knight" also won two trophies: best action film and best supporting actor, in this case as luctuosa for Heath Ledger.

The film "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" received eight nominations, but did not take any prize.


Kate Winslet was the Best Supporting Actress for "The Reader", while Meryl Streep and Anne Hathaway tied as best actress for "Rachel Getting Married" and "Doubt" in that order.

Bruce Springsteen wrote the best song with "The Wrestler" for the work of the same name, "WALL-E" was the best animated film and "Tropic Thunder" was the best comedy.


The 14th annual Awards Critics' Choice, presented by the Film Critics Association and Broadcasting in the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, honored excellence in 17 categories. The group, which represents more than 200 critics of television, radio and Internet in the United States and Canada established the Awards Choice Awards in 1995.