‘Slumdog’ cast nets big win at SAG Awards
(CNN) — The actors of "Slumdog Millionaire" won outstanding performance by a cast in a motion picture, and Heath Ledger posthumously won best supporting male actor at the 15th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday.
“Slumdog Millionaire” actors Irrfan Khan, Dev Patel, Freida Pinto and Anil Kapoor accept the film-cast prize.
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"It was overwhelming enough to be nominated, but to win this is unbelievable," said "Slumdog" actor Anil Kapoor of the award given to him and his cast mates at Los Angeles’ Shrine Exposition Center.
The cast’s win comes two weeks after the modestly budgeted movie, about a poverty-raised orphan in Mumbai who goes on the Indian version of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire," won the Golden Globe award for best drama. The film has been nominated for 10 Oscars, including for best picture.
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," the big name when the Academy Award nominations were announced earlier this week, was shut out at the SAG Awards. The movie leads all films with 13 Oscar nods.
Ledger, who was 28 when he died just more than a year ago of an accidental prescription drug overdose, won his award for his role in "The Dark Knight," 2008’s box-office king.
Ledger’s performance was widely praised, and he won the Golden Globe for best supporting actor two weeks ago. He also is considered the front-runner for an Academy Award for supporting actor.
Watch a rundown of the Oscar nominees »
Actor Gary Oldman accepted the SAG award for his friend. "He was an extraordinary young man with an extra ordinary talent, and it is wonderful that you have acknowledged that and honored that talent tonight," Oldman said.
Josh Brolin, one of four actors who lost to Ledger on Sunday night, compared the SAG awards to "a big campfire we’re all showing up for."
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"It’s not a competition," Brolin said. "We’re just happy to party together."
Meryl Streep echoed Brol
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