A R Rahman: Wins BAFTA Best Music Award

A R Rahman: Wins BAFTA Best Music Award

The year 2009 is raining awards on A R Rahman. The musician from Madras has been receiving one award after another. First, it was the Annual Critics' Choice Award; then, it was the Golden Globe; then the Oscar nominations and now it is the BAFTA.

After becoming the first Indian to win the Golden Globe and getting a triple Oscar nomination in two categories for the same movie, the 43 year old A R Rahman is the first Indian musician to win the BAFTA award.

Resul Pookutty was the other Indian to win a BAFTA Award for Best Sound editing for Slumdog Millionaire.

The list of winners is as follows:

Best Actor-Mickey Rourke, The Wrestler

Best Actress- Kate Winslet, The Reader

Best Film- Slumdog Millionaire

Best Music- AR Rahman, Slumdog Millionaire

Best Director-Danny Boyle, Sulmdog Millionaire

Best Screenplay- Simon Beaufoy, Slumdog Millionaire

Best Supporting Actor-Heath Ledger, Dark Knight

Best Supporting Actress- Penelope Cruz, Vicky Cristina Barcelona AGENCIES