Oscar Win Validates My Top Screenplays List
Posted on | February 24, 2009 | No Comments
Who doesn’t like a little bit of self-congratulatory backslapping? I certainly ain’t dishonest enough to deny that I do.
So I’m going to slap my back and congratulate myself for listing Slumdog Millionaire as No. 1 on my list of the best screenplays of 2008 and then watching the Oscars last Sunday as it won not only the Best Adapted Screenplay Award but also seven other trophies, including Best Picture (see the announcement by Steven Spielberg below).
I know that some of you might complain that it’s an overrated bit of Bollywood-meets-Hollywood cinema. But had you watched it without any of the media buzz or accolades, you’d have thought it pretty grand, too.
Congrats to director Danny Boyle, screenwriter Simon Beaufoy, and the rest of the cast and crew on their stunning achievement.