The film, which tracks the journey of an 18-year-old boy from rags-to-riches, was nominated for 10 categories. The film has bagged awards for Best Film award, Best Director goes to Danny Boyle, Original score for A R Rahman, Original song for 'Jai Ho', Film Editing for Chris Dickens, Adapted Screenplay for Simon Beaufoy, Cinematography for Anthony Dod Mantle, and Best Sound Mixing for Ressul Pookutty.