 "Slumdog Millionaire" was critically acclaimed and named in the top ten lists of various newspapers.On 22 February 2009, the film won eight out of ten Academy Awards for which it was nominated, including the Best Picture and Best Director.It is the eighth film ever to win eight Academy Awards and the eleventh Best Picture Oscar winner without a single acting nomination and was the last film to do so until "Parasite" in 2019.