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For Best motion picture of the year, the Oscar® goes to "Slumdog Millionaire" (Fox Searchlight), A Celador Films Production, produced by Christian Colson, Producer. The 81st Academy Awards® are presented live on the ABC Television network from The Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, CA, Sunday, February 22, 2009.

Awards

Christian Colson

8 wins & 17 nominations

Academy Awards, USA

  • David Oyelowo in Selma (2014)
    2015 Nominee Oscar
    • Best Motion Picture of the Year
    • Selma
    Oprah Winfrey becomes the first African American woman to be nominated for Best Picture.
    Shared with: Oprah Winfrey · Dede Gardner · Jeremy Kleiner
  • James Franco in 127 Hours (2010)
    2011 Nominee Oscar
    • Best Motion Picture of the Year
    • 127 Hours
    Shared with: Danny Boyle · John Smithson
  • Dev Patel and Freida Pinto in Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
    2009 Winner Oscar
    • Best Motion Picture of the Year
    • Slumdog Millionaire

BAFTA Awards

  • James Franco in 127 Hours (2010)
    2011 Nominee Alexander Korda Award for Best British Film
    • 127 Hours
    Shared with: Danny Boyle · John Smithson · Simon Beaufoy
  • Dev Patel and Freida Pinto in Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
    2009 Winner BAFTA Film Award
    • Best Film
    • Slumdog Millionaire
  • Dev Patel and Freida Pinto in Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
    2009 Nominee Alexander Korda Award for Best British Film
    • Slumdog Millionaire
    Shared with: Danny Boyle · Simon Beaufoy

BAFTA Awards, Scotland

  • Ewan McGregor, Robert Carlyle, Jonny Lee Miller, and Ewen Bremner in T2 Trainspotting (2017)
    2017 Winner BAFTA Scotland Award
    • Best Feature Film
    • T2 Trainspotting
    Shared with: Danny Boyle · John Hodge · Andrew Macdonald

Christopher Awards

  • David Oyelowo in Selma (2014)
    2015 Winner Christopher Award
    • Feature Films
    • Selma
    Shared with: Ava DuVernay · Paul Webb · Oprah Winfrey · Dede Gardner · Jeremy Kleiner · Brad Pitt · Cameron McCracken · Diarmuid McKeown · Nan Morales · Nik Bower · Paul Garnes

European Film Awards

  • Dev Patel and Freida Pinto in Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
    2009 Nominee European Film Award
    • European Film
    • Slumdog Millionaire
    Shared with: Danny Boyle

Hollywood Film Awards

  • For Best motion picture of the year, the Oscar® goes to "Slumdog Millionaire" (Fox Searchlight), A Celador Films Production, produced by Christian Colson, Producer. The 81st Academy Awards® are presented live on the ABC Television network from The Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, CA, Sunday, February 22, 2009.
    2010 Winner Hollywood Film Award
    • Producer of the Year
    Shared with: Danny Boyle

Film Independent Spirit Awards

  • David Oyelowo in Selma (2014)
    2015 Nominee Independent Spirit Award
    • Best Feature
    • Selma
    Shared with: Dede Gardner · Jeremy Kleiner · Oprah Winfrey
  • James Franco in 127 Hours (2010)
    2011 Nominee Independent Spirit Award
    • Best Feature
    • 127 Hours
    Shared with: Danny Boyle · John Smithson

London Critics Circle Film Awards

  • Tom Wilkinson in Separate Lies (2005)
    2006 Nominee ALFS Award
    • British Producer of the Year
    • Separate Lies
    • The Descent

PGA Awards

  • James Franco in 127 Hours (2010)
    2011 Nominee PGA Award
    • Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures
    • 127 Hours
    Shared with: Danny Boyle
  • Dev Patel and Freida Pinto in Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
    2009 Winner PGA Award
    • Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures
    • Slumdog Millionaire

Black Reel Awards

  • David Oyelowo in Selma (2014)
    2015 Winner Black Reel
    • Outstanding Motion Picture
    • Selma
    Shared with: Oprah Winfrey · Dede Gardner · Jeremy Kleiner

Alliance of Women Film Journalists

  • David Oyelowo in Selma (2014)
    2015 Nominee EDA Award
    • Best Picture
    • Selma
    Shared with: Oprah Winfrey · Dede Gardner · Jeremy Kleiner
  • Dev Patel and Freida Pinto in Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
    2008 Winner EDA Award
    • Best Picture
    • Slumdog Millionaire

Online Film & Television Association

  • David Oyelowo in Selma (2014)
    2015 Nominee OFTA Film Award
    • Best Picture
    • Selma
    Shared with: Oprah Winfrey · Dede Gardner · Jeremy Kleiner
  • Dev Patel and Freida Pinto in Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
    2009 Nominee OFTA Film Award
    • Best Picture
    • Slumdog Millionaire

Awards Circuit Community Awards

  • David Oyelowo in Selma (2014)
    2014 Nominee ACCA
    • Best Motion Picture
    • Selma
    Shared with: Dede Gardner · Jeremy Kleiner · Oprah Winfrey
  • James Franco in 127 Hours (2010)
    2010 Nominee ACCA
    • Best Motion Picture
    • 127 Hours
    Shared with: Danny Boyle · John Smithson
  • Dev Patel and Freida Pinto in Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
    2008 2nd Place ACCA
    • Best Motion Picture
    • Slumdog Millionaire
    Runner-Up

Gold Derby Awards

  • David Oyelowo in Selma (2014)
    2015 Nominee Gold Derby Film Award
    • Motion Picture
    • Selma
    Shared with: Oprah Winfrey · Dede Gardner · Jeremy Kleiner
  • Dev Patel and Freida Pinto in Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
    2009 Nominee Gold Derby Film Award
    • Motion Picture
    • Slumdog Millionaire

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