Monica Almeida/The New York Times
By MICHAEL CIEPLY and DAVID CARR
Published: February 23, 2009
LOS ANGELES — “Slumdog Millionaire” and its director, Danny Boyle, with their modern-day fairy tale about hope and hard times in the slums of Mumbai, pushed aside big-studio contenders to sweep top honors at the 81st annual Academy Awards on Sunday.
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