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Wide of Christian Colson and Danny Boyle walking in, then zoom in.2. SOUNDBITE (English) Danny Boyle/Director, \"Slumdog Millionaire,\" and winner of Achievement in Directing\"One of the lovely things about...\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class='full-description hide'\u003eAP Television\u003cbr/\u003eFebruary 22, 2009\u003cbr/\u003e1. Wide of Christian Colson and Danny Boyle walking in, then zoom in.\u003cbr/\u003e2. SOUNDBITE (English) Danny Boyle/Director, \"Slumdog Millionaire,\" and winner of Achievement in Directing\u003cbr/\u003e\"One of the lovely things about this evening that the Academy has given us is that it's a triumph for this kind of film, really. It's independent minded, and it's working against the odds, really, in a way, and it's very important to keep it, because it was wonderful to see - obviously you've seen Heath Ledger's work in 'Dark Knight' acknowledged, and it is extraordinary work - but, like virtually everybody, I'm sure, Heath started small, as well. You start in small films. Everybody does, and we've got to protect them, and the studios - it's difficult, of course, because they're under pressure - the studios have got to protect them, because that's where everybody starts, and they go on - some people go on to some things and some people don't - but that's where everybody begins, in small, independent movies.\"\u003cbr/\u003e3. SOUNDBITE (English) Christian Colson/Producer, \"Slumdog Millionaire\" (winner, Best Motion Picture of the Year):\u003cbr/\u003e\"Even the studios will take note that we made this for 7 million pounds. It's going to cross 100 million dollars in the U.S. either Tuesday or Wednesday. That's good business for them. It really is. Hopefully, if these mean anything, it means more of the great scripts that are out there that don't tick all the boxes in terms of stars and all the rest can get made, and if the best of those can get made, and our film helps for that to happen, I'm even prouder of these things.\"\u003cbr/\u003e4. Wide of Kate Winslet walking in, then slow zoom to medium shot.\u003cbr/\u003e5. SOUNDBITE (English) Kate Winslet/Actress, winner, Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role:\u003cbr/\u003e\"I just always knew it was a dream - it was a fantasy that would probably never happen. And so it's sort of dawning on me now that I just won an Oscar. It's only sort of starting to sink in right now. Oh, my God!\"\u003cbr/\u003e6. SOUNDBITE (English) Kate Winslet/Actress, answering reporter's question: \u003cbr/\u003e(Reporter: \"Tell me how this little girl from Reading feels tonight\")\u003cbr/\u003e\"I feel like a little girl from Reading. I feel like a little girl from Reading. Did you see my mom and dad? My mom won a pickled onion competition in their local pub just before Christmas, and that was a big deal. And the Reading Evening Post sent me a picture of her jar. Well, Reading Evening Post, there's your next Winslet picture!\"\u003cbr/\u003e7. Wide of Sean Penn walking in. Zoom into medium shot. He runs out of frame, hugs Kate Winslet.\u003cbr/\u003e8. SOUNDBITE (English) Sean Penn/Actor, winner, Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role on fellow nominee Mickey Rourke:\u003cbr/\u003e\"I've known Mickey for over 25 years. I can't speak to his consistent sense of me; he's an excellent bridge burner at times. But we've had a...for the most part, a very close friendship. You know, he's something that I have alternately looked up to and advised. I've directed, I've wanted to work with him and admired him and quite literally he had me almost throughout \"The Wrestler,\" weeping. He's one of our most talented actors. He always was. I don't really think of it... You know, comebacks are funny, and they talk about that with him. But everyone in this room has to make a comeback every day. Life's tough. I think what's sensational about him is what's always been sensational. He's simply one of the great poetic talents in acting.\"\u003cbr/\u003e9. Wide of Heath Ledger's family walking in (Kim Ledger, Kate Ledger, Sally Bell). \u003cbr/\u003e10. SOUNDBITE (English) Kate Ledger, sister of Heath Ledger/Actor, posthumous winner, Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role:\u003cbr/\u003e\"Firstly, I'm extremely nervous. I didn't know how I was going to get up there if we had to. When Heath came home for Christmas a year ago, he'd been sending me shots and bits and pieces from the film. He hadn't seen it. I hadn't seen it. No one had really seen it. But he knew. I said to him, 'I have a feeling this is it for you - you're going to get a nomination from the Academy.'\"\u003cbr/\u003e11. Wide of Penelope Cruz walking in.\u003cbr/\u003e12. SOUNDBITE (English) Penelope Cruz, winner for Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role:\u003cbr/\u003e\"If movies represent life, if movies represent what goes on in the streets, then we are all mixed together. In this room, how many accents are here? Not just people here for the week, at least a half or a quarter of them would live here, so we are all mixed together more and more every day, and that has to be reflected in cinema.\"\u003cbr/\u003e13. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Penelope Cruz, on being the first Spanish actress to win an Oscar:\u003cbr/\u003e\"I still can't believe it. I can't stop crying. I went to hide in the hall for 15 minutes to speak on the phone and cry. It's been incredible. This moment has been incredible. The presentation of the five actresses was long and precious. I seriously didn't know if I was going to faint. I was hysterical. I got really nervous in that seat, and then when they said my name and I went up, I started to calm down a little bit, because it's a lot of pressure. You get 40-50 seconds where there are so many things you want to say for such a special moment, but I still can't believe it.\"\u003cbr/\u003e14. Wide of A. R. Rahman walking in.\u003cbr/\u003e15. SOUNDBITE (English) A. R. Rahman, winner for Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Score) (for \"Slumdog Millionaire\") and Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Song) (\"Jai Ho\" from \"Slumdog Millionaire\" - lyrics by Gulzar) about being nominated against Hollywood veterans: \u003cbr/\u003e\"I think music appeals when the film and music go together, and of course they had lovely scores in the movies. I had very low expectations when it came to the Oscars, but I'm really happy that they voted for me, and I'm thankful for that.\"\u003cbr/\u003e'Slumdog Millionaire' is the Academy Awards champion, wrapping up its ghetto-to-glory story by winning best picture and seven other Oscars, including the directing honour for Danny Boyle.\u003cbr/\u003eA story of hope amid squalor in Mumbai, India, 'Slumdog Millionaire' also had wins that include adapted screenplay, cinematography, editing and both music Oscars, score and song.\u003cbr/\u003eBackstage at the awards ceremony director Danny Boyle said he hopes the movie's Oscar success will give hope to other small productions.\u003cbr/\u003e\"One of the lovely things about this evening that the Academy has given us is that it's a triumph for this kind of film, really. It's independent minded, and it's working against the odds,\" he said.\u003cbr/\u003e\"You start in small films. Everybody does, and we've got to protect them,\" he added.\u003cbr/\u003eKate Winslet pulled off the expected, winning the Academy Award for best actress for her quietly powerful performance as a Nazi concentration camp guard in 'The Reader.'\u003cbr/\u003eWinslet was admitted backstage that the fact that she has won an Oscar is yet to sink in:\u003cbr/\u003e\"I just always knew it was a dream, it was a fantasy that would probably never happen. And so it's sort of dawning on me now that I just won an Oscar,\" she said.\u003cbr/\u003eSean Penn picked up the award for best actor for his moving portrayal of murdered gay rights leader Harvey Milk in 'Milk.'\u003cbr/\u003eRather than talk about his win backstage, Penn was keen to praise fellow Best Actor nominee, Mickey Rourke:\u003cbr/\u003e\"I've known Mickey for over 25 years. I can't speak to his consistent sense of me; he's an excellent bridge burner at times. But we've had a...for the most part, a very close friendship,\" he said.\u003cbr/\u003e\"Quite literally he had me almost throughout 'The Wrestler,' weeping. He's one of our most talented actors. He always was,\" he added.\u003cbr/\u003eThe supporting actor award went to Heath Ledger, who won posthumously for his maniacal performance as the Joker in the 'The Dark Knight.' \u003cbr/\u003eHis mother, father and sister collected the Oscar on his behalf.\u003cbr/\u003eBackstage, Ledger's sister, Kate, admitted that she was nervous walking on stage to collect the award, adding that she always felt that Heath would win:\u003cbr/\u003e\"When Heath came home for Christmas a year ago, he'd been sending me shots and bits and pieces from the film. He hadn't seen it. I hadn't seen it. No one had really seen it. But he knew. 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